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Topic Started: Feb 21 2014, 08:30 PM (2,523 Views)
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15-02-2014
TN bill would change requirements for sinkhole insurance coverage

NASHVILLE, TN (WSMV) -

Tennessee is vulnerable to sinkholes, and the state is one of a handful requiring insurance companies to provide sinkhole coverage. Those fixes, after all, can be costly.

But some state lawmakers want to change the game, sparking concern about who will pay if a problem suddenly appears.

Blame the state's geology for the problem that keeps Kenny Williams busy fixing, on average, one sinkhole-related problem a week.

"There's no spot in Tennessee you could build a house and be guaranteed that you'd never be affected by a sinkhole," said Williams, with United Structural Systems.

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Under the bill, insurance companies would still offer sinkhole coverage, but it would not be a mandatory part of a policy.

If you have it and need it, companies would use strict guidelines to ensure homeowners get the right kind of investigation then repair - only if an expert determined a sinkhole really happened.

"I like that the customer will also be given a certification by an engineer that the repairs to the substructure from the sinkhole have been made up to those [American National Standards Institute] guidelines," Kane said.

But some have concerns.

Williams worries a change could leave some homeowners unprotected and uninformed.

Read more http://www.wsmv.com/story/24709175/tn-bill-would-change-requirements-for-sinkhole-insurance-coverage


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Hernando commissioner defends sinkhole statements

Published: February 11, 2014 | Updated: February 11, 2014 at 07:33 PM

BROOKSVILLE - County Commission Chairman Wayne Dukes said Tuesday he stands by comments he made to News Channel 8 that there is no scientific technology available to definitely show where sinkholes are likely to form underground.

Hernando County cannot stop residential development, Dukes said, just because of the possibility there may be sinkholes on the property.

Dukes made the comments during an investigative piece on News Channel 8 detailing Hernando County's reputation as being part of "Sinkhole Alley."

Dukes said most of his televised statements were not used in their entirety and the final televised report was crafted in a way to show that Hernando County government doesn't care about sinkholes. That is not true, Dukes said Tuesday.

The Hernando County Property Appraiser's Office shows there were 1,313 sinkhole claims were lodged with the county in 2013, down 33 percent from the 1,957 in 2012.

That compares to 1,655 in 2011, 874 in 2010 and 402 in 2009.

Dukes on Tuesday responded to the interview when the board was taking comments from citizens and resident Jimmy Lodato challenged him about his statements and called him a fool.

Lodato said sinkholes are costing taxpayers millions in reduced property values and are creating unsafe conditions for homeowners.

Spring Hill leads the state with an estimated 6,106 properties reporting sinkhole related activity. Many have unflatteringly referred to Spring Hill as the "Sinkhole Capital of Florida."

Dukes said Lodato, who is running against him for county commissioner this year, tried to make him look bad and that is why he brought it up at the meeting.

"This is not the first time he's done it," he said.

Later in the meeting, Commissioner Diane Rowden urged the board to consider exploring an ordinance that would prohibit grout being poured in the ground to stabilize sinkhole properties because it is harmful to the aquifer.

The board did not discuss the matter. Instead, Commissioner Jim Adkins said he plans to meet with state legislators in Tallahassee about Rowden's concerns. Rowden questioned whether Adkins' meetings would have any immediate effect and wanted more concrete action taken Tuesday to protect citizens.

http://hernandotoday.com/he/list/news/hernando-commissioner-defends-sinkhole-statements-20140211/


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18-02-2014
It says something that there are safety concerns over ANCIENT Roman tunnels.

So, ancient being something about 2,000 years old or so, but becoming a worry now, while we are seeing an increase in sinkholes in diverse geographical locations.

When I was growing up, the big issue was potholes in the road. Local, state and federal governments set aside monies for the repair of potholes, but that is quickly changing and sinkholes are very expensive to fix, almost prohibitive. No one wants to foot the bill, most especially local governments on tight restrictive budgets.

Something out of the ordinary is happening for sure, and it's on the increase. A person could be walking along the sidewalk and the earth open up and swallow them. It could happen anywhere, at any time.

Years ago, in the early 2000's I read an Islamic prophecy. It said the ground would open up and swallow an army, all but one person who would survive to run and tell the story of what happened.

At the time I read it, there was nothing that could lend credence to such a story.

Here it is in wiki:
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When he hears about the Mahdi, he will send an army to seize and kill him. However the earth will swallow this army before it even reaches the Mahdi.


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A man will emerge from the depths of Damascus. He will be called Sufyani. Most of those who follow him will be from the tribe of Kalb. He will kill by ripping the stomachs of women and even kill the children. A man from my family will appear in the Haram, the news of his advent will reach the Sufyani and he will send to him one of his armies. He (referring to the Mahdi) will defeat them. They will then travel with whoever remains until they come to a desert and they will be swallowed. None will be saved except the one who had informed the others about them. (Mustadrak Al-Hakim)


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The army of the Sufyani will march from the direction of Iraq to seize the Mahdi, however, when they reach the desert near Dhi Hulayfah the ground will swallow them up. However, two will escape to convey the news but even when he learns of the occurrence he will not be deterred. There will be some people from the Quraysh who manage to escape from him to Constantinople, which will be at that time under the control of the Non-Muslims. When the Sufyani asks for their return they will be returned whereupon not only the escapees' throats will be slit but those like them.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sufyani


It no longer seems implausible.


I've tossed around many thoughts on what could be the causing this phenomenon. At one time I was sure it had to do with the oil spill, the oil let out from beneath the depths, the crooks and the crannies to pour freely into the ocean no longer support the crust above it (where all it extracted from/was pressurized, like a waterbed that might have been crusted over at top). I still believe that it is partially responsible. Fracking, I believe, may also be exacerbating the problem. However, the problem seems to be becoming so widespread, I wonder if there isn't/aren't other factors. or a cause we have no knowledge of.

Another thing that is at the back of my mind is something I read years ago at a site that is no longer hosted, called thebeloveddisciple.org.

You really have to stretch far to grasp the ideas. Allegedly, it is from three Hopi elders. They spoke about the Earth giving birth, ejecting a moon.

The site can be accessed, most part, through thewaybackmachine. Here's an exerpt:

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"Mankind has yet to evolve to the final step upon the evolutionary journey in our Solar System. What is to come upon our Earth will be a physical and spiritual event. There are earthly bodies as there are heavenly bodies. As with man's earlier bodies, this present body is not yet completed. When a Planet reaches this orbit in a Solar System (as we presently are with our Earth) know that we are at the brink of renewal with Her. In the moment that our Earth gives birth to Her inner Core (an unborn Moon) our Earth will become lighter and fly like a Phoenix closer to the Sun and we shall all be changed reaching the highest state of being our Solar System has to offer in God's Plan.


It is intimated that things will get bad on this planet and we will be offered time-travel because it is so bad. So many will opt for it that there will be no one left to tend to the crops.

There is a severe warning for those who choose to time travel rather than stay on and evolve with our planet:

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When they begin to announce the ejection of the Core as a fearful Event that will annihilate all things on Earth, let me assure you, our Earth Mother is our biological Mother; She has no intention of destroying us. Earth does not fly into the Sun bearing Her children. She flies closer to the Sun to become the next Morning Star.

Those who stay and "hold fast to what they have" will inherit light and Heaven, those who abandon the crust of this Earth will inherit darkness and the ‘other’ place. There is a hell and it is the ‘abyss of outer darkness’. When you know the Event is on the horizon, celebrate and pray: Annuit Coeptus Deus!"



Out of context, but (this was a little above the last excerpted text):

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"We have long been dissuaded from disclosing the facts and the psychology used to dissuade us, fear tactics, is the same as the psychology that will be used to persuade mankind that the Earth and everything on Her is going to be annihilated. Their other argument, that mankind is too naive to grasp the truth, is a blatant falsehood. God longs for mankind to know the whole of revealed doctrine, only then can S/HE be certain that there will be anyone around to say, with understanding and feeling, "Annuit Coeptus". Not annuit coeptus to a new world order that is in reality an ancient space-time world order dressed up as the Harlot of Babylon, but Annuit Coeptus to God.

The words 'Annuit Coeptus' that appear on American money are frequently wrongly interpreted as meaning "He has favoured our undertakings", it means no such thing. Annuit is the word from which "annual" is derived, and means 'yearly' coeptus (coepi/coepio) means beginning,(from which the word 'inception' is derived). The meaning of the term is: annual beginning, in the sense that the day of one's birth is one's annual (yearly) beginning, and it is spoken to convey the message: Happy Birthday."



Here's a link. It doesn't seem to be completely there, but one might navigate and find missing pages:

http://web.archive.org/web/20081030093625/http://thebeloveddisciple.org/


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From Two Pathways:

The Bible says there will be less than four years to go "when the abomination that maketh desolate [space-time] is set up..." When man leaves this Time system, "there will be nobody left to tend to the fields..." "The streets of the cities will be silent..." and the Mother Earth will be desolate.

Space-timers will have to be marked to be controlled or "policed", they will receive a mark, a bar code, on or “in” their flesh, "the mark of the beast..., such as the microchip ie, VeriChip."

http://www.thebeloveddisciple.org/twopathways.html

So, is the reason some remember, but cannot find, due to false memory or time-travel tampering?

http://s6.zetaboards.com/Free_Thinkers/topic/880291/1/




I wish I could have located the info about past planets mentioned. One, was mentioned a planet named David, I thought. Can't find it and too much to sort through in the archives.

Ah, found it, and it is lengthy so am going to toggle it so it can be opened and put away again. In one respect it seems like something I already know inside, or seems familiar (about Hermes and David) and on the other hand I am suspicious of such feelings because when I first read Zetatalk I had quite a feeling about it. I have now long believed Nancy is nothing but a fraud with an agenda. So, that said:

The Sacred Path of Migration; click to toggle open/closed


Yes, I know it's way out there but so is what's happening on our planet, like these sinkholes.
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North Yorkshire home wrecked by ninth sinkhole in a month

Huge 25ft-wide sinkhole forces evacuation of three homes in Ripon after spate of incidents in south-east

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A view of the crack on a house in Magadalen's Close, Ripon after a 25ft wide
sinkhole opened up in the street.

Yet another sinkhole has opened up forcing three homes to be evacuated in a suburban close in Ripon, North Yorkshire. It is the ninth sinkhole to appear in England over the past month, and the first in the recent spate outside the south-east.

Police evacuated the properties on Magdalen’s Close after a sinkhole caused the rear extension to one of the homes to fall away from the rest of the house.

The homeowner Peter Cunningham said he could not open the backdoor when he and his wife, Susan, returned home last night. “I looked up at the wall and there’s a big crack at the side of the back door. I thought that’s not right,” he told Sky News.

“Then I could hear it coming away above my head. It’s like being in a nightmare. I could see the house opening up,” he said.

Susan Cunningham said the couple had not been allowed back to the house. “We’ve only seen it on TV. They are not letting us any where near it.”

Fire crews rescued the Cunningham’s dog last night. Two other houses had to be evacuated after the 25ft-wide (7.6 metre) crater suddenly appeared.

A team from the British Geological Survey [BGS] is on its way to inspect the site. It said there had been almost a five-fold increase in reports of sinkholes since the winter storms began.

Dr Vanessa Banks BCS’s team leader for shallow geohazards and risks said the spate of recent incidents could be explained by the “increasing amount of moisture moving through the ground.”

She added: “A range of factors can trigger sinkhole collapse such as heavy rain or surface flooding.”

Last year, Dr Anthony Cooper, a principal geologist at BGS, said Ripon was particularly susceptible to sinkholes, with a history of similar incidents dating back to 1834 when a 65ft hole was recorded. In 1997, four garages collapsed into a huge sinkhole that only just missed a neighbouring house.

Cooper warned that sinkholes are likely to become more frequent as weather patterns involving drought followed by heavy rain become common.

Speaking to the Telegraph, he explained why so many sinkholes are opening up now: “When you get heavy rainfall the ground fills up with water, and groundwater levels rise. The area above where the sinkhole is develops buoyancy and as the hole beneath the ground drains out the covering materials become heavier, and eventually the support from the ground beneath and the water in the rocks is gone, and the land collapses.”

http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2014/feb/18/sixth-sinkhole-in-a-month-wrecks-north-yorkshire-home


Dramatic images of cracked house:

http://metro.co.uk/2014/02/18/huge-crack-destroys-ripon-house-after-25ft-sinkhole-appears-4308393/


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