February 23, 2021
The profession of hydrographer is built upon measurement accuracy. Ever since Lucas Janszoon Waghenaer produced the first true nautical charts in 1584, hydrographers have been working to improve the accuracy of their measurements. For anyone fortunate enough to have reviewed Waghenaer’s atlas, the
Spieghel der Zeevaert (The Mariner’s Mirror), one of the first questions that comes to mind is how accurate are these charts? As the technology of the times was crude at best, it would be difficult to evaluate his charts by modern standards. However, two soundings stand out as indicative of both the relative accuracy of his data and Waghenaer’s integrity.
Wyoming lawmakers adjourn with $300M K-12 deficit unresolved
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Wyoming lawmakers adjourn with $300M K-12 deficit unresolved
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After adopting amendments to change some key aspects of the bill, the Wyoming Senate gave its final approval Friday to legislation outlining the stateâs K-12 education funding model with the inclusion of an estimated $45 million in cuts.
The legislation, as previously advanced by the House, included a conditional sales tax increase and phased-in cuts to save roughly $80 million through eliminated funding for inactive district health insurance plans. With the stateâs K-12 education system facing a structural revenue shortfall worth hundreds of millions of dollars, lawmakers in the House argued the conditional sales tax increase would provide a long-term insurance policy after the pursuit of cost-saving measures.