Half-mast

Half-mast (British English) or "half-staff" (American English) refers to a flag flying below the summit on a pole. In many countries this is seen as a symbol of respect, mourning, or distress.

The tradition of flying the flag at half-mast began in the 17th century. According to some sources, the flag is lowered to make room for an "invisible flag of death" flying above.

When hoisting a flag that is to be displayed at half-mast, it should be hoisted to the finial for an instant, then lowered to half-mast. Likewise, when the flag is lowered at the end of the day, it is to be hoisted to the finial for an instant, and then lowered.

Australia

The flag of Australia is flown half-mast in Australia:

Half Mast (Slight Return)

"Half Mast (Slight Return)" is a 2010 single release by Australian electropop/electronica band Empire of the Sun, released as a digital download available through the iTunes Store in Australia only. The song was taken as the fifth single from their debut album Walking on a Dream. Virgin Records/EMI released it as a radio promotion single on 8 February 2010 and on iTunes on 16 April 2010.

It is a remixed version of album track "Half Mast".

The video for "Half Mast (Slight Return)" was filmed in New York, featuring Luke Steele and actress Teresa Palmer and was directed by Nash Edgerton. The video was released on March 19, 2010 on the band's YouTube site.

The song was sampled by Pittsburgh-based rapper Mac Miller for his song "The Spins" on the mixtape K.I.D.S.

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Ceschi

Julio Francisco "Ceschi" Ramos (born July 24, 1981), better known as Ceschi Ramos, or mononymously as Ceschi, is an American hip hop musician based in New Haven, Connecticut. He is a co-founder of Fake Four Inc. He won the Connecticut Music Awards for Best Hip Hop in 2014.

Life and career

Ceschi released his first solo album, Fake Flowers, in 2004.They Hate Francisco False followed in 2006.

In 2008, Ceschi and his brother David Ramos founded the record label Fake Four Inc.

Ceschi released The One Man Band Broke Up, a collaborative album with German producer DJ Scientist, in July 2010. It was described by Tiny Mix Tapes as "music for the saddest party in recorded human history."

In 2014, Ceschi won the Connecticut Music Awards for Best Hip Hop. He released Broken Bone Ballads, a collaborative album with Canadian producer Factor, in April 2015.

Discography

Solo albums