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| | Essential Tremors - neurologychannel |
 | | Diagnosis of essential tremor is based on the observation of symptoms, a thorough medical history, physical examination, and neurological examination. | | | Tremor is involuntary trembling in part of the body. | | | Tremor is usually more severe during fine motor activities such as writing or threading a needle and does not occur during rest or sleep. |
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http://www.neurologychannel.com/tremor
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| | Postgraduate Medicine: The many forms of tremor |
| | Although the exact cause of this tremor is a subject of debate, it often occurs in the presence of lesions (such as those caused by stroke) that involve cerebellar outflow pathways in the brain stem, cerebellum, and/or thalamus and possibly disrupt nigrostriatal pathways as well. | | | Tremor may be associated with goal-directed or non-goal-directed movements. | | | Propranolol is the usual first-line therapy for essential tremor. |
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http://www.postgradmed.com/issues/2000/07_00/cooper.htm
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| | Primary Orthostatic Tremor |
| | Primary orthostatic tremor is an exaggeration of a physiological response to instability. | | | The aim of this study was to determine if orthostatic tremor is invariably associated with the orthostatic and weight bearing conditions in the arms and legs, and to investigate the features of orthostatic tremor under different levels of peripheral loading. | | | A test makes its' definition conclusive because the range of tremor of OT is such a high frequency that it is distinct from other tremors such as Parkinson's and Essential, etc. However, there are very few new cases reported, most doctors do not identify it because they are not aware of it. |
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http://orthostatictremor.org
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| | Tremor and shaking case studies from patients receiving therapy |
| | Shaking (tremor) is defined as a rhythmic, shaking movement of part of the body caused by muscle contractions. | | | Tremor and shaking case studies from patients receiving therapy | | | In clinical studies patients receiving Activa® Tremor Control Therapy have resumed daily life activities that were previously difficult or impossible, such as writing, pouring liquids, feeding, and dressing themselves. |
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http://www.medtronic.com/hic/tremor.html
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| | Tremor MEDSTUDENTS-NEUROLOGY |
| | Tremor is a rhythmic oscillatory, non-purposeful movement of a body part produced by regular or sequential contractions of opposing muscles. | | | Tremors are characterized by involuntary contractions of muscle groups producing oscillatory movements at one or more joint that can be quantified by the number of movements per second(expressed in Hertz). | | | The association with rigidity or hypokinesia on physical examination help in differentiate the tremor of parkinsonism from others forms. |
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http://www.medstudents.com.br/neuro/neuro6.htm
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| | Tremor |
| | This somewhat relieved the tremor but notably increased her motivation and energy level, such that she was able to return to almost normal activities. | | | On deliberate movements the tremor becomes more marked, and late in the interview when he relaxed, it is noted to be considerably decreased. | | | Bertram has felt that she is slower and is irritated by this. |
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http://www.complab.nymc.edu/Medicine/Tremor.htm
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| | MDVU - Pediatric Movement Disorders - Tremor |
| | Tremor is a rhythmic, involuntary back-and-forth oscillation of part of the body. | | | Tremor may occur in the hands, feet, back, neck, face, voice, or other parts of the body. | | | Ataxia may lead to tremor when the inaccurate movements are corrected and then repeatedly over corrected. |
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http://www.mdvu.org/library/pediatric/tremor
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| | National MS Society Sourcebook: Tremor |
| | Tremor occurs because there are plaques—damaged areas—along the complex nerve pathways that are responsible for coordination of movements. | | | This has also been tried in MS patients (with varying degrees of success) although, at the moment, this therapeutic approach should be regarded as experimental. | | | A psychologist, social worker, or counselor may be able to help a person with MS deal with these issues and become more comfortable in public. |
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http://www.nationalmssociety.org/Sourcebook-Tremor.asp
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| | MDVU Resource Library - Essential Tremor - Clinical Diagnosis |
| | Other methods used to measure tremor include physical examination (refer to "Physical examination"), physiologic techniques, subjective clinical measures, objective functional performance tests, and assessment of the impact of tremor on patients' lives. | | | Tremor patients should receive a thorough neurologic examination. | | | In patients with tremor, diagnostic evaluation begins with a thorough medical and historical evaluation to determine... |
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http://www.mdvu.org/library/disease/et/et_mcd.html
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| | Best Practice Medicine- Professional Reference - Tremor |
| | Consider surgical therapy in patients with a severe incapacitating tremor that responds poorly to medical therapy. | | | Consider the drug of choice for orthostatic tremors to be clonazepam. | | | Closely follow those patients started on medical therapy for tremor to observe changes in the tremor and to monitor side effects of the medication. |
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http://merck.micromedex.com/index.asp?page=bpm_report&article_id=BPM01NE07
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| | Tremor - Health and Medical Information produced by doctors - MedicineNet.com |
| | Tremor is a rhythmic, involuntary muscular contraction characterized by oscillations (to-and-fro movements) of a part of the body. | | | Postural tremor occurs when a patient attempts to maintain posture, such as holding the hands outstretched. | | | Resting or static tremor occurs when the muscle is at rest, for example when the hands are lying on the lap. |
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http://www.medicinenet.com/tremor/article.htm
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| | FDM: Analysis and classification of tremor time series |
| | Hypotheses and models concerning the origin of enhanced physiological tremor (10,11) and the role of reflexes in the genesis of physiological tremor were investigated (7). | | | Furthermore, we developed within our cooperation a highly integrated tremor recording and analysis software for clinical laboratory routine and clinical research (4,5,9), which is available from Toennies and Jaeger GmbH. | | | Presently, the relations between different groups of muscles in various forms of tremor are examined by means of different methods of multiple time series analysis and cross spectral analysis. |
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http://www.fdm.uni-freiburg.de/groups/timeseries/tremor/index.php
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| | Essential tremor |
| | Tremors usually occur only when you engage in a voluntary movement, such as drinking a glass of water, writing or threading a needle. | | | Although essential tremor can affect almost any part of your body, trembling occurs most often in your hands, especially when you try to do simple tasks such as drinking a glass of water, tying your shoelaces, writing or shaving. | | | A treatment involving a brain implant device called a thalamic stimulator may be appropriate if you have severe tremors and if medications aren't effective. |
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http://www.cnn.com/HEALTH/library/DS/00367.html
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| | American Family Physician: Tremor - Problem-Oriented Diagnosis |
| | Postural tremor occurs when the affected body part maintains position against gravity (e.g., extending arms in front of body). | | | Rest tremor occurs when the affected body part is completely supported against gravity (e.g., hands resting in the lap). | | | Less common tremors include primary writing and other task-specific tremors (17); tremor secondary to peripheral neuropathies; and primary orthostatic tremor. |
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http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m3225/is_8_68/ai_108993994
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| | Tremor: Movement Disorders: Merck Manual Home Edition |
| | A tremor is an involuntary, rhythmic, shaking movement produced when muscles repeatedly contract and relax. | | | Resting Tremor This slow, coarse tremor occurs when the muscles are at rest, making an arm or a leg shake even when a person is completely relaxed. | | | Flapping Tremor (Asterixis) This tremor is a coarse, slow, nonrhythmic movement that occurs when a person stretches out the arms and extends the hands. |
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http://www.merck.com/mmhe/sec06/ch091/ch091c.html
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| | Essential tremor |
| | Essential tremor is a relatively benign condition, affecting movement or voice quality, but with no other effects. | | | Over time, the tremors may affect the hands, arms, head, voice box, eyelids, or other muscles. | | | There may be difficulty holding or using small objects (such as silverware or writing utensils). |
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http://www.umm.edu/ency/article/000762.htm
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| | Tremor - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | Tremor is the rhythmic, oscillating shaking movement of the whole body or just a certain part of it, caused by problems of the neurons responsible from muscle action. | | | Movement (action) tremor occurs when an individual tries to perform an action. | | | Tremors may increase with anxiety and caffeine and cease during sleep. |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tremor
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| | Benign Essential Tremor |
| | Although tremor is typically absent with rest--i.e., when the affected muscle is not voluntary activated--some individuals with advanced disease may develop resting tremors. | | | In individuals with the condition, tremor tends to occur while voluntarily maintaining a fixed posture against gravity ("postural tremor") or while performing certain goal-directed movements ("kinetic intention tremor"). | | | Less commonly, tremor may affect muscles of the trunk or legs. |
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http://www.webmd.com/hw/brain_nervous_system/nord140.asp
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| | Essential Tremor -- familydoctor.org |
| | Tremor can be caused by some medicines, including heart medicines, decongestants, medicines for breathing problems and tricyclic antidepressants. | | | You may be more likely to have essential tremor if a parent or other close family member has tremor. | | | You may find yourself having trouble eating with a spoon or fork, drinking from a cup, threading a needle or writing. |
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http://familydoctor.org/807.xml
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| | National Tremor Foundation |
| | In some situations, this tremor can become exaggerated such as when we are anxious or tired and this is then called an 'exaggerated" or "enhanced" physiological tremor. | | | Some of my fellow sufferers have a head tremor which is so very obvious and so very embarrassing because human nature being what it is, we all stare at something that looks odd. | | | Only some way along the line, do we actually find out we have a very common medical condition. |
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| | Don't Be Embarrassed by Essential Tremors |
| | If you are planning to go out for a social engagement, you might want to postpone taking certain prescription drugs that can aggravate tremor, like thyroid or asthma medications. | | | "One of the most common misconceptions about essential tremor is that it is a 'benign' condition," Joseph Jankovic, MD, tells WebMD. | | | "People with essential tremor should remember that stimulants like caffeine or nicotine may temporarily worsen tremor," Schneier says. |
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| | THE MERCK MANUAL, Sec. 14, Ch. 179, Disorders Of Movement |
| | Propranolol 20 to 80 mg po qid is often effective in treating benign essential tremor and enhanced physiologic tremor due to drugs or to acute anxiety states (eg, stage fright). | | | Rhythmic, alternating, oscillatory movements produced by repetitive patterns of muscle contraction and relaxation. | | | For some patients with physiologic tremor, a small amount of alcohol is effective. |
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http://www.merck.com/pubs/mmanual/section14/chapter179/179b.htm
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| | Carilion Cardiac Services - Robotic Surgery |
| | The robotic arms are inserted through three small (approximately one-half inch) holes in the chest wall, eliminating the need for a large chest incision. | | | According to David Casal, Ph.D., Vice-President of Clinical, Regulatory and Quality affairs for Intuitive Surgical, Carilion’s cardiac surgery program, research department, and experienced staff were all major factors that led to development of the collaborative effort between Carilion and Intuitive Surgical. | | | The surgeon controls the robotic arms through a set of fingertip controls designed to reduce natural hand tremor thereby enhancing surgical precision. |
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http://www.carilion.com/cardiac/html/robotics.html
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| | IETF What is Essential Tremor? |
| | The tremor may be a rhythmic "back-and-forth" or "to-and-fro" movement produced by involuntary (unintentional) contractions of the muscle. | | | home » about us » what is essential tremor? | | | Essential tremor is much more common than most neurologic disease, with the exception of stroke, and is more common than Parkinson's disease &; a disorder characterized by resting tremor, stiffness and slowness of movement. |
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http://www.essentialtremor.org/about_us/about_essential_tremor.php
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| | Patient Resources |
| | Sometimes the shaking is associated with a movement (such as writing or holding something in the hands), and in some cases the shaking happens while staying still. | | | To find a physician board-certified to conduct needle EMGs and nerve conduction studies click here: www.abemexam.org | | | Tremor is an involuntary shaking of body parts. |
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http://www.aanem.org/education/patientinfo/tremor.cfm
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| | Clonazepam (Klonopin) 0.25-4 mg/d may be effective in kinetic predominant tremor and orthostatic truncal tremor. | | | Usually associated with other symptoms such as bradykinesia, rigidity, postural instability. | | | Tremor is an involuntary, rhythmic, oscillating movement of any body part caused by contractions of reciprocally innervated antagonist muscles. |
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http://www.neuroland.com/move/tremor.htm
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| | Tremor (disambiguation) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | Tremor - shaking or stereotypical movement of the hand or other parts of the body (originally medical) | | | Tremors are also the shaking movements of earthquakes. | | | This is a disambiguation page: a list of articles associated with the same title. |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tremor_(disambiguation)
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| | Tremor |
| | Systems infected with the Tremor virus may experience a sluggish system response to commands and file execution. | | | Systems infected with the Tremor virus will experience a sluggish system response to commands and program execution. | | | After Tremor has been present on the system for over three months, a slight shaking effect of the contents of the system display may occur accompanied by a system hang. |
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http://vil.nai.com/vil/content/v_1266.htm
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| | MedlinePlus: Tremor |
| | The primary NIH organization for research on Tremor is the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke | | | Pediatric Tremor Information for Patients and Caregivers (We Move) | | | Essential Tremor (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research) |
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http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/tremor.html
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| | Neurology -- Collected Resources : Tremor |
| | Population-based case-control study of cognitive function in essential tremor | | | Influence of alcohol on gait in patients with essential tremor | | | Extended study of A265G variant of HS1BP3 in essential tremor and Parkinson disease |
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http://www.neurology.org/cgi/collection/tremor
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| | Essential Tremor Index from Wake Forest Neurosurgery |
| | Links to information about movement disorders such as essential tremor (benign essential tremor, familial tremor), post-stroke tremor, rubral tremor, multiple-sclerosis tremor, and dystonia with special emphasis on surgical treatments such as thalamotomy and deep brain stimulators. | | | Medtronic Activa Deep Brain Stimulators for Tremor Control. | | | Tremor Mini-information Sheet from the (US) National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) |
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http://www.wfubmc.edu/surg-sci/ns/tremor3.html
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| | Tremor / Family Village Library |
| | The organization encourages and promotes research in an effort to determine the causes, treatment and ultimately the cure for ET. | | | Support group for people affected by essential tremor, a disease which may affect the hands, head, voice, trunk and legs. | | | Learn More About It Essential Tremor Information for Patients and Caregivers |
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http://www.familyvillage.wisc.edu/lib_trmr.htm
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| | Tremor 3d Graphics Engine Homepage |
| | Here's the more primitive demo1 version of Tremor. | | | Q: Can I get involved and work on Tremor in some capacity? | | | This is a large GIF image that will take a while to download. |
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http://www.interstice.com/tremor
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| | National Tremor Foundation - The Team |
| | His clinical and research interests include movement disorders and fatigue syndrome. | | | As many of our members know, both Jane and Tonia suffer with tremor and have first hand experience of this condition. | | | Jane and Tonia had been with the NTF in the capacity of volunteers for some time and this grant allowed us to employ them on a part time basis to put into place a framework for support groups and also continue to offer our members advice and support. |
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| | International Essential Tremor Foundation |
| | There are medical treatments that can help people with tremor live a fuller life, but only a small percentage of those with this condition get medical help. | | | Essential Tremor is also known as familial tremor, benign essential tremor or hereditary tremor. | | | Information and understanding are the start to accepting essential tremor as part of your life. |
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http://www.essentialtremor.org
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| | Erebus Volcano Seismic Tremor |
| | The association of these regional tremor signals with megaiceberg collisions and other activity is currently a topic of interdisciplinary research between Erebus researchers and several other groups. | | | This increase of tremor activity has not accompanied by increased activity at the crater of Erebus, where an open lava lake and persistent low-level strombolian activity have long been observed. | | | This tremor episode shows a transitional spectral pattern from a chaotic portion to a more self-organized harmonic part. |
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http://www.ees.nmt.edu/Geop/mevo/seismic/tremor.html
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| | Tremor |
| | With her immense wingspan, Tremor is a skilled flier, able to cup the air in her huge shiny copper wings and change direction on a dime. | | | Despite her skill at flying and pleasure in such, Tremor spends much of her time on the ground. | | | The horns lay back pointing toward her tail unless she arches her neck and the spade is used for minor corrections in the air. |
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http://www.geocities.com/tripaldiriders/Dragons/tremor.html
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| | Tremor |
| | Tremor solves a technical barrier that prevented Ogg's adoption in the past. | | | Xiph's announcement of Tremor also includes a list of several MP3 portable manufacturers who already have expressed interest in supporting Ogg in future products. | | | To show their intent to see Ogg Vorbis' widespread adoption in the next generation of portables, Xiph.org is also offering with Tremor any of the resources at their disposal including free engineer time. |
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http://www.mp3newswire.net/stories/2002/tremor.html
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| | Welcome to Tremor |
| | Tremor Members had an exclusive chance to influence the People's Choice Awards. | | | The Tremor Crew sent stories of gratitude to those who helped after the Hurricanes. | | | Click here to see how you can reach out too. |
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| | Adrants » Tremor Uses Army of Kids to Market Products |
| | Tremor also does work for non-P & G clients such as Shamrock Farms, which tapped Tremor to promote new chocolate malt flavored drink. | | | Following a 23 week test, Phoenix achieved 18 percent higher sales and 21 percent coupon redemption. | | | The group, called Tremor, enlists kids ages 13-19 via the web, offers them a chance to win a free product such as a DVD player and asks them to complete an application to become part of the group. |
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http://www.adrants.com/2004/01/tremor-uses-army-of-kids-to-market.php
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| | Amazon.com: Tremor: Music: Vidna Obmana |
| | Instead of the icy, quiet cinematic calm that pervades most other vidnaObmana CDs, Tremor is a walk through levels of the underworld. | | | This time around, Dirk has chosen as inspiration the mental images from Dante's Inferno, shift-shaped them to conform to his auditory visions, and surprised everyone with a typically unstructured yet viscerally raw 73+ minutes of dark grandeur. | | | Often slightly reminiscent of works by Eno and Fripp both together and solo, Tremor utilizes a spectrum that always remains musical even in its lack of structure, key and melody. |
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http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00005NYA6?v=glance
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| | Ogg Vorbis tunes in to hardware CNET News.com |
| | Tremor has been released under a BSD-style open-source license, Xiph said. | | | The organization emphasized that adding Ogg Vorbis support would cost hardware makers nothing in license fees, and the group is offering to provide them with any engineering help they may need to integrate the format. | | | This is because Ogg Vorbis players have only been designed to work with processors capable of performing floating-point calculations; the chips commonly found in PCs can handle these, but the embedded processors found typically in portable music players cannot. |
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http://news.com.com/2100-1023-956540.html
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| | NodeWorks - Encyclopedia: Tremor (software) |
| | Tremor was developed to encourage wider use of the Ogg Vorbis format. | | | Tremor uses fixed-point arithmetic numeric representations in its implementation so that it can be used by small embedded devices (which typically do not have floating-point processors). | | | It is open source software released under a BSD-style license. |
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http://pedia.nodeworks.com/T/TR/TRE/Tremor_(software)
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| | Tremor |
| | In working on Tremor, I realized that many of the tutorials originally written for the Quake engine no longer worked, as most engines have changed so much. | | | So I thought I'd try to create a "tutorial" engine...one which was fairly basic, and would be tutorial friendly. | | | With time, my projects have become more varied. |
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