Mr Gilani argues that the president, who denies cheap gucci bags the corruption charges, has immunity as head of state.
President Zardari is accused of using Swiss bank accounts to launder bribes.
The Supreme Court has said Mr Gilani defied a court order to write to the Swiss authorities and ask them to re-open the cases against Mr Zardari.
Mr Gilani is expected to argue that he received legal advice that it would have been unconstitutional to pursue the cases.
Mr Zardari says the charges against him are politically motivated.
In theory, the Supreme Court could convict Mr Gilani of the offences on Monday, but this is highly unlikely, reports the BBC's Aleem Maqbool from outside the court in Islamabad.
Legal arguments in the case are expected to take a few days at least, he adds.
Helicopters hovered overhead and hundreds of riot police were guarding the Supreme Court as Mr Gilani arrived, the AFP news agency reports.
Analysts say the case is part of a stand-off between the government and the judiciary, which many believe is being backed by the military as it pursues the case against the civilian administration.
In 2009 the Supreme Court overturned an amnesty dating from the period of former President Pervez Musharraf which protected President Zardari and hundreds of other politicians from being prosecuted for corruption.
In an interview with Al-Jazeera television gucci shoes cheap last week, Mr Gilani acknowledged he would have to stand down if convicted.
International rights groups have slammed the deportation but Home Minister Hishammuddin Hussein said Malaysia was not a safe haven for fugitives.
Jiddah-based newspaper columnist Hamza Kashgari, 23, was detained Thursday at the Malaysian airport while in transit to New Zealand. He was deported Sunday despite fears from rights groups that he may face the death penalty if charged with blasphemy over remarks he tweeted that many considered offensive.
"I will not allow Malaysia to be seen as a safe country for terrorists and those who are wanted by their countries of origin, and also be seen as a transit county," Hishammuddin said.
He said the deportation followed a request from the Saudi government. Allegations that Kashgari could be tortured and killed if he was sent back home are "ridiculous" because Saudi Arabia is a respectable country, he said.
Malaysian authorities also didn't receive any court order to halt the deportation, he added.
Lawyers representing Kashgari's family obtained a court order Sunday to try to keep him in Malaysia but he had been put on a plane back home by the time the order was issued.
Human Rights Watch slammed Malaysia's failure to respect human rights. It said Kashgari was kept incommunicado and denied access to lawyers and the U.N. refugee agency. Police also told lawyers that Kashgari was still being held after he already had been forced on a plane, it said.
"By its actions, the ministry of home affairs once again showed that it believes rule of law is whatever it says and that it is more than willing to be totally opaque in its operations to maintain its flexibility to do what it wants when it wants," said Phil Robertson, gucci bags cheap its Asia deputy director.
2012年2月12日星期日
2012年2月9日星期四
The pilot even allowed an Oscar
The affable celebrity was Oscar — as in the Academy Awards cheap gucci outlet 2012 statuette — who rode in first class alongside film academy president Tom Sherak before making the rounds during the five-hour commercial flight to pose for photos.
Sherak surprised passengers just before they boarded the flight, dubbed "Oscar 1," at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport. He arrived with the Oscar in hand and announced that the famous golden guy would be flying with them.
Actually, there were two Oscars in the cabin on the Thursday flight. And not just any Oscars. These guys will be presented for best picture at this year's Academy Awards.
Passengers used cellphones and pocket cameras to snap photos with the Oscars as airline workers held a show-related trivia contest, awarding hoodies and hats from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
"This is the closest I'm ever going to be to having one, so I'm enjoying it," Rockford Yapp, of Chicago, said as he held the coveted trophy. The 52-year-old also won an Oscar sweatshirt because he was sitting in the 84th seat on the plane. The 84th annual Academy Awards will be presented Feb. 26 at the Kodak Theatre and broadcast on ABC.
"My kids are going to be so excited!" Heather Boyd, of Chicago, said as she reviewed her shots on her cellphone. "The pictures are going on Facebook as soon as I get on the ground."
Several passengers uploaded the photos to Facebook immediately upon landing.
"We're staying in Studio City and I was just hoping to see someone from 'American Idol,'" said a thrilled Joan Castell of Woodstock, Ill., who was heading west with her cheap gucci shoes husband, Scott, for a vacation.
"I think United should do something entertaining like this on all their flights," he said.
A flight attendant called the occasion a "once-in-a-lifetime opportunity" as she invited passengers to enjoy "the flight of the Oscars."
Sherak said this is the first time Oscars have flown commercially out in the open. The statuettes, which have been made at Chicago's R.S. Owens foundry for more than 70 years, are typically shipped to Los Angeles with little fanfare.
So why have Oscar mix it up with passengers?
"Just for fun," Sherak said.
The pilot even allowed an Oscar into the cockpit of the 757 before takeoff, calling the statuette his most prestigious "non-human" passenger yet.
"It's a special treat. We want everyone to enjoy the flight and enjoy the show," said Capt. Mel Mason Jr.
Nearly everyone on board held one of the Oscars, and the 13 1/2-inch tall statuette surprised them with his heft. Made of a proprietary metal called brittanium and coated in 24-karat gold, Oscar weighs 8 1/2-pounds.
Altogether, Sherak was escorting 42 of the trophies back to academy headquarters in Beverly Hills, Calif., but only two rode in the cabin. The rest had to tough it out in cargo.
The Oscar celebration continued at Los Angeles International Airport. Gold and silver balloons and oversized Oscar posters decorated the arrival gate. As passengers cheap gucci bags left the plane, each was given an Oscar of their own — a tiny, chocolate version.
Sherak surprised passengers just before they boarded the flight, dubbed "Oscar 1," at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport. He arrived with the Oscar in hand and announced that the famous golden guy would be flying with them.
Actually, there were two Oscars in the cabin on the Thursday flight. And not just any Oscars. These guys will be presented for best picture at this year's Academy Awards.
Passengers used cellphones and pocket cameras to snap photos with the Oscars as airline workers held a show-related trivia contest, awarding hoodies and hats from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
"This is the closest I'm ever going to be to having one, so I'm enjoying it," Rockford Yapp, of Chicago, said as he held the coveted trophy. The 52-year-old also won an Oscar sweatshirt because he was sitting in the 84th seat on the plane. The 84th annual Academy Awards will be presented Feb. 26 at the Kodak Theatre and broadcast on ABC.
"My kids are going to be so excited!" Heather Boyd, of Chicago, said as she reviewed her shots on her cellphone. "The pictures are going on Facebook as soon as I get on the ground."
Several passengers uploaded the photos to Facebook immediately upon landing.
"We're staying in Studio City and I was just hoping to see someone from 'American Idol,'" said a thrilled Joan Castell of Woodstock, Ill., who was heading west with her cheap gucci shoes husband, Scott, for a vacation.
"I think United should do something entertaining like this on all their flights," he said.
A flight attendant called the occasion a "once-in-a-lifetime opportunity" as she invited passengers to enjoy "the flight of the Oscars."
Sherak said this is the first time Oscars have flown commercially out in the open. The statuettes, which have been made at Chicago's R.S. Owens foundry for more than 70 years, are typically shipped to Los Angeles with little fanfare.
So why have Oscar mix it up with passengers?
"Just for fun," Sherak said.
The pilot even allowed an Oscar into the cockpit of the 757 before takeoff, calling the statuette his most prestigious "non-human" passenger yet.
"It's a special treat. We want everyone to enjoy the flight and enjoy the show," said Capt. Mel Mason Jr.
Nearly everyone on board held one of the Oscars, and the 13 1/2-inch tall statuette surprised them with his heft. Made of a proprietary metal called brittanium and coated in 24-karat gold, Oscar weighs 8 1/2-pounds.
Altogether, Sherak was escorting 42 of the trophies back to academy headquarters in Beverly Hills, Calif., but only two rode in the cabin. The rest had to tough it out in cargo.
The Oscar celebration continued at Los Angeles International Airport. Gold and silver balloons and oversized Oscar posters decorated the arrival gate. As passengers cheap gucci bags left the plane, each was given an Oscar of their own — a tiny, chocolate version.
2012年2月8日星期三
I've learned to accept the way
Several recent examples reflect the complexities of love gucci bags in medically challenging situations:
Last summer, religious broadcaster Pat Robertson initially suggested on his "700 Club" program that a man divorce his wife who had Alzheimer's and "start all over again" with dating. Alzheimer's, he said, was "like a walking death." He later said he was "misunderstood."
In early January, The Washington Post Magazine ran a story about a woman whose husband suffered a traumatic brain injury after a heart attack. She eventually decided to divorce him but continue caring for him with her second husband.
On Friday (Feb. 10), "The Vow" hits movie screens, an adaptation of a rereleased book about a young married couple whose serious car accident left the wife unable to recognize her husband. In fact, she thought she was not married.
"There's always an obligation, I think, to keep faith with your spouse but the shape that that can take, morally speaking, can vary," said Darlene Fozard Weaver, an ethicist at Villanova University in Pennsylvania.
When medical crises interrupt a couple's expectations of wedded bliss, there are all kinds of dynamics to consider: Is the ill spouse now abusive? Can the still-well spouse manage the necessary care?
Although "The Vow" is a romantic drama about trying to get a wife to fall in love with her husband again, Fozard Weaver said it's not far from what real-life marriage -- with health challenges or not -- is all about.
"Keeping faith in a marriage is always this ongoing process of both remembering what brought you together in the first place but also responding to and embracing the person who's here before you now," she said.
The film is based on the real-life story of Kim and Krickitt Carpenter after the couple was involved in the 1993 car accident. Physical therapist Scott Madsen watched the husband move from caretaker to coach to eventually, an again accepted mate.
"As she got better, then the relationship became better as well, more of a normal relationship," said Madsen, who served as best man when the couple renewed their vows in 1996.
Kim Carpenter writes in the book "The Vow" that some people suggested divorce, saying it might even help with medical expenses. That was not his choice. Gucci outlet, gucci bags, cheap gucci shoes 2012 sale.
Greg Ayotte, director of consumer services for the Brain Injury Association of America, said there's a misconception that most spouses of brain-injured patients -- people who have been in a car accident, or had a fall, stroke, or tumor -- head to divorce court. According to two recent studies, the vast majority of married brain-injured patients remain wed.
"In the world of brain injury, the term often used is 'new normal,'" he said. "As you begin to understand the injury, you kind of develop a new normal for your life and your family."
Page Melton Ivie, the subject of The Washington Post story, said faith played a role in her decisions on how to best care for her first husband, Robert Melton.
"In the context of my faith, I am standing by him and with him," she wrote during an online chat after the story was published. "I am fortunate to have found someone who will share this with me."
Others didn't look at it that way.
"Some day she will have to stand before God and explain why she put herself before her vows to God and to Robert," wrote Dennis Babish, a blogger for Prison Fellowship's Breakpoint Blog.
Terri Corcoran, a spokeswoman for the Well Spouse Association, said members on her organization's online forum also were divided. Some called it a "beautiful story" that gave them hope, while others criticized their "have your cake and eat it, too" relationships.
Corcoran's husband, Vince, has a neurodegenerative disorder that leaves him mostly speechless. Corcoran said her conversion to her husband's Catholic faith helped her carry on.
"I've learned to accept the way things are," she said. "I still would give anything to have him normal again even for a day. I just keep saying, 'Lord this is your will. I know you will show cheap gucci bags me other blessings' and he has."
Last summer, religious broadcaster Pat Robertson initially suggested on his "700 Club" program that a man divorce his wife who had Alzheimer's and "start all over again" with dating. Alzheimer's, he said, was "like a walking death." He later said he was "misunderstood."
In early January, The Washington Post Magazine ran a story about a woman whose husband suffered a traumatic brain injury after a heart attack. She eventually decided to divorce him but continue caring for him with her second husband.
On Friday (Feb. 10), "The Vow" hits movie screens, an adaptation of a rereleased book about a young married couple whose serious car accident left the wife unable to recognize her husband. In fact, she thought she was not married.
"There's always an obligation, I think, to keep faith with your spouse but the shape that that can take, morally speaking, can vary," said Darlene Fozard Weaver, an ethicist at Villanova University in Pennsylvania.
When medical crises interrupt a couple's expectations of wedded bliss, there are all kinds of dynamics to consider: Is the ill spouse now abusive? Can the still-well spouse manage the necessary care?
Although "The Vow" is a romantic drama about trying to get a wife to fall in love with her husband again, Fozard Weaver said it's not far from what real-life marriage -- with health challenges or not -- is all about.
"Keeping faith in a marriage is always this ongoing process of both remembering what brought you together in the first place but also responding to and embracing the person who's here before you now," she said.
The film is based on the real-life story of Kim and Krickitt Carpenter after the couple was involved in the 1993 car accident. Physical therapist Scott Madsen watched the husband move from caretaker to coach to eventually, an again accepted mate.
"As she got better, then the relationship became better as well, more of a normal relationship," said Madsen, who served as best man when the couple renewed their vows in 1996.
Kim Carpenter writes in the book "The Vow" that some people suggested divorce, saying it might even help with medical expenses. That was not his choice. Gucci outlet, gucci bags, cheap gucci shoes 2012 sale.
Greg Ayotte, director of consumer services for the Brain Injury Association of America, said there's a misconception that most spouses of brain-injured patients -- people who have been in a car accident, or had a fall, stroke, or tumor -- head to divorce court. According to two recent studies, the vast majority of married brain-injured patients remain wed.
"In the world of brain injury, the term often used is 'new normal,'" he said. "As you begin to understand the injury, you kind of develop a new normal for your life and your family."
Page Melton Ivie, the subject of The Washington Post story, said faith played a role in her decisions on how to best care for her first husband, Robert Melton.
"In the context of my faith, I am standing by him and with him," she wrote during an online chat after the story was published. "I am fortunate to have found someone who will share this with me."
Others didn't look at it that way.
"Some day she will have to stand before God and explain why she put herself before her vows to God and to Robert," wrote Dennis Babish, a blogger for Prison Fellowship's Breakpoint Blog.
Terri Corcoran, a spokeswoman for the Well Spouse Association, said members on her organization's online forum also were divided. Some called it a "beautiful story" that gave them hope, while others criticized their "have your cake and eat it, too" relationships.
Corcoran's husband, Vince, has a neurodegenerative disorder that leaves him mostly speechless. Corcoran said her conversion to her husband's Catholic faith helped her carry on.
"I've learned to accept the way things are," she said. "I still would give anything to have him normal again even for a day. I just keep saying, 'Lord this is your will. I know you will show cheap gucci bags me other blessings' and he has."
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