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J. Thomas Curtis, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Physiology
Office 143A, phone 918-561-8471
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For the past decade my research has focused on the social behavior of prairie voles. This species is among the few mammalian species that, like humans, form long-term bonds between the male and the female that comprise a mated pair. My collaborators and I have found that the brain processes that underlie pair-bond formation also are involved in substance abuse, and surprisingly, may play a critical role in the development and expression of autism.
When prairie voles form pair-bonds, their brains are changed, and, as a result, when confronted with an unfamiliar individual, they exhibit aversive responses rather than the affiliative response seen in non-pair-bonded voles. In other words, these animals respond negatively to a novel social interaction, and display a social aversion akin to that seen in autistic children.
In a seemingly unrelated line of research, one of my colleagues has shown that exposure to metals can change the brain in ways that, in voles, might produce the changes in social behavior that follow pair-bonding – an aversive response to social novelty.
We have combined the metals exposure and prairie voles to produce an excellent animal model in which to study environmental triggers of autism. Using this model, we have produced in an animal model, two of the core characteristics of autism – social aversion and a bias toward males. When voles are given a choice between an empty cage and a cage containing another vole, metals-treated male voles avoid tend to avoid social contact. Importantly, the changes in social behavior do not occur in females. Further, we have been able to link the changes in behavior to a specific brain region and neurotransmitter system. Metals treatment also alters responses to amphetamine, again, only in males, implicating the mesolimbic dopamine system in the response to metals exposure.
We now are expanding this model to take into account other aspects of autism. For example, autism is a childhood-onset disorder and thus, to be of maximum value, we will need to model perinatal influences on subsequent social behavior. In perhaps the most exciting result to date, it appears that perinatal exposure to metals produces the same male-biased changes in social behavior seen in other metals-treated voles – despite the fact that pups do not receive further metals exposure during the weeks between weaning and behavioral testing.
Primary Investigator
National Institutes of Health, "Mid-brain modulation of social attachment" 8/1/05-5/31/09 (R01 HD48462; Direct costs $415,000, Total costs $605,900).
Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences Intramural Research Grant, "Reward and pair bonding" 4/4/08-4/3/09 (CHS-0806; Direct Costs $4900)
Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences "Intramural Grant - Autism Research Group" 3/09-3/11 (Direct costs $120,000). David R. Wallace - Co-investigator
National Institutes of Health. "Mating and social attachment", 3/02 – 2/05 (F32 HD40722)
Sigma Xi, "Cardiovascular function in spiders" 5/97 - 5/98
American Arachnological Society, "Control of cardiac function in spiders", 2/97 - 2/98.
National Institutes of Health "Dopamine regulation of social attachment" 9/1/05-8/31/10 (R01 MH58616; Direct costs $800,000, Total cost: $1,148,076). Co-investigator 9/1/05 - 7/1/06 (Z. Wang PI)
Sved, A.F., and J.T. Curtis. 1993. Amino acid neurotransmitters in nucleus tractus solitarius: An in vivo microdialysis study. Journal of Neurochemistry 61: 2089-2098.
Curtis, J.T. and J.E. Carrel. 1999. Social behavior by captive juvenile Kukulcania hibernalis (Araneae: Filistatidae). Bulletin of the British Arachnology Society 11: 241-246.
Curtis, J.T. and J.E. Carrel. 2000. Defecation behavior by Argiope aurantia. Bulletin of the British Arachnology Society 11: 339-342.
Curtis, J.T., Y. Liu, and Z.X. Wang. 2001. Lesions of the vomeronasal organ disrupt pair-bonding in female prairie voles. Brain Research 901: 167-174.
Liu, Y., J.T. Curtis and Z.X. Wang. 2001. Vasopressin in the lateral septum regulates pair bond formation in male prairie voles (Microtus ochrogaster). Behavioral Neuroscience 115: 910-919.
Liu, Y., J.T. Curtis, C.D. Fowler, C. Spencer, T. Houpt, and Z.X. Wang. 2001. Differential expression of vasopressin, oxytocin, and corticotropin-releasing hormone messenger RNA in the paraventricular nucleus of the prairie vole brain following stress. Journal of Neuroendocrinology 13: 1059-1065
Aragona, B.J., J.T. Curtis, A.J. Davidson, Z.X. Wang, and F.K. Stephan. 2002. Behavioral and neurochemical investigation of circadian time-place learning in the rat. Journal of Biological Rhythms 17: 330-344.
Curtis, J.T. 2002. A blond coat color variation in Meadow Voles (Microtus pennsylvanicus). Journal of Heredity 93:209-210.
Curtis, J.T., J.R. Stowe, and Z.X. Wang. 2003. Differential effects of intraspecific interactions on the striatal dopamine system in social and non-social voles. Neuroscience 118:1165-1173.
Aragona, B.J., Y. Liu, J.T. Curtis, F.K. Stephan, and Z.X. Wang. 2003. A critical role for dopamine in pair bonding in male prairie voles. Journal of Neuroscience 23: 3483-3490.
Curtis, J.T., K. J. Berkley, and Z.X. Wang. 2003. Neuronal activation associated with mating in the caudal brainstem of voles. Neuroscience Letters 341: 115-118.
Curtis, J.T., and Z.X. Wang. 2003. Forebrain c-fos expression under conditions conducive to pair bonding in female prairie voles (Microtus ochrogaster). Physiology and Behavior 80: 95-101.
Curtis, J.T. and Z.X. Wang. 2003. The neurochemistry of pair bonding. Current Directions in Psychological Sciences 12: 49-53.
Aragona B.J., J.T. Curtis, Y. Liu, and Z.X. Wang. 2004. Neural regulation of pair bond formation in a monogamous rodent species. Acta Theriologica Sinica 24: 160-172.
Curtis, J.T. and Z.X. Wang. 2005. Glucocorticoid receptor involvement in pair bonding: the effects of acute blockade and interactions with central dopamine "reward" systems. Neuroscience 134: 369-376.
Stowe J.R., Y. Liu, J.T. Curtis, M.E Freeman, andZ.X. Wang. 2005. Species differences in anxiety-related responses in male prairie and meadow voles: the effects of social isolation. Physiology and Behavior 86: 369-378.
Curtis, J.T. and Z.X. Wang. 2005. Ventral tegmental area involvement in pair bonding in prairie voles. Physiology and Behavior 86: 333-346.
Aragona, B.J., Y. Liu, Y.J. Yu, J.T. Curtis, and Z.X. Wang. 2006. Nucleus accumbens dopamine differentially mediates formation and maintenance of monogamous pair bonds. Nature Neuroscience 9: 133-139.
Smeltzer, M.D., J.T. Curtis, B.J. Aragona, and Z. Wang. 2006. Dopamine, oxytocin, and vasopressin receptor binding in the medial prefrontal cortex of monogamous and promiscuous voles. Neuroscience Letters 394: 146-151.
Curtis, J.T., Y. Liu, B.J. Aragona, and Z. Wang. 2006. Dopamine and monogamy. Brain Research 1126: 76-90.
Curtis, J.T., Y. Liu, B.J. Aragona, and Z.X. Wang. 2007. Neural regulation of social behavior in rodents. pp 184-195 in J. Wolff and P. Sherman (eds). Rodent Societies: An Ecological and Evolutionary Perspective. The University of Chicago Press.
Curtis, J.T. 2007. First record of Lesser Sand Plover (Charadrius mongolus) in Florida. Florida Field Naturalist. (in press)
Curtis, J.T. and Z. Wang. 2007. Amphetamine effects in Microtine rodents: a comparative study using monogamous and promiscuous vole species. Neuroscience (in press).
Burns, A.B., J.S. Brown, N. Sachs-Ericsson, E.A. Plant, J.T. Curtis, B.L. Fredrickson, T.E. Joiner. 2008. Upward spirals of positive emotion and coping: replication, extension, and initial exploration of neurochemical substrates. Personality and Individual Differences 44: 360-370.
Curtis, J.T., A.N. Hood, Y. Chen, G.P. Cobb, D.R. Wallace. 2010. Chronic Metals Ingestion By Prairie Voles Produces Sex-Specific Deficits In Social Behavior: An Animal Model Of Autism. Behavioural Brain Research (in press).
Curtis, J.T. 2010. Does fertility trump monogamy? Animal Behaviour (in press).
Curtis, J.T. 2010. Female prairie vole mate-choice is affected by the males' birth litter composition. Physiology and Behavior (in press)
Recent abstracts and posters:
Davis, R.L., J.T. Curtis, D. Buck, A.N. Hood, D.R. Wallace. 2009. Heavy metal toxicity and chemokine expression in the brain: Importance in autism? Soc. Neurosci. Abst. #436.1
Curtis, J.T., A.N. Hood, D.R. Wallace. 2009. Metals ingestion by prairie voles produces sex-specific deficits in social behavior: an animal model of autism. Soc. Neurosci. Abst. #436.11
Liu Y., K.A. Young, J.T. Curtis, and Z.X. Wang. 2010. Pair bonding experience decreases the appetitive value of amphetamine through a dopamine-mediated mechanism in socially monogamous male prairie voles. Society for Behavioral Neuroscience Abstract.
Assefa, S., J.T. Curtis, S. Sethi, R.L. Davis, Z.Lovato, and R.Kaul.. 2010. Chronic Mercury Chloride Exposure Leads to Increased Expression of TLR-4 and Activation of p38 MAPK and NF-κBInflammatory Proteins in the Liver of Prairie Voles. 21st Annual OSU Research Symposium (Poster)
Curtis, J.T., A.N. Hood, and D.R. Wallace. 2010. Metals Ingestion by Prairie Voles Produces Sex-Specific Deficits in Social Behavior: An Animal Model of Autism. 21st Annual OSU Research Symposium (Poster)
Gray, D., W.J. Reddig, J. Fu, R.W. Allen, J.T. Curtis, and G.A. Köhler. 2010. Molecular Analysis of Intestinal Microbiota in Prairie Voles (Microtus ochrogaster) 21st Annual OSU Research Symposium (Poster)
Curtis, J.T. 1994. Changes in free amino acids in leaf litter during in-stream processing. M.S. Thesis, University of Pittsburgh.
Curtis, J.T. 1999. The angled web of Argiope aurantia. Ph.D. Dissertation, University of Missouri-Columbia.
Documented the first known occurrence of Curlew Sandpiper (Calidris ferruginea) in the state of Missouri. Missouri Bird Records Committee file # 1998-70. 1998.
Documented the first known occurrence of Lesser Sand Plover (Charadrius mongolus) in the state of Florida. Florida Bird Records Committee record # 05-575. 2005.
Seminar presentations:
Florida State University, Fall 2005
University of Idaho, Spring 2006
Arizona State University, Spring 2006
Oklahoma State University – Center for Health Sciences, Fall 2006Oklahoma Society for Physiologists, Summer 2007
Photo Credits:
Illinois State Museum, Prairie Display
Mount Allison University, Biology Department lecture material image database
Exploring Human Sexuality. Simon LeVay and Sharon Valente (eds)
Missouri Fish and Wildlife Information System database
Cover art, Brain Research, Volume 1126
Florida State University, Fall 2005
University of Idaho, Spring 2006
Arizona State University, Spring 2006
Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences, Fall 2006
Oklahoma Society for Physiologists, Summer 2007
University of Oklahoma, Fall 2007
Oklahoma State University Research Day, Spring 2009
2009 AAAS Southwest and Rocky Mountain Division Annual Meeting, Spring 2009
Coordinator, Neuroscience Program Colloquium series, 2003-2006 (FSU).
Neuroscience Program Graduate Recruitment Committee, 2003-2005 (FSU).
Responsible for setting up and maintaining departmental HPLC core facility 2000-2006 (FSU).
Journal Editorial Board: Acta Theriologica Sinica, 2005-2009
Ad hoc reviewer for Journal of Neurobiology, Psychoneuroendocrinology, Hormones & Behavior, Physiology & Behavior, Physiological & Biochemical Zoology, Behavioral Neuroscience, Animal Behaviour,
Society for Neuroscience
Oklahoma Society for Physiologists
5/89-8/91 Electron Microscopist/Environmental Analyst, Detail Associates, Pittsburgh, PA.8/91-8/96 Research Associate, Dept. of Neuroscience, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA.
Other Training:
A.S. in Data Processing, Community College of Beaver Co. Monaca, PA, 1984.
Quality Assurance of Chemical Measurements, Professional Analytical Services, Inc., 1990.
Advanced Transmission Electron Microscopy Asbestos Analysis, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1990.
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First, and most important, the recent shootings at Virginia Tech were a travesty. However, listening to syndicated columnist E.J. Dionne's suggestions (Column, "Virginia Tech massacre should turn politicians away from gun lobby," April 24) would be simply silly.
Dionne proffers suggestions like having gun stores ascertain whether a potential gun buyer is a student, and then having to obtain permission from the school or university to sell the weapon. Realizing that one must be 18 years old to purchase long guns, or 21 to purchase handguns, from a federally licensed dealer already limits the sale of any gun to a generally college-age individual.
The perpetrator at Virginia Tech had been previously committed by a magistrate judge to get mental health evaluation and treatment. This alone would preclude him from buying a firearm. Why not require the seller to verify that fact? Wait, we do require that to be verified, by way of the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives' "yellow form," on which the perpetrator simply lied. Why not put a system in place to allow for the enforcement of already existing, reasonable and constitutional gun laws?
As for Dionne's question as to whether the National Rifle Association might next argue that concealed weapons should be allowed on planes, not advocating for "arming up" on aircraft is a matter of science, not principle. The effect of discharging a firearm in a pressurized aircraft flying at 30,000 feet could be disastrous. I don't mean Hollywood disastrous, but potential for decompression phenomena and loss of consciousness of passengers and crew does exist.
As a military officer, I swore to support and defend the Constitution against all enemies foreign and domestic. I fully support those who exercise their right to cry out for gun control, but I'd ask that you not try to circumvent the Second Amendment by violating the Fourteenth Amendment.
Dr. Andy Keller
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PALM COAST -- As St. Mark By The Sea Lutheran Church prepares for the 9th Annual Four Chaplains service a decision was made to dedicate this service to one of its long time participants, the Rev. Deacon Charlie Karr.
The service, at 7 p.m. Sunday at St. Mark by the Sea Lutheran Church, Palm Coast, is sponsored by American Legion Flagler Post No. 115.
Karr has been known in Palm Coast for over 20 years. He has served the parishes of St. Elizabeth Seaton and Santa Maria Del Mar. Deacon Karr is a member of The American Legion, the Veterans of Foreign Wars, The Disabled American Veterans, and the Military Order of World War Veterans. He has participated in seven of the past eight Four Chaplain Services, and earlier this month was hospitalized for 17 days at Florida Hospital of Flagler. Deacon Charlie Karr is now under hospice care.
The Rev. Tom Bingol of St. Mark By The Sea shares: "I first came to know Deacon Karr in the during the preparations for our First Four Chaplains Service in 1998. I have come to know both he and his wife Florence, and have stood side by side with Charlie during ecumenical services, community and veteran events. He is the epitome of an ecumenist and faithful servant."
For Deacon Karr, sharing the story of the Four Chaplains was telling a part of his own story. As a fellow World War II Veteran, he understood their witness and sacrifice as a brother-in-arms. He would always find some fact, story, or musing to add Chaplain's story. He especially took great care in reflecting on the story of Chaplain Father John Washington.
Moving story
It is one of the most moving stories of World War II: Four Army chaplains -- two Protestants, a Catholic and a Jewish rabbi -- gave up their life preservers on a sinking ship so that others might survive.
What makes this story even more important is to understand what America was like In the 1940s. A country divided -- racially as well as religiously. Catholics didn't have much to do with Protestants -- and neither had much to do with Jewish people.
This is the backdrop for the stories of Rabbi Alexander Goode, the Rev. George Fox, the Rev. Clark Poling and Father John Washington, four clergymen whose witness on the night of Feb. 3, 1943, would become a lasting memorial for future generations.
History tells us quite a bit about these men, says Bingol. Goode was the son of a rabbi and had written a book predicting Nazi Germany's rise. Fox was a Methodist minister who won medals for his bravery as an ambulance driver in World War I. Poling was a Dutch Reformed minister, the son of another minister who had been a chaplain himself. Father Washington, one of nine children in an Irish immigrant family, was in a street gang in New Jersey before he became a priest.
Fox was 42; the others in their 30s. They had befriended one another at chaplains' school and already had a kinship when, in the winter of 1943, they were assigned to accompany 900 soldiers and sailors being transported to the war in Europe on a converted cruise ship called the US Army Transport -- Dorchester.
Rev. Bingol adds, "This is a story about courage, faithfulness, and friendship. In the 64 years since the Four Chaplains sank beneath the icy Atlantic waters, we should take time to hear their story. We should tell this story to our children and grandchildren. We should stop and recognize those that embody the spirit of the Four Chaplains, a spirit of ecumenism and interfaith respect."
Each year the Four Chaplain service strives to include clergy from different denominations and faiths, both in the leadership of the service and in concluding in interfaith prayers.
The Service is free and open to the public.
St. Mark By The Sea Lutheran Church (ELCA) is located at 303 Palm Coast Parkway, Northeast. If you are traveling on Interstate 95, use Palm Coast Exit 289, and head east on Palm Coast Parkway. The church is located in the median, past the SunTrust Bank. For more information contact the church office at (386) 445-3420 or online at www.stmarkbythesea.org .
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However, the Anglophile part of the world makes it difficult to simply make one rule. Many or even most Americans have erroneous learned to say and write "kgs" for kilograms. You and I are using "kg", because we know it never is plural; 1 gram, 2 gram. Are you ready to double the set of rules?
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I would have liked to see if he made the wave...
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Should there be some limitations to the priority rule?
If the surfer without priority is riding a wave well before the surfer with priority even paddles for the wave, then maybe the surfer with priority doesn't have a right to that wave. Makes sense to me.
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Thats just straight up competition priority. It has to be there... That was actually not the worse instance of it during this contest... I think it was the 4th round heats, Brett Simpson got a crap wave, pulled off immediately to paddle back to the peak... The other guy was like 100 yards back coming back to the point. Simpson basically took off on another wave before the guy even got back in position, and he got hit with a penalty for breaking the priority rules. In the interview after the heat, he and all the guys were pissed about it. He was saying "It was a sh** wave, I obviously jumped right off the back so that I didnt have to lose priority... The other guy was sitting out of position thinking Brett maintain his priority and the judges dinged him... That was a shame... Simpson would have advanced... it was a bogus call. That was way worse than the slater incident... Everyone was pissed just because it was suck a sick wave... and in my opinion, Parko was too far back and it would have closed out... Maybe he would have had a miracle... He is insane in the barrel... But I think he would have blown it anyway.
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In other words, Simpson could take off on a crap wave and kick out - lose priority - and then still take off on a second wave and get scored - as long as the other surfer (now with priority) didnt go after the second wave.
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Mar 14, 2013, 07:32 PM #15
Does Parko have to stand down when Kelly took off? I don't think he would have made it anyway but it would have been cool to come blasting from behind out of the barrel.
Kelly was totally right for doing what he did. He wanted to secure the victory, knows the rules and used them to his advantage. It would have been so sick to see if Parko could have made that wave, but it was like a 50/50 I think.
That heat was so sick! The whole time I was yelling and screaming like it was a football game or something(I am not really into team sports though)
I think Surfline Admin makes a valid point that should be considered. However rules are rules.
Parko or Kelly, they both rip. Its a privilege to get to watch them surf, especially together in a final like that one!
Mar 14, 2013, 08:20 PM #17
He had to do it... And Parko said he would do the exact same thing. If they removed the prioity rule they would just keep paddling around each other
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Mar 15, 2013, 01:26 AM #19
Even with all the world titles, appearing on BayWatch, sponsorships, dating Pamela, and the ability to say he's surfed pretty much every good wave on the globe, his name is still Kelly. Perhaps its like Cash's song 'Boy named Sue.'
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The program will be from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Intellectual Capitol, located in the First State Capitol, at 1413 Eoff St. in downtown Wheeling. It will cover the essentials for a business start up and will host experts in the fields of business, law, social media, marketing and accounting in order to answer questions first hand.
"We are working hard to provide the tools necessary to encourage any entrepreneur wishing to take creative ideas to the marketplace," said Dr. Carrie White, director of the Center for Entrepreneurship. "Intellectual Capitol has the resources and we want to make building small businesses in our area as easy and as successful as possible."
Following the program there will be a Mardi Gras-themed celebration and after party with hors d'oeuvres, cash bar and special music and entertainment.
The cost of the daylong program is $99 and includes the after party. Tickets for the after party only will be available for $10. Special rates are available for students.
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The Conch Republic: A Nation That Is Also a State
People want something with a little history and whimsy when they vacation. This trend has led to a significant increase in people booking Key West vacations to experience something different.
February 3, 2014 (Newswire.com) - Quick, where can you go to a bar that has dead people actually in the bar? Not just the building but in the bar itself? Where can you find a celebration, featuring performers from all around the world who gather nightly to watch the sunset? How can you travel to another nation without ever leaving the United States? The answer to all of those questions, as well as many others equally odd, is Key West, Florida.
The history of Key West is older than that of the United States and is certainly filled with some of the most colorful stories to be found. It is one of the only cities in the United States to have been both the richest in the country and to also declare bankruptcy. It was home to both pirates and the fleet authorized by the Navy to chase pirates. It was a Union city in a Confederate State during the Civil War. On April 23, 1982, Key West, Florida seceded from the Unites States and declared itself a sovereign nation: the Conch Republic.
In recent history, a literal roadblock by the Federal government at the top of the Florida Keys designed to curtail drug trafficking, severely crippled tourism for a number of years. After several appeals fell on deaf ears, Key West, a city that always had a whimsical streak, successfully seceded, separating from the United States and renamed the island the Conch Republic. Following the separation from the US, they immediately surrendered and the island government requested one billion dollars in federal rebuilding aid. Of course, the tropical paradise never saw the money, but the point was made and the roadblock was lifted.
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Phantom is one of MapleStory Hero Thief born with special abilities and traits. Similarly to Mercedes, Phantom wields two weapons: a cane and deck of cards. The cane can be altered to any weapons based on the skill they copied/steal/mirrored. Phantom can attack from far by throwing magical cards in some skills. Primary Stat is LUK (Luck). KMS (Korea MapleStory) released Phantom on Dec 28 2011. GMS (Global MapleStory) released Phantom on Jul 6 2012.
Phantom Overview
CLASS: Hero
EQUIPMENT TYPE: Thief
PRIMARY WEAPON: Cane (unique 1-handed weapon)
SECONDARY WEAPON: Card (unique offhand equipment)
PRIMARY STAT: Luck (LUK)
LINK SKILL: Phantom Instinct – Critical Rate: +10/15/20%
MAPLE UNION EFFECT: Meso Rate +1/2/3/4/5%
BEST INNER ABILITY: Buff Duration +50%
JOB SKILLS: I: Phantom → II: Phantom → III: Phantom → IV: Phantom → Hyper Skills → V: Phantom
Phantom Related Guides
Phantom Top 10 Best Skills to Steal
Phantom Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
Phantom Changelog
GMS v.179 – MapleStory V 5th Job (2016-12-15)
GMS v.178 – Limitless (2016-11-29)
GMS v.174 – Heroes of Maple: Reborn (2016-06-22)
GMS v.172 – Maple's Eleven (2016-04-21)
GMS v.168 – Reboot (2015-12-02)
GMS v.160 – Black Heaven: First Chapter (2015-03-09)
GMS v.157 – Shinning Stars (2014-12-03)
GMS v.150 – Rising Heroes (2014-06-17)
GMS v.148 – Grand Athenaeum (2014-03-26)
GMS v.143 – RED Part 1: First Impact (2013-12-04)
GMS v.142 – Dawnveil Demons of Tynerum (2013-10-16)
GMS v.137 – Unleashed (2013-06-19)
GMS v.126 – Angelic Buster (2013-01-08)
GMS v.123 – Tempest (2012-11-28)
GMS v.118 – Champions (2012-09-21)
GMS v.112 – Phantom (2012-07-06)
Phantom Pros and Cons
- *Share your pros on this job!*
- Both a ranged and melee class.
- Has the ability to steal useful skills such as Holy Symbol.
- Crystal Garden (Phantom's Ship) allows quick travel between continents.
- Free Wheel of Destiny buff (Final Feint)
- Similarly to Mercedes, they have a secondary-weapon that can be potential-ed.
- Has a most-wanted link skill that adds 10% critical rate.
- Has a storyline filled with romance and action.
- Has a nice looking car as a mount.
- High mobility (e.g. Swift Phantom/Phantom Shroud)
- High avoid and critical rates.
- Is actually a fairly balanced class.
- *Share your cons on this job!*
- HP and MP are low.
- Phantom Skills are found to be a little boring during 1st to 3rd job.
- Cooldown whenever you swap out a stolen/copied skill.
Phantom Storyline
Phantom was famous among wealthy merchant and nobleman. People call him Phantom because they do not know who he was as he left the stolen place without anyone noticing him but only traces he deliberately placed there. When Phantom attempted to steal Ereve's great treasure, the Skaia, he had fallen in love with Aria, the Empress of Ereve before Cygnus. Instead of stealing from her, he asked for it. Aria found it amusing but declined his request. The two developed a burgeoning friendship that became more romantic by the day.
Before their romance deepen, Aria was killed by Black Mage envoy commanded by General Orchid. Shinsoo (a white giant bird who accompanies Aria) gave Skaia to Phantom so he can protect it. Phantom looked for Feud for an invitation to join Heroes to fight against Black Mage and to seek revenge for his beloved Aria. After a fierce battle, he and 4 other heroes were trapped in ice and put into a deep sleep by Black Mage. Freud was unlucky as he died in battle.
A century later, Phantom awakens from the curse by the help of Aria's Blessing. He infiltrates Ereve where a meeting is being held. Hilla, commander of Black Wings poses as Empress by displaying Skaia (jewel said to glow in hands of Empress) but does not glow in Cygnus's hands. Cygnus is the new empress of present-day Maple World and is Aria's niece (she had no children to pass it on to). Phantom explained to the audience that the one held by Hilla was a fake and destroyed it, and showed the real Skaia was in his hands. Hilla quickly fled from Ereve after he debunked the fake Skaia. Phantom goes up to Cygnus to give her the Skaia, and when he looks at her, he's reminded of Aria. "You're beautiful when you smile." he said to her before returning to his Crystal Garden (flying ship).
Phantom Notes
- Play style: Phantom's skills grant him high mobility, fast attacks, a high dodge chance, and a high rate of critical damage.
- He is the fourth of the legendary five heroes to be released, following Aran, Evan (successor to one of the heroes), and Mercedes.
- Although we refer to Phantom with masculine pronouns outside of the game, you will have the option to play as a male or female version of Phantom in game.
- Phantom will receive a cane and a card after the tutorial. Phantom skills cannot be used unless both are equipped at the same time.
- NPC Serge aboard the Lumiere sells canes up through Lv.25, and he sells cards up through Lv.120.
In addition to an equipment NPC, the Lumiere also has a general store NPC and a storage NPC.
- Each Phantom character has its own individual Cash Inventory not shared with other characters.
- Phantom can get a car mount for 10,000,000 mesos starting at Lv.100. This mount can be upgraded at Lv.200.
- Phantom can use the Skill Swipe to steal the skill of another Explorer character. Not all skills can be stolen.
- Stolen skills can be used with Phantom's Impeccable Memory skills. A new level of Impeccable Memory skill is unlocked with each job advancement, allowing Phantom to steal skills from higher job tiers.
- The Skill Management UI can be used to manage which of the stolen skills will be bound to the Impeccable Memory skill.
- The Skill Management UI can be opened with the skill called Loadout.
- Double-click or right-click on the skill icon to select which stolen skill will be bound to Impeccable Memory.
- A card deck appears on the right side of the screen once Phantom goes through the 2nd job advancement.
- After SP have been added to the Carte Blanc skill, the card count will increase at a set rate when Phantom's attack deals critical damage.
- Once the card deck is full, Phantom can use the Judgment Draw skill, which deals an additional card attack and give Phantom a random buff that is drawn from the card deck.
Skill Points (SP)
1st Job – 5 SP at Level 10. Total 65 SP.
MapleStory Phantom Video Skill Preview
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MapleStory Phantom Hyper Skills to Steal
Shared Skills
Please refer to Shared Skill Build Guide for more details as it is shared among all jobs in MapleStory.
Phantom Beginner Job Skills
Skill Swipe
Enable stealing skills only from Adventurer (Warrior/Magician/Thief/Pirate/Archer). However, you cannot steal a Passive/Summon/Movement Skill. Stolen skills will stay unless you delete them. Stolen skills works same as original skill, and stats based on Impeccable Memory Level. Assuming you have max Impeccable Memory (Level 20) but the person skill that you have stole is Level 3, you will only benefit from that Level 3 skill. If you stole a Level 20 skill but your Impeccable Memory is Level 4, you will only benefit Level 4 skill. In short, the skill benefits will be determined by the lowest level value. It's best to steal from a high level character that already max the skill while you pump up your Impeccable Memory level by adding SP into it.
You can only steal certain skills based on the rank of Impeccable Memory.
Impeccable Memory I : 4 (1st Job Skills)
Impeccable Memory II : 4 (2nd Job Skills)
Impeccable Memory III : 3 (3rd Job Skills)
Impeccable Memory IV : 2 (4th Job Skills)
You can only have 1 active skill at any point of time if they are in same rank. Assuming two 2nd job skills assigned in Impecable Memory 2 skill slots, Haste and Hyperbody. When you cast Haste and later Hyperbody, Haste buff will be replaced with Hyperbody. This is a measure to prevent Phantom from being an overpowered (OP) job/class.
Loadout (Passive)
Allows you manage stolen skills. Set an active skill or delete them.
The number of skill slots vary for each job advancement.
4 skill slots for 1st and 2nd job.
3 skill slots for 3rd job.
2 skill slots for 4th job.
Judgment Draw (Active)
This skill can be used only when your deck card is full. All the cards will be consumed in exchange of a buff that lasts 30 sec. 5 Carte Blanc will be thrown when this skill is cast. Phantom obtain Judgment Draw 1 in 2nd Job Advancement and automatically upgraded to Judgment Draw 2 in 4th Job Advancement. Judgment Draw 2 unlocks more possible buff that can be used once Judgment Draw is activated.
CARD : Judgment 1 / Judgment 2
Destin Card : +5% Critical Rate / +10% Critical Rate
Malheur Card : +10% Drop / +20% Drop (Drop Rate includes Meso and Item)
Endurance Card : Not available / +20% Abnormal Status and Elemental Resistance
Drain Card : Not available / 3% of Damage heals your HP.
Shroud Walk (Active)
Conceal yourself and teleport quickly within map using arrow keys.
To the Skies (Active)
Returns to Lumiere aka Crystal Garden (Phantom's Flying Ship) instantly.
Dextrous Training (Passive)
Permanently increases your stats and traits.
LV1: +40 DEX, +20% Avoid, +20 Craft, +20 Insight
Phantom Instinct (Passive)
Permanently increase critical rate.
LV1: 10% Critical Chance
NOTE: Phantom Instinct can be used as a Link Skill which allows you to buff another character within your account with +10% Critical Rate!
Judgment Draw (Auto/Manual)
Lets you switch between manual and automatic activation of Judgment Draw.
Phantom Beginner Skill Build: Everything maxed.
Explanation: These are Phantom Thief innate abilities. No SP required.
Phantom 1st Job Skills
Double Entendre (Active)
Quickly strikes an enemy twice.
Level 1: MP Cost: 10, Damage: 121%, Number of Attacks: 2, Max Enemies Hit: 4
Level 20: MP Cost: 14, Damage: 178%, Number of Attacks: 2, Max Enemies Hit: 4
Impeccable Memory I (Passive)
Lets you use 1st job skills stolen from Explorers. Passive effects from skills will not work. Equip stolen skills using Loadout. Allows you to steal 1st job skills from other jobs. Only 4 skill slots available to hold 1st job skills. Stolen skill will consume same cost amount (HP/MP) based on level.
Level 1: MP Cost: MP to use the equipped skill. Skill Level of the stolen skill cannot be over 1.
Level 20: MP Cost: MP to use the equipped skill. Skill Level of the stolen skill cannot be over 20.
Phantom Swiftness (Passive)
Permanently increases Movement Speed, Max Movement Speed, and Jump. Increasing the Skill Level will increase Jump distance. Can also be used with jump key.
Level 1: Active Effects – MP Cost: 34, Additional Jump distance. Passive Effects – Movement Speed +7, Max Movement Speed +6, Jump +6
Level 15: Active Effects – MP Cost: 20, Additional Jump distance. Passive Effects – Movement Speed +35, Max Movement Speed +20, Jump +20
Feather Foot (Passive)
Permanently increases Avoidability.
Level 1: Base Avoidability +2%
Level 10: Base Avoidability +20%
Skill Build: Everything maxed.
1. Double Entendre (1)
2. Phantom Swiftness (MAX)
3. Double Entendre (MAX)
4. Impeccable Memory I (MAX)
5. Feather Foot (MAX)
Mobility is the key for fast leveling. Pair Phantom Swiftness and Phantom Shroud allows you to traverse within the map quickly and reach to any far located target. Once this is maxed, proceed with maxing either Double Entendre or Impeccable Memory 1. If you dislike your Phantom Attacking Skill, visit a crowded area such as Free Market and steal another character job skill (warrior / magician / thief / pirate / archer). More information on what recommended skills to be copied/stolen is listed on the bottom of the guide.
Phantom 2nd Job Skills
Mille Cartes (Active)
Launches a torrent of cards that knocks back enemies.
Level 1: MP Cost: 13, Damage: 51%, Max Enemies Hit: 6, Number of Hits: 3. While pressing the skill key, use the directional keys to move
Level 15: MP Cost: 15, Damage: 80%, Max Enemies Hit: 6, Number of Hits: 3. While pressing the skill key, use the directional keys to move
Calling Card (Active)
Launches enchanted cards at enemies.
Level 1: MP Cost: 15, Damage: 132%, Number of Attacks: 3, Max Enemies Hit: 4
Level 20: MP Cost: 21, Damage: 170%, Number of Attacks: 3, Max Enemies Hit: 4
Carte Blanche (Passive)
Each critical attack has a chance to produce a card that attacks nearby enemy automatically. This card is added to your deck.
Level 1: Upon a successful critical attack, card appears at 6% chance, Damage: 106%, Deck +1
Level 10: Upon a successful critical attack, card appears at 60% chance, Damage: 160%, Deck +1
Cane Mastery (Passive)
Increases the weapon mastery and Accuracy of canes.
Level 1: Cane Mastery: +14%, Accuracy: +20
Level 10: Cane Mastery: +50%, Accuracy: +200
Cane Booster (Supportive)
nRequired Skill: Cane Mastery (5)
Uses MP to temporarily increase the attack speed of your canes by 2 levels.
Level 1: MP Cost: 48, Duration: 24 sec
Level 10: MP Cost: 30, Duration: 240 sec
Devil's Luck (Passive)
Permanently increases LUK.
Level 1: Permanently increases LUK by 6
Level 10: Permanently increases LUK by 60
Impeccable Memory II (Passive)
Lets you use 2nd job skills stolen from Explorers. Passive effects from skills will not work. Equip stolen skills using Loadout. Allows you to steal 2nd job skills from other jobs. Only 4 skill slots available to hold 2nd job skills. Stolen skill will consume same cost amount (HP/MP) based on level.
Level 1: MP Cost: MP to use the equipped skill. Skill Level of the stolen skill cannot be over 1.
Level 20: MP Cost: MP to use the equipped skill. Skill Level of the stolen skill cannot be over 20.
Phantom 2nd Job Skill Build: Everything maxed except Calling Card.
1. Calling Card, Mille Cartes, Impeccable Memory II (1)
2. Cane Mastery (5)
3. Cane Booster (6)
4. Cane Mastery (MAX)
5. Devil's Luck (MAX)
6. Calling Card (19/20)
7. Carte Blanche (MAX)
8. Impeccable Memory II (MAX)
9. Cane Booster (MAX)
10. Mille Cartes (MAX)
Calling Card will be Phantom primary attacking skill aided with Carte Mille to cluster mobs with its long range knockback especially when they are far apart. Before maxing this primary attacking skill, stabilize your damage output with Cane Mastery. Once these 3 are maxed, proceed with Carte Blanche for free automatic card attack (acts like Final Attack but with nicer homing card animation). Speed up your Cane attack speed with Cane Booster. Finally max Impeccable Memory II to have more effective secondary stolen skills.
Phantom 3rd Job Skills
Blason Fantome (Active)
Marks enemies with Phantom's coat of arms before slicing them to bits.
Level 1: MP Cost: 25, Damage: 143%, Number of Attacks: 4, Max Enemies Hit: 8
Level 20: MP Cost: 30, Damage: 200%, Number of Attacks: 4, Max Enemies Hit: 8
Rapier Wit (Active)
Forms a giant sword with cards, then charges and performs multiple attacks. Link with Mille Cartes to reduce post-attack downtime. Permanently increases Mille Cartes's damage.
Level 1: Active Effects – MP Cost: 30, While moving – Damage: 175%, Max Enemies Hit: 10, Number of Attacks: 2, After moving – Attacks 3 times with 156% damage. Passive Effects – Increases Mille Cartes's damage by 12%
Level 20: Active Effects – MP Cost: 40, While moving – Damage: 270%, Max Enemies Hit: 10, Number of Attacks: 2, After moving – Attacks 3 times with 270% damage. Passive Effects – Increases Mille Cartes's damage by 50%
Mist Mask (Passive)
Permanently increases Avoidability chance.
Level 1: Additional Avoidability Chance: 12%
Level 10: Additional Avoidability Chance: 30%
Piercing Vision (Passive)
Permanently increases critical rate.
Level 1: Permanently increases Critical Rate by 16%
Level 20: Permanently increases Critical Rate by 35%
Final Feint (Supportive)
Using this skill will increase your preparedness for all enemy attacks, reviving you instantly with some HP if you reach KO status. This skill increases also increases LUK permanently.
Level 1: Active Effects – MP Cost: 300, Upon death, you revive with 10% of Max HP. Makes you invincible for 2 sec. Passive Effects: Permanently increases LUK by 6. After using buff: 2610 sec Cooldown
Level 10: Active Effects – MP Cost: 300, Upon death, you revive with 100% of Max HP. Makes you invincible for 4 sec. Passive Effects: Permanently increases LUK by 60. After using buff: 1800 sec Cooldown
Bad Luck Ward (Supportive)
Casts a sigil to ward off bad luck. Increases HP, MP, Elemental Resistance, and Abnormal Status Resistance.Level 1: MP Cost: 44, Duration: 60, Max HP: +12%, Max MP: +12%, Elemental Resistance +4%, Abnormal Status Resistance +4%
Level 10: MP Cost: 80, Duration: 240, Max HP: +30%, Max MP: +30%, Elemental Resistance +40%, Abnormal Status Resistance +40%
Clair de Lune (Supportive)
Enjoys the cool evening moonlight to increase Attack and Accuracy.
Level 1: MP Cost: 42, Duration: 50, Attack: +4, Accruacy: +10
Level 20: MP Cost: 80, Duration: 240, Attack: +40, Accruacy: +200
Impeccable Memory III (Passive)
Lets you use 3rd job skills stolen from Explorers. Passive effects from skills will not work. Equip stolen skills using Loadout. Allows you to steal 3rd job skills from other jobs. Only 3 skill slots available to hold 3rd job skills. Stolen skill will consume same cost amount (HP/MP) based on level.
Level 1: MP Cost: MP to use the equipped skill. Skill Level of the stolen skill cannot be over 1.
Level 20: MP Cost: MP to use the equipped skill. Skill Level of the stolen skill cannot be over 20.
Phantom 3rd Job Skill Build: Everything maxed except Blason.
1. Blason, Rapier Wit, Impeccable Memory III (1)
2. Clair de Lune (MAX)
3. Final Feint (MAX)
4. Blason (14/20)
5. Piercing Vision (MAX)
6. Mist Mask (MAX)
7. Impeccable Memory III (MAX) – Steal Priest's Holy Symbol
8. Rapier Wit (MAX)
9. Bad Luck Ward (MAX)
Phantom has a very flexible way of training. You can max Impeccable Memory III first instead of Blason as your primary attacking skill so that you can steal/copy Priest's Holy Symbol for extra EXP per kill and also steal Bowman's Arrow Rain/Eruption for a large AOE attack. That way it seems that you are maxing 2 powerful skills at once for faster training. The downside is, you will need to put effort in searching those 3rd Job Adventurers in Channel 1 Towns (Example: Henesys). It is commented that Phantom can't steal skill in Freemarket but within Freemarket Room (go into the portal where you can see player's shops). Another good skill you can steal is Thief Channel Karma for the additional weapon attack boost along with Lune (both effects can stack with each other!) This allows you to easily 1 hit KO monsters with Level 1 Rapier Wit.
Phantom 4th Job Skills
Mille Aiguilles (Active)
Fly into a stabbing frenzy, jabbing your enemies with blinding speed. This attack can be executed repeatedly. You can move while holding the skill key down but walking speed is slower. The attack speed is similar to Bow Master 4th Job Skill – Hurricane (Storm of Arrows).
Level 1: MP Cost: 13, Damage: 111%, Max Enemies Hit: 6, Number of Hits: 2. While pressing the skill key, use the ?directional keys to move
Level 30: MP Cost: 15, Damage: 140%, Max Enemies Hit: 6, Number of Hits: 2. While pressing the skill key, use the ?directional keys to move
Penombre (Active)
Leaps back and throws a powerful card attack that ignores the weapon defense of the enemy for a short time. Link with Rapier Wit to reduce cooldown. Permanently increases Rapier Wit's damage.
Level 1: Active Effects – MP Cost: 40, Damage: 260%, Max Enemies Hit: 10, Number of Attacks: 3. Ignore Weapon Defense: 1% for 15 sec. Passive Effects – Rapier Wit Damage: +12%.
Level 30: Active Effects – MP Cost: 50, Damage: 450%, Max Enemies Hit: 10, Number of Attacks: 3. Ignore Weapon Defense: 20% for 15 sec. Passive Effects – Rapier Wit Damage: +50%.
Carte Noir (Passive)
Each critical attack has a chance to produce a card that attacks nearby enemy automatically. #cThis card is added to your deck. Also permanently increases Avoidability chance.
Level 1: Upon a successful critical attack, card appears at 62% chance, Damage: 194%, Deck +1. Additional Avoidability Chance +1%
Level 20: Upon a successful critical attack, card appears at 100% chance, Damage: 270%, Deck +1. Additional Avoidability Chance +20%
Cane Expert (Passive)
Required Skill: Cane Mastery (MAX)
Increases Cane Mastery, Weapon Attack, and Minimum Critical Damage.
Level 1: Cane Mastery: +56%, Attack Power: +11, Critical Damage: +3%, Final Damage: +10%
Level 30: Cane Mastery: +70%, Attack Power: +40, Critical Damage: +8%, Final Damage: +25%
Priere D'Aria (Supportive)
Powerful memories of Aria significantly increase Attack and allow you to ignore some enemy DEF.
Level 1: MP Cost: 33, Damage: +1%, Enemy DEF Ignored: 1%, Duration: 37
Level 30: MP Cost: 120, Damage: +30%, Enemy DEF Ignored: 30%, Duration: 240
Tempest (Active)
Creates an expanding tornado of cards to blast through enemies.
Level 1: MP Cost: 25, Max Enemies Hit: 8, Damage: 226%. Cooldown: 21 sec
Level 30: MP Cost: 30, Max Enemies Hit: 8, Damage: 400%. Cooldown: 18 sec
Vol D'Ame (Active + Supportive)
Steals active buff from 12 enemies and apply it to self. Stolen buff lasts for 5 sec. Only 3 buff types can be stolen (attack/damage cancel/damage reflect/invulnerability)
Level 1: MP Cost: 50, Max Enemies: 12, Buffs applied: Attack: Attack +2 / Damage Ignored: Damage Received -2% / Damage Reflect: Reflects 30% of Damage Received / Invincibility: Temporary Invincibility. Cooldown: 177 sec.
Level 20: MP Cost: 60, Max Enemies: 12, Buffs applied: Attack: Attack +40 / Damage Ignored: Damage Received -40% / Damage Reflect: Reflects 600% of Damage Received / Invincibility: Temporary Invincibility. Cooldown: 120 sec.
Impeccable Memory IV (Passive)
Lets you use 4th job skills stolen from Explorers. Passive effects from skills will not work. Equip stolen skills using Loadout. Allows you to steal 4th job skills from other jobs. Only 2 skill slots available to hold 4th job skills. Stolen skill will consume same cost amount (HP/MP) based on level.
Level 1: MP Cost: MP to use the equipped skill. Skill Level of the stolen skill cannot be over 1.
Level 30: MP Cost: MP to use the equipped skill. Skill Level of the stolen skill cannot be over 30.
Maple Warrior (Supportive)
Increases all players' stats within a team by a certain percentage.
Level 1: MP -10, +1% All Stats for 30 sec
Level 30: MP -70, +15% All Stats for 900 sec
Hero's Will (Active)
Remove some abnormal effects from you.
Level 1: MP-30, Cooldown: 600 sec
Level 5: MP -30, Cooldown: 360 sec
Phantom 4th Job Skill Build: Everything maxed.
1. Mille Aiguilles, Penombre, Tempest (1)
2. Cane Expert, Carte Noir, Impeccable Memory IV (1)
3. Cane Expert (MAX)
4. Impeccable Memory IV (MAX)
5. Priere D'Aria (MAX)
6. Penombre (MAX)
7. Mille Aiguilles (MAX)
8. Carte Noir (MAX)
9. Tempest (MAX)
10. Maple Warrior (MAX)
11. Vol D'Ame (MAX)
12. Hero's Will (MAX)
Penombre will be your primary attacking skill as 4th Job Phantom. It's much efficient compared to Mille Aiguilles in terms of training since it teleports you backwards while attacking multiple enemies. This effect is more pronounce when its able to 1 hit KO enemies. Most fast attacking skills such as Mille Aiguilles gives monster a slight delay in their death animation, therefore you end up consuming more MP to deal damage to monsters which can be easily kill with 1 hit. Mille Aiguilles is recommended for bossing or for enemies with high health (that can't be killed in 2-3 hits). Add 1 SP into Impeccable Memory IV so you can copy Warrior Dark Impale for mobbing or Pirate Rapid Fire for bossing. Tempest to kill all nearby mobs. Then max Cane Expert to deal nonfluctuating damage and for better base damage. Next, max Impeccable Memory IV so you can improve your secondary stolen/copied skills. Priere D'Aria is maxed later to further boost your overpowering cane damage. Max Penombre to have some variety in your attacks while boosting the base damage of Rapier Wit. You can switch Mille Aiguilles with Carte Noir position if you feel that the copied skill works much better than Mille Aiguilles. Finally, max Vol D'Ame to steal boss buff (like super weapon defense up), Tempest (to attack multiple monsters especially Zakum/Horntail hands), Maple Warrior (for bonus % to all stats) and Hero's Will to remove negative buff inflicted against you.
Phantom Hyper Skills
Tempest – Cooldown Cutter
Required Level: 143 (GMS) | 162 (MSEA)
Cooldown: -20%
Tempest – Extra Target
Required Level: 162 (GMS) | 183 (MSEA)
Max Enemies Hit +2
Tempest – Reinforce
Required Level: 183 (GMS) | 143 (MSEA)
Damage +20%
Mille Aiguilles – Extra Target
Required Level: 149 (GMS) | 168 (MSEA)
Max Enemies Hit +2
Mille Aiguilles – Guardbreak | Mille Aiguilles – Ignore Guard
Required Level: 168 (GMS) | 189 (MSEA)
Bonus 20% monster DEF ignored
Mille Aiguilles – Reinforce
Required Level: 189 (GMS) | 149 (MSEA)
Damage +20%
Bad Luck Ward – Immunity Enhance
Required Level: 155
Abnormal Status Resistance and Elemental Resistance +5% in addition
Bad Luck Ward – Hyper Health | Bad Luck Ward – Max HP
Required Level: 177
Max HP +10% in addition
Bad Luck Ward – Hyper Mana | Bad Luck Ward – Max MP
Required Level: 195
Max MP +10% in addition
Impeccable Memory H
Required Level: 150
Lets you use Lv. 150 Hyper Buff Skill stolen from Explorers. The skill duration and cooldown will be the same as Phantom's. Passive effects from skills will not work. Equip stolen skills using the Beginner Skill Loadout.
Level 1: MP Cost: The stolen skill's MP cost.
Carte Rose Finale | Rose Carte Finale
Required Level: 170
Tosses a bouquet of cards into the air that drop on enemies and explode. Unaffected by attack reflection.
Level 1: MP Cost: 200, Max Enemies Hit: 15, Damage: 700%, Number of Attacks: 6, Deals 200% damage to 6 enemies near the cards 2 times. Cooldown: 65 sec.
Heroic Memories
Required Level: 200
Recalls the oath of the Maple Heroes to increase damage.
Level 1: MP Cost: 100, Duration: 60 sec, Damage: +10%, Cooldown: 120 sec. Applies to any Hero class in the party.
Phantom Hyper Skill Build:
1. Tempest – Reinforce (MAX)
2. Mille Aiguilles – Guardbreak (MAX)
3. Mille Aiguilles – Reinforce (MAX)
4. Bad Luck Ward – Max HP (MAX)
5. Bad Luck Ward – Max MP (MAX)
6. Impeccable Memory H (MAX)
7. Carte Rose Finale (MAX)
8. Heroic Memories (MAX)
Check this Hyper Stats Guide for more details!
Phantom 5th Job Skills
Please refer to MapleStory 5th Job Skills Guide for more details on Skill Cores, Special Cores and Enhancement Cores!
Phantom Skill Cores
Sprinkle a pile of cards and try your luck with the last card. Enables you to move slowly as you attack.
Level 1: Consumes 1000 MP per second. For up to 6 seconds, throw cards in front of you continuously, dealing 249% damage each, during which damage from % HP attacks will be reduced by 15%. After ending the attack, pick a card that buffs you and your allies (you will be invincible while picking a card) for 30 seconds. Cooldown: 150 seconds.
Level 25: Consumes 1000 MP per second. For up to 6 seconds, throw cards in front of you continuously, dealing 465% damage each, during which damage from % HP attacks will be reduced by 15%. After ending the attack, pick a card that buffs you and your allies (you will be invincible while picking a card) for 30 seconds. Cooldown: 150 seconds.
The last card you pick could be either Red Cross, Tree of Life, Sandglass a.k.a Hourglass, Sharp Sword or Joker All Buffs.
Joker: Red Cross
Increases Max HP and recovers Max HP/MP periodically
Level 1: Increases 10% Max HP and recovers 1% Max HP/MP periodically
Level 25: Increases 15% Max HP and recovers 2% Max HP/MP periodically
Joker: Tree of Life
Decreases Damage from enemy attacks including those that drain HP based on Max HP and increase Abnormal Status Resistance.
Level 1: Reduces 5% Damage from enemy attacks including those that drain HP based on Max HP and increase 10 Abnormal Status Resistance.
Level 25: Reduces 7% Damage from enemy attacks including those that drain HP based on Max HP and increase 22 Abnormal Status Resistance.
Joker: Sandglass
Level 1: Excluding the skills that are not affected by Cooldown Reset effects, other skills' Cooldown quickly decreases by 20%.
Level 25: Excluding the skills that are not affected by Cooldown Reset effects, other skills' Cooldown quickly decreases by 28%.
Joker: Sharp Sword
Increases Final damage.
Level 1: Final damage +1%
Level 25: Final damage +5%
Joker: All Buff
Sprinkle a pile of cards and try your luck with the last card. Enables you to move slowly as you attack.
Level 1: Receives all buffs at once.
Level 25: Receives all buffs at once.
Joker: All Buff Level 1 till Level 25 have the same stats.
Throw a card with an ominous power sealed inside at your enemies.
Level 1: Consumes 800 MP. Deals 416% damage, bouncing 20 times. After the bounces are complete, the seal is released, dealing an additional 1040% damage 6 times on up to 12 enemies. If there are no more enemies nearby to bounce to, the seal will be released immediately. Cooldown: 15 seconds.
Level 25: Consumes 800 MP. Deals 800% damage, bouncing 20 times. After the bounces are complete, the seal is released, dealing an additional 2000% damage 6 times on up to 12 enemies. If there are no more enemies nearby to bounce to, the seal will be released immediately. Cooldown: 15 seconds.
Phantom Enhancement Cores
- Double Entendre (4% per level)
- Calling Card (4% per level)
- Carte Mille (4% per level)
- Carte Blanche (2% per level)
- Blason Fantome (3% per level)
- Rapier Wit (3% per level)
- Mille Aiguilles (2% per level)
- Penombre (2% per level)
- Tempest (2% per level)
- Carte Rose Finale (2% per level)
Phantom V-Matrix Skills Guide
Main V Skill: Luck of the Draw
Trio #1: Mille Aguilles / Tempest / Carte Noir
Trio #2: Carte Finale / Impeccable IV / Penombre
Note: Bolded = essential skill | Non-bolded = non-essential skill.
MapleStory Old to New Official Skill Names
Phantom Beginner Job Skills
- Judgment → Judgment Draw
- Skill Management → Loadout
- Steal Skill → Skill Swipe
- High Dexterity → Dextrous Training
- Phantom Shroud → Shroud Walk
- Return to Phantom → To the Skies
- Deadly Instinct → Phantom Instinct
Phantom 1st Job Skills
- Double Piercing → Double Entendre
- Talent of Phantom Thief I → Impeccable Memory I
- Swift Phantom → Phantom Swiftness
- Quick Evasion → Feather Foot
Phantom 2nd Job Skills
- Breeze Carte → Carte Mille
- Call of Fate → Calling Card
- Blanc Carte → Carte Blanche
- Cane Mastery → Cane Mastery
- Cane Booster → Cane Booster
- Luck Monopoly → Devil's Luck
- Talent of Phantom Thief II → Impeccable Memory II
Phantom 3rd Job Skills
- Coat of Arms → Blason Fantome
- Phantom Charge → Rapier Wit
- Flash and Flee → Mist Mask
- Acute Sense → Piercing Vision
- Luck of Phantom Thief → Final Feint
- Misfortune Protection → Bad Luck Ward
- Moonlight → Lune
- Talent of Phantom Thief III → Impeccable Memory III
Phantom 4th Job Skills
- Ultimate Drive → Mille Aiguilles
- Twilight → Penombre
- Noir Carte → Carte Noir
- Cane Expert → Cane Expert
- Pray of Aria → Aria Amour
- Tempest of Card → Tempest
- Soul Steal → Pouvoir Emprunte
- Talent of Phantom Thief IV → Impeccable Memory IV
- Maple Warrior → Maple Warrior
- Hero's Will → Hero's Will
- Rose Carte Finale → Carte Rose Finale
List of Skills To Steal/Copy for Phantom Thief
Phantom Thief can only steal/copy skills from Adventurers/Explorers (Warrior, Magician, Bowman, Thief and Pirate) excluding special adventurers such as Jett, Cannon Shooter (Cannoneer) and Dual Blade. Skills prefixed with asterisk symbol (*) means these skills are highly recommended on top of the rest shown here. There are more skills that can be copied but not worth mentioning since they do not really help in training/bossing.
Latest Recommended Skills to Steal for Phantom
The skills indexed with the smaller number ranks higher in recommended usage for training/bossing. When you hit max damage, its much more efficient to use another a summoning skill such as Frozen Orb or Arrow Blaster stationary turret while you use Phantom's primary 4th job attacking skill. If you are training, its best to buff yourself with skills that improves your damage to perform 1-2 hit kills such as Rage, Cross Surge, Sharp Eyes. If you are travelling in a dangerous territory, its recommended to buff up yourself with defensive skills such as Meso Guard, Iron Body, Advanced Blessing.
1st Job Skills:
1. Haste (Thief) – Enhances movement speed and jump height. Very convenient for traveling.
2. Magic guard (Magician) – Uses your MP as your guard. Not recommended for low MP characters.
2nd Job Skills
1. Rage (Fighter) – Temporarily improves weapon attack. Very useful for training purposes.
2. Meso Guard (Bandit) – Automatically deducts meso in bank when you receive damage. Good for bossing/training. Save more meso in long run.
3. Hyper Body (Dark Knight) – Temporarily increases MaxHP and MaxMP. Very useful for elixir users and for bossing/training.
3rd Job Skills:
1. Cross Surge (Dark Knight) – Increases overall damage significantly!
2. Mystic Door (Bishop) – Allows you to travel back and forth from training ground/town.
3. Combat orders (Paladin) – Increases skill level for all 4th job skills by 2 levels!
4. Holy Symbol (Bishop) – Increases experience rate for faster training.
5. Arrow Platter (Bow Master) – Used for bossing and training. Summons stationary turret.
4th Job Skills:
1. Frozen Orb (Ice-Lightning Mage) – Used for bossing, higher damage than Arrow Platter.
2. Final Cut (Dual Blade) – Increases your overall damage temporarily.
3. Advanced Blessing (Bishop) – Increases overall stats and accuracy. Very useful for training against high avoid mobs.
4. Sharp Eyes (Bow Master) – Used to improve your critical success rate.
Hyper Skills:
1. Inferno Aura (Archmage Fire/Poison)
2. Bleed Dart (Night Lord)
3. Flip of the Coin (Shadower)
4. Bullseye Shot (Marksman)
5. Sacrosanctity (Paladin)
6. Righteously Indignant (Bishop)
Skill that can be stolen Before RED Update
1st job Skills
[Active] Lucky Seven, Arrow Blow, Magic Claw
[Supportive] *Haste, Iron Body, Magic Guard, Dark Sight
2nd Job Skills
[Active] Tornado Upper, Iron Arrow, Shuriken Burst, Thunder Bolt, Heal
[Supportive] *Hyper Body, Rage, Channel Karma, Bless
3rd job Skills
[Active] Arrow Rain, Drain Arrow, Shining Ray, Double Spiral
[Supportive] *Holy Symbol, Combo Attack, Dispel, Admiral's Wings
4th Job Skills
[Active] *Eight-Legs Easton, *Dragon Strike.
[Supportive] *Sharp Eyes, Pirate Style, *Advanced Blessing, *Dark Harmony.
Skill that can be stolen in RED Update
Warrior: Slash Blast, Iron Body
Thief: Double Stab, Haste, Dark Sight, Lucky Seven
Magician: Energy Ball, Magic Guard
Pirate: Somersault Kick, Double Shot
1. Heal, Holy Arrow, Invincible, Bless
2. Shinning Ray, Dispel, Holy Fountain, Divine Protection, Holy Magic Shell
3. Angel Ray, Genesis, Big Bang, Resurrection, Advanced Blessing
1. Savage Blow, Meso Guard, Channel Karma, Steal
2. Pickpocket, Meso Explosion, Midnight Carnival
3. Assassinate, Boomerang Step, Sudden Raid
Night Lord
1. Shuriken Burst, Gust Charm
2. Triple Throw, Shade Splitter, Shadow Web
3. Quad Star, Showdown, Sudden Raid, Frailty Curse
Dark Knight
Piercing Drive, Spear Sweep, Iron Will, Hyper Body
La Mancha Spear, Cross Surge
Dark Impale, Gungnir's Descent
Fire Mage
1. Flame Orb, Poison Breath, Meditation
2. Poison Mist, Explosion, Elemental Decrease, Elemental Adaptation
3. Paralyze, Myst Eruption, Meteor Shower, Flame Haze
1. Tornado Upercut
2. Static Thumper, Admiral's Wings
3. Octopunch, Dragon Strike, Nautilus Strike, Time Leap, Speed Infusion
1. Rapid Blast
2. Blunderbuster, Blackboot Bill
3. Quickdraw, Eight-Legs Easton, Parrottargeting, Nautilus Strike
3. Cannon Bazooka.
Dual blade steal-able skills:
1: Dark sight
1+: Self Haste, Tornado Spin
2: Channel Karma, Fatal Blow, Slash Storm
2+: Flying Assaulter, Flashbang, Upper Stab
3: Chains of Hell, Bloody Storm, Blade Ascension
4: Phantom Blow, Final Cut, Sudden Raid, Blade Fury
Phantom FAQ
What do Phantom Cards do as it does not have stats?
Phantom Cards is said to be able to Potential, meaning you can add Potential Stats to it like 6% LUK or 24 Weapon Attack using Miracle Cubes. Card levels does not affect on how fast your charge your deck of cards.
Does stolen skill such as Haste affects party members?
Yes, if the Haste that you copied from does that. There are some Haste by other jobs that only self boost their speed and jump. It's recommended to get the ones that boost your party members as well.
Are canes 1 handed or 2 handed weapons?
Canes are 1 handed (1H) weapons.
Does Phantom Cards come with Potential?
Yes they do similarly to Demon Slayer's Aegis Shield and Mercedes Arrows.
How many skills can Phantom Thief copy/steal?
4 (1st Job Skills), 4 (2nd Job Skills), 3 (3rd Job Skills) and 2 (4th Job Skills).
Do passive effects from active skills applies to Phantom?
No. Only temporary ones similarly to supportive skills.
Do Phantom relies on INT for damage when using Magician skills?
No. They will use their own damage range based on Phantom primary stat.


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2013-05-15 09:22:21 by Sarah Sanford, Patient Family, as posted on the inside.akronchildrens.org blog.
Meet Jane. Meet Jude. And meet me, Sarah. I am lucky enough to be their mom. We came together, as a family, when infertility led my husband and I to adoption. After a good bit of fertility treatments (nothing "stuck!") and then soul searching, my husband determined that adoption was OK by him. I always knew it was OK by me.
We did a little research, saved A LOT of cash and picked ourselves an agency. We spit shined ourselves, prepped the house (do you know how pricey a commercial grade fire extinguisher is?) and were approved for our first home study in March 2007. Jane came home in April of the same year. Life hasn't been the same since.
Fast forward to December 2009. We had "re-upped" our home study - I wanted to adopt again. My husband was "complete" (or so he thought!). We hemmed, we hawed and told the agency to put us on hold.
Until Dec. 23, 2009, when my cell rang while I was at work. In one very brief conversation with our social worker, I became a mother for the second time. Jane's brother, Jude, was born. And their birthparents asked if we would take him home. We were not AT ALL prepared. But we got ready in a flash.
After three AGONIZING months of waiting, lengthy court battles, foster care visits and sleepless nights, their birthmother finally appeared to sign her final surrender. I can't even remember how, but at some point in those months, I gave up on the worry. I stepped out on faith and decided that it was time to "man up." I decided to be grateful, prayerful and hopeful, regardless of the outcome.
And I have not looked back - which, if you keep reading, you will see is a good thing because the fun with Baby Jude has only just begun.
The day Jude came home, permanently, I knew something was off. Their birthmother admitted to lack of prenatal care and excessive alcohol exposure (she had with Jane, too, and Jane is a rock star so...). It was pretty clear that Jude might be a different story, if not helped. I was determined to bring him home and sort it all out. It's nothing I can't "fix right up," or so I thought.
Quickly, I realized that Baby Jude, as we call him, had a tougher road ahead of him than I anticipated.
Fast forward to May/June 2010 - Baby Jude was introduced to Akron Children's Hospital - thankfully.
We started out in physical therapy, and moved on quickly to craniofacial plastics, the NeuroDevelopmental Science Center, occupational therapy, speech, Help Me Grow, nutrition and more.
Turns out Baby Jude suffered a stroke In Utero, resulting in cerebral palsy, hemiparesis (weakness on one side of his body), considerable developmental delays, visual and hearing impairments, and the list keeps on coming as do the diagnoses. He wore a helmet for close to a year to reshape his skull. (We painted it like OSU Buckeyes and he earns stars when he meets milestones.) He had severe plagiocephaly (flattened head) and torticollis (a twisted and tilted neck).
If I tried to list all of the complications - and potential and confirmed diagnoses - it'd make your vision blurry.
All that being said, Baby Jude has made tremendous progress. We are regulars at the hospital - going there a couple times a week for outpatient therapies, many specialist appointments. From time to time, my car just shows up in the Locust Street parking deck - on auto-pilot, I suspect.
If you'd like to get to know me and these crazy kids, feel free to keep reading. This is just the nuts and bolts of our story. We have tons to share.
At the end of the day - which is sure to have been a fairly crazy day - Jane, Baby Jude and I are content to be grateful, prayerful and hopeful.
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Gabrielle Yetter, wife of former Marblehead Reporter editor, Frank Yetter, a.k.a. Skip, has written the Amazon instant best-seller, "The Definitive Guide to Moving to South East Asia: Cambodia." This guidebook incorporates the best advice in discovering and possibly moving to Cambodia, something Yetter experienced firsthand a few years ago.
If ever you've contemplated abandoning life as you know it and moving across the world to a place you've never been, the person to consult would be Gabrielle Yetter.
Yetter, wife of former Marblehead Reporter editor, Frank Yetter, a.k.a. Skip, has written the Amazon instant best-seller, "The Definitive Guide to Moving to South East Asia: Cambodia." This guidebook incorporates the best advice in discovering and possibly moving to Cambodia, something Yetter experienced firsthand a few years ago.
Married shy of six years now, the Yetters honeymooned in Thailand, where they fell in love with Asia. By 2010, the couple decided to leave their home in Marblehead, purchasing one-way tickets to Phnom Penh, the capital of Cambodia.
In preparation of their move, the Yetters sold their home, got rid of their cars, found a new home for their cat and gave away most of their belongings. They were on their way to an adventure, with open minds as they took flight.
Yetter's guide begins much the same as the couple experienced personally — with a familiarization of Cambodia's geography and history. Yetter takes you from its origins all the way to the current Prime Minister Hun Sen. One thing a novice traveler would appreciate are the "hot tips" she includes throughout the book. Scattered generously throughout, these tools are words only an experienced eye could offer.
Yetter explains how all her tips come from trial and error, from a time when she and Skip first arrived in Cambodia and "just jumped right in," she says. They wandered the streets, talked with locals and joined associations.
"It was really just all experiential," says Yetter during a recent visit back to Marblehead. "I made this book to help travelers cut the corners that I couldn't. It's a book filled with tips that I've found helpful, that will be now be passed onto you."
One "hot" topic discussed in the book is the weather in Cambodia. According to Yetter, there are two seasons: one is hot; the other is rainy and hot. The cooler time of year is between November and February, when it may drop just below 80. During this season, Yetter jokes that while all the locals walk around in coats, mittens and scarves, with our tough New England skin, there is no need to pack warm clothes. She says she's only worn socks three times in the last three years. The rainy season, from March until November, is when torrential downpours are a regular occurrence.
"Although it's a bother to get around in the rain, my husband and I love it," says Yetter. "It's tremendous and so beautiful."
While the weather is perpetually tropical, the country of Cambodia is constantly changing and evolving. More specifically, the capital city of Phnom Penh is becoming modernized before the Yetters' eyes.
"In the three years we've lived in Phnom Penh, we've seen the city come alive," says Yetter. "There are more restaurants, shopping stores, coffee shops sprouting up — even WiFi is everywhere."
Along with the warm sun, the people of Cambodia provide a warm welcome. Yetter says Cambodian natives are the friendliest and most wonderful people she has ever met. She instantly fell in love with the people's friendly nature.
She says, "There is no prejudice or hostility towards outsiders, whatsoever. I'll be riding down the street and a homeless person sitting in dirt on the side of the road will look up at me and smile. It's very humbling."
So whether you've been yearning for a life change, or just a weeklong vacation, Yetter's guidebook will provide you with the knowledge to become an expert international traveler.
Yetter's hot tips, as outlined in "The Definitive Guide to Moving to Southeast Asia"
Don't be scared off by the "third world country" stigma, for much of it is just rumors and fear. No one I've known has ever gotten malaria or any other crazy disease, so keep an open mind. Of course, there are some shots you do need to get and precautions to take, but no need for every shot and medication under the sun.
Bring less than you were planning to. Everything in Cambodia is so inexpensive that you could basically go with nothing and be perfectly fine. Everything you need is available here, for dirt-cheap.
Spend time with local people. Some of our best experiences have been visiting our tuktuk driver in his home or cooking dinner for him and his nine other relatives who unexpectedly showed up.
Slow down. Engage. Go for a walk in your neighborhood. Talk to people along the way. Have a conversation with a tuktuk driver instead of brushing him off.
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a copper intrauterine device. The pills must be taken within 120 hours to reduce the
risk of pregnancy.
Fallopian Tubes: Tubes through which an egg travels from the ovary to the uterus.
Genitals: The sexual or reproductive organs.
Hormones: Substances produced by the body to control the functions of various organs.
Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV): A virus that attacks certain cells of the body's immune system and causes acquired
immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS).
Intrauterine Device: A small device that is inserted and left inside the uterus to prevent pregnancy.
Menstrual Period: The discharge of blood and tissue from the uterus that occurs when an egg is not
fertilized (also called menstruation).
Menstruation: The blood and tissue that comes from the uterus each month when an egg is not fertilized
(also called your period).
Obstetrician-gynecologist (ob-gyn): A physician with special skills, training, and education in women's health.
Orgasm: The climax of sexual excitement.
Ovaries: Two glands, located on either side of the uterus, that contain the eggs released
at ovulation and produce hormones.
Ovulate: When an egg is released from one of the ovaries.
Pap Test: A test in which cells are taken from the cervix and vagina and examined under a microscope.
Penis: An external male sex organ.
Pelvic Exam: A physical examination of a woman's reproductive organs.
Puberty: The stage of life when the reproductive organs become functional and secondary sex
characteristics develop.
Semen: The fluid made by male sex glands that contains sperm.
Sexual Intercourse: The act of the penis entering the vagina (also called "having sex" or "making love").
Sexually Transmitted Disease (STD): A disease that is spread by sexual contact, including chlamydia, gonorrhea, human
papillomavirus infection, herpes, syphilis, and infection with human immunodeficiency
virus (HIV, the cause of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome [AIDS]).
Speculum: An instrument used to hold open the walls of the vagina in order to perform Pap tests
and tests for sexually transmitted diseases.
Sperm: A male cell that is produced in the testes and can fertilize a female egg cell.
Testes: Two male organs that produce the sperm and male sex hormones.
Uterus: A muscular organ located in the female pelvis that contains and nourishes the developing
fetus during pregnancy.
Vagina: A tube-like structure surrounded by muscles leading from the uterus to the outside
of the body.
Vulva: The external female genital area on the outside of the body.
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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - At a well lit gas station, Bruce Belfield was approached and nearly robbed, but what the robber didn't know was that he was an off-duty police officer.
Now, Belfield owns and teaches at Valente Brothers' Official Gracie Jiu-Jitsu in Fort Lauderdale.
As college students get ready to kick off the fall semester, Local 10's MJ Acosta tapped into his SWAT team experience for tips on how to stay safe on and off campus.
"The buddy system is the biggest piece of advice I can give to people to keep them safe when they're away at school," Belfield said.
He said self-defense training helps when traveling alone. The goal is to learn how to get yourself away from your attacker as quickly as possible.
Belfield said having a bottle of pepper spray doesn't guarantee safety, and that men are just as susceptible to attacks as women.
"You don't want to try and chase the guy down," Belfield said. "You don't want to be a hero. You own safe is what's most important."
Belfield also advised parents with college-aged children to know their schedule, give them a list of emergency numbers, and sign them up for self-defense classes.
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UPPER MARLBORO, MD – The Prince George's County Board of Education will honor more than 100 recipients Thursday at their annual awards ceremony. Students, teachers, alumni and parent volunteers will be recognized for their outstanding achievements and contributions to Prince George's County Public Schools (PGCPS).
The Excellence in Education Foundation for PGCPS, Inc., will present 41 students with scholarship awards totaling $151,000.
WHAT: 2017 Board of Education Awards Night
WHEN: Thursday, May 186 p.m.
WHERE: Martin's Crosswinds7400 Greenway Center Drive
Greenbelt, MD 20770
Prince George's County Public Schools (PGCPS), one of the nation's 25 largest school districts, has 208 schools and centers, more than 130,000 students and nearly 19,000 employees. Under the leadership of Chief Executive Officer Dr. Kevin M. Maxwell, the school system serves a diverse student population from urban, suburban and rural communities located in the Washington, DC suburbs. PGCPS is nationally recognized for innovative programs and initiatives that provide students with unique learning opportunities, including arts integration, environmental and financial literacy, and language immersion.
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Four dead, 18 hurt in Slovenia hot air balloon crash
Ljubljana: Four people were killed Thursday and over 18 injured, six of them seriously, when a hot air balloon crashed and caught fire in Slovenia, the country's civil protection administration said.
Among the injured were a British woman and three Italians, the Ljubljana Clinical Centre where many of the injured were brought, also said.
Police confirmed that "a few foreigners" were among the passengers and said an investigation was underway.
The incident occurred at around 8:00 am local time some 12 kilometres south of the capital Ljubljana, a spokesman for the country's civil protection administration disaster relief administration said.
He added the balloon was carrying 30 passengers along with the pilot and co-pilot, but could not give any details on the victims.
Slovenian news agency STA reported that the hot-air balloon had hit a tree in a storm and burst into flames, adding that police were still looking for missing people.
Police meanwhile said six children were among the passengers of the air balloon, but were unable to give details about their condition.
"The first doctor who arrived at the accident site confirmed he found four calcinated bodies," the civil protection administration spokesman was quoted by STA in Ig, near the accident site.
At a separate news conference, the Ljubljana Clinical Centre confirmed that 21 passengers had been hospitalised there, of which "eight remain in critical condition."
"Those hospitalised are aged between 10 and 60 years old, some of them are foreigners: a British woman and three Italians," the hospital said.
Police spokeswoman Maja Adlesic told AFP: "The injured passengers were taken to various hospitals so we do not have all the information yet."
One injured man told the news website 24ur that the gondola carrying the passengers had hit the ground extremely fast, throwing out some of the passengers before taking off again, this time in flames.