The leading sign of Tourette's syndrome, and the most common reason for referral for consultation, is the presence of tics. However, it is worthwhile to mention that even though tics might be disabling, they are not necessarily, as will be discussed later on, the most disabling problem in persons with Tourette's syndrome.
Anchor of the Amoco Cadiz in Portsall, north-west Brittany, France. An anchor is a device, normally made of metal, used to connect a vessel to the bed of a body of water to prevent the craft from drifting due to wind or current. The word derives from Latin ancora, which itself comes from the Greek á¼Î³ÎºÏÏÎ± (ankura).
1 Screw-in moorings are a modern method. 2  The anchor in a screw-in mooring is a shaft with wide blades spiraling around it so that it can be screwed into the substrate. 3  The advantages include high holding-power-to-weight ratio and small size (and thus relative cheapness).