Guard’s hat, ancient China
Each week Cee of Cee’s Photography challenges bloggers with a fun prompt. This week we’re to share photos of hats of any shape or size, for any purpose.
What will you choose to share?
Yellow School Caps, Jinan, China
Crown, Shandong Provincial Museum
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Each week Cee challenges bloggers to share black and white photos based on a theme. This week she’s challenging us to share black and white photos of images that resemble faces. It was hard for me, but I figure that this sort of fits.
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In Zhujiayu
Each week Cee challenges bloggers to share black and white photos based on a theme. This week she’s challenging us to share black and white photos of fences or gates.
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Zhujiayu, Shandong, China
Each week Cee challenges bloggers to share black and white photos based on a theme. This week she’s challenging us to share black and white photos of construction, any way shape or form.
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The president of the university I worked at has been tried and convicted for corruption. They found he had gotten 390,757,871 yuan (roughly $57,323,781 USD) illicitly. He’s sentenced to 12 years in prison. My reading of this story doesn’t make it clear whether he’ll pay all the money back. He should. I also think this fine of $117,300 is too low. I’m strict about these things and think that his family, the adults who benefitted from his ill-gotten gains should face consequences. They should have spoken up or stopped him.
Here’s the story:
任廷琦（Ren Ting Qi）Ren is the last name
In February 2018, according to Shandong Provincial Discipline Inspection Commission news: Ren Tingqi serious violations of law and suspected job-related crimes to conduct a case review (investigation).
After investigation, Ren Tingqi violated the spirit of the Eight Provisions of the Central Committee and exceeded the standard to use office buildings; violated organizational discipline, failed to explain the problems in organizational letters, and used his position to facilitate the selection and appointment of cadres to seek benefits for others and to collect and receive property; violated honesty and discipline, accepted gifts, and used his power to occupy non-capital. People’s property management; violation of work discipline; intervene and intervene in project bidding; violation of life discipline. Taking advantage of his position to seek benefits for others and obtain and receive property, he is suspected of taking bribes.
As a leading cadre of Party members, Ren Tingqi lost his ideals and beliefs, seriously violated the Party’s disciplines and national laws and regulations, and was suspected of crimes, and did not converge after the Eighteenth National Congress of the Party, and did not stop, with a bad nature and a serious plot. According to the Regulations on Disciplinary Punishment of the Communist Party of China and other relevant provisions, after studying and reporting to the Shandong Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China at the meeting of the Standing Committee of the Shandong Provincial Disciplinary Commission and the meeting of the Shandong Provincial Supervisory Commission, and with the approval of the Shandong Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China, he decided to give Ren Tingqi the removal of his party membership, dismissal of his public office, collection The procuratorial organs deal with them according to law.
任廷琦，男，教授，博士生导师，1960年10月出生，山东牟平人，1982年7月参加工作，1982年7月毕业于山东师范大学物理系理论物理专业。曾任山东科技大学校长。
2018年8月15日，任廷琦因受贿罪判处有期徒刑十二年，并处罚金人民币80万元；对被告人任廷琦受贿犯罪所得赃款390.5949万元予以没收，上缴国库；继续追缴被告人任廷琦受贿犯罪所得赃款390.757871万元，上缴国库。
2017年11月10日，山东省纪委监察厅消息：山东科技大学党委副书记、校长任廷琦涉嫌严重违纪，接受组织审查。
2018年2月，据山东省纪委消息：任廷琦严重违纪违法涉嫌职务犯罪问题进行立案审查（调查）。
经查，任廷琦违反中央八项规定精神，超标准使用办公用房；违反组织纪律，在组织函询时不如实说明问题，利用职务便利在干部选拔任用方面为他人谋取利益并索取、收受财物；违反廉洁纪律，收受礼金，利用职权侵占非本人经管的财物；违反工作纪律，插手和干预项目招投标；违反生活纪律。利用职务便利为他人谋取利益并索取、收受财物，涉嫌受贿犯罪。
任廷琦身为党员领导干部，理想信念丧失，严重违反党的纪律和国家法律法规规定，并涉嫌犯罪，且在党的十八大后不收敛、不收手，性质恶劣、情节严重。依据《中国共产党纪律处分条例》等有关规定，经中共山东省纪委常委会会议、山东省监委委员会议研究并报中共山东省委批准，决定给予任廷琦开除党籍、开除公职处分，收缴其违纪所得，将其涉嫌犯罪问题及所涉款物移送检察机关依法处理。
2018年5月，山东科技大学原党委副书记、校长任廷琦（正厅级）涉嫌受贿罪一案，经山东省人民检察院指定管辖，由泰安市人民检察院向泰安市中级人民法院提起公诉。
检察机关在审查起诉阶段依法告知了被告人任廷琦享有的诉讼权利，并依法讯问了被告人任廷琦，听取了其辩护人的意见。泰安市人民检察院起诉书指控：被告人任廷琦利用担任烟台师范学院院长，曲阜师范大学党委副书记、校长，山东科技大学校长职务上的便利，收受他人贿赂，为他人谋取利益，依法应当以受贿罪追究其刑事责任。
2018年8月15日，山东泰安市中级人民法院公开宣判山东科技大学原校长任廷琦受贿案，以受贿罪判处被告人任廷琦有期徒刑十二年，并处罚金人民币80万元；对被告人任廷琦受贿犯罪所得赃款390.5949万元予以没收，上缴国库；继续追缴被告人任廷琦受贿犯罪所得赃款390.757871万元，上缴国库。
经审理查明：2005年3月至2017年10月，被告人任廷琦先后利用担任烟台师范学院院长，曲阜师范大学党委副书记、校长，山东科技大学校长职务上的便利，为相关单位及个人在承揽工程、拨付工程款、升学就业、调换专业、职务晋升等事项上提供帮助，直接或通过其特定关系人54次索取、收受相关人员给予的现金、银行卡、房屋等财物，共计折合人民币781.352771万元。
泰安市中级人民法院认为，被告人任廷琦的行为构成受贿罪。鉴于被告人任廷琦到案后主动供述监察机关尚未掌握的大部分索贿、受贿事实，具有坦白情节，赃款已部分追缴，具有法定、酌定从轻处罚情节，依法可对其从轻处罚。法庭遂作出上述判决。
On August 15, 2018, the Shandong Tai’an Intermediate People’s Court publicly sentenced Ren Tingqi, former president of Shandong University of Science and Technology, to 12 years’imprisonment and a fine of 800,000 yuan ($117,300 USD) for bribery, confiscated the proceeds of Ren Tingqi’s bribery crime and turned them over to the state treasury. Ren Tingqi, the defendant, recovered 390.757871 yuan of illicit money from bribes and turned over to the state treasury.
From March 2005 to October 2017, the defendant was appointed President of Yantai Normal University, Vice Secretary of the Party Committee and President of Qufu Normal University, and President of Shandong University of Science and Technology. The total amount of money, bank cards, houses and other property obtained or received from the relevant personnel, directly or through 54 times of their specific relatives, is RMB 781.35 2.771 million.
The intermediate people’s Court of Tai’an held that the act of defendant Ren Tingqi constituted the crime of accepting bribes. In view of the fact that the defendant, Ren Tingqi, voluntarily confessed most of the facts of bribery solicitation and acceptance that the supervisory organ had not yet grasped after his arrival in the case, he had a frank plot, the stolen money had been partly recovered, and he had a statutory and discretionary circumstance of lenient punishment, and could be given a lighter punishment according to law. The court made the decision.
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8月15日，山东泰安市中级人民法院公开宣判山东科技大学原校长任廷琦受贿案，以受贿罪判处被告人任廷琦有期徒刑十二年，并处罚金人民币80万元；对被告人任廷琦受贿犯罪所得赃款390.5949万元予以没收，上缴国库；继续追缴被告人任廷琦受贿犯罪所得赃款390.757871万元，上缴国库。
经审理查明：2005年3月至2017年10月，被告人任廷琦先后利用担任烟台师范学院院长，曲阜师范大学党委副书记、校长，山东科技大学校长职务上的便利，为相关单位及个人在承揽工程、拨付工程款、升学就业、调换专业、职务晋升等事项上提供帮助，直接或通过其特定关系人54次索取、收受相关人员给予的现金、银行卡、房屋等财物，共计折合人民币781.352771万元。
泰安市中级人民法院认为，被告人任廷琦的行为构成受贿罪。鉴于被告人任廷琦到案后主动供述监察机关尚未掌握的大部分索贿、受贿事实，具有坦白情节，赃款已部分追缴，具有法定、酌定从轻处罚情节，依法可对其从轻处罚。法庭遂作出上述判决。
On August 15, the Shandong Tai’an Intermediate People’s Court publicly sentenced Ren Tingqi, the former president of Shandong University of Science and Technology, to 12 years’imprisonment for bribery and a fine of 800,000 yuan; confiscated the proceeds of Ren Tingqi’s bribery crime and handed them over to the state treasury; and continued to recover. Defendant Ren Tingqi received 390,757,871 yuan of illicit money from bribes and turned over to the state treasury.
From March 2005 to October 2017, the defendant was appointed President of Yantai Normal University, Vice Secretary of the Party Committee and President of Qufu Normal University, and President of Shandong University of Science and Technology. The total amount of money, bank cards, houses and other property obtained or received from the relevant personnel, directly or through 54 times of their specific relatives, is RMB 781.35 27.71 million.
The intermediate people’s Court of Tai’an held that the act of defendant Ren Tingqi constituted the crime of accepting bribes. In view of the fact that the defendant, Ren Tingqi, voluntarily confessed most of the facts of bribery solicitation and acceptance that the supervisory organ had not yet grasped after his arrival in the case, he had a frank plot, the stolen money had been partly recovered, and he had a statutory and discretionary circumstance of lenient punishment, and could be given a lighter punishment according to law. The court made the decision.
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Friday was the annual Sports Day here on campus. What was weird is that all the other years I’ve been here the university was intent on making sure all the International Teachers participated in the opening ceremony. This year we were invited to the event at 9:30am, after the opening ceremony had concluded.
What’s wrong?
Was our marching that bad?
Dragon Boat Zongzi
Since Friday the 26th is our last day of class and I’d given two tests and they needed to be graded, going out of town for the long Dragon Boat Festival weekend seemed foolish. So my colleague and I came to Jinan’s Hyatt hotel where we frequently enjoy their Thursday Ladies’ Night music and cocktails.
We booked the executive floor, which perfect for “staycationers,” who can go to local restaurants anytime. The breakfast and cocktail hour were more than enough to delight and nourish. The cocktail hour offered salad or cold vegetables, breads, cheeses, hot appetizers, drinks and desserts. What more do you need?
How creative the chefs here are! Top notch! I particularly liked the mango pudding, scones, little cakes, fresh juices, and cheeses.
Congee and its accouterments
Grading was a breeze, if not a joy in this setting. I could take exercise breaks, had BBC, CNN or Channel News Asia to divert my attention, got three free English newspapers, and didn’t have to make my bed or tidy up. My time was so focused.
Sunday after breakfast a friend and I walked to Five Dragons Pond where we could take in nature and the art gallery.
The Hyatt staff speaks English well and are so eager to please. They strike the perfect balance of friendliness and professionalism.
The Hyatt’s right near a night market and Wanda shopping center so bargain hunters can find new goodies to take home. (I was able to avoid temptation in this area.)
In Zhujiayu
Red Door Restaurant
I find this quite disturbing. At Baoxing Temple, Wencheng
1. Each week, we’ll provide a theme for creative inspiration. You take photographs based on your interpretation of the theme, and post them on your blog (a new post!) anytime before the following Friday when the next photo theme will be announced.
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Each week Ailsa of Where’s My Backpack? challenges bloggers with a creative prompt. Last week we were suppose to post photos inspired by “Arches.” It’s too good to ignore so I found some lovely arches in China, New Mexico, and Thailand.
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Ruined for Life: Phoenix Edition 