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Microsoft has announced two new Linux distributions for Windows 10 Subsystem for Linux (WSL), including the first paid-for Linux distro called WLinux. WLinux is a Debian-based distro available for $19.99 from Microsoft Store. The company also announced Ubuntu 18.04, which will be available through the Microsoft Store, as well. While Windows 10 October 2018 Update is still to recover from the data loss bugs and its rollout process is yet to be restarted, Microsoft has today shared how the latest Windows 10 version 1809 will bring more support for Linux distros through the WSL. WSL enables Windows 10 to run various GNU/Linux distros inside the operating system as apps, offering access to Ubuntu, openSUSE, Debian, Kali Linux, and others. “WLinux is a custom Linux distro built from Debian specifically for use on WSL,” the company said. “While other distros are available for WSL, WLinux is the first optimized for use by users of WSL.” WLinux, built by Whitewater Foundry and being promoted as a “fast Linux terminal environment for developers,” can be downloaded from Microsoft Store for $9.99 for the first 7 days. As for Ubuntu 18.04 (download link), it can now be run on Windows 10 ARM-based machines. If the distro is downloaded from the Microsoft Store, it will check whether the user has an ARM-based device to pull the right version. Microsoft improves WSL and offers convenience with Windows 10 version 1809 While WSL isn’t new, with the release of Windows 10 October 2018 Update, users will be able to launch Linux using Windows File Explorer. Microsoft has added a new “Open Linux shell here” context menu entry to the shell. Users can do this in the file explorer by selecting a folder and then clicking Shift+Right to see the new context menu. Clicking on “Open Linux shell here” option will launch the default WSL distribution directly in that path. Microsoft has also shared a long list of bugs and improvements to WSL that will be made available with the release of Windows 10 1809. As for that release, the company is yet to update on when the Windows 10 October 2018 Update is going to be made available to the users again. Although it is estimated that a few million usersmanaged to get their hands on the latest Windows version, the official re-release is yet to begin since its initial rollout process was put to a pause in October.

AMD has also announced their latest Radeon Instinct MI60 graphics accelerator, which is also the worlds first 7nm graphics card to have been publicly shown. The graphics accelerator is aimed at the HPC market and uses the latest 7nm Vega 20 GPU to deliver unprecedented density increase and unprecedented amounts of compute and bandwidth. AMD Radeon Instinct MI60, Worlds First 7nm Graphics Accelerator Detailed – 64 Compute Units, 32 GB HBM2, 1 TB/s Bandwidth, and PCIe Gen 4.0 Support There’s a lot to talk about so let’s start with the specifications. The AMD Radeon Instinct MI60 uses the Vega 20 GPU which is AMD’s first 7nm GPU. The design of the 14nm Vega was ported over to 7nm and priority optimized for the HPC sector. This in return gave AMD a chance to fully utilize the Vega architecture, leveraging it compute capabilities and taking them a step ahead. The Vega 20 GPU features a total of 13.23 Billion transistors which are packed within a 331mm2die. It’s definitely a really dense design and you will note that AMD has also slightly optimized their GCN cores on Vega 20. With 7nm, AMD can optimize it run at faster clock speeds, allowing for up to 7.4 TFLOPs of double precision compute, twice that in the single precision ops of 14.8 TFLOPs and similarly, twice of that in half precisions ops, rated at 29.5 TFLOPs. There still are 64 compute units which make up 4096 stream processors but as I mentioned before, they have been vastly optimized for the HPC market, hence delivering faster compute operations and adding DLL/ML instruction sets. Talking about Deep Learning operations, the Instinct MI60 now supports both INT8 and INT4 with a maximum theoretical compute power rated at 118 TFLOPs in INT4 and 59.0 TFLOPs in INT8. In terms of memory, we are looking at 32 GB of HBM2 VRAM that features an unprecedented bandwidth of 1 TB/s. AMD is using four stacks of HBM2 that use an 8-Hi design and allowing for the biggest and densest VRAM capacity ever featured on a single chip GPU. In addition to the specifications, the Radeon Instinct MI60 is fully compliant with AMD’s ROCM software stack, additionally making use of a new machine learning engine that will extend AMD’s efforts in the Deep Learning and Artifical Intelligence space. Key features of the AMD Radeon Instinct MI60 and MI50 accelerators include: Optimized Deep Learning Operations: Provides flexible mixed-precision FP16, FP32, and INT4/INT8 capabilities to meet growing demand for dynamic and ever-changing workloads, from training complex neural networks to running inference against those trained networks. World’s Fastest Double Precision PCIe Accelerator: The AMD Radeon Instinct MI60 is the world’s fastest double precision PCIe 4.0 capable accelerator, delivering up to 7.4 TFLOPS peak FP64 performance allowing scientists and researchers to more efficiently process HPC applications across a range of industries including life sciences, energy, finance, automotive, aerospace, academics, government, defense and more. The AMD Radeon Instinct MI50 delivers up to 6.7 TFLOPS FP64 peak performance while providing an efficient, cost-effective solution for a variety of deep learning workloads, as well as enabling high reuse in Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI), Desktop-as-a-Service (DaaS) and cloud environments. Up to 6X Faster Data Transfer: Two Infinity Fabric Links per GPU deliver up to 200 GB/s of peer-to-peer bandwidth – up to 6X faster than PCIe 3.0 alone – and enable the connection of up to 4 GPUs in a hive ring configuration (2 hives in 8 GPU servers). Ultra-Fast HBM2 Memory: The AMD Radeon Instinct MI60 provides 32GB of HBM2 Error-correcting code (ECC) memory, and the Radeon Instinct MI50 provides 16GB of HBM2 ECC memory. Both GPUs provide full-chip ECC and Reliability, Accessibility and Serviceability (RAS) technologies, which are critical to delivering more accurate compute results for large-scale HPC deployments. Secure Virtualized Workload Support: AMD MxGPU Technology, the industry’s only hardware-based GPU virtualization solution, which is based on the industry-standard SR-IOV (Single Root I/O Virtualization) technology, makes it difficult for hackers to attack at the hardware level, helping provide security for virtualized cloud deployments. AMD has also shared a roadmap which showcases that a new Radeon Instinct product, currently termed as “MI-Next” will be launching next year, featuring higher performance, increased connectivity, and better software compatibility. As for the Radeon Instinct MI60, it is expected to ship this quarter which indeed makes it the first 7nm graphics card to hit the market as there’s no other 7nm GPU product from competition in the near horizon. There will also be the Radeon Instinct MI50 accelerator, a slightly toned downed variant of the MI60. Both cards will feature dual 8 pin connectors to boot and the MI60 would feature a TDP of 300W.

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Black trim adorns the exterior of both models, and they ride on matching wheels. Toyota will expand the availability of its dark-trimmed Nightshade Special Editions to the 2019 Camry and Highlander in an effort to let customers add a little style to their new vehicle. The more stylish models will debut at the Los Angeles Auto Show and will go on sale in 2019. The Nightshade Package comes on the mid-range SE grade of the Camry. It adds black parts for the rear spoiler, window moldings, mirror caps, radio antenna, door handles, and badges. The sedan also rides on a set of black 18-inch wheels. Buyers can specify these dark accents over Midnight Black Metallic, Celestial Silver, or Super White exterior paint. The tweaks are similar for the Highlander Nightshade, and like the Camry, the package comes on the SE trim level. The black trim covers the rear spoiler, radio antenna, door handles, mirror caps, and Toyota emblems, in addition to surrounding the headlights and foglights. The SUV rides on a set of black 19-inch wheels with matching lug nuts. The dark trim will be available on models in Midnight Black Metallic, Predawn Gray Mica, Salsa Red Pearl, and Blizzard Pearl. Toyota will only build 5,000 units of the Highlander with the Nightshade package. Toyota first introduced the Nightshade Edition on the 4Runner, Tacoma, and Tundra a few months ago. Like the Camry and Highlander, the earlier models also received a bounty of black trim. The 4Runner even had a dark chrome grille. Toyota's Lexus luxury division follows a similar theme at the L.A. Auto Show by introducing the LX Inspiration Series (gallery above) at the event. The gargantuan SUV wears special Black Onyx and a matching set of 21-inch wheels. Black trim adorns the headlights, taillights, and window surrounds. Plus, there's a dark chrome grille surround. The cabin mixes things up by using Moonlight White semi-aniline leather on the seats, but mixes it with black parts for the headliner, center console, carpets, cargo mats, and key gloves.

It’s not known why the most po[CENSORED]r model from Russia’s leading manufacturer of off-road vehicles, UAZ, is called the Patriot. Perhaps it’s because the company first appeared in Ulyanovsk during World War II, as a builder of trucks and SUVs for the Red Army. Not unlike the American Jeep brand, UAZ is something of a patriot itself. And like Jeep, this off-road brand serves a loyal group of owners both on and off-road, conquering nature and heading to the most remote corners of the vast Russian wilderness. Although it’s one of the newer models to roll out of the Ulyanovsk Automobile Plant, about 550 miles east of Moscow, the Patriot has been in production for 13 years. And while it’s hardly the most advanced UAZ on the road, the company has kept it updated from year to year, addressing complaints and improving quality in equal measure. Aside from restylings and technical improvements in 2014 and 2016, the Patriot's design has remained mostly unchanged since its debut in 2005. Changes over the years included new lighting, an updated grille, and a new front panel in the cabin. The next update, although not the last (by March 2019, the Patriot should carry a four- or five-speed automatic), is similarly light. There’s a new metallic color (Blue Baikal) and a tweaked design for the 18-inch wheels. A new Expedition Package is also available and adds a winch, roof rack, a rear ladder, and BFGoodrich off-road rubber. These items were formerly part of a pricey special edition Patriot, but no longer – it costs about $3,050 to add to base Patriots or about $2,750 to any of the other trims. Inside, there changes are minimal. Solid grab handles in the corners of A- and B-pillars aid with ingress and egress. But on the road, the passenger should keep their hands to themselves, rather than obstructing the driver’s view. Invisible to the eye but not the ear is the extra noise insulation in the firewall and fenders, which reduces engine and road noise. Somewhat. The additional sound deadening helps with stones bouncing into the wheel wells and the rumble of the BFGoodrich rubber, but the Patriot’s more powerful engine and torquier engine is hard to hide. This new setup packs 150 horsepower and 173 pound-feet of torque from a 2.7-liter four-cylinder and is borrowed from the Profi truck. This is essentially an upgraded version of the pre-facelift Patriot’s engine, which is now relegated to fleet duty. The “new” engine packs an extra 15 hp and 13 lb-ft of torque thanks to new pistons and a new cylinder head, heat-resistant exhaust valves, tweaked engine timing, and a compression ratio that’s been bumped from 9.1 to 9.8:1. There’s also a double-headed exhaust manifold, which UAZ refers to as “a spider.” These small performance changes don’t reflect the revolutionary changes under the hood. But in reality, these small performance changes don’t reflect the revolutionary changes under the hood. What does is the drop in peak torque from 3,900 rpm to just 2,650 rpm. Finally, the Patriot drives well and confidently from middling revs, pulling perfectly well off-road in second and even third gear at very low speeds. It overcomes many serious obstacles not only in low-range, but even in rear-wheel drive. Dynamics on-road have changed, as well. With the new engine, overtaking is easier – the Patriot’s old four-cylinder took around 20 seconds to reach 62 miles per hour, but the updated model can do the deed in a far more reasonable 12.7 seconds. And that’s despite weighing in at over 2.1 tons. It’s a very impressive improvement. The higher compression ratio, though, has forced the engine onto a diet of Premium fuel, although it accepted the 92 octane we found in one of Russia’s most extreme northern points – on the Sredny and Rybachy peninsulas surrounded by the Barents Sea – without complaint during our three days of testing. For drivers that need to go even further into the countryside, there’s even better news. UAZ is working on a bi-fuel version of the Patriot, with the ZMZ Pro engine from its Profi pickup trucks. The result of such a move would be a Patriot that could travel 50 percent further before refueling than a petrol-only model. Alongside the new engine, UAZ upgraded the Patriot’s clutch for improved reliability. It’s also lighter and easier to mani[CENSORED]te and cuts down on NVH. A five-speed manual transmission is also a new addition to the modernized Patriot. Unfortunately, the Patriot doesn’t feature a six-speed box, which is particularly missed on paved roads. But UAZ seems happy with the five-speed. The company acknowledges that the previous Patriot transmission’s throws were too long and the gear lever vibrated too much. To address these issues, the company replaced the solid gear lever with a multi-piece setup that included an integrated damper to reduce vibrations. Throws are also shorter than before, while slotting the lever into the gate is a more satisfying experience. The big change for the Patriot is the new front axle and steering assembly. Along with the more powerful engine and upgraded transmission, the Profi-sourced axle features a firmer framework on the steering rack and a more powerful damper to isolate the wheel from imperfections in the road. This particular addition can be retrofitted to older Patriots, as well. It’s a worthwhile improvement, since the new elements make for a more controllable, easier to drive vehicle. Now, instead of struggling to keep the car straight, it requires only minor course corrections. And to boot, there’s a tighter turning circle, too. UAZ also made tweaks to the suspension, softening the rear springs by six percent, while the tweaking the shocks at all four corners, and fitting a thinner 18-millimeter rear sway bar, rather than the old Patriot’s 21-mm setup. The goal was to make a softer, more comfortable ride, but UAZ pulled it off without major increases in body roll. That doesn’t mean the Patriot is perfect. It still suffers from secondary motion on small bumps, and it leans towards oversteer. The Patriot is too loose on slippery roads, and tends to turn in too aggressively under acceleration. Overall, though, the updated Patriot is more in line with what buyers expect of an SUV. Overall, though, the updated Patriot is more in line with what buyers expect of an SUV. The 2019 model is more powerful, has additional torque, and both rides and handles better. It’s also more durable, with galvanized door hinges, and thicker, tougher steel that’s more resistant to corrosion. Speaking of rust, a special 3M adhesive coats the seams before they’re primed and painted, keeping oxidation at bay. That paint and primer are new, too. According to UAZ, the Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance uses the same stuff. That doesn’t mean there aren’t serious quality issues that need addressed. Fit and finish is disappointing, and the quality of the plastics in the cabin is poor, too. The seals for the tailgate also need improved. Despite a new sealer for the doors, there’s nothing to keep the cargo compartment isolated, so dirt and moisture get into the trunk while driving. Overall, though, the improvements outweigh these shortcomings, and that has an impact on the price. UAZ offers the Patriot in four trim levels – Classic, Optimum, Prestige, and Maximum – with prices ranging from 766,500 to 1,049,000 rubles ($11,667 to just under $16,000, at today’s rates). That works out to an increase of 30,000 to 35,000 ($456 to $532) on each trim, which isn’t much. Should you buy the 2019 Patriot, though? Well, yeah. Especially if you like hunting, fishing, or just escaping the crushing reality of civilized life. You should especially consider the updated Patriot if you passed on the previous version – the current SUV is the best in many years. Will this new model significantly improve sales, though? That’s harder to say, but it’s unlikely the Patriot will be drowning in customers that are suddenly wishing to exchange their Korean or Chinese SUVs for domestic examples. An increase in sales will more likely come thanks to increased export sales. In recent months, UAZ has announced the opening of dealers in Lebanon and Mexico, and its line of off-roaders is also hitting the market in Kazakhstan. UAZ’s pickup and its Patriot SUV were also certified for sale in Italy. Russian SUVs have long been known and appreciated for their abilities – need we remind you of the Lada Niva? – and there’s little doubt that the Patriot, with its competitive price, will find a similar place in the hearts of foreign drivers. 2019 UAZ Patriot ENGINE2.7-liter I4 OUTPUT150 Horsepower / 173 Pound-Feet TRANSMISSION5-Speed Manual DRIVE TYPEFour-Wheel Drive WEIGHT4,684 Pounds SPEED 0-62 MPH12.7 Seconds MAXIMUM SPEED93 MPH FUEL ECONOMY20.5 MPG SEATING CAPACITY5 CARGO VOLUME22.3 / 85.3 Cubic Feet BASE PRICE$11,667 (as of publication) Gallery: 2019 UAZ Patriot 163 Photos Photo by: UAZ

United Nations and Syrian Arab Red Crescent trucks arrived at the remote Rukban refugee camp in Syria, where SARC has also set up an emergency vaccination campaign for the camp's 10,000 children. A United Nations aid convoy on Saturday reached the Rukban refugee camp in Syria where thousands of people are stranded in the desert, close to the border with Jordan, a member of the camp’s local council said. “The first convoys have entered the camp,” said Abu Abdullah, a member of the civilian council that runs the camp and has coordinated with the U.N. on humanitarian aid convoys. The United Nations said it was delivering food, sanitation and hygiene supplies, nutrition and health assistance to 50,000 people in Rukban, an area under rebel control, in an operation expected to take three to four days. The Syrian Arab Red Crescent is also taking part in the convoy, which will also involve an emergency vaccination campaign for 10,000 children against measles, polio and other diseases, a U.N. statement said. “While this much-needed delivery is an important achievement, a longer-term solution must be found for the many civilians living in Rukban,” said Ali al-Za’tari, the U.N. resident and humanitarian coordinator in Syria. The U.S. State Department welcomed the news. “We also recognize Russia’s role in persuading the regime to finally comply with the UN Security Council’s authorizations for the delivery of cross-line humanitarian aid by issuing the administrative approvals required for this convoy to move,” State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert said in a statement. “We hope to see Russia use its influence with the regime to address the continued lack of humanitarian access across much of Syria,” she added. More than half a million people have died in the Syrian conflict since it began in 2011, and half the pre-war po[CENSORED]tion have fled their homes, including more than 5 million who have gone abroad. Rukban, located close to the Tanf U.S. military base in the desert near where the borders of Syria, Jordan and Iraq converge, is home to more than 50,000 people whose last U.N. aid convoy arrived in January. The camp was last month besieged on the Syrian side of the border by the Syrian army, preventing smugglers and traders from delivering food. Though a U.S.-backed rebel group controls the area, it abuts Jordan’s border and is encircled by the Syrian army. Jordan has put a block on aid crossing the frontier after allowing the January delivery through its territory, and says it should not be held responsible for conditions in the camp. U.N. relief trucks had planned to deliver aid to Rukban a week ago after gaining clearance from Damascus, but were delayed for logistical and security reasons, the United Nations said. Shortages of food and medicine at the camp have caused at least a dozen deaths in recent weeks; the United Nations described conditions there as “concerning” and said thousands of lives were at risk. Since Russia entered Syria’s war in support of President Bashar al-Assad in 2015, Assad has recovered large swathes of ground. Islamic State insurgents, who once controlled much of Syria, have lost almost all their territory. Front lines between the remaining contested areas appear to have stabilized for now. However, many refugees and internally displaced people fear to return home because of poor living conditions, conscription into the military or worry over reprisals.

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Introducing the new branded HP Laptop and Desktop Automated Selection Tool Are you on the market for a pre-built gaming PC (with great upgradeability) or a gaming laptop and are tired of searching through the web for the perfect fit for your budget? Well, look no further, we are now rolling out our brand new invention: the branded laptop and desktop selection tool. While it currently supports HP only products, simply enter your budget and it will give you the perfect combination that best fits your budget. You can try out the new laptop and desktop builder over here. The tool allows you to key in monitors and keyboards along with the desktop or laptop selection and gives it any budget from $200 to $6000! It will scour through over 2,000,000 permutations to give you the best mathematically possible fit for your budget. This is something that is not currently humanly possible ? What’s new with the OG PC Builder: Intel 9th Generation, AMD 2nd Gen and NVIDIA RTX Support now added We have also added the latest generation of processors, motherboards, and GPUs to our vanilla PC builder. It knows exactly how each component performs and simply enter the budget and let it decide what is worth your money. How does it work you ask? Well, it is a computer logic based tool to help you make the best component buying decisions possible. It automatically checks prices of the latest PC parts and runs through a total of 7,077,523,200 permutations to arrive at the perfect gaming build for every single price point. ? The logic currently uses a target specification of 4K60 and will try to give you the best possible gaming performance for any particular price point. It may not necessarily give you the latest gen cards (RTX for eg) if the price isn’t justified by the performance. It is designed to automatically check for all known compatibility issues. The tool is currently in the public beta stage and we encourage you to submit any bugs that you may spot using Wccftech’s Tip feature. If you want a workstation build, click on the workstation option to get a CPU-preferred build order. We have also added alternative suggestions for GPU and motherboard vendors in case you do not want to go with the default preference. In addition to that, you can of course, force an AMD only and/or Intel and/or NVIDIA only build. Our performance indicators will show you any performance gains/losses, should you opt for a GPU different from that chosen by the Build My PC tool. The tool will always give you the lowest possible price for all available vendors (currently; Amazon and Newegg).

The never-ending fight against bacteria has taken a turn in humanity's favor with the announcement of a tool that could give the upper hand in drug research. Bacterial resistance to antibiotics has produced alarming headlines in recent years, with the prospect of commonly prescribed treatments becoming obsolete setting off alarm bells in the medical establishment. More efficient ways of testing replacements are desperately needed, and a team from the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (OIST) has just found one. In their paper, published in ACS Sensors, the scientists look at a microbial structure called biofilms -- bacterial cells that band together into a slimy matrix. These are advantageous for bacteria, even giving resistance to conventional antibiotics. With properties like these, biofilms can be hazardous when they contaminate environments and industries; everything from tainting food production to clogging sewage treatment pipes. Biofilms can also become lethal if they make their way into medical facilities. Understanding how biofilms are formed is key to finding ways to defeat them, and this study brought together OIST scientists from backgrounds in biotechnology, nanoengineering and software programming to tackle it. The team focused on biofilm assembly kinetics -- the biochemical reactions that allow bacteria to produce their linked matrix structure. Gathering intelligence on how these reactions function can tell a lot about what drugs and chemicals can be used to counteract them. No tools were available to the team that would allow them to monitor biofilm growth with the frequency they needed to have a clear understanding of it. So, they modified an existing tool to their own design. Dr. Nikhil Bhalla, working in OIST's Micro/Bio/Nanofluidics Unit led by Prof. Amy Shen took to the nanoscale to find a solution: "We created little chips with tiny structures for E. coli to grow on," he said. "They are covered in mushroom shaped nano-structures with a stem of silicon dioxide and a cap of gold." Now all the team had to do was find some bacteria to work with. Reaching out to OIST's Structural Cellular Biology Unit, the team were helped by Dr Bill Söderström, who supplied stocks of E. coli on the surface of nanomushroom chips for the team to study. When these nanomushrooms are subject to a targeted beam of light, they absorb it by Localized Surface Plasmon Resonance (LSPR). By measuring the difference between light wavelengths entering and exiting the chip, the scientists could make observations of the bacteria growing around the mushroom structures without disturbing their test subjects and affecting their results. "This is the first time we have used this sensing technique to study bacterial cells," said Dr. Riccardo Funari, the team's resident biotechnologist, "but the problem we found was we couldn't monitor it in real time." Getting a constant stream of data from their LSPR setup was possible, but required a whole new set of software to make it functional. Fortunately, research technician Kang-yu Chu was on hand to lend his programming expertise to the problem. "We made an automatic measuring program with instant analysis based on existing software, which let us process the data with one click. It greatly reduced the manual work involved and let us correct any problems with the experiment as they happen," said Kang-yu. Now these three disciplines have combined to make a benchtop tool that can be used in virtually any laboratory, and there are plans to miniaturize the technology into a portable device that could be used in a huge array of biosensing applications. "Studies on clinically relevant microorganisms are coming next," said Dr. Funari, "and we're really excited about the applications. This could be a great tool for testing future drugs on lots of different kinds of bacteria." For now at least, humans are taking the lead in the bacterial battle.

For the first time ever, art created by artificial intelligence sold for US$432,500 at a New York auction. The AI-generated “Portrait of Edmond Belamy” depicts a slightly blurry chubby man in a dark frock-coat and white collar, and his off-centre position leaves enough white space to show the artist’s signature as “min max Ex[log(D(x))] + Ez[log(1-D(G(z)))],” a mathematical algorithm. Christie’s, the auction house that has sold paintings by Picasso and Monet at record prices, offered the portrait for sale from Oct. 23 to 25. The work was initially estimated to fetch between US$7,000 to US$10,000, according to the auction house. Paris-based collective Obvious, founded by Hugo Caselles-Dupré, Pierre Fautrel and Gauthier Vernier, created the portrait. Vernier said the portrait aimed to meld traditional art and artificial intelligence. “Portrait of Edmond de Belamy” was among several portraits produced by AI, all of them arranged in a fictitious Belamy family tree, including Baron de Belamy in a military sash and a countess in pink silks.

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