And if not, why not show the flag in that way?

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Do you as a police officer, Ronald Hampton, in that situation, do you have to sort of show the flag for the police force and show that you're in charge?

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The compass was also invented in China, and records exist of how a great fleet was sent under the command of Admiral Zheng He in the early 15th century to show the Chinese imperial flag in the ports of the Indian Ocean and the Persian Gulf, a fleet said to be the largest seen in the world up to that time.

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Many of the charts show bull flag formations, which if completed project a move well above the October 27 highs.

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They both separately contacted Andy Whittaker's breakfast show, saying the county needed a flag for the Nottinghamshire public to fly.

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Microsoft ( MSFT) has traded in a fairly tight range since early August, and the weekly charts show a triangle, or flag formation, lines e and f.

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The gigantic red curtains behind the stage drew apart to show another even bigger screen, and pictures of them, swaying, waving the flag.

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