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Since its beginnings, opera has depended on recognition as a central aspect of both plot and theme. Recognition — or anagnôrisis, Aristotle's term in the Poetics — is a moment of new awareness that brings about a crucial reversal in the action. Employing both literary and musical analysis, and drawing on critical thought from Aristotle to Terence Cave, this book explores the ways in which the themes of Mozart's operas — clemency, constancy, forgiveness, and other ideals cherished by late 18th-century culture — depend for their dramatization on recognition. Several of the operas culminate in a ... More
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I am looking at purchasing a 24 hour Paris travel card, this is for public transit, nothing more. My question is, once it is validated is it valid until midnight of the day purchase, or is it valid for an actual 24 hours which may overlap until the expired time the next day.
Is an apartment at Place de la Republique a safe spot for my mom (78) and I (53)? Is it a reasonable area to walk around to local cafes, have a drink in the evening, etc? Is it a safe metro spot now? Or how about near Forum les Halles?
How is the student life in Paris for foreigners? Someone who is absolutely new to Europe.
My Husband and I will be at the Eiffel Tower on New Years eve. For the people who have been there. How hard is it to get to the metro and back to your hotel from there after ringing in the New Year? Is it a complete madhouse? Should I spend the money for a Taxi and not worry about even trying the Metro.?Thanks in advance for your suggestions.
Couple taking first trip to Paris and trying to experience as much as possible! Arriving into Gare De Nord station & staying in San Germain Du Pres area.
1. Is it best to purchase a Paris (city) Pass that combines museums & transportation?
2. could anyone recommend area groupings for the 'must see' places ?
3. Is it best to take a taxi from train station to hotel, then taxi to CDG upon departure.
I'm unaccustomed to the public transportation. :>(
Hello! I will be staying in Boulogne-Billancourt for 2 weeks with my daughter. Any suggestions on how to socialize with local kids? Merci!
The kids want to see the Eiffel lights at midnight. We need a good, budget restaurant for a New Years Eve meal. I am a vegetarian and I am having trouble finding anything appropriate over the internet. Please help. We leave the day after Christmas.
Any suggestions or strategies for saving money on air travel NYC /Paris round trip.
XL France seems to have a cost edge but owns very few planes. Hate to get stuck at either airport.
Our departure dates (late April) can be flexible. Could one day be "significantly" cheaper than another?
Our first trip (with Gate1) was booked on Air India. They cancelled the NY/Paris portion but Air France carried us - very nice.
Coming home was kind of an adventure. The flight from CDG was the continuation of a 747 Air India run from Mumbai. The temperature in the center section of the plane was -in the 40s Fahrenheit. The rear must have been in the 90s F. It was as if there was a hole in the place. Nonetheless, the crew was great and the food was fun (and pretty constant).
Upon landing, we discovered, Air India flew 2 flights with the same Flight Number which caused our Limo arrangements to get goofy.
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Just finishing up last minute plans for our trip next month. We will be staying in Montrouge near these two Metro stations. I was wondering if anyone had some recommendations of restaurants in the area. We will be spending most of our days in Paris. But early mornings and evening will be in the Montrouge area before hoping on the Metro to head into Paris. It would be nice to visit some places outside of Paris that are not as touristy.
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i dont even need to say anything excet that you should read my report on Xbox's "showing" at E3. its a post in the xbox forums FYI.
<i> Bill Gates rule </i>
do you even realize what you are saying?
How can you say the rogue leader game looked terrible! it looked better than that piece of crap, constant crashing, 20 frames per second, bulky titanic-like-ass big shithole that you call a system!! BOOYACK ATTACK LAYS THE SMACK ON YOUR BACK!
He is a one time poster only. He is just there to get one people's nerves.
GameCube will beat XBox, hands down. Sure, Halo is gonna be crazy ass good, but still. Hmm, Halo? Or PDZero? Halo? Or PDZero? Even you know how easy of a choice that is. Besides, with the extra $100 you save by buying GC, you can get 2 extra games as well.
D(a)mn fanboys.
You honestly think you could slip these lies under me and get away with it Da-Man/Smasher/XBoxed?
1st off Xbox lacks the quality of games that can be found on GCN. Not to mention Xbox has nothing to show us. so far the best we've gotten to seeing anything to run off final production hardware(which is supposedly under production as we speak)where running on XDK's aside from that all they've been showing are what's been running off high-end PC's and what their numerous crashes look like.
So please lets brief ourselfs on the facts before we make blatant, underinformed comments.
Now I'm gonna correct you wrong points...
Now this was a waste of bandwidth. Xbox is expected to have higher poly counts but GCN's polys will be prettier. Namely the fact that Xbox can only add 4 SFX layers to a texture pallet and render it in one pass. GCN beats you there by 8. That means if a Xbox game where to feature as many effects as a GCN game the poly counts would be half of GCN's. End of argument. Not to mention Xbox is running off a off the shelf PIII. GCN's got a custom made IBM Power PC based CPU/MPU which was designed for games. Besides a standard PPC based chip@400mhz can beat a PIII@700. GCN's is clocked at 485Mhz Xbox 733Mhz. I wonder who lost that battle? Then Xbox will be prone to jaggies as the foolish PC developers that flourish with Xbox are folishly wasting system resources implementing 4x layers of FSAA. GCN can beat those 4 very blurry layers with one layer of SPAA. Another point you've been beaten at. Next Xbox has slow DDR RAM. Streaming textures, sound, animation, etc is not feasable with that not to mention the MBB is to slow to permit that. GCN is the only console to have the worlds fastest commerically available RAM-1T-SRAM. With a sustained(emphasis on "sustained")latecny of under 10 NanoSeconds, not to mention it's memory bus bandwidth is clocked up around 12GB/sec.I know graphics dont make the game but right now the pics I seen Gamecube looks subpar.
Lets not forget Nintendo's not pursuing the path to the older market, but they're 2nd parties are. Nintendo themselves won't do it to keep the respect of many agenicies and more importantly the parental minded consumer. You're just a hardlone PC gamer who saw Microsoft's name silk screened on a console and jumped the bandwagon. You've just got a case of classic Nintendo mentaility. Since you know ZERO about Nintendo I'm not gonna bother to further my argument here.
Also Xbox will have a NIC card absoulutely useless to people who don't have broadband internet access. A waste of money. Then there's the HDD. 10GB's takes around 5hours to defrag on a 90% full drive. Unless you like watching swap files swap, this detracts from your piss poor excuse for entertainment.
Also Xbox does not play DVD's out the box. But your still paying for it. You'll have to spend $40 on a remote and enabler to even watch a DVD movie. GCN will come in seperate versions. For true gamers or the all around electronic afficianado.
So when it November rollss around and you've got $300 what are you gonna buy? A Xbox with no software, which can't play DVD's or go online sice you don't have broadband? Or GCN where you've got options to spend the $100 you save on games or a game and extra controller. Lets not forget Nintendo's got franchises and exclusives. I'd rather play Metroid than a choppy excuse for a FPS better known as Halo. I do however worry how that $500,000,000 ad campaign will affect GCN sales, but nobody's heard of Xbox before and after gamers burnout their well spent money on quality GCN hardware they won't even bother with Xbox.
It looks like it would be pretty fun, but the graphics are just not up to par...
X-Box has an "X" in it...
The XFL <b>had</b> an "X" in it...
You can see where this is going.
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the Halo movie had thje worst graphics un epic history and the game is just a blast everything 24/7 blast everything you see and drown in blood. Every last xbox movie clip sucked. [i] if you get your information HERE, I know what the f*ck you are talking about. Go to http://movies.nintendo.com/sizzle_export.mov and you'll stop sucking your thumb and looking at xbox (sexboss).
Hey Skedar_of_darkness!!! Long time no see! Where ya been man!Originally posted by xboxspitsonGAYcube
I know graphics dont make the game but right now the pics I seen Gamecube looks subpar. That Star wars game look pathetic what a horrible angle.Halo looks better than Metriod. GameCube is gonna come out with a bunch of Pokemon Mario saves Luigi- Digimon- Yoshi baseball gocartriding- Donkey Kong punch out type games. thats not cool.7-13 year olds will be that cute little makeup kit cube consumers GC will mostly have. Xbox is gonna kill GameCube in football sports etc with Sega doin the stuff. And a matrix and bruce lee game, while gamecube developers refuse to come out with ninja gaiden your last stand. The crappy Nintendo doesnt even have a DVD and costs more the XGOD i mean box. GC is goin down. Once advertisement starts the consumers are gonna say hmmmmmm 299 great system with dvd or great system no dvd and infant. We know what the masses are gonna get.
But hey Gamecube will last a little over a year like DC. LOL LOL LOL BILL GATES RULE
Convert and dont waste your money on people who made that crappy n64 console.
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Hey u gay xbox bill gates bumming wankers dont u get it gamecubes graphics kane xbox's . even electronic arts said the gamecubes and xbox graphics look the same but up close the gamecubes graphics are more relistic. cant u get it throught ur gay heads xbox loses nintendo wins.
and nintendo has 13gigaflops of memory while xbox has a lame 3 now what the fuck is goin on then huh.
and the art-x flipper is said to be the most advanced and outputs the best performance in graphics. Said by Miyamoto himself.
xbox suskc small microoft dicks
I will say this. Even though Xbox's specs are un-fair, so far you can say Xbox will have more polygons(thats yet to be really proved), but GCN will have prettier ones. Namely GCN can add more layers than Xbox. 8 layers per texture pallet for GCN, 4 per texture pallet for Xbox. So if a Xbox developer wants to add 5 more layers of effects he'll have to render that in two passes. Effectively doubling the amount of polygons to be rendered even though you'll still have the original poly count. For example lets say I have a 1,000 poly sphere. Now if I were to add 5 layers of effects(dirt mapping, specular HW lighting, radiosity maps, FSAA, and lets say 4 HW lights)Xbox hardware can push 4 of those effects on a single pass. But with the added 5th layer of effects I'll have to render it again. Effectively making the polygon count a virtual 2,000. Cutting PPS performance in half. So in the future I think you'll start seeing GCN games out rival Xbox. Not to mention when it comes to top notch software all the gamers know where to go to.
You are only talking about Halo you dumbnut!!!
That was a pretty cool analogy. Nice to get another perspective on it.
nice post lewedehead. gamecube will rock
Ow sorry, We are the fanboys?Originally posted by Pretendo
D(a)mn fanboys.
You honestly think you could slip these lies under me and get away with it Da-Man/Smasher/XBoxed?
1st off Xbox lacks the quality of games that can be found on GCN. Not to mention Xbox has nothing to show us. so far the best we've gotten to seeing anything to run off final production hardware(which is supposedly under production as we speak)where running on XDK's aside from that all they've been showing are what's been running off high-end PC's and what their numerous crashes look like.
So please lets brief ourselfs on the facts before we make blatant, underinformed comments.
Does the gamecube has other games then Zelda. I only see pics from zelda. Where is Mario?
I don't see why so many people even replied to this post, all it does is get people worked up for no reason.
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MADRID (Reuters) - A former church caretaker, his wife, son and another woman have been arrested in connection with last year's disappearance of a priceless medieval text from the Santiago de Compostela Cathedral in northwest Spain, police said on Wednesday.
The Codex Calixtinus, a 12th century collection of sermons and liturgical passages, vanished from a safe deposit box in the cathedral, the endpoint of the ancient pilgrimage route the Camino de Santiago.
The elaborately illustrated manuscript, considered an important part of Spain's cultural and religious heritage, has yet to be found, though the police say they are close.
"I think we're heading in the right direction to crack the case ... The main objective is to find the Codex," Spanish police chief Ignacio Cosido told national radio.
The key suspect is a man who was sacked after working for the cathedral as a caretaker, electrician and odd job man for more than 25 years, police said in a statement.
The force did not name the man but said his wife, son and another woman linked to the family were also detained.
Police said they had also recovered at least 1.2 million euros ($1.5 million), eight copies of the Codex and other ancient books that had also disappeared from the cathedral, during searches of garages, houses and storage rooms.
Officers also found documents and correspondence related to senior church figures and keys to various outbuildings.
Santiago de Compostela Cathedral is the reputed burial place of Saint James the Greater, one of Jesus Christ's twelve apostles who, according to church tradition, arrived in Spain to preach Christianity.
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I figured that a nice easy couple of hours on the boat would be good flu therapy - damn flu has had its teeth in most of the household for the last 3 weeks.
I had a leisurely couple of hours sanding and fitting the base block for the winch - and decided to pack away the bench grinder / multitool sander setup before glueing up and heading home. I've always been a bit wary carrying this grinder down the side decks, as it is a heavy, two-handed, awkward carry - being an industrial 8" grinder with a 3' belt sander and 7" disk sander.
Just as I was about to step through the door, I got a reflected wash on the other side of the boat - bumped the shoulder and it was an instant swan dive. Its about a 6' dive - and I threw the grinder as far as I could - I reckon if it would have hit me on the head I wouldn't be here writing this - and if I'd tried to hang on to it, I'd have gone straight down.
Nothing to do - other than take of my remaining shoe, retrieve the other one that came off when I hit the water and swim around to the small boat and climb in over the motor. The water was a bit cool too - it being mid-winter here.
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Here are the most significant changes in this version.
### Send Money with PayPal
You may have heard Niklas talking about this just last week at the VON conference down in San Jose. We have also referred to this feature previously. And now it's finally out as part of this beta.
It's very easy to use. Both the sender and receiver just need to have a PayPal account. The receiver may also create the account later after you have already sent the money.
This feature is subject to PayPal limitations — you need to be in countries where Paypal supports respectively sending or receiving money. If you use it to send money to someone who cannot receive it, the funds are returned to your account or credit card, so it's fine and no money is lost.
See our [user guide](http://www.skype.com/help/guides/sendmoney/) for more information about how exactly to use this feature.
You may also say that Skype is now your **PayPal contact list**. PayPal itself didn't have a contact list feature. And now all your PayPal send/receive transactions can happen right within Skype.
]]>### Video snapshot
Do you have a webcam and you thought it would be great to shoot your profile picture with it? So that even if you didn't use video, people could still see you. Previously, you needed to use some other program for this and shoot the picture and move files around and resize and crop and save in different formats and do all these many little things until you finally got your picture to Skype.
So we thought… why not have this capability right within Skype itself? Now you can take your picture with your webcam and use it as My Picture in Skype, saving all this trouble. Just click "Personalise", "Change your Picture" and "Take video snapshot". After you shoot the picture, you can resize it and select a part of it that you wish to use. See the [user guide](http://www.skype.com/help/guides/videosnapshot/) for more info and instructions.
### Easier account access
If you use our paid products, you may have some Skype Credit, Skype Voicemail and one or more SkypeIn numbers. You may have made several purchases and called various numbers with SkypeOut. From time to time, you may want to review your history or even buy new things. You previously needed to go to [Your Account](http://www.skype.com/go/myaccount) on the web to do all this. While you can still do it this way, there's an easier method now available. Just click the "View Account" button in Skype and see all the essential information right in Skype. You can then do more transactions right within Skype, or when necessary, we will automatically take you to the relevant part of our website or shop.
### Import contacts from more sources
Not everyone is on Skype yet — but you can help them get to it. We had Import Contacts previously available, but it could only import from Outlook and Outlook Express before. In this version, we have added support for importing from Hotmail, Yahoo! Mail and Gmail. You will need to enter your account info for importing the contacts.
Importing contacts may help you find out that your friends are already on Skype, just not in your contacts yet. When the importer has downloaded your contacts from the various sites, it does an intelligent search on the Skype network to see if these people are already on Skype. They often are, and so you don't need to pursue them to download Skype or anything — you can just add them to your contacts right away. But if they are not on Skype yet, you can send them an e-mail to invite them to Skype straight from Import contacts wizard.
If you're an experienced user and want to try out Skype 3.2 beta now, [download it here](http://www.skype.com/go/windows-beta). See also [detailed change log](https://developer.skype.com/WindowsSkype/ReleaseNotes) and [this page](https://developer.skype.com/WindowsSkype) for information about how to report bugs and give us feedback.
25 thoughts on "Skype 3.2 beta for Windows — Send Money with PayPal, video snapshot, other improvements"
aniruddhamallik said 7 years ago
The upgrades look impressive and there is no doubt about the fact that Skype is maturing in leaps and bounds, but there is still one very basic feature that is being ignored. Users SHOULD NOT be able to sing into Skype from multiple locations at the same time. If I have forgotten to sign out on my office comp and I log in from home, I am actually signed in at both places and the messages are shown on both screens!! This is something which you guys really need to look into.
jpwhitehome said 7 years ago
The addition of more address book imports is welcome (especially gmail). When are you going to help out those of us with the Thunderbird email client?
As for the comment by aniruddhamallik I don't agree, but do think this should be an option you should be able set in the client. I think it should fail safe to allow multiple log-ins but have the option to logout other instances if you so chose that option.
beevee_at_work said 7 years ago
The new additions are great, but there's still core functionality that needs to be rock solid. Too many calls are ended prematurely, too many calls have no video, too many transfers are staggered. I love my Skype – been a user since 0.87 – but some things haven't improved since then. PS. I like the option to be able to be signed in from more than one place. I also like te option to sing from more than one place…
marius.nu said 7 years ago
Some first impressions on this beta:
The font on the Skype Find-tab now seems to be of a different size than otherwise in the application. A fixed font size perhaps?
The view-menu now is in a weird position – standard is to have it among the leftmost menus… -
marius.nu said 7 years ago
A bit premature that. Restarting the app sorted out the font size on the Skype Find-tab… However, the menu placement is not an improvement. Sound quality is perhaps a bit better now.
thwint said 7 years ago
And what's about Linux???? More and more features are added to Skype and on Linux I can only use 1.3.x with stoneage features.
I like Skype but I don' like how the Linux community is treated. No updates, no features, just use it as is. -
pmcdev said 7 years ago
One feature I am really missing is the possibility to add more then one phone number to an external contact (SkypeOut). Right now I need to create at least 2 contacts for each person because they all have a land phone number and a mobile phone number. This makes my contact list grow in size very fast and imho this is unnecessary.
constrabus said 7 years ago
@aniruddhamallik: Yeah guess what, the messages don't show on both screens.
@thwint: I agree, how about giving these updates to us LINUX users too! :/
verlok78 said 7 years ago
I've been a big Skype promoter up today (as you can see from my skype point) but today… 46 MB of memory used by Skype, plus 22 MB used by the SkypePM process. Why the hell should I use 68 MB for an IM/Phone software?
I really think you guys should slim down "this thing called Skype", emprove some chat features that are still poor (such as one color for each multichat participant, or a mini skype picture near each message group), or I will convert my workmates to gTalk, even after converting most of them from MSN messenger to Skype.
marius.nu said 7 years ago
Another issue with this version, that I think also was in 3.1, is that after clicking away events, the flag remains on the taskbar icon for Skype.
clikpoint said 7 years ago
I am a person who is all for the flash, I like the toys, but not at the expense of what the program is actually intended to do. Before we start adding all these great features how about:
2 Improve call clarity
3 Lets have a Skype Lite that can run on regular computers. You could just have the phone functionality and nothing else!!I love your program, but when you look at programs like gizmo http://www.gizmoproject.com/ they just seem to run better. Also, I would LOVE to see a web client for making phone calls!! Something like this https://www.gizmocall.com/.
Thanks for your time, and keep up the good work.
bigstone777 said 7 years ago
I often receive calls from home (home is USA, I live in China) through skypein, forwarded to my local cell phone. But no matter who's calling, the caller ID doesnt seem to work. It would be nice to know who's calling so i could choose to answer or not…
bigstone777 said 7 years ago
I should add though, that if i dont answer a call forwarded from skype, or if i reject the call, it still does a good job at transfering the call back to skype, and thus activating my voicemail. That is a plus.
sam.seymour said 7 years ago
I think we need to be able to run two different sign-in accounts AT THE SAME TIME!!! One for personal chat and the other for company support usage. With an "ON HOLD" button to mute one connection to take the other call. That would be nice.
Other than that .. skype rocks my world!
george.morcos said 7 years ago
i would like to see :
1) only one machine login
2) ability to send the chat to an email account automatically [like the gmail talk feature]
3) ability to export the call history to an organized file, let's say PDF.
4) faster sharing or sending files [ this problem is almost with all messengers i dealt with].
5) integration with other messengers such as calling, chatting and etc….
6) call recording.
7) option to logout automatically after a certain idle time.
maybe some kind of extensions like weather, news [same way with firefox].
9) time difference, if i have abroad contacts.
10) web version that does not need any installation. -
saytellit said 7 years ago
I just got the Robotics Cordless Skype Dual Phone. Great product, but having a problem with using the computer and phone at the same time (as in being on the same call) does anyone know how that works or if possible? I heard Robotics gives support for for Skype but their only open Mon.- Fri. for response. If anyone can shed light on this, I would be glad to tell you how you can save $50 on the phone.
kornjaca said 7 years ago
With new (beta 184.108.40.206) version I have two Skype icons on my Desktop. For one I can change icon properties and for second one I can not (this icon doesn't have Skype icon and it can not be assigned?!.
If you put one icon in upper left corner and second one in upper right corner on your Desktop and if you run Skype with this no logo icon Skype program is started (both icons gets Skype icon in that moment) but then when Skype is connected two icons of Skype are switching places on your Desktop??? You can check this since now for opposite icons you can/cannot change properties of icon!?
If you run other icon this doesn't happen?
This is not very important but it has strange behavior . -
pacredit said 7 years ago
For business users – one extremely important and still missing feature is a list of calls made by users simply with date, time, duration and cost – this would be what bosses need to be in control of their skype expendtiure in the company. If you think seriously about business clients think about this feature.
ilian911 said 7 years ago
Hey, what is going on with Skype for Linux? Can we try beta or something? or this 188.8.131.52 version is last version and no more see new version for linux in last 50 years? Or we Linux users are
suckers? I can't understand. This legendary 188.8.131.52 version is released in 29 october, 6 months later Skype for Windows is 100 thimes more cool then Linux skype, and for this time windows skype was 3.0 version, 3.1, now 3.2 beta hah funny, is this a Linux comunity or Operating System descrimination? -
leo_a_lucas said 7 years ago
I would love to see screen sharing as a future feature in Skype. One user would be able to share his/her screen with another user. This would be a great feature for business users and would be a great feature to help people with technical questions about the use of their software programs.
dii.dii said 7 years ago
"Skype Send Money is currently not available to PayPal users in Taiwan."
….I Hope it will be available soon.
kwanghui said 7 years ago
I am a longtime user of skype and have been very disappointed with the last 2 versions (3.1, 3.2).
It adds a lot of bloat and no really useful functionality.
More importantly, the basic functions are not working as well as in earlier versions. For example, on one of my computers, the incoming video no longer works after upgrading to 3.1. I tried 3.2 and that didn't work either. All other software runs fine on that computer, and i also updated the video driver, windows, as well as the directx9 drivers to the latest versions. The camera on it is a logitech notebook pro, which has worked very well in the past. Regular voicechat is also unreliable, with the machine freezing up once in awhile under versions 3.1 and 3.2.I ended up having to download skype 3.0 from http://oldversion.com and the video works fine again & the machine became stable again.
I want to share this experience so that other readers will carefully consider before upgrading from what is a stable and functional version (3.0 or below) into what is still an unstable platform (3.1, 3.2)
janschluenzen said 7 years ago
I'm having the same problem as kwanghui. Freezing up sometimes since 3.1…
sorak1701 said 7 years ago
features like sending money through paypal dont do much for me, since i can already do that from the paypal website. also, how often do i really want to send money? this seems to cater to the strippers that use your servie. im interested in videoconferencing. your one-on-one video is absolutely superior to everything else, and the acoustic echo cancellation is amazing. now we just need the ability to have multi-party video calls. if you need more programmers, send me an email! this project is awesome!
israelxxx972 said 6 years ago
Install Skype for Windows


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Apr 15, 1999 Table of Contents
Recognition and Management of Tourette's Syndrome and Tic Disorders
Am Fam Physician. 1999 Apr 15;59(8):2263-2272.
See related patient information handout on Tourette's syndrome and tic disorders, written by the authors of this article.
Tic disorders and Tourette's syndrome are conditions that primary care physicians are likely to encounter. Up to 20 percent of children have at least a transient tic disorder at some point. Once believed to be rare, Tourette's syndrome is now known to be a more common disorder that represents the most complex and severe manifestation of the spectrum of tic disorders. Tourette's syndrome is a chronic familial disorder with a fluctuating course; the long-term outcome is generally favorable. Although the exact underlying pathology has yet to be determined, evidence indicates a disorder localized to the frontal-subcortical neural pathways. Tourette's syndrome is commonly associated with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, behavior problems and learning disabilities. These comorbid conditions make the management of Tourette's syndrome more challenging. Management of Tourette's syndrome should include timely and accurate diagnosis, education, and behavior or pharmacologic interventions. Use of neuroleptic medications and dopamine D2 antagonist drugs can be effective but may be associated with significant side effects.
Primary care physicians are often the first physicians to be consulted about tics. Tics are defined as sudden, rapid, purposeless, repetitive, nonrhythmic, stereotyped movements or vocalizations.1 Tics are either transient, with a duration of less than 12 consecutive months, or chronic, with a course that lasts more than a year, and can be either primary (idiopathic) or secondary. Common simple tics are eye blinking, shoulder jerking, picking movements, grunting, sniffing and barking.1 Complex tics include facial grimacing, arm flapping, coprolalia (use of obscene words), palilalia (repeating one's own words) and echolalia (repeating another's words or phrases). Table 1 lists some common motor and vocal tics.
TABLE 1 A Review of the Most Common Tics
A Review of the Most Common Tics
Simple tics | |
Phonic or vocal tics |
Throat clearing |
Sniffing |
Barking |
Coughing |
Yelling |
Hiccuping |
Belching |
Animal sounds |
Motor tics | |
Eye blinking | |
Sticking tongue out | |
Head turning | |
Shoulder jerking | |
Muscle tensing | |
Flexing fingers | |
Kicking | |
Complex tics | |
Phonic or vocal tics |
Repeating parts of words or phrases |
Prosodic changes |
Talking to oneself (multiple characters) |
Assuming different intonations |
Use of obscene words |
Motor tics |
Flapping arms | |
Facial grimacing | |
Adjusting or picking at clothing | |
Complex touching movements | |
Jumping | |
Shaking feet | |
Pinching | |
Poking |
Kissing self or others |
Spitting |
Tourette's syndrome is a chronic tic disorder that is characterized by both motor and vocal tics, with onset in childhood. Table 2 lists current diagnostic criteria for Tourette's syndrome.1 This disorder usually begins with simple tics and progresses to more complex tics. Coprolalia was originally described as a pathognomonic symptom by Gilles de la Tourette, but it occurs in only 8 to 39 percent of patients, mostly males, and is not required for a diagnosis.2–5 Tics typically have a peak period of recognition in the early school years, although a careful clinical history will often determine that they have been present for years. Tourette's syndrome has a waxing and waning course, with one tic appearing and typically being replaced by another, although in most cases multiple tics are present concomitantly. Tics are often temporarily suppressible, sometimes for minutes, occasionally for hours. Some patients can suppress their tics during the school day or work day. Tic suppression typically causes a "build-up" of tics that is then discharged at home, often in flurries for one to two hours.
TABLE 2 Diagnostic Criteria for Tourette's Disorder
Diagnostic Criteria for Tourette's Disorder
1. Both multiple motor and one or more vocal tics have been present at some time during the illness, although not necessarily concurrently. |
2. The tics occur many times a day (usually in bouts) nearly every day or intermittently throughout a period of more than one year, and during this period there was never a tic-free period of more than three consecutive months. |
3. The disturbance causes marked distress or significant impairment in social, occupational or other important areas of functioning. |
4. The onset is before age 18 years. |
5. The disturbance is not due to the direct physiologic effects of a substance (e.g., stimulants) or a general medical condition (e.g., Huntington's disease or postviral encephalitis). |
Reprinted with permission from American Psychiatric Association. Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders. 4th ed. Washington, D.C.: American Psychiatric Association, 1994:103. Copyright 1994.
Tics have come to be recognized as a common component of development. It has been estimated that as many as one in five children has had a tic at some point in the first 10 years of life,6–8 although accurate epidemiologic data are limited. These tics typically are transient, lasting less than one year. Some patients acquire longstanding chronic tics, usually motor tics, that may persist for years. Motor tics are more common than vocal tics.
The prevalence of Tourette's syndrome is one to 10 cases per 10,000.7–9 In North Dakota school-aged children, the rate is 5.2 cases per 10,000.8 In North Dakota adults, the rate is 0.5 per 10,000.9 Tourette's syndrome is three to nine times more frequent in males than in females.9 The mean age of onset is six to seven years.6–9
Course of the Disorder
In most children, Tourette's syndrome has a fluctuating course. Anxiety, stress and fatigue often intensify tics. Tics are usually significantly reduced during sleep or when the patient is focused on an activity. Psychoactive drugs, particularly cocaine and stimulants, have a tendency to worsen tics.
In most cases, tics peak in severity between nine and 11 years of age. In one study,10 73 percent of patients (median age of 18 years) reported that their tics had disappeared or considerably decreased at follow-up. In another follow-up study,11 only 9 percent of study subjects had severe symptoms after five to 15 years. In our experience, about 85 percent of patients have remission or improve considerably as adults (Figure 1).
Between 5 and 10 percent of patients continue to have unchanged or worsening symptoms into adolescence and adulthood. In this population, the likelihood of tics continuing for decades is substantial. Patients in their seventh, eighth and ninth decades of life may have tics that have been present since childhood. In most older patients, the tics tend to become quite stable over time, although occasionally new tics will be acquired. There is no reliable way to predict which children will have a poorer prognosis.
The precise etiology of Tourette's syndrome is unknown. Tics are believed to result from a tripartite dysfunction in the central nervous system. Imaging techniques have implicated the basal ganglia and frontal cortex in the pathogenesis of Tourette's syndrome.12–14 The second source of abnormality is thought to be inappropriate regulation of neurotransmitters, especially dopamine.15 Strong evidence indicates that dopamine excess or supersensitivity of the postsynaptic dopamine receptors is the underlying pathophysiologic mechanism of Tourette's syndrome.16–19 The third hypothesis of dysfunction is a neurophysiologic deficit secondary to neurotransmitter abnormalities, resulting in failure of inhibition of the frontal-subcortical motor circuits.19–22 This area has prominent interconnections with the basal ganglia. As a result, the tic-related neural circuits for throat clearing, sniffing, eye squinting or facial grimacing may run too frequently and out of synchrony with those for other motor movements. Stress and anxiety may neurochemically intensify this inhibitory deficit.
Comorbidity and Complications
Tic disorders and Tourette's syndrome are frequently accompanied by other conditions. The three most frequent comorbid conditions are attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) (about 50 percent of patients with Tourette's syndrome have accompanying ADHD), learning disabilities (25 to 30 percent of patients) and obsessive-compulsive disorder (25 to 40 percent of patients).2 Tables 3 and 4 list common comorbid conditions.
TABLE 3 Problems Associated with Tourette's Syndrome and Percentage of Patients with These Problems
Problems Associated with Tourette's Syndrome and Percentage of Patients with These Problems
Coprolalia (8 to 25%) | Compulsive behaviors (30 to 50%) | Obsessive thoughts (30%) | Copropraxia (1 to 6%) | Echophenomena (30 to 60%) | Behavior problems (60 to 80%) |
Obscene words and statements |
Precise arrangement of objects Touching things Rechecking Smelling Licking Erasing Writing and rewriting of letters until perfect Washing hands repeatedly |
Mental echolalia (words, phrases) Obscene thoughts Counting or grouping Sexual thoughts Thinking about forbidden actions(standing on desk in school, kissing teacher, touching others sexually) Thinking about exposing oneself |
Holding groin Obscene gestures Touching others sexually Placing head on another's breast Picking at buttocks |
Echolalia (repeating others' words or statements) Echopraxia (imitating others' actions) Palilalia (repeating one's own statements, words or parts of words) |
Quick temper Mood swings Overreaction Exhibitionism Negativism |
note: This list is not exhaustive, since a wide range of symptoms may occur in patients with Tourette's syndrome.
TABLE 4 Signs of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Signs of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Raw, chapped hands from constant handwashing |
Unproductive hours spent working on homework |
Erasure holes in test papers and schoolwork |
Repeated requests for family members to repeat strange phrases or repeatedly asking the same question |
Persistent fear of illness |
Dramatic increase in amount of laundry |
Exceptionally long time preparing for bed |
Continual fear that something terrible will happen to someone else |
Difficulty leaving the house |
Constant lateness |
Hoarding of useless objects |
Peculiar patterns of walking or sitting |
Inability to get dressed within a reasonable period of time |
An extremely important concept in the evaluation and development of treatment programs for patients with tic disorders is the recognition that multiple undiagnosed comorbid conditions may result in a moderate to severe level of functional impairment. Under such circumstances, it is necessary to identify each of these conditions, since it may be necessary to treat one, two or even three of the conditions in order to improve functioning. Other complications include depression, sleep problems, social discomfort and self-injurious behavior.
Tics are classified as either primary (idiopathic) or secondary. Table 5 lists secondary causes of tics. Idiopathic tic disorders and Tourette's syndrome are multifactorial in etiology. Genetic predisposition is important, but environmental factors influence the risk, the severity and the course of the disorder. Studies show a concordance rate of about 60 percent for Tourette's syndrome in monozygotic twins and 10 percent in dizygotic twins.23,24 The mode of transmission of Tourette's syndrome is controversial.
TABLE 5 Secondary Causes of Tic Disorders
Secondary Causes of Tic Disorders
Primary neurologic disorders manifesting tics | |
Acquired | |
Head trauma | |
Encephalitis | |
Stroke | |
Sydenham's chorea | |
Carbon monoxide poisoning | |
Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease | |
Neurosyphilis | |
Hypoglycemia | |
Genetic | |
Huntington's disease | |
Neuroacanthocytosis | |
Hallervorden-Spatz disease | |
Idiopathic dystonia | |
Duchenne's disease | |
Tuberous sclerosis | |
Chromosomal disorders | |
Down syndrome | |
Klinefelter's syndrome | |
XYY karyotype | |
Fragile X syndrome | |
Primary neuropsychiatric disorders manifesting tics | |
Schizophrenia | |
Asperger's syndrome/autism | |
Mental retardation | |
Drugs reported to induce tics or worsen preexisting tics | |
Cocaine | |
Methylphenidate (Ritalin) | |
Amphetamines | |
Pemoline (Cylert) | |
Antipsychotics | |
Antidepressants | |
Antiepileptics | |
Levodopa (Larodopa) | |
Antihistamines | |
Anticholinergics | |
Lithium | |
Opioids and opioid withdrawal |
Adapted with permission from Kumar R, Lang AE. Tourette syndrome. Secondary tic disorders. Neurol Clin 1997;15:309–31.
One genetic theory advocates an autosomal dominant pattern of inheritance with incomplete penetrance and variable expression.23,24 In our experience, comorbid conditions have a multiple effect on overall severity. As a result, it will often be necessary to develop intervention plans for these comorbid conditions, even if the severity of each individually is low. The phenotypic variation that is also seen in monozygotic twins may be associated with differences in dopamine D2-receptor binding in the caudate nucleus.25
Walkup and associates26 reject the autosomal dominant theory and propose a mixed model of inheritance that includes an additive major locus combined with a multifactorial background. Male offspring are more prone to express tic syndromes, and female offspring are more prone to have obsessive-compulsive disorder without tics. This observation supports the theory that obsessive-compulsive disorder and chronic tic disorder are alternate phenotypes of a putative Tourette's syndrome gene.23,24 An area of increasing research interest is a subgroup of persons with Tourette's syndrome linked to a streptococcus-induced autoimmune neuropsychiatric condition presenting as Tourette's syndrome, obsessive-compulsive disorder, or both.27
The single most important component of management is an accurate diagnosis. Tics should be differentiated from other movement disorders such as chorea, stereotypy and dystonias. Tics occur suddenly during normal activity, whereas chorea is a pattern of non-repetitive irregular movements that are not stereotypic. Dystonia is stereotypic but usually not rapid and usually does not have a waxing and waning course, although it may have an intermittent course.
The second step in management is to rule out the secondary causes of tic disorders. The degree of inclusiveness of the work-up for Tourette's syndrome depends on the patient's history, the family history and specific patient characteristics.26–29 A complete general physical examination, with specific attention to the neurologic part of the examination, is a prerequisite. The thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) level should be measured in most patients, since tics often occur concomitantly with hyperthyroidism. A throat culture should be checked for group A beta-hemolytic streptococcus, and an antistreptolysin-O (ASO) titer and levels of anti-DNAse B should be obtained in patients with a very rapid onset of symptoms or symptoms that appear to wax and wane with bouts of pharyngitis or otitis media. The correlation of microbiologic and serologic evidence of streptococcal infection with a single occurrence of tic exacerbation is insufficient to make a diagnosis of streptococcus-induced, autoimmune-caused Tourette's syndrome. Such findings are likely to be nonspecific, especially in a pediatric population. A pattern of correlation that varies over time with the presence or absence of symptoms would be more convincing.
An electroencephalogram is likely to be nonspecifically abnormal and is useful only in patients in whom it is difficult to differentiate tics from manifestations of epilepsy. Imaging studies are not likely to be helpful. Other studies would depend on the clinical presentation. For example, a urine drug screen for cocaine and stimulants should be considered in a teenager with sudden onset of tics and inappropriate behavior symptoms. A person with a family history of liver disease associated with a parkinsonian or hyperkinetic movement disorder should undergo serum copper and ceruloplasmin studies to rule out Wilson's disease. The basic work-up is usually appropriate in a patient with an insidious onset, a developmental progression of tics and a family history of tics or obsessive-compulsive disorder.
The following steps should be included in the preliminary management of tic disorders: (1) a detailed history—age of onset, family history, other medical concerns, evidence of waxing and waning course; (2) descriptions of reported and observed behaviors; and (3) specific follow-up observations or referral questions.
Figure 2 provides an algorithmic approach to the management of tic disorders. The appropriate diagnosis of a tic disorder provides an explanation for the bizarre and inexplicable behaviors occurring in these children, who may otherwise appear to be normal. In our experience, we find that as we intensify our educational efforts toward parents, affected children and school personnel, the number of children who require pharmacologic intervention can be markedly reduced. We have demonstrated that the need for pharmacologic intervention for tics has been reduced by approximately 50 percent over the past 15 years through an aggressive program of providing written information, linking parents with support groups, in-service training for school staff and telephone consultations.
Positive reinforcement programs appear to be most helpful in the management of tic disorders. Target behaviors may be categorized into two groups: (1) skill deficiencies, or areas that initially require concentration to build social and academic skills; and (2) behavior excesses, in which the goal is to help the patient decrease the frequency of these behaviors. Caution should be exercised in the management of behavior excesses, since some children who undergo behavior modification to directly target the Tourette's syndrome symptoms have an exacerbation of symptoms.29
The therapeutic goal should not be to decrease tics to a level at which they are no longer noticeable. The goal in tic control is to use the lowest dosage of medication that will enhance the patient's functioning to an acceptable level. Often this will require only modest levels of tic reduction.
The most commonly employed pharmacologic interventions in the treatment of Tourette's syndrome in children and adults are the neuroleptic agents haloperidol (Haldol) and pimozide (Orap), and the atypical neuroleptic agent risperidone (Risperdal); the alpha2-adrenergic presynaptic agonists clonidine (Catapres) and guanfacine (Tenex [this medication is not labeled for use in children under 12 years of age]); and, less often, the benzodiazepine clonazepam (Klonopin). For tics of mild to moderate severity, or in patients who are wary of neuroleptic side effects, an initial trial of clonidine or guanfacine is prudent. These medications are modestly effective in tic control and have a range of less specific benefits. Many children taking them may be less irritable or less impulsive, and manifestations of ADHD may improve as well. Clonidine may be used in a dosage range of 0.05 mg twice daily to 0.1 mg four times daily, and guanfacine in the range of 0.5 mg twice daily to 1.5 mg twice daily.
The potent dopamine D2 antagonist drugs are the most effective in terms of tic reduction but carry the greatest burden of potential side effects. Haloperidol, pimozide and risperidone are frequently used.30 Side effects include sedation, weight gain, impaired academic performance, social anxiety with school refusal in children and extrapyramidal movement symptoms, including tardive dyskinesia. Tardive dyskinesia is a potentially irreversible neuroleptic-mediated movement disorder characterized by choreoathetoid movements that may be difficult to distinguish from tics. Haloperidol may be used in the dosage range of 0.5 to 4 mg at bedtime, and pimozide at 1 to 8 mg at bedtime. When pimozide is used, baseline and follow-up electrocardiograms are recommended.
Clonazepam has some use in the treatment of tics and Tourette's syndrome. Side effects include sedation, weight gain, impaired academic performance, social anxiety with school refusal in children and a worsening of attention in children with comorbid ADHD. The dosage range for clonazepam is 0.25 mg twice daily to 1 mg three times daily.
Most patients with Tourette's syndrome require medication for up to one to two years. About 15 percent of patients require long-term medication for tic control. When tics appear to be stable and adequately controlled for a period of four to six months, a slow and gradual reduction in medication, titrated to the point of emergence of functionally impairing tics, should follow. With such a strategy, occasional drug holidays may be possible in some patients with the waning of tics. With the waxing of tics, incremental increases in medication may follow. Many patients with Tourette's syndrome have comorbid neuropsychiatric conditions, and treatment for these conditions may be necessary.
Treatment of comorbid ADHD has been controversial because of reports that stimulants hasten the onset or increase the severity of tics in some patients.30–32 This observation alone may not be a contraindication for stimulant treatment in patients with significant symptoms of ADHD.31 Stimulants alone may not substantially worsen the course or severity of the disorder. In some cases, it may be necessary to treat both the ADHD and the Tourette's syndrome with a stimulant in combination with either clonidine or guanfacine, or with a neuroleptic agent. A trial of clonidine or guanfacine alone may be sufficient to adequately treat both conditions. When possible, polypharmacy should be minimized, especially in children.
Treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder with selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors may be effective. With these medications, there is often a significant delay between initiation of treatment and optimal therapeutic response. This response may take as long as four to six weeks. Behavior therapy is also effective in the treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder.
Figure 33 is a simplified scale that can be used to rate problematic behaviors, establish a baseline and determine response to intervention. This approach is particularly helpful in children with multiple development problems. In children with chronic problems, a scale is especially helpful since it is often difficult to recall how much progress has been made. As a general rule, the parents and teachers should each complete three ratings of the child. These data, when combined with the physician's assessment in the office, will provide a baseline of severity. The rating scale may then be used to evaluate changes in response to interventions or to monitor severity over time.
Final Comment
Tics and Tourette's syndrome are not uncommon. Family physicians are likely to be an important source of information, guidance and intervention for this disorder. Additional information for patients, parents, teachers and professionals is available from the Tourette's Syndrome Association, 42–40 Bell Blvd., Bayside, NY 11361; telephone: 718-224-2999. Information about attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder is available from Children and Adults with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorders (CH.A.D.D.), 81 Professional Pl., Suite 201, Landover, MD 20785; telephone: 301-306-7070; and information about obsessive-compulsive disorder is available from the Obsessive-Compulsive Foundation, Inc. (OCF), 90 Depot St., P.O. Box 70, Milford, CT 06460-0070; telephone: 203-878-5669.
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This Stroller is great, very easy to set-up (open, close) and very versatile. It is easy to change from the Basinet to the Seat. Also, very durable so far, after 2 years of use and 2 kids on sometimes.
User Review for Britax B-Nimble Stroller
It is a great product. And everybody can use it from 6 months old to 5 years... Simply Great...Only one think I would like extra i.e. a hand support for the baby.
Travel Systems
What does a travel system consist of?
-Baby Stroller
-Companion Infant Car Seat
The car seat can be securely attached to the stroller eliminating the need to transfer baby from his seat in the car to his seat in the stroller. There are many different features for travel systems so you need to figure out the best one that fits your needs. Since BabyAge sells the top-of-the-line travel systems, look for cross-compatibility of certain strollers and car seats within a brand making for nearly limitless options. Travel systems are a great way for parents to save money and transport their baby safely.
Top Models include:
-Cortina KeyFit 30 Travel System in Adventure