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In the West, particularly the United States, the primary color metaphor for race is the classification of persons of African ancestry as "black" and persons of European ancestry as "white". In Australia, Indigenous Australians are also called "black". The terms negro, colored, and Negroid also served as color metaphors (except in some places, such as South Africa, where coloured people were those of mixed racial descent). ...

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Traditional Chinese culture and some others view the center as a fifth principal direction. In Asia, each direction is often identified with a color, and geographical or ethnic terms may contain the name of the color instead of the name of the corresponding direction. Cardinal direction - Central Asia. The five cardinal directions were historically identified with colors. This was common to the Central Asian cultural area and was carried west by the westward migration of the Turks. These directional color ...

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As of the census2 of 2000, there are 5,917 people, 2,300 households, and 1,557 families residing in the county. The population density is 1/km² (2/mi²). There are 3,087 housing units at an average density of 0/km² (1/mi²). The racial makeup of the county is 71.29% White, 0.12% Black or African American, 2.06% Native American, 0.46% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 23.00% from other races, and 3.08% from two or more races. 45. ...

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New York Giants - 1925-1963. The Giants were founded in 1925 by original owner Tim Mara with an investment of $500 and became one of the first teams of the NFL. Mara owned the team until his death in 1959; it was passed to his son Wellington. In 1934, the team defeated the Chicago Bears 30-13 at the Polo Grounds on an icy field with temperatures peaking at 25 degrees. Before the game, team treasurer John Mara talked with coach Steve Owen and captain Ray Flaherty about the frozen field conditions at the Pol ...

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The team that has possession of the football is said to be on offense. Each team's time on offense may also be referred to as a drive. On taking possession of the football, the team on offense has four tries (or "downs") to advance the ball and achieve one of the following outcomes: Move at least ten yards closer to the opposing team's end zone, thereby gaining a first down and beginning a new series of downs - in other words, allowing at least four more chances to advance the ball further or attempt to score. ...

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The general goal of defensive strategy is to prevent the opposing team's offense from scoring. While doing so, the defensive players may also attempt to gain control of the football and score points themselves. There are many different defensive strategies. For a discussion of the basic elements of defensive strategy, see American football defensive schemes. American football strategy - 3-4. The 3-4 defense declined in popularity over the years, but has found renewed use by modern professiona ...

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In solid geometry, there are Six Cardinal Directions: north, south, east, west, heaven, and land. Or forward, back, left, right, upward, and downward. A cube or a common room has six quadrangles, which cross each other at right angles. Three axes are x-axis (left and right), y-axis (forward and back), and z-axis (upward and downward). ...

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According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 8,211 km² (3,170 mi²). 8,206 km² (3,168 mi²) of it is land and 5 km² (2 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 0.06% water. Saguache County Colorado - Adjacent counties. Rio Grande County, Colorado - (south 1) Alamosa County, Colorado - (south 2) ...

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