Check (pattern) a board used for playing checkers and chess, and in heraldry. The check pattern has a number of symbolic meanings. In auto racing, the chequered flag is displayed at the finishing line to signal that the race has finished. It originates from the "checkers" who watched the finishing line and checked when cars had finished the race. They began using chequered flags to identify themselves. In some countries, the check pattern has become a symbol of the police. Known as "Sillitoe Tartan", it was first used in Glasgow in the 1930s and was inspired by a pattern worn by some
When the World Is Running Down, You Make the Best of What's Still Around When the World Is Running Down, You Make the Best of What's Still Around "When the World Is Running Down, You Make the Best of What's Still Around" is a song written by Sting that was first released by The Police on their 1980 album "Zenyatta Mondatta". A medley of "When the World Is Running Down, You Make the Best of What's Still Around" with another song from "Zenyatta Mondatta", "Voices Inside My Head", reached No. 3 on the "Billboard" Dance Music/Club Play Singles chart in 1981. In 2000, a remix version credited to Different Gear versus the Police reached