All but the most rabid of Confederate flag wavers admit that the Old Southern tradition is defunct in actuality and sigh that its passing was accompanied by the disappearance of many genteel and aristocratic traditions of the reputedly languid ante-bellum way of life.

In spite of the fact that the state legislature voted us neutral, John Hunt Morgan is openly flying the Confederate flag over his woolen factory ''!!

Then she catapults into `` everything and everybody '', putting particular violence on `` everybody '', indicating to the linguist that this is a spot to flag -- that is, it is not congruent to the patient's general style of speech up to this point.

* 1606 – The Union Flag is adopted as the flag of Great Britain.

The anarcho-capitalist flag is also widely used by voluntaryists, whose philosophy is very similar.

* 1996 – Greek Cypriot refugee Solomos Solomou is murdered by Turkish forces while trying to climb a flagpole in order to remove a Turkish flag from its mast in the United Nations Buffer Zone in Cyprus.

* 1898 – The Hawaiian flag is lowered from ʻIolani Palace in an elaborate annexation ceremony and replaced with the flag of the United States to signify the transfer of sovereignty from the Republic of Hawaii to the United States.

* 1942 – World War II: The flag of Nazi Germany is installed atop the Mount Elbrus, the highest peak of the Caucasus mountain range.

The George Cross was given by King George VI himself and is now an emblem on the Maltese national flag.

Betsy Ross ( January 1, 1752 – January 30, 1836 ) is widely credited with making the first American flag.

* 1854 – The Hinomaru is established as the official flag to be flown from Japanese ships.

The ANC flag is composed of three stripes – black, green and gold.

The flag is now in the Baltimore Orioles museum.

If the mutated sequence is present in the patient's genome, the probe will bind to it and flag the mutation.

alt = Four ships flying the British flag advance in the foreground towards an anchored battle line in which the only clear detail is a huge burning ship.

Hanging on the western wall is Queen Victoria's burial flag, given to the college soon after her death.

Under the flag is the high table where the professors and college administration lunch.

This flag is not used all that often if at all.

What is normally seen is the flag with green on both ends with a golden circle that reads " Cape Breton Island, Canada " with the island in the middle and a green ' X ' behind in the background.

The most usual is the system of the Confederação Brasileira de Capoeira ( Brazilian Capoeira Confederation ), which adopts ropes using the colors of the Brazilian flag, green, yellow, blue and white.

Although not flag officers, modern day commodores in the U. S. Navy rate a blue and white command pennant that is normally flown at their headquarters facilities ashore or from ships that they are embarked aboard when they are the senior officer afloat.

The flag is usually flown by the government of the country holding the rotating presidency Council of Ministers, though in 2009 the Czech President, a eurosceptic, refused to fly the flag from his castle.

On occasions where the European flag is flown alongside all national flags ( for example, at a European Council meeting ), the national flags are placed in alphabetical order ( according to their name in the main language of that state ) with the European flag either at the head, or the far right, of the order of flags.

On Europe Day 2008, the flag was flown for the first time above the German Reichstag.

A civil flag is a version of the national flag that is flown by civilians on non-government installations or craft.

Several countries ( including the United Kingdom and the Soviet Union ) have had unique flags flown by their armed forces, rather than the national flag.

Large versions of the war flag flown on the warships of countries ' navies are known as battle ensigns.

A national flag flown at sea is known as an ensign.

Each flag or pennant has a specific meaning when flown individually.

Before that day, the flag had served mostly as a military ensign or a convenient marking of American territory, flown from forts, embassies, and ships, and displayed on special occasions like the Fourth of July.

The flag has become a powerful symbol of Americanism, and is proudly flown on many occasions, with giant outdoor flags used by retail outlets to draw customers.

* It is often stated that the Texas flag is the only state flag that can be flown at the same height as the American flag, because of Texas's former status as a nation.

* 1978 – The rainbow flag representing gay pride is flown for the first time in the San Francisco Gay Freedom Day Parade.

The large flags shown in the corners are the Flag_of_the_United_States # Historical_progression_of_designs | 37-star flag of the United States ( flown 1867-1877 ), the Royal Standard of the United Kingdom, the Russian Imperial Standard, and the Flag of France | French tricolore with inset French Imperial Eagle | Imperial Eagle.

In some countries, the national flags are only flown from non-military buildings on certain flag days.

The Philippines does not have a distinctive war flag in this usual sense, but the flag of the Philippines is legally unique in that it is flown with the red stripe on top when the country is in a state of war, rather than the conventional blue.

The deposit of rupees to the account of the Government of the United States of America in payment for the commodities and for ocean transportation costs financed by the Government of the United States of America ( except excess costs resulting from the requirement that United States flag vessels be used ) shall be made at the rate of exchange for United States dollars generally applicable to import transactions ( excluding imports granted a preferential rate ) in effect on the dates of dollar disbursement by United States banks, or by the Government of the United States of America, as provided in the purchase authorizations.

Research conducted by the National Museum of American History notes that the story of Betsy Ross making the first American flag for General George Washington entered into American consciousness about the time of the 1876 centennial celebrations.

Even the symbols of Bosnian statehood ( flag, coat of arms ) have been chosen by the Highest Representative rather than by the Bosnian people.

Mural by Bogside Artists on Free Derry Corner depicting Edward Daly ( bishop ) | Father Daly waving a White flag | white handkerchief while trying to escort the mortally wounded Jackie Duddy to safety.

This flag could then be used by a later jump instruction to determine program flow.

Harry later buries his friend, Albert, played by Michael Jayston, draped in a Charlton Athletic flag, to which Frank says, " hear that ?".

When this flag is turned on for a file ( which can be accomplished by a computer program or by a human user ), the file can be examined, but it cannot be modified.

This flag is useful for critical information that must not be modified or erased, such as special files that are used only by internal parts of the computer system.

Some systems also include a hidden flag to make certain files invisible ; this flag is used by the computer system to hide essential system files that users should not alter.

While the new ex-colonial states appeared to follow the blueprint of the idealized state-centralized government, territory enclosed by defined borders, and citizenry with defined rights -, as well as accessories such as a national flag, an anthem, a seat at the United Nations and an official economic policy, they were in actuality far weaker than the Western states they were modeled after.

In many navies, the rank of commodore was merely viewed as a senior captain position, whereas other naval services bestowed upon the rank of commodore the prestige of flag officer status ; commodore is the highest rank in the Irish Naval Service, for example, and is held by only one person.

To correct this inequity, the rank of commodore as a single star flag officer was reinstated by both services in the early 1980s.

However, this was considered an awkward title and the one-star flag rank was renamed a few months later to its current title of rear admiral ( lower half ), abbreviated by the U. S. Navy and U. S. Coast Guard as RDML.

Fans began honoring Earnhardt by holding three fingers aloft on the third lap of every NASCAR Cup race, and the television coverage of NASCAR on Fox and NASCAR on NBC went silent for each third lap from Rockingham to the following year's race there in honor of Earnhardt For the first three weeks after Earnhardt's death, on-track incidents brought out the caution flag on lap three.

An authoritative server indicates its status of supplying definitive answers, deemed authoritative, by setting a software flag ( a protocol structure bit ), called the Authoritative Answer ( AA ) bit in its responses.

* 1775 – The becomes the first vessel to fly the Grand Union Flag ( the precursor to the Stars and Stripes ); the flag is hoisted by John Paul Jones.