Although the three plus months spent here at the start of 2012 falls short of the 183 days required for residency status in the U.S., thesubstantial presence test should be enough for most players to be considered U.S. residents for 2012.
"I expect we will meet thetest for substantial improvement in the outlook for the labor market by this summer, " Mr. Williams said in a speech in Los Angeles.
Test cricket has been played at the ground since 1884 but the club was told without substantial redevelopment, this year's Test would be the last there.
The Court of Appeals said in a 4-1 ruling that the 2008 amendment meets the U.S. Supreme Court test that the sellers have "a substantial nexus" with the taxing state.
Then there's the Defamation Bill - where the Lords got their way on the "serious harm test" requiring that companies would have to prove substantial financial loss, or at least the likelihood of it, before they could sue for libel.
"This latest Gorbachev plea for substantial American taxpayer credit guarantees should be viewed by the world as a revealing and critical test of the Bush Administration's policy toward the fragmenting Soviet Union at an historic crossroad, " said Roger W. Robinson, Jr.