Though advertised as Sunburst, which would have been a golden orange going to dark red at the edges, it was more yellowy, going to a sort of pink, so as soon as I got it home, I covered it with black Fablon.

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Though bright-red Japanese maples are most recognisable, many other showy trees burst into colour, like the deep golden ginkgo and burnt-orange zelkova trees.

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Not quite as huge but with an equally mysterious history is the so-called Golden Maharaja, a pear-shaped diamond of fancy dark orange-brown color, weighing in at 65.57 carats.

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Not only did Marquette's season end at Syracuse's expense, but the Big East foes also will be going their separate ways this summer, with the Orange departing for the Atlantic Coast Conference and the Golden Eagles joining a splinter group of basketball-centric schools that will keep the Big East name.

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Mr Golden's colourful character (parked outside his office is the orange Harley he used to ride around the deck of a carrier he commanded in the Gulf) might break through to disaffected voters.

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