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La 64e cérémonie annuelle des Grammy Awards a eu lieu le  au MGM Grand Garden Arena de Las Vegas. Elle récompense les meilleurs enregistrements, compositions et artistes de l'année, du  au . Les nominations ont été annoncées lors d'une diffusion virtuelle en direct le  par Trevor Noah.

La cérémonie était  initialement prévue le  au Staples Center de Los Angeles mais a été reportée en raison de la pandémie de Covid-19.

Le pianiste de jazz et chanteur soul Jon Batiste est l'artiste qui reçoit le plus de nominations (11), devant Justin Bieber, Doja Cat, H.E.R. (8), Billie Eilish et Olivia Rodrigo (7).

Jon Batiste est l'artiste le plus récompensé avec 5 Grammy.

Le groupe rock Foo Fighters reçoit les 3 Grammy pour lequel il était nommé. Le groupe est absent de la cérémonie en raison du décès du batteur Taylor Hawkins le .

Le chanteur de country Chris Stapleton remporte les 3 Grammy pour lequel il était nommé.

Le président ukrainien Volodymyr Zelensky lors d'une allocution enregistrée demande à soutenir son pays face à l'invasion russe.

Palmarès

Général

Enregistrement de l'année
 Leave the Door Open – Silk Sonic
 I Still Have Faith in You – ABBA
 Freedom – Jon Batiste
 I Get a Kick Out of You – Tony Bennett et Lady Gaga
 Peaches – Justin Bieber featuring Daniel Caesar et Giveon
 Right on Time – Brandi Carlile
 Kiss Me More – Doja Cat featuring SZA
 Happier Than Ever – Billie Eilish
 Montero (Call Me by Your Name) – Lil Nas X
 Drivers License – Olivia Rodrigo

Album de l'année
 We Are – Jon Batiste
 Love for Sale - Tony Bennett et Lady Gaga
 Justice (Triple Chucks Deluxe) – Justin Bieber
 Planet Her (Deluxe) – Doja Cat
 Happier Than Ever - Billie Eilish
 Back of My Mind - H.E.R.
 Montero – Lil Nas X
 Sour – Olivia Rodrigo
 Evermore – Taylor Swift
 Donda – Kanye West

Chanson de l'année
 Leave the Door Open – Silk Sonic
 Bad Habits – Ed Sheeran
 A Beautiful Noise – Brandi Carlile et Alicia Keys
 Drivers License – Olivia Rodrigo
 Fight for You – H.E.R.
 Happier Than Ever – Billie Eilish
 Kiss Me More – Doja Cat
 Montero (Call Me by Your Name) – Lil Nas X
 Peaches – Justin Bieber featuring Daniel Caesar et Giveon
 Right on Time – Brandi Carlile

Meilleur nouvel artiste
 Olivia Rodrigo
 Arooj Aftab
 Jimmie Allen
 Baby Keem
 Finneas
 Glass Animals
 Japanese Breakfast
 The Kid Laroi
 Arlo Parks
 Saweetie

Pop

Meilleure prestation pop solo
 Drivers License – Olivia Rodrigo
 Anyone – Justin Bieber
 Right on Time – Brandi Carlile
 Happier Than Ever – Billie Eilish
 Positions – Ariana Grande

Meilleure prestation vocale pop d'un duo ou groupe
 Kiss Me More – Doja Cat featuring SZA
 I Get a Kick Out of You – Tony Bennett et Lady Gaga
 Lonely – Justin Bieber et Benny Blanco
 Butter – BTS
 Higher Power – Coldplay

Meilleur album pop traditionnel en solo
 Love for Sale – Tony Bennett et Lady Gaga
 Til We Meet Again (Live) – Norah Jones
 A Tori Kelly Christmas – Tori Kelly
 Ledisi Sings Nina – Ledisi
 That's Life – Willie Nelson
 A Holly Dolly Christmas – Dolly Parton

Meilleur album vocal pop
 Sour – Olivia Rodrigo
 Justice (Triple Chucks Deluxe) – Justin Bieber
 Planet Her (Deluxe) – Doja Cat
 Happier Than Ever – Billie Eilish
 Positions – Ariana Grande

EDM

Meilleur enregistrement EDM
 Alive – Rüfüs Du Sol
 Hero – Afrojack et David Guetta
 Loom – Ólafur Arnalds featuring Bonobo
 Before – James Blake
 Heartbreak – Bonobo et Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs
 You Can Do It – Caribou
 The Business – Tiësto

Meilleur album EDM
 Subconsciously – Black Coffee
 Fallen Embers – Illenium
 Music Is the Weapon – Major Lazer
 Shockwave – Marshmello
 Free Love – Sylvan Esso
 Judgement – Ten City

Musique instrumentale contemporaine

Meilleur album de musique instrumentale contemporaine
 Tree Falls – Taylor Eigsti
 Double Dealin – Randy Brecker et Eric Marienthal
 The Garden – Rachel Eckroth
 At Blue Note Tokyo – Steve Gadd Band
 Deep: The Baritone Sessions, Vol. 2 – Mark Lettieri

Rock

Meilleure prestation rock
 Making a Fire – Foo Fighters
 Shot in the Dark – AC/DC
 Know You Better (Live from Capitol Studio A) – Black Pumas
 Nothing Compares 2 U – Chris Cornell
 Ohms – Deftones

Meilleure prestation metal
 The Alien – Dream Theater
 Genesis – Deftones
 Amazonia – Gojira
 Pushing the Tides – Mastodon
 The Triumph of King Freak (A Crypt of Preservation and Superstition) – Rob Zombie

Meilleure chanson rock
 Waiting on a War - Foo Fighters
 All My Favorite Songs - Weezer
 The Bandit - Kings Of Leon
 Distance - Mammoth WVH
 Find My Way - Paul McCartney

Meilleur album rock
 Medicine at Midnight – Foo Fighters
 Power Up – AC/DC
 Capitol Cuts - Live from Studio A – Black Pumas
 No One Sings Like You Anymore, Vol. 1 – Chris Cornell
 McCartney III – Paul McCartney

Alternative

Grammy Award du meilleur album de musique alternative
 Daddy's Home – St. Vincent
 Collapsed In Sunbeams – Arlo Parks
 Jubilee – Japanese Breakfast
 If I Can't Have Love, I Want Power – Halsey
 Shore – Fleet Foxes

R&B

Grammy Award de la meilleure prestation R&B
 Leave the Door Open – Silk Sonic
 Pick Up Your Feelings – Jazmine Sullivan
 Damage – H.E.R.
 Peaches – Justin Bieber ft. Daniel Caesar et Giveon
 Lost You – Snoh Aalegra

Grammy Award de la meilleure prestation vocale R&B traditionnel
 Fight for You – H.E.R.
 How Much Can A Heart Take – Lucky Daye ft. Yebba
 Born Again – Leon Bridges ft. Robert Glasper
 Bring It On Home To Me – BJ The Chicago Kid, PJ Morton et Kenyon Dixon ft. Charlie Bereal
 I Need You – Jon Batiste

Grammy Award de la meilleure chanson R&B
 Leave the Door Open – Brandon Anderson, Christopher Brody Brown, Dernst Emile II et Bruno Mars (Silk Sonic)
 Good Days – Jacob Collier, Carter Lang, Carlos Munoz, Solána Rowe et Christopher Ruelas (SZA)
 Pick Up Your Feelings – Denisia Andrews, Audra Mae Butts, Kyle Coleman, Brittany Coney, Michael Holmes et Jazmine Sullivan (Jazmine Sullivan)
 Heartbreak Anniversary – Giveon, Maneesh, Sevn Thomas et Varren Wade (Giveon)
 Damage – Anthony Clemons Jr., Jeff Gitelman, H.E.R., Carl McCormick et Tiara Thomas (H.E.R.)

Meilleur album R&B progressif
 Table for Two – Lucky Daye
 Studying Abroad: Extended Play – Masego
 Dinner Paty: Dessert – Terrace Martin, Robert Glasper, 9th Wonder et Kamasi Washington
 Mood Valiant – Hiatus Kaiyote
 Something To Say – Cory Henry
 New Light – Eric Bellinger

Grammy Award du meilleur album R&B
 Heaux Tales – Jazmine Sullivan
 Back Of My Mind – H.E.R.
 Gold-Diggers Sound – Leon Bridges
 We Are – Jon Batiste
 Temporary Highs In The Violet Skies – Snoh Aalegra

Rap

Meilleure prestation rap
 Family Ties – Baby Keem featuring Kendrick Lamar
 Thot S**" – Megan Thee Stallion
 M Y . L I F E – J. Cole ft. 21 Savage et Morray
 Up – Cardi B

Grammy Award de la meilleure collaboration rap/chant
 Hurricane – Kanye West ft. The Weeknd et Lil Baby
 Wusyaname – Tyler, The Creator ft. YoungBoy Never Broke Again et Ty Dolla Sign
 Industry Baby – Lil Nas X ft. Jack Harlow
 Need To Know – Doja Cat
 P R I D E . I S . T H E . D E V I L – J. Cole ft. Lil Baby

Meilleure chanson rap
 Jail - Dwayne Abernathy, Jr., Shawn Carter, Raul Cubina, Michael Dean, Charles M. Njapa, Sean Solymar, Kanye West et Mark Williams (Kanye West featuring Jay-Z)
 M Y . L I F E – Shéyaa Bin Abraham-Joseph, Jermaine Cole et Jacob Dutton (J. Cole ft. 21 Savage et Morray)
 Family Ties – Roshwita Larisha Bacha, Hykeem Carter, Tobias Dekker, Colin Franken, Jasper Harris, Kendrick Lamar, Ronald Latour et Dominik Patrzek (Baby Keem ft. Kendrick Lamar)
 Best Friend – Amala Zandelie Dlamini, Lukasz Gottwald, Randall Avery Hammers, Diamonté Harper, Asia Smith, Theron Thomas et Rocco Valdes (Saweetie ft. Doja Cat)
 Bath Salts – Shawn Carter, Kasseem Dean, Michael Forno, Nasir Jones et Earl Simmons (DMX ft. Jay-Z et Nas)

Grammy Award du meilleur album de rap
 Call Me If You Get Lost – Tyler, the Creator
 King's Disease II – Nas
 Donda – Kanye West
 The Off-Season – J. Cole

Country

Meilleure prestation country solo
 You Should Probably Leave – Chris Stapleton
 camera roll – Kacey Musgraves
 All I Do Is Drive – Jason Isbell
 Remember Her Name – Mickey Guyton
 Forever After All – Luke Combs

Meilleure prestation country d'un duo ou groupe
 Younger Me – Brothers Osborne
 Drunk (And I Don't Wanna Go Home) – Elle King et Miranda Lambert
 Chasing After You – Ryan Hurd et Maren Morris
 Glad You Exist – Dan + Shay
 If I Didn't Love You – Jason Aldean et Carrie Underwood

Meilleure chanson country
 Cold – Dave Cobb, J.T. Cure, Derek Mixon et Chris Stapleton (Chris Stapleton)
 Remember Her Name – Mickey Guyton, Blake Hubbard, Jarrod Ingram et Parker Welling (Mickey Guyton)
 Fancy Like – Cameron Bartolini, Walker Hayes, Josh Jenkins et Shane Stevens (Walker Hayes)
 Country Again – Zach Crowell, Ashley Gorley et Thomas Rhett (Thomas Rhett)
 camera roll – Ian Fitchuk, Kacey Musgraves et Daniel Tashian (Kacey Musgraves)
 Better Than We Found It – Jessie Jo Dillon, Maren Morris, Jimmy Robbins et Laura Veltz (Maren Morris)

Meilleur album country
 Starting Over – Chris Stapleton

New Age
Meilleur album new age
 Divine Tides – Stewart Copeland et Ricky Kej

Jazz
Meilleur solo de jazz improvisé
 Humpty Dumpty (Set 2) – Chick Corea

Meilleur album de jazz vocal
 Songwrights Apothecary Lab – Esperanza Spalding

Meilleur album de jazz instrumental
 Skyline – Ron Carter, Jack DeJohnette et Gonzalo Rubalcaba

Meilleur album de groupe de jazz
 For Jimmy, Wes and Oliver – Christian McBride Big Band

Meilleur album de latin jazz
 Mirror Mirror – Eliane Elias, Chick Corea, Chucho Valdés

Gospel/Contemporary Christian music
Meilleure prestation / chanson gospel
 Never Lost – CeCe Winans

Meilleure prestation / chanson chrétienne contemporaine
 Believe for It – CeCe Winans

Meilleur album gospel
 Believe for It – CeCe Winans

Meilleur album de chanson chrétienne contemporaine
 Old Church Basement – Elevation Worship and Maverick City Music

Meilleur album de Roots gospel
 My Savior – Carrie Underwood

Latin
Meilleur album latino
 Mendó – Alex Cuba

Meilleure album de musique urbaine
 El Último Tour Del Mundo – Bad Bunny

Meilleur album latin de latin rock ou alternative
 Origen – Juanes

Meilleur album de musique régionale mexicaine
 A Mis 80's – Vicente Fernández

Meilleur album latino tropical
 Salswing! – Rubén Blades, Roberto Delgado & Orquesta

American Roots
Meilleure prestation American roots
 Cry – Jon Batiste

Meilleure chanson American Roots
 Cry – Jon Batiste et Steve McEwan

Meilleur album Americana
 Native Sons – Los Lobos

Meilleur album Bleugrass
 My Bluegrass Heart – Béla Fleck

Meilleur album traditionnel de Blues
 I Be Trying – Cedric Burnside

Meilleur album contemporain de Blues
 662 – Christone "Kingfish" Ingram

Meilleur album folk
 They're Calling Me Home – Rhiannon Giddens et Francesco Turrisi

Meilleur album Roots régional
 Kau Ka Pe'a – Kalani Pe'a

Reggae
Meilleur album reggae
 Beauty in the Silence – Soldiers of Jah Army

Musique du monde
Meilleur album de musique du monde
 Mother Nature – Angélique Kidjo

Meilleure performance de musique du monde
 Mohabbat – Arooj Aftab

Musique pour enfants
Meilleur album de musique pour enfants
 A Colorful World – Falu

Spoken Word
Meilleur album spoken word (incluant la poésie, les livres audios & les storytelling)
 Carry On: Reflections for a New Generation from John Lewis – Don Cheadle

Comédie
Meilleur album comédie
 Sincerely Louis CK – Louis C.K.

Comédie musicale
Meilleur album de comédie musicale
 The Unofficial Bridgerton Musical – Emily Bear, Abigail Barlow

Musique pour les médias visuels
Meilleur album pour un média visuel
Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media
 Billie Holiday, une affaire d'État – Andra Day

Meilleure musique pour un média visuel
 Le Jeu de la dame – Carlos Rafael Rivera
 Soul – Jon Batiste, Trent Reznor et Atticus Ross

Meilleure chanson écrite pour un média visuel
 All Eyes on Me - Bo Burnham

Composing/Arranging
Meilleure composition instrumentale
 Eberhard - Lyle Mays

Meilleur arrangement, instrumental ou a cappella
 Meta Knight's Revenge - Charlie Rosen and Jake Silverman

Meilleur arrangement, instruments et voix
 To The Edge of Longing - Vince Mendoza

Package, Notes & Historical
Best Recording Package
 Pakelang - Li Jheng Han et Yu Wei

Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package
All Things Must Pass: 50th Anniversary Edition - Darren Evans, Dhani Harrison et Olivia Harrison

Best Album Notes
 The Complete Louis Armstrong Columbia and RCA Victor Studio Sessions 1946-1966 - Ricky Riccardi

Production
Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical
 Love for Sale - Dae Bennett, Josh Coleman, Billy Cumella

Producer of the Year, Non-Classical
 Jack Antonoff

Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical
 Passenger - Mike Shinoda, remixer Deftones

Best Immersive Audio Album
 Alicia - George Massenburg, Eric Schilling, Michael Romanowski, Ann Mincieli, Alicia Keys

Best Engineered Album, Classical
 Chanticleer Sings Christmas - Leslie Ann Jones, Chanticleer

Producer of the Year, Classical
 Judith Sherman - Alone Together, Jennifer Koh

Classical
Best Orchestral Performance
 Price: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 3 - Yannick Nézet-Ségui

 Best Opera Recording
 Glass: Akhnaten - Karen Kamensek, J'Nai Bridges, Anthony Roth Costanzo, Zachary James, Dísella Lárusdóttir; David Frost

Best Choral Performance
 Mahler: Symphony No. 8, 'Symphony Of A Thousand - Gustavo Dudamel, Grant Gershon, Robert Istad, Fernando Malvar-Ruiz, Luke McEndarferBest Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance'''
 Beethoven: Cello Sonatas - Hope Amid Tears – Yo-Yo Ma, Emanuel Ax

Best Classical Instrumental Solo
 Alone Together – Jennifer Koh

Best Classical Solo Vocal Album
 Mythologies - Sangeeta Kaur, Hila Plitmann

Best Classical Compendium
 Women Warriors - The Voices Of Change - Amy Andersson, Amy Andersson, Mark Mattson, Lolita Ritmanis

Best Contemporary Classical Composition
 Shaw: Narrow Sea - Caroline Shaw

Music Video/Film
Best Music Video
 Freedom – Jon Batiste

Best Music Film
 Summer of Soul

Notes et références

Lien externe
 Site officiel
 Premiere Ceremony

2022
Grammy Awards
Avril 2022 aux États-Unis

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text:
My Travels in Ding Yi
by Shi Tiesheng
Pub Date: 01 Jul 2019 | Archive Date: 01 Oct 2019
Anjana D, Reviewer
I was unable to understand this book and therefore could not finish it. I thought I would like the concept of a different narrator and a separate identity for the body while they are physically the same.
Since I did not get past the 10% mark with this, I cannot provide a review on other websites as well
Will H, Reviewer
Chinese literature in translation has become a worldwide phenomenon in recent years, with more and more outstanding Chinese novels being translated. And while authors from Japan to Latin America have become household names in English speaking homes over the past decade, Chinese literature is still fresh and exciting to so many. Case in point: My Travels in Ding Yi. While the author is no longer with us, this novel represents and fantastic and fantastical legacy of surrealism, epic world-bending, and a wonderfully unique insight into 20th century Chinese life. Much like the stories of Chen Qiufan and Yan Lianke, My Travels in Ding Yi represents some of the most inventive and surreal genre fiction from modern China.
Pamela L, Librarian
I usually enjoy non-linear, non-traditional narrator fiction... usually.  In this case, however, I found it difficult to get into the book at all.  It was SO non-linear and non-traditional, I could not even get the gist of the story.  In addition, the writing and language were not particularly beautiful or captivating.  I did not finish this book, so I will probably not be able to recommend it.  Thanks for the opportunity to try this new author!
Ellen I, Reviewer
It was a (Dutch) short story entitled Notities van een theoreticus by Shi Tiesheng and translated by Mark Leenhouts (Tirade 2009) that made me decide to read this book. Those who read the short story (on www.dbnl.org f.e.) immediately get a good impression of Tiesheng's writing style: somewhat detached, philosophical, thoughtful, asking questions, making jokes, and a narrative style that can be called 'gusty'. It is reminiscent of a stream of consciousness, but perhaps it is better to speak of two consciousness, because our protagonist who has known many hosts, including the writer, can also have a conversation with his host Ding Yi. Not immediately, because he 'came to' Ding Yi when Ding Yi has barely opened his eyes, but after a period of piggybacking and - sometimes - intervening to protect Ding Yi from the most seriously stupid things, there will also be a period in which fine conversations can be conducted. He explains to Ding Yi that not every human body has a soul and what the difference is between a (human) body with and without.
Thing Yi was a bit confused: What do we do about this?
Do about what?
Soulless bodies. If we encounter them, what do we do?
No need to worry. My man Ding is actually unlikely to encounter them.
Why? Think about a computer. You turn it on, but nothing appears on the screen no matter what commands you enter. Would you consider that an encounter? Think of a human form. You discuss feelings and love with them, and they just shout about food and drink. Have you encountered them?
It is these kinds of exchanges and these thoughts that constantly pop up - Fools are foolish because they are always deceive themselves - that keep you reading in search of another playful contemplation, because the story itself does not immediately grab you by the throat to pull you to the end. Fortunately, because that would undoubtedly have been at the expense of enjoying the teasing of our witty protagonist.
Kim M, Reviewer
I was drawn to this book about an entity that shifts from being to being because I greatly enjoyed books such as Reincarnation Blues by Michael Poore, Ghostwritten and Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell, and Life After Life by Kate Atkinson.  This book differs from those in that it is told as a stream-of-consciousness in 156 short chapters.  While I loved the whole concept, the rambling, lack of cohesiveness annoyed me. The whole chapter dedicated to the synopsis of the film Sex, Lies and Videotape, however, did inspire to me rewatch the movie.  So there's that.
John A, Reviewer
Ding Yi is not, as might seem to be the case from the title, a place, but a person. The traveller in question is an unnamed spirit who occupies the bodies of various people. He started, in fact, with Adam, and was there, in the Garden of Eden, when Eve gave Adam the apple. He has since moved on to a Chinese boy, Ding Yi (born Ding Er) though he also flits into the body of our author, Shi Tiesheng.
Had this novel been written by a Westerner, our spirit would undoubtedly have been mischievous. While he does have a bit of the mischievous in him, he is more reflective, more philosophical and more curious about the human mind and the human soul.
Ding Yi may not be the ideal subject. It seems the spirit has an element of choice when selecting his host, not least because, at one stage, he considers abandoning Ding Yi, though he later relents. He also partially inhabits, as mentioned, our author. Other spirits, whom he talks to, seem to do better, one claiming that he inhabits the body of the US athlete Carl Lewis.
It is not entirely clear what form he takes. Others clearly cannot see him but Ding Yi is well aware of his presence. Indeed, the pair spar on several occasions (he tells Din Yi, for example, to stop smoking to which Ding Yi tells him to mind his own business). He can see not only Ding Yi's physical body but also, to a certain degree, his mind and his dreams.
Despite his long history – Adam may have been the first but we learn that he has occupied many others, though details are not given – he seems to be remarkably ill-informed about what motivates humans. There are various aspects of humans that he does not really grasp. Two obvious ones are found in pretty well all humans, namely the desire to eat and sexual lust.
As regards eating, he comments apes, fish, dogs and horses have more difficulty evolving …because those apparatuses spend too much time eating. He, of course, does not. Ding Yi, when he grows older, spends much of his time lusting after various women, something the spirit cannot understand. Love, as we shall see, is something he does understand. Plain sexual lust he does not understand, though he sees its purpose. Why have sex? The answer seems simple – it's the best way to pass genes on to the next generation while maintaining its diversity.
There is one other area where he does not fully understand human behaviour – nudity. He cannot quite see the function of clothing. What a bizarre business this is. First, why is nudity shameful? Why does having one's bottom out incite ridicule? Bottoms and those wonderful buried slots are proper body parts.
In short, he is not terribly impressed with humans as a species. When first entering Ding Yi, he comments on my long journey I've actually mistakenly landed in an ape's body – that useless tool! It led me around all day eating, sleeping, climbing. No passion, no love! Weary ignorance was always tied to me like a rope, though he admits humans are better than other animals. Why? What do you think the most prominent advantage of the human machine is? It's play! It's recreation! Moreover, it's thought and taste! Poetry and painting, literature and drama, song and dance.
He does see the difference between humans: The difference between people is larger than that between people and pigs.
Much of the book is about how he observes Ding Yi, not always accepting what Ding Yi does, trying, often unsuccessfully, to influence Ding Yi in his behaviour and commenting endlessly to us, to Shi Tiesheng and to Ding Yi.
Ding Yi is alive during the Cultural Revolution and, as he is outspoken, gets into trouble. His father comes from a bourgeois family but they seem to have hidden this successfully and his father now works a a cook. However, Ding Yi is ashamed of him and tries to conceal his relationship with him.
One area where he does admire Ding Yi is his fortitude. Shi Tiesheng himself suffered considerably from ill-health and was ill while writing this book. Ding Yi gets cancer and considers suicide. (This is the point when the spirit thinks about leaving him). Ding Yi pulls through, being miraculously cured of the cancer and the spirit is certainly impressed.
The spirit has his own love life (and it is love not lust). He had fallen in love with Eve (the biblical Eve) and is now in constant search for her. He has seen her, he thinks, as a dancer and frequently looks at women, wondering whether she is Eve.
Sex, however, seems to be the big issue and when Ding Yi sees the film Sex, Lies, and Videotape (whose plot is described in great detail) and falls in love with the actress Qin E, it starts to dominate. Sex, Lies, and Videotape informs a lot of what Ding Yi, Qin E, the spirit and others talk about and do, ranging from erectile dysfunction (Graham, in the film suffers from it) to the love/sex issue. Ding Yi even writes a play based on the film.
The play, Empty Wall Night, and the film take up the rest of the book, as it influences the discussions and activities relating to love and sex. The spirit and others pose various questions on the subject. Why do people love? Because of loneliness. Because of distance. Because you've been surrounded by other people since you were born. and Why is love, the most beautiful feeling in the world, confined as much as possible instead of expanded as much as possible?. The spirit cannot fully grasp why it is not possible for someone to love many people or, indeed, for a group of people all to love one another. As he only seems to love one person – Eve – this seems an odd stance for him to take.
I must admit that, while I found this book interesting, I did find that it digressed a lot and that the spirit did go round and round endlessly on the topic. Yes, love and sex have many aspects and he did consider quite a few but at times I found myself skipping some of his discussions on love and sex. I fully accept that this may be the difference between a Western and Eastern approach. I also accept that this was Shi Tiesheng's final book and, given the state of his health, he probably knew it, so felt he wanted to put everything into this work. However, if you want a detailed examination of love and sex from the point of view of a non-human, this book certainly does that.
Stephanie J, Reviewer
I'd love to be able to claim that I completely understood My Travels In Ding Yi, but in reality - or the daylight concept of reality at least (you'll need to read the book to get that!) - I probably nodded sagely at about a quarter of it, generally grasped another quarter, and just went with the beautifully poetic flow of the rest. Shi Tiesheng's philosophical stream-of-consciousness novel runs just over 580 pages in 156 short chapters and is dense with themes and ideas. I did experience a certain euphoric relief at reaching that last chapter, but that's not to say that the novel was an unpleasant read. It definitely isn't! Admittedly it was written from a very male perspective so certain ideas irritated me. A woman who is the unknowing object of unrequited love can in no way be said to be arrogantly ignoring the man!
Shi has a strongly romanticised view of love which is cleverly portrayed by the split-identity of his protagonist. Human male Ding Yi seems only to be aware of women for their physical attributes and seeks sex at pretty much any opportunity. He is also 'inhabited' by an ancient spirit who is/was the soul of Adam and whose sole purpose is to use a succession of human hosts in searching out the soul of Eve so they can be together again forever. For all their deep philosophical discussion - and there is A Lot of this - none of Shi's characters really came to life for me. I enjoyed spending time in their company and unravelling their swirl ideas, but felt each person was more intended to fulfil a literary function than to be representative of a rounded human being.
I admit I did seriously start to lose my understanding when the plot of the film Sex Lies And Videotape was the focus of a chapter. The plotline was recounted in some detail, but as I've never seen the film this whole section made little sense within the novel and repeated later references to it were lost onme. Maybe if you are intrigued enough to read My Travels In Ding Yi, you might want to stream that film first. For the right reader, I think this novel could be a masterpiece. For me, I'm stuck on the fence! There were times when I nearly DNF'd, but then other times when I was entranced by the prose. (All credit to Alex Woodend for the translation which must have been quite the endurance feat.) I loved epic South American stream-of-consciousness novels before, so had quite high hopes for this one, but it didn't really hit the spot for me.
McKenzie P, Reviewer
I really struggled with the writing style of this book. It was almost as if a disembodied spirit with ADHD wrote a novel in stream of conscious. Stream of conscious is often hard to read, but it is made harder in this case by the overactive nature of the spirit. The spirit, who has been around basically since the dawn of time, takes a long 156 chapter journey in this book. Time is relative and not exact, there are a lot of thoughts on a full range of topics, and as far as I am concerned there is no real story line or plot. This one just missed the mark for me. I have to give a lot of credit to Alex Woodend though because I imagine that this was quite the momentous task to translate.
Alan M, Bookseller
'So I came to Ding Yi. Ding Yi was one of many roads, not your average road. Ding Yi was an independent soul and unusual person. Ding Yi had a concrete fate and non-abstract era. Ding Yi was an unrepeatable story and a representative of all history.'
Phew! With a sense of relief I got to the end of chapter 156. Yep, 156 chapters – OK most of them are short but this is an epic in every sense of the word. What to make of this 2006 Chinese classic that now receives its first English language publication?
This is the story of a nomadic, immortal spirit, who goes back in time to the first man in the Garden of Eden, and who now inhabits the body of the author, Shi Tiesheng, but who also once inhabited the body of our 'hero' Ding Yi. There is much play on the meta-textuality of it all, as the book quotes passages from Tiesheng's other works, as well as conversations between the spirit and Tiesheng. Ding Yi's story is one that develops during the time of the Cultural Revolution, so there is much made of personal freedom versus loyalty to the family and the state. It is also about sexual freedom, as Ding Yi explores this with Qin E and Lu Sa in some sort of polygamous relationship that develops. Over the course of Ding Yi's life, the spirit and he ponder on a huge number of issues, as the book relies heavily on ideas and conversations and philosophies. The spirit is constantly searching for his Eve, the other half of himself that was lost with the expulsion from Eden: 'Separation followed by searching is the primary intention of God's creation – the only way this path could be maintained.'
It's all a bit of a mish-mash; that's not to say it isn't good – some of the writing (and I have to commend the translation by Alex Woodend) is lyrical and deeply moving. But there is also a lot of distraction and dreams and, well, just general coming and going. Central to the book – literally, as it comes in chapter 84 – is a bizarre exposition of the entire plot of Steven Soderbergh's 1989 film 'sex, lies, and videotape', which Ding Yi and his one-time bully and now friend Qin Han watch together. The film they watch is missing the last couple of minutes at the end, and thereafter the book references again and again the film and its characters. I can only imagine that this film somehow meant a lot to the late Shi Tiesheng, but it all got a little confusing as to exactly what it was that he was trying to say.
Clearly this was an important work when it was first published, and given the current political climate it is only to be applauded that this now gets a wider audience. In its scope and ambition, however, it seems to overreach itself, which is a shame because the author clearly is gifted with a poetic lyricism that draws the reader in. Worthy is the word I would use, and take that in whichever way you want. Life is a journey, it seems, and we are always looking for something that will constantly just elude our grasp. It reminded me just how astonishing was David Mitchell's debut novel 'Ghostwritten', published in 1999, which explores a similar idea of a soul travelling between bodies. For me, that was a tighter and much more subtle work. Nonetheless, I enjoyed this, if at times just found it a little too self-referential. Recommended? Yes, but with reservations. 3.5 stars.
(With thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for an ARC of this title.)
Luke M, Reviewer
So, I could be a bit dim. I mean, I didn't pursue philosophy at university beyond first year, so Shi Tiesheng's 156-chapter stream-of-consciousness journey through life, the universe and everything – by painstakingly recounted way of Soderbergh's Sex, Lies and Videotape – might be just be something that's rocketing over my head, satellite style, shooting across the heavens leaving a trail of profundity that I'll never grasp, dullard that I am.
Could be.
Or it could be that My Travels In Ding Yi is a bit of a mess. That it's 156 chapters of rambling in desperate search of an editor. But who would edit the work of a man who's a legend in Chinese literature? Who wrote as a way to explore the world following a paralysing accident? And who's now dead?
That's the problem. The book reads as a shaggy dog tale without the benefit of the tight rein that other famed shaggy dog wranglers exhibit. It's not as calculated as Sterne, say. There's no sense of planned capriciousness here; more a feeling that someone's getting their thoughts down on paper with the intention of forming them into something meaningful. (Except they never returned to do so.)
I have the feeling that part of the aim of the book is to encapsulate a gigantic journey, a whole arc into its covers. In the way Perec's Life, A User's Manual tries to shovel a building's whole history inside, or how Joyce's Ulysses shrinks a heroic cycle into one man's (admittedly busy) day. Here, there's a tale that spans creation – seriously, we're on the hunt for Eve of Eden fame – and reaches from that point forward throughout everyone who's ever lived.
The story, such as it is, is of a nameless spirit, who's hung around since pre-fig leaf Adam times, who enters the titular Ding Yi at the moment of his birth. Ding Yi is only the most recent stop on the spirit's investigatory trip through life, and he acts as a constant companion, interrogating and driving the hapless bloke through his life. Is he a fate? Is he along for the ride or is he at the controls? It's never made particularly clear.
What he is, though, is loquacious. Holy fuck can this spirit talk. And talk. He causes dreams, but also has a lot to say about sex, love, philosophy and the ideas of confinement and freedom. He also manages to namedrop a lot of authors and artists – read Borges, haven't you? – in a manner that immediately grates. Life may be a dream, but this one's a bad one.
(That's not even covering the chapter where Sex, Lies and Videotape is recounted in tedious, tedious detail..)
One of the neater things, I thought, was that the spirit also mentions that he's inside Shi Tiesheng, as well. To the extent that it's unclear who is real and who is not. Who's writing this book? Even the book seems to not know. It reminds me of this quote by Zhuangzi, undoubtedly intentionally:

Once upon a time, I, Chuang Chou, dreamt I was a butterfly, fluttering hither and thither, to all intents and purposes a butterfly. I was conscious only of my happiness as a butterfly, unaware that I was Chou. Soon I awaked, and there I was, veritably myself again. Now I do not know whether I was then a man dreaming I was a butterfly, or whether I am now a butterfly, dreaming I am a man.

It's a cool idea, but the book absolutely bogs down in minutiae instead of delightful questing. The sense of who is who (and whether they are constant throughout the work) is handled sloppily, and by the end of my time with the text I didn't care. It's a shame, as there's a lot here to like – but the author seems intent on confounding the reader at every turn. Interestingly, Shi Tiesheng uses the spirit at some points to try and engage in some form of self-critical reflection... but it never holds.
I wish there were more of that.
An alternate translation of the title is My Sojourn In Ding Yi, which, given the languid pace and wobbly lines of definition in the narrative, would be more suitable. Everything is porous, here. Shall we throw in a play that turns into a sex game but really is a communion with nature? Why not. How about some dead artists? A lover who never knew you existed? Some videos? Nudity? Lots of drinking? How about all at once? It's like a long cruise where the days become endless and you're not quite sure if it's shuffleboard or sunbathing next.
(Oh, and time is something that's malleable at best, and an inconvenience at worst. So don't expect that you'll be having a strong hold on the timeline of this thing: you'll be perfectly settled in one stage of life before being whipped back elsewhere. Or, if you're lucky, to a couple of times simultaneously.)
Alex Woodend's translation appears to be a pretty good job. There's not a lot of areas where we're left with the feeling that there's particular things missed because of an inability to transfer them to English. There's a couple of times where there's probably been some insertions to explain untranslatable homonyms, but for the most part the text reasd well, and I imagine as exactly thorny as Shi Tieshing intended.
(I'm certain there's deeper meaning to passages focusing about changes of fortune related to the Revolution, but I readily admit that my lack of knowledge in this area may be clouding the issue.)
There is undoubtedly someone out there for whom this would be a life-changing read. I'm just not that person. I found My Travels In Ding Yi to be a book that'd be more enjoyable if it would stop trying to impress upon the reader how goddamned smart and thoughtful it is.
Emi B, Reviewer
The narrator here seems to be some kind of conscious spirit, setting up residence in all kinds of host bodies including but not limited to Adam in Eden, the author of this book Shi Tiesheng (who interjects throughout), and of course Ding Yi. It's very hard to characterize Ding Yi because he's described as a dunce but also a shameful intellectual and at times even brilliant; he is everything, he is contradiction, he is survivor, he is however the narrator feels like making him sound from chapter to chapter. Even his name changes abruptly to Er but then reverts again back to Yi. Much is made of Ding Yi's relationships, interests, adventures and mistakes, but in no conventional format. It's almost as if the author published his notes on every topic and cultural reference he'd considered for a few years: religion, plastic surgery, prostitution, political protest, rape, advertising, homosexuality, etc are all touched upon, and many cultural references come up from Carl Lewis to Mohammed Ali, including an entire synopsis of the movie Sex Lies and Videotape. Something akin to Haruki Murakami and Bret Easton Ellis but without a story line.
I just read Clarice Lispector's The Hour of the Star, it was a similar philosophical stream-of-consciousness tragicomic melodrama that didn't make a lot of sense to me, but it was only 81 pages long. My Travels in Ding Yi runs to 156 chapters.
I loved this book . I couldn't put it down. I'm so hapoy it was translated from Chinese to English. I think it teaches us many things in a novel form. Absolutly wonderful.
I would like to thank netgalley and the publisher for providing me with a copy free of charge. This is my honest and unbiased opinion of it.
Suzanne B, Reviewer
I really tried to love this book but I found the structure so jarring and fragmented and difficult to follow. This book requires a lot of time and mental prowess to understand what the author is trying to say. Sadly, it did not do it for me.
Marie-Emilia H, Bookseller
Ceci est la première fois où je lis quelque chose de ce style. J'ai trouvé intéressant qu'une âme (est-ce une âme, un esprit, le petit diablotin sur notre épaule ou la bonne conscience?) vieille de plusieurs expériences terrestre se retrouve dans le corps d'un petit garçon, qu'elle qualifie elle-même d'un peu stupide. J'ai également trouvé intéressant l'idée d'une dichotomie intérieure au personnage principale, soit Ding Yi et cet esprit.
Mariola S, Librarian
If you like to read something different, exotic, paranormal, educational, inspirational, and creative you should read this book.
I was fascinated with a very different approach of paranormal subject here. I dont want to spoil anything by giving away too much, but if you read this book you would be able to visualize a lot of things completely differently! That is a beauty of Asian writers! They teach us beautifully through their books!
Melissa J, Reviewer
This novel was unusual and unexpectedly lovely. I *love* that this is a look at China written by a Chinese author. Such a treat that we are able to enjoy this work in English.

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Accessing Health Records – Commons Library Constituency Casework Briefing
Information for anyone attempting to gain access their own, or somebody else's, medical records.
Accessing health records is now always as simple as putting in a Subject Access Request under the Data Protection Act 2018. Sometimes, other legislation also comes into play depending upon the circumstances.
Read the Commons Library Constituency Casework Briefing to find out more: https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/accessing-health-records/
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PolicyMogul is rolling out a free political monitoring and research platform to all parliamentarians and staff
PolicyMogul is a political monitoring and research platform that helps MPs and their staff stay on top of political developments and avoid missing important information from constituents and others.
Many MPs and their staff are actively using the free service.
Please see further details here: https://w4mp.org/w4mp/w4mp-guides/researcher-extraordinaire/policymogul-a-free-political-monitoring-and-research-platform/
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PolicyMogul – a free political monitoring and research platform
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This resource will help in the preparation of debates, meetings and constituency work, and includes up-to-the minute developments, tailored to your MP's interests, such as:
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Your account has already been prepared based on the known interests of all parliamentarians. By default you will receive a daily summary at 9am of all relevant news. The frequency and subject matter of alerts can be adjusted at any time.
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Ukraine Crisis – Commons Library Briefing
The Commons Library has put together a page featuring Commons Library publications relevant to the current crisis in Ukraine.
You can view it here: https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/cbp-9455/
Date 24th February 2022
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A short introduction to equality law – Commons Library Research Briefing
This new briefing from the Commons Library provides an overview of equality law, summarising the main concepts and the role of the Equality and Human Rights Commission.
You can find the full briefing here: https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/cbp-9448/
The Equality Act 2010 consolidates most equality law into one Act. It prohibits conduct and creates duties in relation to 'protected characteristics'. There are nine protected characteristics, listed in section 4 of the Act, ranging from age through to sexual orientation.
The Act prohibits direct and indirect discrimination, and harassment and victimisation. It also prohibits discrimination in relation to something arising from a person's disability, and creates a duty to make reasonable adjustments for disabled people.
The Act applies in various scenarios, including at work, in education and in relation to services and public functions.
Public authorities are subject to a Public Sector Equality Duty. The Duty means they must 'have due regard' to equality considerations when exercising public functions.
Except for in Northern Ireland, which has its own equality legislation, equality law is largely reserved to the the UK Parliament. The legal concepts in this briefing apply across England, Wales and Scotland.
The Equality and Human Rights Commission
The Equality and Human Rights Commission was established by the Equality Act 2006, with a duty to promote and encourage understanding of equality and human rights.
Individuals enforce their rights under the Equality Act 2010 before the courts. However, the Commission also has a range of powers at its disposal to enforce equality law at a more institutional level, and often strategically intervenes as a party to litigation if doing so could help develop equality law.
Date 4th February 2022
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UK immigration routes for Afghan nationals – Commons Library Research Briefing
Many Members of Parliament are dealing with a lot of enquiries from constituents asking how relatives or friends in Afghanistan might be able to come to the UK.
Read the Commons Library Research Briefing here: https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/cbp-9307/
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Constituency casework: asylum, immigration and nationality
Members of Parliament handle a high volume of immigration, nationality and asylum enquiries from constituents.
The Commons Library has produced a briefing which provides a brief overview of the UK's immigration and asylum system and basic British nationality law.
It also outlines the legal restrictions on giving immigration advice, gives some suggestions on handling constituents' enquiries, refers to some sources of information that may be helpful for straightforward questions, and highlights training courses available to Members' staff.
https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/sn03186/
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House of Commons Library Research Briefings on Afghanistan
Parliament has been recalled on Wednesday 18 August 2021 to debate the situation in Afghanistan.
You can find relevant Commons Library research and analysis on the Commons Library website here: https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/type/research-briefing/
Please note that the situation in Afghanistan is fast moving and briefings should be read as correct at the time of publication.
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Commons Library Research Briefing: Directly-elected mayors
This briefing paper explains the status of directly-elected mayors in English and Welsh local government, and the routes to establishing them, including the use of local referendums. It also includes an up-to-date list of elected mayors and statistics on previous referendums.
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You can find it here: https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/cbp-9214/
Date 21st May 2021
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package zk2topo

import (
	"path"
	"sort"

	"github.com/samuel/go-zookeeper/zk"
	"golang.org/x/net/context"
	"vitess.io/vitess/go/vt/vterrors"

	"vitess.io/vitess/go/vt/log"
	"vitess.io/vitess/go/vt/topo"
)

// This file contains the master election code for zk2topo.Server.

// NewMasterParticipation is part of the topo.Server interface.
// We use the full path: <root path>/election/<name>
func (zs *Server) NewMasterParticipation(name, id string) (topo.MasterParticipation, error) {
	ctx := context.TODO()

	zkPath := path.Join(zs.root, electionsPath, name)

	// Create the toplevel directory, OK if it exists already.
	// We will create the parent directory as well, but not more.
	if _, err := CreateRecursive(ctx, zs.conn, zkPath, nil, 0, zk.WorldACL(PermDirectory), 1); err != nil && err != zk.ErrNodeExists {
		return nil, convertError(err, zkPath)
	}

	result := &zkMasterParticipation{
		zs:   zs,
		name: name,
		id:   []byte(id),
		done: make(chan struct{}),
	}
	result.stopCtx, result.stopCtxCancel = context.WithCancel(context.Background())
	return result, nil
}

// zkMasterParticipation implements topo.MasterParticipation.
//
// We use a directory with files created as sequence and ephemeral,
// see https://zookeeper.apache.org/doc/trunk/recipes.html#sc_leaderElection
// From the toplevel election directory, we'll have one sub-directory
// per name, with the sequence files in there. Each sequence file also contains
// the id.
type zkMasterParticipation struct {
	// zs is our parent zk topo Server
	zs *Server

	// name is the name of this MasterParticipation
	name string

	// id is the process's current id.
	id []byte

	// stopCtx is a context that is closed when Stop is called.
	stopCtx context.Context

	// stopCtxCancel is the cancel function to call to cancel stopCtx.
	stopCtxCancel context.CancelFunc

	// done is a channel closed when the stop operation is done.
	done chan struct{}
}

// WaitForMastership is part of the topo.MasterParticipation interface.
func (mp *zkMasterParticipation) WaitForMastership() (context.Context, error) {
	// If Stop was already called, mp.done is closed, so we are interrupted.
	select {
	case <-mp.done:
		return nil, topo.NewError(topo.Interrupted, "mastership")
	default:
	}

	ctx := context.TODO()
	zkPath := path.Join(mp.zs.root, electionsPath, mp.name)

	// Fast path if Stop was already called.
	select {
	case <-mp.stopCtx.Done():
		close(mp.done)
		return nil, topo.NewError(topo.Interrupted, "mastership")
	default:
	}

	// Create the current proposal.
	proposal, err := mp.zs.conn.Create(ctx, zkPath+"/", mp.id, zk.FlagSequence|zk.FlagEphemeral, zk.WorldACL(PermFile))
	if err != nil {
		return nil, vterrors.Wrapf(err, "cannot create proposal file in %v", zkPath)
	}

	// Wait until we are it, or we are interrupted. Using a
	// small-ish time out so it gets exercised faster (as opposed
	// to crashing after a day of use).
	err = obtainQueueLock(mp.stopCtx, mp.zs.conn, proposal)
	switch err {
	case nil:
		break
	case context.Canceled:
		close(mp.done)
		return nil, topo.NewError(topo.Interrupted, "mastership")
	default:
		// something else went wrong
		return nil, err
	}

	// we got the lock, create our background context
	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
	go mp.watchMastership(ctx, mp.zs.conn, proposal, cancel)
	return ctx, nil
}

// watchMastership is the background go routine we run while we are the master.
// We will do two things:
// - watch for changes to the proposal file. If anything happens there,
//   it most likely means we lost the ZK session, so we want to stop
//   being the master.
// - wait for mp.stop.
func (mp *zkMasterParticipation) watchMastership(ctx context.Context, conn *ZkConn, proposal string, cancel context.CancelFunc) {
	// any interruption of this routine means we're not master any more.
	defer cancel()

	// get to work watching our own proposal
	_, stats, events, err := conn.GetW(ctx, proposal)
	if err != nil {
		log.Warningf("Cannot watch proposal while being master, stopping: %v", err)
		return
	}

	select {
	case <-mp.stopCtx.Done():
		// we were asked to stop, we're done. Remove our node.
		log.Infof("Canceling leadership '%v' upon Stop.", mp.name)

		if err := conn.Delete(ctx, proposal, stats.Version); err != nil {
			log.Warningf("Error deleting our proposal %v: %v", proposal, err)
		}
		close(mp.done)

	case e := <-events:
		// something happened to our proposal, that can only be bad.
		log.Warningf("Watch on proposal triggered, canceling leadership '%v': %v", mp.name, e)
	}
}

// Stop is part of the topo.MasterParticipation interface
func (mp *zkMasterParticipation) Stop() {
	mp.stopCtxCancel()
	<-mp.done
}

// GetCurrentMasterID is part of the topo.MasterParticipation interface.
// We just read the smallest (first) node content, that is the id.
func (mp *zkMasterParticipation) GetCurrentMasterID(ctx context.Context) (string, error) {
	zkPath := path.Join(mp.zs.root, electionsPath, mp.name)

	for {
		children, _, err := mp.zs.conn.Children(ctx, zkPath)
		if err != nil {
			return "", convertError(err, zkPath)
		}
		if len(children) == 0 {
			// no current master
			return "", nil
		}
		sort.Strings(children)

		childPath := path.Join(zkPath, children[0])
		data, _, err := mp.zs.conn.Get(ctx, childPath)
		if err != nil {
			if err == zk.ErrNoNode {
				// master terminated in front of our own eyes,
				// try again
				continue
			}
			return "", convertError(err, zkPath)
		}

		return string(data), nil
	}
}

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What is "TiN" Titanium Nitride?
Titanium nitride (TiN) (sometimes known as tinite) is an extremely hard ceramic material, often used as a coating on titanium alloys, steel, carbide, and aluminium components to improve the substrate's surface properties. Applied by an environmentally friendly PVD (Physical Vapor Deposition) process, TiN coatings do not affect substrate surface finish.
Titanium nitride is the most frequently used ceramic coating on machine tools, and has the longest history. It is often applied where both wear resistance and appearance are important.


Rampage is another typical Rock movie where it's full of action the Rock plays the alpha male that has all the answers but doesn't have all the answers and needs the help of the specialist the crisis in hand. The funny thing about this movie is the Rock actually plays a specialist in his field and even though he's playing the alpha male character is quite knowledgeable of primates and what he needs to do to be able to control them to influence their behaviour specifically George the gorilla.
The premise of the movie is that a pathogen has been developed but it's so ethically wrong that the development is taking place in space and as it's re-entering the Earth's orbit the shuttle that it is on or the escape pod basically explodes. Leaving the research and the pathogen falling randomly into different environments infecting any animal that it comes into contact with. The interesting part of this part of the movie is that it only seems to infect Apex Predators whether this is just luck or whether is because the apex predator would be a little bit more confident than any other random animal I don't know but it is Apex Predators and this is where the majority of the story comes from. The problem is how do you stop an apex predator when it's been infected to be even stronger and have different characteristics to enhance its performance ability to kill and other strengths.
The plot itself it's quite simple we can kind of get what's coming next there isn't really any surprising twists and Turns but there is some good character development and overall the action outweighs the simplicity of the plot. The acting itself is well done even though that it only needs to be simple the Rock does a really good performance as normal but he is playing his traditional role so it's not really stretching him in any form of the imagination. The best bit of this is while everything is going horribly wrong and you can see where the bad guys are and the good guys and everything works out as you'd expect there is quite a lot of comedy in this action movie and it's set so it's got you laughing but then at the same time your concentrating on what's going on which is always quite good.
Overall I give Rampage a 7 Out of 10 which is being quite generous because it's just a action movie feel good Tugs at your heartstrings at certain points and is great chemistry between the rock and need gorilla that well this isn't exactly difficult because the gorillas CGI and the rocks only having to react with himself it's still really well done and brings some Comic Relief to the situation well showing a bond between a human and animal whether it be fake or not. I'd recommend going to see this movie if you just want an action movie where you can chill and just enjoy the comedy value of it.


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Southwestern Health Resources Appoints Jim Beiermann as Senior Executive Officer
After serving as Chief Financial Officer for the last two years, Beiermann is promoted to be the organization's top leader
DALLAS — Southwestern Health Resources (SWHR) announced today that Jim Beiermann has been appointed to serve as Senior Executive Officer (SEO). Previously serving as SWHR's Chief Financial Officer (CFO), Beiermann will continue to drive the organization's work in population health management.
As SEO, Beiermann will lead SWHR's clinically integrated network of hospitals, physicians and other clinicians coordinating high-quality care for people and communities across North Texas. He will lead SWHR's network performance in risk-based contracts and spearhead innovative, data-driven population health management strategies to improve healthcare in the region.
In 2020, SWHR saved Medicare more than $38 million and achieved a quality score of 97 percent as one of the nation's Next Generation Accountable Care Organizations, according to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
"SWHR is paving the way in creating a healthcare model based on value," said Beiermann, "And value can be achieved by providing quality care, improving clinical outcomes and delivering a great patient experience. When we do this and do what's right for the patient, we can effectively lower the overall cost of delivering that exceptional care."
SWHR's network includes UT Southwestern faculty, Texas Health Physicians Group members and independent community physicians. Empowering providers to partner with patients in their care to achieve increased patient satisfaction and better clinical outcomes is one of SWHR's primary objectives, along with serving the more than 13,000 Medicare beneficiaries in the Care N' Care health plan.
"SWHR is not only shifting mindsets from fee-for-service to value-based care but also succeeding in implementation. To improve clinical performance, our network physicians leverage the resources SWHR provides — data, analytics, and innovative utilization and care management strategies," said Beiermann. "Our high benchmarks in quality and cost savings demonstrate our commitment to patients, providers, employers and payors. We are all in this together and I'm honored to help lead the charge."
Throughout his career, Beiermann has transformed business operations to drive growth, efficiency, and profits through process improvement, change management, cost management and strategic planning. As CFO at SWHR, Beiermann worked to build a connected system of care and unique payment model that achieved significant year-to-year overall savings.
"Jim has been an excellent steward of our financial resources, supported innovation in the quality care for our patients and will continue to focus on expanding our network to serve North Texas," said Daniel K. Podolsky, MD, President of UT Southwestern Medical Center, who co-chairs SWHR with Barclay Berdan, FACHE, CEO of Texas Health Resources.
"His leadership and expertise will continue to be key in optimizing our financial efficiency, managing operational change and supporting our providers as they achieve high-quality clinical performance and collaboration at all levels," said Berdan.
Beiermann has spent the past 30 years managing the cost of care and has been on all sides of the managed care spectrum — payor, provider and consumer. Before SWHR, he spent a third of his career with Wellpoint Anthem and held leadership roles at Conifer Health Solutions and Molina Healthcare.
Beiermann is a graduate of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where he earned his bachelor's degree in finance.
About SWHR:
Southwestern Health Resources (SWHR), which blends the strengths of UT Southwestern Medical Center and Texas Health Resources, includes a clinically integrated network of 29 hospital locations and more than 5,500 physicians and other clinicians, is committed to being the national leader in population health. With more than 650 points of access to care, the network provides higher value and allows patients to access services across a full continuum of medical needs. SWHR serves people across 16 counties in North Texas, coordinating care for more than 730,000 patients, aligned with commercial healthcare plans and Medicare programs.
For more information, call 214-389-7272, Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m., email swhrnews@southwesternhealth.org or visit southwesternhealth.org.
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Carrier effects on exciton-exciton interaction in quantum wells
Thilagam Lohe
We report on the theoretical study of carrier effects on the strength of exciton–exciton interactions in semiconductor quantum wells. Using the framework of fractional dimensional space, our work extends the existing theory to a new dimension, which describes in an improved way, realistic quantum systems like quantum wells. Analytical expressions which give a measure of the strength of exciton–exciton interaction are derived, and are used to show that, depending on the dimensionality of the excitonic system, the effect of charge carriers on the strength of exciton–exciton interaction is critically dependent on the momentum transferred between two interacting excitons.
Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids
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Excitons Engineering & Materials Science 100%
Semiconductor quantum wells Engineering & Materials Science 88%
quantum wells Physics & Astronomy 43%
Charge carriers Engineering & Materials Science 43%
Strength Chemistry 36%
Momentum Engineering & Materials Science 26%
Lohe, T. (1999). Carrier effects on exciton-exciton interaction in quantum wells. Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids, 60(7), 867-875. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0022-3697(99)00018-9
Lohe, Thilagam. / Carrier effects on exciton-exciton interaction in quantum wells. In: Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids. 1999 ; Vol. 60, No. 7. pp. 867-875.
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Lamar Odom is awake and responds to 'I love you' from wife Khloe Kardashian
LAS VEGAS – Lamar Odom was awake and responsive to communicative attempts from his estranged wife Khloe Kardashian at a Las Vegas hospital on Friday morning, according to Odom's college basketball coach Jim Harrick.
In a telephone conversation with USA TODAY Sports, Harrick said that Kardashian, who married the former NBA player in 2009, had texted details of a strong improvement in Odom's condition.
"She reached down and said 'you know I love you' and he kind of nodded," Harrick said. "Three or four days after being scared to death and fearing the worst, that is a little hope, a little progress. She texted me that (information)."
Harrick became a father figure to Odom during the 6-10 forward's time at Rhode Island University, where he played basketball for one season before entering the NBA draft in 1999.
Odom has been at Sunrise Hospital in Las Vegas since Tuesday, having been taken to the facility after being found unresponsive following a three-day binge that allegedly involved cocaine use at a Nevada brothel called the Love Ranch.
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Lamar Odom used cocaine, up to 10 sexual performance supplements before hospitalization
Friday brought the first positive signs for Odom's health as his heart showed evidence of increased function.
Kardashian and Odom are still technically married as their divorce has not yet been finalized. Harrick said he hopes the pair can rekindle their relationship if Odom pulls through from his stricken condition.
"I think she is the best thing to have ever happened to him," Harrick said.
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