Uploaded "Shades of Asperion" excerpt to SoundCloud

You have some technological angst and consider yourself a barbarian among the automated? Have a listen to the excerpt from my "Shades of Asperion" on SoundCloud. I only discovered after I'd finished the piece that there's a hospice in the state of Georgia named Asperion, along with a hotel in England, both of which might be haunted by their own shades. Given the coincidental occurrence of the second Victoria Steam Expo, I might have been channeling some of my steampunk's muse into this piece.

BC HST Referendum success for the Yes side

The Yes side meant scrapping the HST and returning to the PST/GST system. According to Elections BC,

The final results are:

% of valid votes voting Yes	54.73%
% of valid votes voting No	45.27%

At a news conference on August 26, 2011 after Elections BC announced the referendum results, BC Finance Minister Kevin Falcon announced that the former PST permanent exemptions would return in about 18 months time when the PST is reinstated. The PST rate will also be set at 7%, which is what it was before BC's HST fiasco.

Uploaded "Mad About Strings Excerpt" to SoundCloud

I've uploaded one minute of one version of a dance tune I called "Mad About Strings" to SoundCloud. This was previously uploaded as as "Aug212011 Take1 Excerpt", which I've now deleted. You can download "Mad About Strings". Don't forget to tell yours friends and neighbors.

Uploaded "Spring Sprang Sprung Excerpt" to Soundcloud

I've uploaded "Spring Sprang Sprung Excerpt" to Soundcloud. It's a dance piece in an industrial vein with wonky clockwork sounds.

Uploaded "Pigeonholed Excerpt" to Soundcloud

I've uploaded "Pigeonholed Excerpt" to Soundcloud for your listening enjoyment.