Conditional Permanent Resident Status. Section 216 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) provides for you to become a lawful permanent resident on a conditional basis, based on marriage. Section 216A provides for you to become a lawful permanent resident on a conditional basis, based on a qualifying investment. Both sections allow USCIS to terminate your conditional status as provided by the law (in the event of fraud, for example).
GPS Research and Monitoring of the Yellowstone Volcanic System, Wyoming, and the Wasatch Fault, Utah: A White Paper. The University of Utah Seismology and Active Tectonics Research Group has released a white paper summarizing our GPS research and related monitoring on October 14, 2010.
Some particularly dangerous faults in the US. The New Madrid fault in the central United States is particularly dangerous. It is the most active seismic area east of the Rockies in the United States and runs from St. Louis to Memphis. The New Madrid fault line is best known for some of the most violent earthquakes to ever hit the United States: a series of four in 1811 and 1812.