Sidney Capello, pioneer of modern sleaze journalism and privateer of privacy, and Ira Wallace, his partner in tabloid television. A red flag signifies a closed beach (in the UK also other dangers), yellow signifies strong current or difficult swimming conditions, and green represents a beach safe for general swimming. Flags are particularly important at sea, where they can mean the difference between life and death, and consequently where the rules and regulations for the flying of flags are strictly enforced. The FRELIMO flag, used for a brief period after the country gained its independence from Portugal, looks like the current flag but lacking the emblem, with green, black, and yellow horizontal stripes separated by white fimbriations and a red triangle in the hoist.

In The Flag Book, Lonely Planet Kids introduces you to the flags of every country in the world, from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe, and tells you what their design, colors, and images represent, along with lots of other incredible facts. In most cases the warrant is granted to a Yacht Club, which in turns gives its members permission to wear the Ensign under the conditions of the warrant, by issuing the members with a permit.Many sports teams have their own flags, and, in individual sports, fans will indicate their support for a player by waving the flag of his or her home country. Main article: National flag Flags at half-mast outside Central Plaza, Hong Kong, after the 2008 Sichuan earthquake. These days it is becoming increasingly common for yachts to fly a burgee from the starboard spreaders because of instrumentation sited at the main masthead.

This fact-packed guide takes you around the world, flag by flag, to discover what the colors, patterns, and symbols say about each country, its history, and its people. In American and Canadian football, referees use penalty flags to indicate that a foul has been committed in game play. Essentially, a narrow pleated spine is folded from a long strip of paper and the flags are glued on to both sides of the pleats so that when the book is opened and stretched, the flags point in opposite directions.

Flags also became the preferred means of communications at sea, resulting in various systems of flag signals; see, International maritime signal flags.