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Col. Patricia Lewis , deputy staff judge advocate at the Military District of Washington , said such extensions are n't unusual in criminal cases . " It 's just like physical exercise - - when we are approaching the new year we will buy a pass for the gym and go fervently in January and then slack off , " Willis said . " Financial regulation may scare some businesses away , but for many investors , it offers an extra measure of protection that makes it a competitive plus , " said Amy Borrus , deputy director of the Council of Institutional Investors . " " If you think you have come to a time in your life when new learning is impossible and there are no benefits of continuing mental activity , the study shows that for a large number of people that this is not true , " added Marsiske , a clinical and health psychologist at the University of Florida at Gainesville.The participants in the study ranged from age 65 to their early 90s , but Marsiske said the findings apply to people in their 50s or even younger . It 's a mecca for foreign diplomats , who have immunity from prosecution or lawsuits - - including parking laws - - when they are on assignment in the United States.The first thing the economists wanted to know is whether some envoys took advantage of their diplomatic free pass to park in no-parking zones.You bet.Kuwait led the list of international parking scofflaws . Koreans , as well as people in several other Asian countries , have believed since antiquity that each person is destined to possess certain characteristics depending on where his or her birth year falls in the 12-year astrological cycle.These beliefs are still so deeply held that couples delay having children in a horse year , induce abortions if they believe their baby will be a girl or deliberately misreport their daughter 's birth year , the researchers found . " Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. spoke to his fellow members of the Federalist Society , a coalition of conservative lawyers and legal scholars who have gone from rebel outsiders to Washington insiders - - the group drew 1,500 people to its annual banquet and warranted appearances by administration leaders from Vice President Cheney on down.Roberts 's turn on the stage was the most complete , and it showed that his sure-footed performance in his confirmation hearings , where he left even senators opposed to his conservative philosophy aglow , was no fluke.He has a politician 's gift for appearing open while answering only the questions he wants to answer , along with an almost over-the-top humility about being , at 51 , the youngest chief justice since John Marshall , and he offers a reassuring middle ground between those worried about threats to judicial independence and those alarmed by activist judges.He provided a little something for everyone .