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Los Santos: a sprawling sun-soaked metropolis full of self-help gurus, starlets and fading celebrities, once the envy of the Western world, now struggling to stay afloat in an era of economic uncertainty and cheap reality TV.
Amidst the turmoil, three very different criminals plot their own chances of survival and success: Franklin, a street hustler looking for real opportunities and serious money; Michael, a professional ex-con whose retirement is a lot less rosy than he hoped it would be; and Trevor, a violent maniac driven by the chance of a cheap high and the next big score. Running out of options, the crew risks everything in a series of daring and dangerous heists that could set them up for life.
The biggest, most dynamic and most diverse open world ever created, Grand Theft Auto V blends storytelling and gameplay in new ways as players repeatedly jump in and out of the lives of the game's three lead characters, playing all sides of the game's interwoven story.
All the classic hallmarks of the groundbreaking series return, including incredible attention to detail and Grand Theft Auto's darkly humorous take on modern culture, alongside a brand new and ambitious approach to open world multiplayer.
Developed by series creators Rockstar North, Grand Theft Auto V is available worldwide for Xbox 360® and PlayStation®3. Coming this fall to PlayStation®4, Xbox One and PC.
Grand Theft Auto V takes place in the present day (on its launch) which is 2013. The game is set in the fictional Los Santos which is GTA's replica of Los Angeles. Los Santos has been seen in GTA: San Andreas previously, however in GTAV Los Santos is a LOT bigger and more updated with locations looking almost identical to the real world.
Popular landmarks are in GTAV, such as Vespucci Beach (Venice Beach), Vinewwod (Hollywood), the Maze Bank Tower (US Bank Tower) and more. Around the city, countryside and desert you'll see various types of people from stuck up glamour models, old dirty hipsters, bikers and the gangs of South Los Santos, all of which act differently towards Michael, Franklin and Trevor.
Nine years after a robbery in Ludendorff, North Yankton, went wrong, former bank robber Michael Townley is living under witness protection with his family in Los Santos, San Andreas, under the name of Michael 'De Santa'. Franklin Clinton, who works as a repo man for a car dealership alongside his best friend Lamar Davis, is asked to repossess a car from Michael's 20 year old son Jimmy, who is overdue on his loan payment. Correctly deducing that his son is about to become a victim of credit fraud, Michael confronts Franklin and orders him to crash the car through the dealership's window. Franklin is fired, but he and Michael become friends. When Michael discovers his wife Amanda in bed with her tennis coach, he and Franklin chase the man to a mansion, which Michael destroys out of anger. The mansion's owner, the Mexican drug lord Martin Madrazo, demands compensation, so Michael and Franklin perform a jewellery shop heist to pay their debt. Michael's sole surviving partner in the Ludendorff robbery, Trevor Philips, hears of the jewellery heist and realises that Michael's death was faked and that the heist was his handiwork. The two reunite after Trevor tracks Michael down in Los Santos.
The personal lives of the protagonists begin to spiral out of control. Trevor's unexpected reappearance triggers reckless and erratic behaviour in Michael, which prompts his family to leave. Michael's attempts to make something of himself bring him into conflict with Devin Weston, a self-made billionaire venture capitalist and corporate raider who develops a grudge against him and vows revenge. Franklin becomes disturbed by the way Lamar falls under the influence of gangster Harold "Stretch" Joseph, who defected to a rival gang in prison and repeatedly attempts to kill Lamar to prove himself to his new brethren. Trevor's reckless efforts to consolidate his control over the methamphetamine market in Blaine County see him waging war against the San Andreas chapter of The Lost outlaw motorcycle club, a number of Latin American street gangs, rival meth dealers, government-sponsored mercenaries and Triad kingpin Wei Cheng.
FIB government agents Dave Norton and Steve Haines contact Michael and demand that he perform a series of operations with Franklin and Trevor to undermine a rival agency, the IAA. Under Haines's direction, they attack an armoured convoy carrying funds intended for the IAA and raid a bank containing the payroll for all of the corrupt police and public officials in Los Santos. Michael and Trevor perform a job for the drug lord Madrazo, and Trevor demands compensation for their efforts. He kidnaps Madrazo's wife instead, temporarily forcing himself and Michael into hiding. As Haines comes under increasing scrutiny for his methods, he forces them to infiltrate the FIB headquarters and erase any evidence being used against him from their servers. Michael takes the opportunity to wipe any data on his own activities in the process, destroying Haines's leverage on him. After Trevor returns Madrazo's wife, the trio start making plans for their most daring feat ever: raiding the Union Depository's gold bullion reserve.
After returning to Los Santos, Michael makes amends with his family and they start living together again. Trevor, however, discovers that a former Ludendorff heist accomplice was not in prison as he was led to believe, but killed during the heist and buried in the grave marked for Michael. Trevor's feelings of betrayal cause friction within the group and threaten to undermine their Union Depository plans. When Michael and Norton are caught in a Mexican stand-off between the FIB, IAA and private security firm Merryweather, Trevor aids in their escape, holding that only he has the right to kill Michael. Despite not forgiving Michael, Trevor still wants to perform the Union Depository heist; the duo agree to part ways afterwards.
The Union Depository heist is completed successfully, however Franklin is approached by two parties separately who demand that he kill Trevor or Michael. Haines and Norton contend that Trevor is a liability, and Weston wants retribution for Michael's betrayal. Franklin has three choices: kill Michael, kill Trevor or kill neither and face their enemies together. Should Franklin kill either Michael or Trevor, he ceases contact with the survivor and returns to his old life. Should he kill neither, the trio join forces to withstand an onslaught from the FIB and Merryweather before going on to kill Weston, Stretch, Cheng and Haines. With all their enemies disposed, the three stop working together, but remain friends.
Michael De Santa – Protagonist:
Michael De Santa, voiced by Ned Luke, is a retired bank robber, who after screwing up a heist in 2004 ends up going into witness protection and making a deal with the FIB and moves alongside his family to Los Santos, where they live in a nice mansion. Unfortunately, his wife, Amanda, repeatedly spends his money. This causes him to return to criminal life once more, this time, aided by his old partner Trevor Philips and up-and-coming criminal Franklin.
Trevor Philips – Protagonist:
Trevor Philips, voiced by Steven Ogg, is a mental psychopath and an unstable redneck who's a retired bank robber alongside his then partner Michael. A former military pilot, Trevor based himself in Los Santos, where he founded "Trevor Philips Enterprises", which mainly deals with weapons and drugs. Now living in a small trailer at the middle of Los Santos' desert in Blaine County, Trevor sides with his old partner Michael and upcoming criminal Franklin as they rob the largest businesses in the city.
Franklin Clinton – Protagonist:
Franklin Clinton who is voiced by Shawn Fonteno, is a young African-American repo man who dreams of becoming a big-time criminal in Los Santos, in a world where the glory days of street gangs has long passed. He works as a repo man for a luxury car dealership in South Los Santos, not far from where he lives. Franklin soon meets Michael after repossessing his son's car.
Lester Crest – Major Character:
Lester Crest, voiced by Jay Klaitz is an old friend of Michael's and is the brains behind the heists Michael, Franklin and Trevor pull off. Lester also gives assassination missions to Franklin. We've been told by Rockstar Games to stay tuned for more info on Assassination Missions DLC for Story Mode.
Lamar Davis – Major Character:
Lamar Davis, voiced by Slink Johnson is probably one of my favourite Major Characters from the GTA Series. He's one of Franklin's best friends who describes him as "crazy". Lamar has opposing ideals with Franklin, often leading to arguments between the two. Some can be quite funny, but we'll let you be the judge of those!
Stretch – Major Character:
Harold "Stretch" Joseph, voiced by Hassan Johnson, is a veteran member of The Families Gang and has just been released from prison. He is an old friend of Lamar and Franklin, who has a strong dislike for Franklin.
Dave Norton – Major Character:
Dave Norton, voiced by Julian Gamble, is an agent with the FIB and a friend of Michael. He was the one who organised Michael's witness protection. Dave, throughout the story also writes to Trevor pretending to be Brad.
Steve Haines – Major Character:
Steve Haines, voiced by Robert Bogue, is a highly corrupt agent from the FIB who works alongside Dave Norton. Using his position as Dave Norton's superior, Steve Haines uses Michael, Franklin and Trevor to help him undermine the IAA, which one missions involves having to break into the building. The mission is called "Three's Company".
Devin Weston – Major Character:
Devin Weston, voiced by Jonathan Walker is one of the antagonists in GTAV. He's a billionaire businessman with a stake in many San Andreas businesses, including Merryweather Security. We are introduced to Devin through Steve Haines. Michael, Franklin and Trevor all work for him but almost immediately turn against him after Weston refuses to pay the trio and after Michael disobeys his wishes for the Richards Majestic studios.
Amanda De Santa – Major Character:
Amanda De Santa, voiced by Vicki Van Tasswl, is the wife of Michael, and the mother of Jimmy and Tracey. At one point, her and Michael were very close to eachother, but their relationship became shaky, and Amanda started to waste most of their money. Michael finds out about her numerous affairs throughout the story. One including her Tennis coach which involves a mission between Michael and Franklin.
Tracey De Santa – Major Character:
Tracey De Santa, voiced by Michal Sinnot is the daughter of Michael and Amanda, and the sister of Jimmy. Her relationship with her parents is awful, even with Jimmy at time, however particularly her mother who dislikes Tracey's boyfriend, calling him a "bum".
Jimmy De Santa – Major Character:
James "Jimmy" De Santa, voiced by Danny Tamberelli, is the son of Michael and Amanda, and the brother of Tracey. He is in his early 20s, and is a lazy smoker who. He has a rocky relationship with Michael, and during the story, even gives him drugs.
Brad Snider – Major Character:
Brad Snider who is voiced by Ryan Woodle, was a good friend of Michael and Trevor. He was killed during the North Yankton Heist in the Prologue mission.
Wei Cheng – Major Character:
Wei Cheng, voiced by George Cheung, is the leader of the Los Santos Triads and the father of Tao. In retaliation for Trevor ruining his chance to do business in Blaine County, he arranges to have Michael kidnapped in an effort to lure Trevor in.
Martin Madrazo – Major Character:
Martin Madrazo, voiced by Alfredo Huereca, is a Mexican businessman and head of the Madrazo Cartel. He threatens Michael when he pulls down a house in Vinewood Hills, which leads Michael and Franklin to taking out the Jewellery Store Heist. It's thought that Martin is a drug lord, but insists that he is a legitimate businessman despite a recent charges being dropped due to the silencing of witnesses. Martin is also a major character in GTA Online who provides a wide variety of missions.
Soloman Richards – Major Character:
Solomon Richards, voiced by Joel Rooks, is a Vinewood producer and owner of Richards Majestic. Michael is introduced to Richards through Devin Weston, where the two develop a good friendship after Michael helps Richards with issues with his latest film, Meltdown
Ron Jakowski – Major Character:
Ronald "Ron" Jakowski, voiced by David Mogentale, is a good friend of Trevor and a fellow redneck living in a trailer next to Trevor located in Sandy Shores. He is a very paranoid conspiracy theorist and sometimes referred to as 'Nervous Ron'.
Wade Hebert – Major Character:
Wade Hebert, voiced by Matthew Maher, is a friend of Trevor and Ron. Both mentally challenged and dim-witted, he helps Trevor with his jobs around Los Santos and Blaine County. One of these jobs is to find Michael De Santa, formally known as Michael Townley.
Molly Schults – Major Character:
Molly Schultz, voiced by Elizabeth Mason, is the Senior Vice President and General Counsel to Devin Weston's business. She appears in several missions, mainly the ones where you steal the cars.
GTA V has a wide range of weapons. Altogether there are 30 weapons with the 3 from the Collector's Edition and the additional weapons from DLC (see these below in the DLC section).
Melee:
Baseball Bat:
The Baseball Bat is a classic GTA weapon which has been in the series since GTA 3. Knock em' dead!
Nightstick:
The Nightstick, also known as the Baton, is another weapon from the entire GTA Series. Commonly known to be used by the Police.
Golf Club:
Just like Vice City and San Andreas, you'd normally expect to see the Golf Club being used on a Golf Course, however you can always use it to kick the shit out of people or just be the normal gentleman and actually play golf.
Knife:
Another standard weapon that has previously been in the GTA Series.
Crowbar:
A new addition to the GTA Series. The Crowbar can't be bought from Ammunation, however can be found by the Cluckin' Bell depo in Paleto Bay.
Hammer:
The Hammer has only been in GTA: Vice City and is only available in GTA V by having the Special or Collector's Edition of the game.
Pistols:
Pistol:
The pistol is based upon the Beretta 92SB-F which is a semi-automatic pistol chambered for the 9x19mm round. This pistol, also mostly known as the M9, is normally used by the Police in most cases.
Combat Pistol:
The Heckler & Koch Universal Combat Pistol is a double action, semi-automatic handgun also known as the HK P46. The UCP is the companion side arm to the HK MP7 submachine gun, using the same HK 4.6x30mm bottlenecked cartridge. The 4.6x30mm round is a direct competitor to the 5.7x28mm. It has great armour piecing and delivers a substantial amount of damage.
AP Pistol:
The AP Pistol is just like the standard M9 Pistol however it's automatic which means it has a much faster rate of fire.
Stun Gun:
The Stun gun is an incapacitate weapon used for incapacitating a person by administering electric shock aimed at disrupting superficial muscle functions by direct contact. It's a great weapon to stop your enemies for a few seconds, but shocking in large gun battles.
Pistol .50:
The Pistol .50, also known as the Desert Eagle, is the 2nd weapon which is only available in the Special or Collector's Edition of GTA V. It's one of the strongest pistols on the game, alongside the Heavy Pistol which was available via DLC.
Shotguns:
Pump Shotgun:
This Pump Shotgun based upon the Mossberg 590 which is a semi-automatic .12 gauge shotgun. It's a great shotgun which produces some heavy power in a group of people.
Sawed-Off Shotgun:
The Sawed-Off Shotgun is a pump-action shotgun which is chambered in 12-gauge (2 and 3/4 and 3″). In GTAV it isn't my favourite shotgun due to its slow rate of fire and low power, however at close range it's very good.
Assault Shotgun:
The Assault Shotgun is based on the AA-12 shotgun. It's my favourite shotgun in the whole entire GTA series due to its massive rate of fire and the power it produces. Its clip size is great with extended mags and to some it may seem like a assault rifle but with super powers.
Bullpup Shotgun:
The Bullpup Shotgun is the 3rd weapon available exclusively from the Special and Collector's Edition of GTA V. It is based on the Kel-Tec KSG shotgun and is a pump-action weapon.
Sub-Machine Guns:
Micro SMG:
The Micro SMG Sub-Machine gun is based upon the IMI Mini-Uzi which is a fully automatic Sub-Machine gun chambered for the 9x19mm round and capable of firing up to 600 rounds per minute. It was first brought into the GTA Series in GTA III and has been featured in every game since.
SMG:
Brought into the series since Vice City, the SMG, based on the MP5 is what you'd expect to see in the SWAT or high-end Police. It also used sometimes by the Navy Seals. It has a clip size of 30 rounds and can produce some decent damage. It also sounds pretty awesome.
Assault Rifles:
Assault Rifle:
The Assault Rifle is based on the Norinco Type 56 II, not the AK-47 which most people think. It's your standard type of assault rifle and was first introduced in GTA 3. It has been in the series since then.
Carbine Rifle:
The Carbine Rifle in GTA V is based off of a Heckler & Koch HK416. It has the same clip size as the Assault Rifle, which is 30 rounds and is has an overall really good accuracy and damage.
Advanced Rifle:
The Advanced Rifle, which most will recognise as the Tar-21, is the best Assault Rifle in the game, or probably in the entire GTA Series. It has an amazing rate of fire and accuracy.
Projectiles:
Sticky Bomb:
The Sticky Bomb, which is basically the real-life C4 if a bomb which, well, sticks… in GTA V, throw it at an object, and then use the D-PAD to trigger it to explode.
Jerry Can:
Past GTA games have only allowed players to shoot barrels of gas, however GTA V takes that to the next level allowing players to carry a Jerry Can to create a trail of gas, and then shoot it to set it on fire. This can be seen in numerous screenshots for the game and was also seen in Trailer 2 for one of Trevor's missions.
Tear Gas:
Tear Gas is just a standard smoke grenade which once triggered created a smoke screen. Great for creating cover in an open field. It's also been in previous GTA games such as Vice City and San Andreas.
Molotov:
Just like the Tear Gas, the Molotov has also been in previous GTA games and is also in GTA V.
Grenade:
Pull the pin, let go, toss it and watch it explode.
Heavy:
RPG:
The Rocket-Propelled Grenade, or RPG for short, is something which lets say, fires a huge-ass rocket and makes a huge-ass explosion. Great for killing enemies in a wide open space.
Rocket Launcher:
The Milkor Multiple Grenade, or M32 is a lightweight 40 mm six-shot revolver-type grenade launcher developed and manufactured in South Africa by Milkor Ltd.
Minigun:
The M134 Minigun is a 7.62 mm, six-barreled machine gun with a high rate of fire (2,000 to 6,000 rounds per minute). It features Gatling-style rotating barrels with an external power source, normally an electric motor. The Minigun is probably every GTA fan's favourite weapon.
Sniper Rifles:
Sniper Rilfe:
The Accuracy International AWM is a bolt-action sniper rifle manufactured by Accuracy International designed for magnum rifle cartridge chamberings. Its great for killing people at long distances (obviously) but does have some pretty good accuracy on its own too.
Heavy Sniper:
The Heavy Sniper is pretty much the same as the normal Sniper Rifle, however it has more power and better accuracy, however its clip size is smaller.
Light-Machine Guns:
MG:
The PKM is a 7.62mm general-purpose machine gun that was designed in the USSR. The PKM gun is still in-use as a front-line infantry and vehicle-mounted weapon and is also a modernized version of the PK weighing only 7.5kg without ammo.
Combat MG:
The MK 48 is a lightweight belt-fed machine gun, firing 7.62x51mm NATO cartridges from a disintegrating belt of ammunition. It is about the same as the MG, however has just under double the clip size.
Prologue: Prologue to the events that happen in GTAV. Steal cash from the North Yankton Bank and escape.
Los Santos:
Simeon Yetarian:
Franklin and Lamar: Franklin and his best friend Lamar must repossess a pair of high end sports cars and return them to Simeon's dealership.
Repossession: Franklin must repossess a green motorcycle for his boss Simeon Yetarian with assistance of Lamar from the owner and his Vagos cohorts.
Complications: Franklin has to break into Michael's house and repossess his son's car without being detected by anyone on the property.
Lamar Davis:
Chop: Lamar plans to earn some extra cash by getting into the kidnapping business, as he attempts to kidnap a Ballas member name D.
The Long Stretch: Lamar and Stretch, who has been released from prison, have set up a deal with 'D', which turns out to be an ambush by the Ballas, so the trio must escape from the Ballas and later the cops.
Michael De Santa:
Father/Son: Michael and Franklin try to save Jimmy from a bunch of gangsters who have stolen Michael's yacht.
Marriage Counseling: Michael and Franklin must chase a tennis coach who had been caught cheating with Michael's wife. Afterwards, Michael tears down a house that the coach was hiding, which turns out to be the home of a gangster.
Daddy's Little Girl: Michael and Jimmy go on a bike ride on Vespucci Beach where they have a race. Afterwards, Jimmy shows Michael a boat in the ocean where Tracey is at a party and Michael goes and gets her, as he escapes, two men from the boat attempts to kill the father and daughter.
Lester Crest:
Friend Request: As a favor, Michael breaks into the Lifeinvader HQ and plants in a bomb in their latest prototype phone on the founder of the website.
Casing the Jewel Store: Scout out and plan for the upcoming Job.
(Loud Aproach):
Carbine Rifles: Steal some Carbine Rifles from the police.
(Smart Aproach):
Bugstars Equipment: Steal an exterminator van.
BZ Gas Grenades: Steal a van containing gas grenades.
Heist:
The Jewel Store Job: Rob a Portola Drive jewelery store.
Blaine County:
Trevor Philips:
Mr. Philips: After seeing a report on the news about the Vangelico armed robbery and he recognises Michael, he goes out and monopolizes Blaine County's methamphetamine business while murdering members of The Lost MC.
Nervous Ron: Trevor is furious after some members of The Lost MC ransacked his trailer and broke one of his collectible statues. He wants revenge, but he also wants their arms dealing business, so he sets about killing two birds with one stone and murders The Lost MC with assistance from his best friend Ron.
Friends Reunited: Trevor drives to Los Santos to meet Michael with his friend Wade.
Tao Cheng:
Trevor Philips Industries: Trevor gets a call from Chef, his crystal meth manufacturer, who tells him that the Aztecas are attacking his meth lab because they believe Trevor has kidnapped their leader Ortega.
Crystal Maze: Trevor destroys a rival meth manufacturer's base of operations.
Scouting the Port: Scout the Port of Los Santos to prepare to rob Merryweather Security.
(Freighter and Offshore Method)
Minisub: Steal a submarine off a freighter.
(Only Offshore Method)
Cargobob: Steal the cargobob from Fort Zancudo.
Fame or Shame: When Michael and Trevor hear that Tracey is trying out for Fame or Shame, they go to the auditions to stop her. During the audition, the duo must chase Lazlow after he performs a sexual pose on Tracey.
Federal Investigation Bureau/Dave Norton:
Dead Man Walking: Infiltrate the city morgue to confirm the death of an FIB suspect. Then, escape IAA agents from the building.
Three's Company: Michael, Franklin and Trevor must retrieve the Mr. K from the IAA.
Federal Investigation Bureau/Steve Haines:
By The Book: Torture Mr. K as Trevor to help Michael and Agent Dave Norton assassinate a suspect.
The Hotel Assassination: Kill Brett Lowrey.
The Multi Target Assassination: Kill the four jurors.
The Vice Assassination: Kill Jackson Skinner.
The Bus Assassination: Kill Isaac Penny.
The Construction Assassination: Kill Enzo Bonelli.
Did Somebody Say Yoga?: Michael decides to give Yoga a try with his wife and her instructor to see what it's like.
Hood Safari: Franklin, Trevor and Lamar fight their way through an ambush on Grove Street after a drug deal with Ballas members initially goes wrong.
Devin Weston:
I Fought The Law: Steal an Entity XF and a Cheetah for Weston.
Eye In The Sky: Steal the Z-Type.
Deep Inside: Steal the JB 700.
Solomon Richards:
Mr. Richards: Persuade Rocco Pelosi to obey Solomon's wishes for the movie.
Martin Madrazo:
Caida Libre: Shoot down Madrazo's cousin's plane to retrieve a package.
The Merryweather Heist: Rob Merryweather of a high-tech device, whether in the docks or out at sea.
Blitz Play: Steal the agency funds from the armored car.
Masks: Buy masks at a Vespucci Beach mask shop.
Boiler Suits: Buy boiler suits at Ammu-Nation.
Trash Truck: Steal a garbage truck.
Tow Truck: Steal a tow truck.
Blaine County Missions:
Minor Turbulence: Steal weapons from a Merryweather cargo plane.
Predator: Kill the remaining O'Neil Brothers.
Derailed: Michael and Trevor hijack a train to nab whatever gold or loot it contains.
Paleto Score Setup: Scout out the bank and police of Paleto Bay.
Military Hardware: Steal the military convoy.
Monkey Business: Steal nerve gas from a research facility.
The Paleto Score: Rob the bank in Paleto Bay to finance a raid on a research facility.
Los Santos Missions:
Hang Ten: Purchase the Vanilla Unicorn strip club after Trevor murders Floyd and his girlfriend.
Surveying the Score: Scout out the Union Depository Tower.
Planning the Big Score: Chose the method and the crew for The Big Score.
(Subtle Aproach)
Stingers: Steal a Police Transporter from the South Los Santos police station.
Gauntlet: Steal and modify 3 Bravado Gauntlets.
(Obvious Aproach)
Driller: Steal a driller from a warehouse in La Mesa.
Sidetracked: Steal a train in Grand Senora Desert.
Bury the Hatchet: Discover the truth of what happened after the failed North Yankton heist nine years prior.
Reuniting the Family: Reunite the family at Dr. Freidlander's.
Pack Man: Complete the list and deliver the cars to Paleto Bay.
Cleaning Out the Bureau: Prepare to break into the FIB.
(Covert Aproach)
Fire Truck: Steal a Fire Truck.
Franklin Clinton:
Architect's Plans: Follow architect Chip Peterson in the construction site and steal his briefscase.
Fresh Meat: Michael has been kidnapped by Triad members and being tortured in a meat packing facility. It's up to Franklin to find and rescue him.
Lamar Down: Save Lamar from the Ballas.
The Wrap Up: Escape from the Kortz Center after an ambush from rival FIB members, IAA agents, and a platoon from Merryweather Security.
The Ballad of Rocco: Kill Rocco Pelosi after he and his accompliance attacks Soloman Richard.
Legal Trouble: Retrieve the film reel from Weston's assistant.
Meltdown: Attend the premiere of Meltdown. However, Devin Weston arrives to reveal to Michael that he send a platoon of Merryweather Security to murder his family. It's up to Michael to save his family and kill the Merryweather agents.
The Bureau Raid: Break into the FIB Building to retrieve incriminating information against Steve Haines as FIB agents raid to attack Franklin, Michael and their accompliance.
The Big Score: Rob four tons of gold bullion from the Union Depository Tower. Then, escape from Merryweather Security and the cops.
Endings:
Something Sensible: Chase and kill Trevor Philips. (Choosing Ending A)
The Time's Come: Chase and kill Michael De Santa. (Choosing Ending B)
The Third Way: Fight off troops of Merryweather and FIB, before hunting down and killing Steve Haines,Stretch, Wei Cheng and Devin Weston. (Choosing Ending C)
These are the radio stations in GTA V. There are 19 in-game stations with 18 active in each county.
West Coast Classics – 80's/90's West Coast Rap. DJ: DJ Pooh.
Radio Los Santos – Modern Rap. DJ: Big Boy.
Los Santos Rock Radio – Classic Rock. DJ: Kenny Loggins.
Non Stop Pop FM – 1980's – Modern Pop Music. DJ: Cara Delevingne.
Lowdown FM – Soul Music. DJ: Mama G (Pam Grier).
Rebel Radio – Country Music. DJ: Jesco White.
Soulwax FM – Techno, Electro House, Acid house and Acid techno. DJs: Soulwax.
Space 103.2 – Funk Music. DJ: Bootsy Collins.
Vinewood Boulevard Radio – Alternative Rock. DJs: Nate Williams and Stephen Pope.
Channel X – Punk Rock. DJ: Keith Morris.
WCTR – Public Talk Radio.
Blue Ark FM – Reggae, Dancehall and Dub. DJ: Lee "Scratch" Perry.
East Los FM 106.2 – Mexican Electronica, Traditional Songs, Hip Hop, Rock and Ska. DJs: Don Cheto andCamilo Lara.
WorldWide FM – Chillwave, Jazz-Funk, World. DJ: Gilles Peterson.
Radio Mirror Park – Indietronica Music. DJ: Twin Shadow.
FlyLo FM – IDM, Experimental Electronic and Trap. DJ: Flying Lotus.
Blaine County Radio – Public Talk Radio.
Self Radio (PC Only)
Grand Theft Auto V launched for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 on September 17th, 2013. There was a lot of speculation on the Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and PC edition of GTA V soon after its launch, however at E3 2014, during Sony's Media Briefing, they confirmed that Grand Theft Auto V will be making its way to the Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and PC in Fall 2014. The Xbox One and PS4 versions both released in November 2014, although PC got pushed back until January 27th, 2015. Another delay was sprung upon for PC and it was now going to launch on March 24th, 2015. Rockstar decided in early March to delay GTAV PC once again until April 14th, 2015 of which it finally released and became one of the most downloaded and played games on Steam within hours.
According to the Rush Casting Call, a lot of characters names were changed, though it's likely that these names were just cover ups for the final ones. Here are the names which were mentioned:
Trevor Philips – Simon
Michael De Santa – Albert De Silva
Steve Haines – Mitch Hayes
Andreas Sanchez – Miguel Gonzalez
Wade Hebert – Clyde
Brother Adrian – Brother Adam
Barry – Eddie
Jimmy De Santa – Kevin De Silva
Simeon Yetarian – Harut Vartanyan
Ron Jakowski – Nervous Jerry
Dave Norton – Calvin North
Lester Crest – Jerry Cole
Tao Cheng – Tae Wong
Cheng's translator – Tae's Translator
As seen in trailer #1, Michael had green eyes. In the Michael trailer, he had brown eyes. Although they were changed back to green in the final version.
In addition to this, Michael looked older and had more wrinkles and more gray hair.
Franklin had a lighter skin and looked more Hispanic than African-American.
Cheetah and Chastity has a phone number, which was somewhat removed from the final version of the game, they can still be called but they have no dialogue.
Ron Jakowski wore a different outfit in the second trailer.
Franklin Clinton was meant to wear a helmet during the Dom missions, and was able to wear different undershirt.
In Franklin's trailer, Denise Clinton can be seen originally having a different appearance with a different hairstyle, glasses and a green hoodie representing the Families but was changed before the game's release.
In The Long Stretch, Lamar Davis originally wore his green cap backwards, and his T-shirt had a logo ofSan Andreas Magnetics on it as seen in Franklin's trailer.
In Prologue, Trevor's and Brad's Balaclava had a different design.
In Did Somebody Say Yoga?, Amanda wore a white robe and towel on her head as if she got out of the shower.
Missions:
Franklin was originally supposed to take Trevor's role in Caida Libre.
Franklin and Lamar took place at night.
In the second trailer, Trevor Philips was seen driving the Crusader out the back of the Cargo Plane inMinor Turbulence, but was switched by driving a Mesa out the Cargo Plane.
Caida Libre was originally going to be called Vinewood Babylon.
Three's Company was originally going to be called The Extraction.
Hood Safari was originally going to be called Urban Safari.
In the gameplay trailer, Simeon Yetarian was Employee of the Month. This was possibly done to conceal Franklin's surname prior to release.
The Jewel Store Job was originally going to be called Pest Control. The loud approach involved balaclavas instead of helmets.
There would have been an extra heist involving the 3 protagonists robbing a rich guys mansion dressed as clowns or mimes stealing artwork and kidnapping his wife (probably merged with the Madrazo sub-plot). The name of the heist was called: The Sharmoota Job.
There was possibly another heist involving a 'Heat'- style bank robbery where the 3 protagonists dressed in suits and balaclavas had a massive shoot-out with the LSPD in the LS Downtown core (Probably removed due to similarities with the GTA IV mission Three Leaf Clover – A screenshot with Michael in a white suit not available in the game and numerous artworks with the 3 protagonists dressed in suits and balaclavas can be found)
The Heat styled heist was possibly a beta version of the Big Score: Loud approach.
The mission Pack Man took place in the Davis Strawberry area instead of Paleto Bay (seen in screenshots and the second trailer).
A mission involving Michael stealing a fighter jet for Solomon was cut.
Michael originally used the normal pistol during the mission Three's Company.
A mission involving the use of a Forklift was cut.
A mission that including a appearance of Brucie Kibbutz was cut, since he is fully modeled for GTA V and has a voice appearance in GTA Online.
Vigilante Missions removed.
Drug Dealing was cut for Grand Theft Auto Online.
Pimping was removed.
Mini-Games like Basketball, Air Hockey, Pool, Bowling, weightlifting, and stealing/ exporting were cut.
The Hunting side mission originally had a different HUD.
Michael had a 2 cut random encounters, both with a lady called Magenta, she still appears in game at the start of the mission The Long Stretch.
Franklin had 2 more sets of random encounters, 2 for a man called Dale, and another 5 between 2 fighting neighbours.
Wade was meant to have Juggalo makeup in the initial cutscene for The Merryweather Heist freight method.
Trevor, Lamar and Franklin would of worn Bandanas in Hood Safari, but Lamar and Franklin wore bandanas in the Franklin's trailer.
Stretch didn't wear his cap in The Long Stretch, also the mission started at late night originally instead of late evening.
Chop originally wore just a plain brown collar (as seen in screenshots and trailers).
There were more dog breeds (eg. Huskies, Files can be found).
Horses was meant to appear in the game, meaning that they most likely would of been seen in theVinewood Racetrack (removed for unknown reasons, as files "left over" could have been similar to Red Dead Redemption).
La Puerta and the La Puerta Freeway was planned to be named Los Puerta and the Los Puerta Freeway, but it was changed because of the incorrect translation from Spanish.The Grand Senora Desert was originally much bigger.Road signs mentioning Los Puerta can still be found in Elysian Island.
Route 68 was originally going to be named Route 69. The Route 69 badge can be seen however.
Madrazo's house in the hills does have an interior, how ever it is of low quality and you can't Access it. It has two floors. The beta version seemed more detailed and it looked like it would of had allowed you to go inside of it.
Los Santos Elementary School shown in Sue Murry's campaigning got changed to as the training center for the ULSA in Richman.
The following are DLC (Downloadable Content) Updates which have been released thus far for GTA V. This section will be updated regularly with new DLC info.
30. GTAOnline Gunrunning – Released on June 13th, 2017:
29. GTAOnline Cunning Stunts S.V.C – Released on March 14th, 2017:
28. GTAOnline Festive Surprise 2016 – Released on December 20th, 2016.
27. GTAOnline Import/Export – Released on December 13th, 2016.
26. GTAOnline: Bikers – Released on October 4th, 2016.
25. GTAOnline: Cunning Stunts – Released on July 12th, 2016.
24. Further Adventures in Finance and Felony – Released on June 7th, 2016.
23. GTA Online Lowriders: Custom Classics – Released on March 15th, 2016.
22. GTAOnline: Be My Valentines Update – Released on February 10th, 2016.
21. The Festive Surprise 2015 Update – Released on December 21st, 2015.
20. The Executives and Other Criminals Update – Released on December 15th, 2015.
19. Grand Theft Auto Online: Halloween Surprise – Released on October 29th, 2015.
18. The GTAOnline: Lowriders Update – Released on October 20th, 2015.
17. GTAOnline Freemode Events Update – Released on September 15th, 2015.
16. ILL-GOTTEN GAINS Update Part 2 – Released on July 8th, 2015.
15. ILL-GOTTEN GAINS Update Part 1 – Released on June 10th, 2015.
14. GTAOnline Heists – Released on March 10th, 2015.
13. The Festive Surprise Update – Released on December 18th, 2014.
12. The Last Team Standing Update – Released on October 2nd, 2014.
11. The SA Flight School Update – Released on August 19th, 2014.
10. The Independence Day Special – Released on July 1st, 2014.
9. The "I'm Not a Hipster" Update – Released on June 17th, 2014.
8. The High Life Update – Release on May 13th, 2014.
7. The Capture Creator – Released on April 11, 2014.
6. The Business Update – Released on March 4th, 2014.
5. Valentine's Massacre Update – Released on February 13th, 2014.
4. Holiday Gifts Update – Released on December 24th, 2013.
3. The Capture Update – Released on December 17th, 2013.
2. The Content Creator – Released on December 11th, 2013.
1. Beach Bum Update – Released on November 19th, 2013.
At E3 2014, Sony announced during their Media Briefing that GTA V is coming to PlayStation 4 this Fall. Along with the announcement they also showed of a trailer which you can see over at the GTA V Game Media section. The trailer doesn't show off much, but does show some beautiful details and upgrades.
Once the trailer had finished and it showed 'COMING TO PLAYSTATION 4', many people started to wonder if it was going to be exclusive to the platform, however with an official announcement later that day from Rockstar Games, they cleared it up that GTAV will also be releasing on PC and Xbox One as well as PS4 in Fall, 2014.
Grand Theft Auto V for PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC features a range of major visual and technical upgrades to make Los Santos and Blaine County more immersive than ever. In addition to increased draw distances and higher resolution, players can expect a range of additions and improvements including:
– New weapons, vehicles and activities
– Additional wildlife
– Denser traffic
– New foliage system
– Enhanced damage and weather effects, and much more
Grand Theft Auto V for PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC also features enhanced radio selections with over 100 additional new songs and new DJ mixes from returning DJs across the game's 17 radio stations.
All players who pre-order the game will get $1,000,000 in-game bonus cash to spend across Grand Theft Auto V and Grand Theft Auto Online (GTA$500K each for your Story Mode and for your GTA Online in-game bank accounts).
A host of new, exclusive content also awaits for players returning from the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions including rare versions of classic vehicles to collect from across the Grand Theft Auto series such as the Dukes, the Dodo Seaplane and a faster, more maneuverable Blimp; activities including wildlife photography and new shooting range challenges, new weapons and more.
Grand Theft Auto V for the PC is the biggest and best version ever in GTA history. Supporting 4K resolution and running in 60FPS+, the PC version delivers a host of new upgrades from its previous versions. The PC version also includes 2 brand new radio stations. The Lab and Self Radio. The Lab features new music inspired by the original GTAV musical score. The tracks are composed by Alchemist and Oh No in partnership with Woody Jackson and Tangerine Dream. Both Alchemist and Oh No host the new station in-game. Self Radio is GTAV's User Track Station, similar to Independence FM from GTA IV. You can put your own music in your User Music folder and then scan them in-game.
GTA Online Progress:
Enhancements to Grand Theft Auto Online include an increased player count, with online play now for up to 30 players on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. All existing gameplay upgrades and Rockstar-created content released since the launch of Grand Theft Auto Online are available for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC with much more to come.
Existing players will be able to transfer their Grand Theft Auto Online characters and progression to their choice of PlayStation 4, Xbox One or PC. If you've already transferred to Xbox One / PS4 and have bought GTAV PC, you can transfer to PC too. Below is an easier view of things:
Xbox 360 > Xbox One or PS4 > PC
PS3 > Xbox One or PS4 > PC
For more info about gaining access to exclusive content for returning players, please visit rockstargames.com/V/bonuscontent.
Grand Theft Auto V on PC introduces the Rockstar Editor and Director Mode. Two new ways for video creators to capture, edit and share their greatest mini-GTAV-movies and gameplay. We've seen some fantastic creations on GTA IV with the GTA Editor, some such as GTA IV Machinima Movies: The Robbery, Heavy Rain, Newbie and more. The Rockstar Editor and Director Mode are free and come with the PC version of GTAV. They're unavailable on console versions and are a PC exclusive feature.
Rockstar Editor – Capturing:
The Rockstar Editor allows players to capture they're gameplay in two ways. There's an Action Replay option and a Continuous Recording option. Both features are toggled on and off when pulling up the character switch wheel. You'll see the appropriate buttons on the left above the radar. Action Replay allows you to capture an event which may have just happened, for example you might have just done an awesome stunt jump. Turning Action Replay on will technically capture in reverse, so it'll capture what you've just done. This is similar to clip capturing from previous GTA games such as GTA San Andreas. Continuous Recording when turned on will capture anything you do until you turn it off or start certain cutscenes. Due to memory and file sizes, it won't capture in one continuous clip, instead it'll be captured in multiple segments. for you to then edit in the Rockstar Editor.
Rockstar Editor – Editing:
The Rockstar Editor delivers a variety of unique tools to craft your gameplay clips into a fully-fledged video. Add markers for where you want your video clip to change, this could be wanting a filter to be introduced, or adding in a depth of field to a scene. You can also edit camera angles including pre-built game cameras or adjusting and placing your own free camera.
Rockstar Editor – Exporting & Sharing:
Once you've put together your video, previewed it and are happy with it, you can export your video to your video gallery. When exporting you have two options. Frame Rate and Bit Rate. Frame Rate is your FPS, so if you can capture gameplay in 60FPS then we definitely suggest exporting it in 60FPS, but take note that your video size will increase a lot. Bit Rate is also just your video quality, so whether you want it normal (720p) or high (1080p). Once your video has finished exporting, you can head to your Video Gallery and publish it to YouTube or the Rockstar Games Social Club.
Director Mode:
Director Mode is a brand new option that, in conjunction with the Rockstar Editor, allows more freedom to create a truly unique video. Choose from a cast of characters and creatures including story characters, Los Santos and Blaine County residents, and animals. You will be able to trigger a number of actions and phrases of dialogue as well as dictating other variables such as weather, time of day and locations in the world.
Use all of these tools to create diverse video footage that can then be used in the Rockstar Editor in the same way as footage captured in GTAV Story Mode and GTA Online.


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What is a good size for a fullscreen background image on a common laptop?
What pixel size is full screen?
How do I make a picture fit my whole background?
What is the size of full screen?
What is best resolution for full screen?
What is full screen ratio?
Which is the best full screen background image?
How big should the background image be on a website?
What's the best size for a banner image?
How big is a full screen image on an iPhone?
The Short Answer I recommend 1920 x 1080 or smaller with a ratio of 16:9, which is 1.777 to 1. (Prior to May, 2014, I recommended 1440 x 900.) For making it happen, I recommend using media queries to select the appropriately sized image from a pool of 2 or 3 sizes.
In the case of a monitor with an industry-standard Full HD 1080p resolution, this display has a resolution of 1920 x 1080. This means that the screen will have a width of 1,920 pixels while the height of the screen will be 1,080 pixels.
Using CSS, you can set the background-size property for the image to fit the screen (viewport). The background-size property has a value of cover . It instructs browsers to automatically scale the width and height of a responsive background image to be the same or bigger than the viewport.
The most universally used ratios are 16:9—known as the Widescreen, and 4:3 –commonly referred to as Full Screen. The 16:9 ratio is a wide rectangular shape, whereas the 4:3 ratio is a narrower rectangle, closer to a square.
Resolution based on LCD monitor size
Monitor size
Recommended resolution (in pixels)
19-inch standard ratio LCD monitor 1280 × 1024
20- and 22-inch widescreen LCD monitors 1680 × 1050
24-inch widescreen LCD monitor 1920 × 1200
Full screen or fullscreen refers to the 4:3 (1.33:1) aspect ratio of early standard television screens and computer monitors. The 4:3 aspect ratio became the standard in film because it mirrored film stock and was the easiest to use.
Here are some examples of bigger corporation websites using full screen background images: One part of answering this question is looking at screen resolution. After all, the screen size plays the biggest part in how your work is going to be presented.
The best website background image size is 1920 x 1080 pixels, according to Malama Online Marketing, and the ideal ratio is 16:9.
Across the site you might have sections where you need to use full width images that cover your whole screen from left to right. These areas can be hero images, full screen slideshows, banner images. To ensure that your full width images look good across any device big or small the recommended size is 2400x1600px.
On the flip side, there are mobile devices with much smaller resolutions–800 x 480 for Samsung, 320 x 480 for iPhone–in addition to maximum image size limits before things break. There's a good, long list of mobile screen resolutions here.
What is a good size for a fullscreen background image on a common laptop? The Short Answer I recommend 1920 x 1080 or smaller with a ratio of 16:9, which is 1.777 to 1. (Prior to May, 2014, I recommended 1440 x 900.) For making it happen, I recommend using media queries to select the…
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Many coffee fanatics, myself included, have formed an all-day coffee habit. Maybe you can relate. While this is fun for a while, in the long term it can cause sleep problems and concerns about cardiovascular health (200 beats per minute is normal, right?!). Add to that the anxiety and upset stomach caused by too much caffeine, and you can see why even the staunchest coffee drinkers may eventually gravitate towards decaf.
And while decaf does provide people with a way to enjoy coffee without the caffeine sweat and restless foot tapping staunch java heads live with every day, a lot of coffee drinkers think it's awful. Rightfully so.
Because the different processes of removing caffeine can also have an impact on your coffee's flavor, there's a wide spectrum of quality between good and bad decaf. Not all decaf is created equal or extracted in the healthiest ways, and you should be aware of the methods and roasting conditions that create your coffee. One of my favorite decaf roasts is Cooper's Swiss Water Process Ethiopian Medium Roast, a single origin Ethiopian that bursts with a berry flavor that tastes like the real thing.
Here's a breakdown of decaf production methods, and my picks for the best decaf coffees on the market.
Before beginning, it's important to note for medical reasons that decaf coffee is not necessarily caffeine free. While there is almost no caffeine in a cup of decaf, it can contain up to 13.9 mg of caffeine, compared to the 85 mg in a cup of caffeinated coffee.
From the early days of decaf, health has been a concern. The first method was invented by Ludwig Roselius in 1905. Like many decaffeination methods, Roselius' method involved benzene. The problem with this is that benzene is a known carcinogen contained in crude oil.
Because most people would prefer not to drink coffee beans that are also a biohazard, and because Roselius himself would later need to have a leg amputated due to bone cancer, we no longer use his method. I'm sure it tasted fine, though.
Today, there are four popular decaf methods on the market. Each has a different price, flavor, and effect on health. As you'll come to see, we only recommend coffee decaffeinated using the swiss water method.
The most popular method on the market is the CO2 method. It's the newest and most popular method, and involves pumping liquid CO2 into the coffee beans. While this method is popular for its ability to remove caffeine without removing flavor, its problem is that it is rarely used on quality coffee to begin with.
That's because the method is too expensive to use on a small scale. It's far more common to use it on mass-produced beans, and this makes a huge difference when it comes to the quality of your coffee.
As they say in programming: garbage in, garbage out.
Two methods that have in recent years fallen out of favor are the direct and indirect solvent-based methods. While the two vary slightly, they are similar in that both involve soaking the coffee beans in an ethyl acetate or methylene chloride based solvent.
While ethyl acetate and methylene chloride are not nearly as bad for you as the benzene preferred by Roselius, they should be a cause of concern for chemical-concerned coffee customers. In addition, these methods take a lot of flavor out of the coffee beans.
The method we recommend for decaf drinkers is the swiss-water method. This method was first tried in Switzerland in 1933, but became a practical commercial method in the 80s. Unlike all of the other methods on this list, it uses only water and coffee to remove the caffeine.
This is the best method for fans of organic coffee, and also the one we recommend. Part of that is the method itself: the swiss water method involves no man made chemicals and is good at preserving the flavor of the coffee. But another reason is the coffee it's used on: swiss water processing is the most popular method for organic and gourmet coffees.
That means you get a better cup of decaf because the coffee going in is already superior.
Just like the processing method you use will have a strong impact on flavor, the roast of your beans also matters.
Decaf coffee is more sensitive to temperature than other types: when you make a dark roast with it, you're more likely to get a flavor described as "burnt" than any of the chocolaty or robust flavor notes you actually get out of that roast.
In contrast, light-and-medium roasts can hold in the flavor you want in a good cup of coffee. People who do have a taste for dark roasts are better off with a cup of decaf espresso than they are with an actual dark roast: the espresso can likely provide the same robust flavor they enjoy from a dark roast without the added taste of charcoal.
Here's the best way to think about it: decaf dark roasts offer a pale imitation, whereas light and medium roasts give you the taste you want out of coffee.
Considering the variety of methods and roasts on the market, there is a wide spectrum of quality when it comes to decaf brands on Amazon.
Along with the specifics of decaf coffee, you should also consider the specifics of your coffee making set up. Do you have a coffee grinder? What type of coffee maker do you have? Most importantly, what do you like?
The world of coffee is wide and exciting. Luckily for people with caffeine sensitivities and heart conditions, the same is true of decaf.
Decaf espresso is a hard thing to pull off. Because dark-roasted decaf coffee tends to taste less like java and more like charcoal, it can be difficult to translate decaf into the world of espresso. But if you're somebody who likes a latte or a cappuccino, you probably want one.
West End Coffee Roasters offers a lovely medium roast decaf espresso to caffeine-free drinkers interested in the complex taste of the beverage. There's enough of a bitter kick to the flavor to give it the depth you need, but not so much that it overshadows the creamy and chocolaty notes that make this coffee so good.
Micro-roasted in the java Mecca that is Brooklyn, Mayan Decaf is smooth and low in acidity. That means it isn't just easy on the nerves: it's easy on the stomach.
Like a lot of the coffees on this list, the key here is the small-batch roasting. There's a real difference between coffees roasted to make a good bean, and coffees roasted to make a large batch. With decaf, this is magnified: the flavor profile of a decaf coffee is just too delicate for anything remotely good to come out of mass production.
If you like the thick body, berry-packed flavor profile, and incredible floral notes of Ethiopian coffee, you'll absolutely need to try this single-origin delight. With the taste of lemon, orange, and chocolate all coming to play, this is absolutely delicious.
Ethiopian coffee is also perfect for decaf coffee. The region produces notes that are perfect for light and medium roasts, and the Cooper's brand showcases that with this all-star roast.
Kona coffee is interesting and expensive. Far from your daily cup, this Hawaiian style of coffee features unusual flavor notes like toasted coconut and spicy qualities. This combination of complexity and balance makes it a favorite of wine drinkers.
Hualalai Estate offers an absolutely delicious deaf Kona, though it is more expensive than the rest of the decafs on this list. Making kona coffee is already expensive: roasting it with the added sensitivity of decaffeination can be nearly impossible. This brand successfully delivers a roast that meets most of what you'd expect out of a good cup of Kona Coffee.
Whether flavored coffee is an occasional guilty pleasure or your cup of choice, there's no shame in enjoying a tasty cup of hazelnut coffee. San Francisco Bay offers decaf drinkers exactly what the rest of us want out of a flavored coffee: a noticeable infusion of flavor without being overpowered by the feeling that somebody dropped a Yankee Candle into your cup.


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The Jackery is a portable power station that uses a proprietary battery that can power a USB device, small cooler, and even the occasional 120V device. This product doesn't require any hard wiring making it a great solution for many people. You might want to consider other options if you need emergency power. Here are some things to keep in mind when selecting a Jackery. These are some of the benefits of this device.
Battery-powered generators are quieter and more efficient than gas-powered generators. They are silent and can be used in conjunction with a compatible solar panel to power important devices. In addition to battery-powered generators being safer than gas-powered models, they can help you reduce your carbon footprint. The Jackery Explorer is light and safe and has temperature and surge controls. The unit's power outlet also allows you to charge any important device, whether it's an iPhone or a laptop.
Although the Jackery Explorer 1500 is quite small, the unit has impressive build quality. It does not have any sharp corners, which is a big plus when it comes to avoiding smacks in the leg. Although the LED flashlight is a great feature, some may find it too gimmicky. The flashlight is useful and more visible than the predecessor. It's possible that your Jackery Explorer will last a few years in a row.
The Jackery Explorer 1000 requires 8 hours to fully charge from the sun. This portable power station can accept up to 163W of solar input, but can only operate at 30V. Two 100W panels placed in series would produce 36V. A Jackery with this solar input would need a minimum of two 100W solar panels to work reliably. It takes seven hours to charge the vehicle plug and 14 hours to fully charge.
The Jackery Solar Generator can provide you with off-grid power for emergencies or for emergency backup. To protect the solar panels from the elements, you can fold or strap them. Combined with a Jackery portable power station, the solar power can be stored in a lithium battery for use during power outages. This system is ideal for those who need off-grid power or emergency backup. The panels also allow you to charge small electronic devices.
A Jackery Explorer 1000 is a good option for people looking for a portable power station. It provides clean power that can run 7 appliances simultaneously. The Jackery Explorer 1000 is easy to carry and has a built-in LED flashlight. The Explorer 1500 is a versatile option for those looking for portable power for home or outdoor activities. They also provide a lot of features that make them a great choice. It is ideal for van life, camping, RV living, or emergency use.
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OPINION: Women in Mississippi—So Strong and So Tough
Jesmyn Ward, the first woman to win two National Book Awards, still livs in Mississippi. She is not the only strong, tough woman here. Photo courtesy David Rae Morris
The ball hit with a thud, knocking her head back like it was mounted on a spring instead of a neck.
Mikayla was the smallest player on the field at the Gautier Soccer Complex on that bright and sunny Saturday afternoon. She was maybe 13 or 14 and wasn't the fastest or the most skillful player, but fearless she was. With long, black hair and oversized stylish glasses, she threw herself after the ball, challenging the always bigger and sometimes faster players.
I tried to stay close, but although she wasn't the fastest she was quicker than the referee, an aging and creaking 60-something who coaches and fans believed was blind, and of questionable ancestry. Me.
I had the feeling that it was only a matter of time before something happened. When it did, it was fast and unexpected. The ball, kicked hard, caught her full in the face with a sickening splat, and she crumpled onto the ground in a half-kneeling position with her slim brown legs tucked beneath her, head bowed and both hands covering her face.
She wept silently taking deep ragged breaths.
I blew my whistle and signaled for the coach, who was already on her way, while my mind imagined the lenses of those very stylish glasses breaking and being driven into her eyeballs.
Even before the coach arrived, she wobbled to her feet. Tear streaks marred her face, but she was otherwise unmarked and unblinded. I breathed a sigh of relief, mostly for her, but there is a tremendous amount of paperwork if there is a serious injury. The coach (the player's mother) spoke a few words and indicated that Mikayla was ready to play (they had no substitutes). Both teams and their sprinkling of fans lightly clapped.
Ostensibly this was a U14 boys' recreational soccer game, but each team was made up of at least three or four girls. All the girls played with a ferocity marked with a fearlessness even against the bigger boys. And the boys played against them hard with no acknowledgment for them being the so-called "weaker" sex.
As I struggled to keep up, my mind reflected upon what I was seeing. There was a parity here between the sexes that I hadn't experienced before. It was not forced nor legally mandated and not based on physical ability. It was about a love of the game.
The boys wanted to play soccer, and they needed the girls to make a team, and the girls just wanted to play soccer. The players shouted encouragement to each other, not girls to girls, or boys to boys, but player to player.
Weeks later, this game came to my mind again. We were in Virginia, near Washington, D.C., spending Thanksgiving with my wife's siblings and their families. We are considered the "country cousins" to our cosmopolitan Virginia relatives.
Over the 25 years that we have lived in Mississippi, we have taken quite a ribbing. Whenever we told them of our children's successes, they always scoffed and said "but it's Mississippi" as if that lessened the accomplishment.
After dinner, we settled down to watch the traditional Redskins vs. Cowboys game, and the recent contentious U.S. senatorial campaign came up. I pointed out that it was historic as Cindy Hyde-Smith was the first woman Mississippi elected to the U.S. Senate, and if she had lost, her opponent would have been the first African American Senator since Reconstruction.
They weren't impressed.
I watched the game trying to think of a way to grab their attention. Then I realized it was right in front of me! Or actually at the top of the enormous TV screen. "Look! See the referee legs at the top there? That is Sarah Thomas, our neighbor in Brandon, Mississippi, and the only female referee in the NFL," I said.
There was disbelief since we could only see her legs. Then the view shifted, and there she was wearing mascara and makeup staring intently at the field. Several family members whipped out their phones and searched for her.
Now that I had their attention, I casually added that in September at the Ocean Springs homecoming game, the just-crowned Homecoming Queen, Kaylee Foster, kicked the winning field goal in overtime.
They all then had their phones out.
Feeling the mood, I mentioned that Donna Tartt, who recently won the Pulitzer Prize for her novel "The Goldfinch," is from Mississippi, as is Jesmyn Ward, an African American author who was the first woman to win two National Book Awards.
Then I told them about the soccer game and ended by wondering aloud if there was something in the air or the water in Mississippi that made our women so smart and tough.
Richard Coupe is a father of 4, the father-in-law of 1, a Francophile and a referee extraordinaire.


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Penn Dental Medicine serves Afghani refugees with pop-up clinic
Responding to an immediate need for dental care in the community, Penn Dental Medicine students and faculty created a pop-up clinic for more than 60 Afghani refugees awaiting permanent placement in the Philadelphia metropolitan area.
From Penn Dental Medicine ・ January 24, 2022
A chewing gum that could reduce SARS-CoV-2 transmission
In experiments using saliva samples from COVID-19 patients, the gum, which contains the ACE2 protein, neutralized the virus, according to research led by School of Dental Medicine scientists.
Katherine Unger Baillie ・ December 3, 2021
'Nanozyme' therapy prevents harmful dental plaque buildup
An iron-oxide nanoparticle that is FDA-approved to treat anemia acts as an enzyme to activate hydrogen peroxide to suppress the growth of tooth-decay-causing biofilms in the human mouth, according to a study led by the School of Dental Medicine.
Katherine Unger Baillie ・ October 25, 2021
A two-pronged approach to keep rheumatoid arthritis in check
A new study led by George Hajishengallis of the School of Dental Medicine shows that the protein DEL-1 could reduce the painful inflammation of RA in an animal model.
Katherine Unger Baillie ・ September 30, 2021
Smart dental implants
Geelsu Hwang of the School of Dental Medicine and colleagues are developing a smart dental implant that resists bacterial growth and generates its own electricity through chewing and brushing to power a tissue-rejuvenating light.
Katherine Unger Baillie ・ September 9, 2021
Nerve repair, with help from stem cells
School of Dental Medicine and Perelman School of Medicine researchers teamed up to create a novel approach to surgically repairing injured peripheral nerves that relies on the versatility of gingiva-derived mesenchymal stem cells.
New engineering approaches to address unmet oral health needs
With a new NIH training grant, awards, and new faculty and publications, the recently launched Center for Innovation & Precision Dentistry is leveraging technological advancements to improve oral health.
Pulling wisdom teeth can improve long-term taste function
A Penn Medicine study shows, for the first time, positive long-term effects of third molar extraction on taste.
Steve Graff ・ July 6, 2021
A link between childhood stress and early molars
Penn researchers discovered that children from lower-income backgrounds and those who go through greater adverse childhood experiences get their first permanent molars sooner.
Michele W. Berger ・ June 8, 2021
Penn Dental Medicine to receive $20M estate gift honoring alumnus
One hundred and four years after Penn Dental Medicine alumnus Dr. Arthur E. Corby, Class of 1917, earned his dental degree, his daughter, alumna Carol Corby-Waller, has gifted the Dental School with an anticipated $20 million honoring her father.
Amanda Mott ・ May 19, 2021
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Thomas Sollecito Professor and Chairman in the Department of Oral Medicine.
School of Dental Medicine.
University of Pennsylvania. As a specialist in the field of oral medicine, Dr. Sollecito addresses oral health care of medically complex patients, including the diagnosis and management of medical conditions that affect the oral and maxillofacial region. These conditions include oral mucosal diseases, orofacial pain disorders, temporomandibular disorders, salivary gland disease, oral complications resulting from systemic disease and chemosensory and neurologic impairment of the oral and maxillofacial complex. Sollecito has a particular interest in cancer research and how oral health impacts cancer patients. In 2015, he led a review for the American Dental Association pertaining to the use of prophylactic antibiotics before dental procedures in patients with joint replacements.
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I last did one of these best books posts for 2014.
What can be said of 2015 and 2016? The less the better. Fatherhood and middle-management and riding my bike in Wellington traffic (no way you can listen to an audiobook while riding in the capital) meant I didn't read enough to make such a list meaningful.
But 2017 was different.
In 2017 I read at least 66 books (40 novels, 15 non-fiction, 7 short story, 2 poetry collections, one graphic novel and one play-as-an-audiobook).
This isn't counting the story collections I binge-read/re-read to research my paper on the moves in contemporary NZ short stories, or podcasts that closely resemble audiobooks (S-Town, The Butterfly Effect, Missing Richard Simmons) or anything else that didn't self-identify as a book.
Of these 66: 47 (71%) were consumed as audiobooks, 17 were physical books and 2 were e-books I read on my phone (a first).
The earliest published book came from 1927. 13 of the books I read came out in 2017 – probably a record for me. The average year of publication was 2003.
In terms of authors:
32 (48%) were from the US, which is way too many, followed by the UK (22%) and NZ (9%). Other nationalities read: Italy, Australia, German, Ireland, France, Canada.
45 (68%) were male, 21 were female
Only four authors were non-white
Only six books were works in-translation (4 by Elena Ferrante)
(In)Digestion
This is the part where I castigate myself for myopic reading and make excuses like it's hard to find books by authors outside of the US/UK as audiobooks...
But I could have tried harder if I was really paying attention. I wasn't. I was happy to be getting through more than one book a week and biting at whatever took my interest.
So for 2018 I'm imposing one hard, ALL CAPS rule (No Physical Books By White Dudes) and a some of softer guidelines:
# a 50/50 gender split would be fine in the context of 2018, but more females would be a better start in redressing what has surely been a longstanding deficit.
# more variety in terms of countries and work in translation (it wouldn't be hard)
I'll try keep track of this in my monthly consumption diaries so I don't revert to type.
(This isn't about saying you should never read a book by a white dude, but you're missing something if that's always the bulk of your reading.)
Anyway, here's my top nine, headlined by a white dude.
The best time I had between two covers in 2017:
The Ask – Sam Lipsyte (novel, US, physical book)
What I said about it in July:
Or, as my wife would put it, this is a "ranty" book. Which means it keeps company with Philip Roth, Saul Bellow, Vladimir Nabokov, the fun half of every Jonathan Franzen doorstop, Kurt Vonnegut, Joseph Heller, Martin Amis – so, just the swinging dicks of the last 75 years. Not bad company. Not for everyone, but definitely for me in certain moods. This is the kind of book I wanted to write when I started writing seriously (...stops to do the maths…) fourteen years ago, when all I really knew were the swinging dicks. Now? I think it has definitely challenged me to ensure each page of my current novel is funny. Is tight. (So much of the humour comes from the concision.)
Autumn – Ali Smith (novel, UK, e-book)
What I said about it in October:
The second book I read on my phone, and hey, this was great. Better than Lincoln in the Bardo (sorry Booker judges).
Smith's staccato prose and frequent paragraph breaks really suited the format. And it felt right (in an oh-so-wrong way) to be reading a post-Brexit novel on a phone. That early scene in the post office, trying to get a passport renewal form pre-checked, sheesh!
The Neapolitan quartet – Elena Ferrante (novels, Italy, audiobooks)
What I said about these four novels in June:
Did it hook me? Well, I finished all four books (none of them are particularly short - the audiobooks are 12.5hrs, 19hrs, 16.5hrs & 18.5hrs long respectively; 10 hours is kind of standard for a novel) in just over two months...
I can't decide if the quartet is the result of incredible ambition or incredible restraint. Is it complexly simple or simply complex?...
Having freshly finished the books, I haven't gone back and read much writing about them, but I'm sure there's another four books worth of stuff on the question of authorship within the novels (let alone the 400-books worth of dross on the elusive author herself... All I can say is, if anyone had read all four books and still wants to track down the real Elena Ferrante, they're beyond dense).
A Game of Thrones – George RR Martin (novels, US, audiobook)
I'm cheating again, as GRRM gets this high on the list on the strength of the first two books in the Song of Fire and Ice saga, which actually come as four audiobooks, each 16 hours or longer.
What I said about A Game of Thrones Pt II in November:
I think I've found the perfect kind of audiobook to race through: one you know the main plot points but are actually interested in the minutiae or being reminded of things you may have once known.
This may seem kind of high for some swords and sorcery doorstoppers, but the most recent season of the TV show (where they are well and truly ahead of the books) demonstrates how important the books were to the success of the show. I like the show and I liked the books I've read and I'm not snooty about giving props to someone who has entertained me for hours and hours.
Time Travel: A History – James Gleick (non-fiction, US, audiobook)
What I said about it in April:
Gleick's book was really good. Like one of those popular histories for people who like to think they're too smart for popular histories. Most of the recent time travel books/films I thought about during the earlier sections were mentioned later on in the book - but by then Gleick has abandoned literary criticism for theoretical physics and philosophy. Which is fine. This is the guy who wrote a book about chaos theory.
But I think there's another book (or at least a few decent chapters) on what people are doing with time travel after a century of the genre, and dismantling this from a predominantly literary perspective.
Honorary mention to The hidden life of trees by Peter Wohlleben, which I read soon after Gleick's book and is about another kind of time travel (life at a different speed).
Thank You for Being Late – Thomas L. Friedman (non-fiction, US, audiobook)
Oh man. I don't know how Thomas Friedman gets so much (the rapid pace of change of technology, the nightmares of climate change, demography, economic and political destabilisation) and yet comes out the other end as an optimist. I mean, I follow his logic every time, but it takes some fricken fortitude to stare into the omni-headed monster and prescribe the right dental regime to tame the stank and calm the beast.
I fear I'm becoming one of those middle-aged, middle-income, white dudes who loves non-fiction and wants to foist the latest book they've read on other people as it'll explain the way the world is now. Because I had such thoughts with Thank you for being late. But then, when I was all in on fiction, I never went around foisting novels or story collections on people.
So maybe it's just this book / this moment? I do think, if you're going to read it, read it now. 2018 will be too late. The world will have moved on, and I fear Friedman's optimism may be even harder to comprehend.
Anything is Possible – Elizabeth Strout
What I said about it in September
Anything is possible is certainly closer to Olive Kitteridge in scope, and the fact it picks up where My Name is Lucy Barton [which I read in August] left off might make it even more ambitious. I got the sense, mid-way into the second book, that both MNiLB and AiP had been originally conceived as a single book of connected stories, but the Lucy Barton section grew too big / had sufficient exit velocity to become its own thing, while the gravity of it still influences the stories/chapters in AiP.
The Animators – Kayla Rae Whittaker
What I said about it in August:
…I'd recommend this book to most anybody. Whittaker not only gives us two memorable protagonists and embeds the creation of not one but two feature length animated films within the text, but totally gets inside the process of creating something other than a novel and the way an animator might see the world.
4 3 2 1 – Paul Auster
What I said about it in September:
...Auster's two key weapons in sustaining interest and momentum over such a long book are prolepsis (telling us what will happen ahead of time) and ellipsis (leaving things out). I'm particularly fascinated by prolepsis – it's a move a lot of writers don't pull. And Auster isn't a virtuoso like Muriel Spark in the way he uses it – he's more plodding, more deliberate, less playful. But it's still fascinating, especially as you need to keep straight which version of Fergusson's future we've been told...
But then, in the novel's final movements, Auster attempts to tie things up in a way that befits the Master Metafictioneer he showed himself to be with books like City of Glass. But here it only served to unravel what had come before and leave me reluctant to defend his book in online comments sections. Maybe it was laboured and worthy? I mean, I wasn't listening to the same book as Auster was reading [the audiobook was read by the author].
To which I say now: Yeah, the ending still bites, but for everything that came before, I'm squeezing it into my top nine.
Labels: audiobooks, books, ebooks, reading
Craig Cliff
I am a writer of fiction, mostly.
My short story collection, A MAN MELTING, won the 2011 Commonwealth Writers Prize Best First Book.
My novel THE MANNEQUIN MAKERS was published in 2013 in Australia and New Zealand, a Romanian translation came out in 2016, the US edition came out at the end of 2017 and the UK edition dropped in 2019.
My latest book is NAILING DOWN THE SAINT, a novel about fatherhood, Hollywood and levitation (Vintage, August 2019).
My debut short story collection
Return to Fire Island: Fortnight 26 of the Burns
Extinguished gentleman: Fortnight 25 of the Burns
The slightest wick remains: Fortnight 24 of the Burns
2018: the year of 365 hundred-word chunks
Tweets by @Craig_Cliff
'Recessional'' - Griffith Review (April 2015)
'Parents in Decline' Griffith Review (May 2014)
'The Cuddies' - Warwick Review Vol.6 No.1 (May 2012)
'Offshore Service' - Griffith Review 34 (Nov 2011); Spanish translation 'Servicio de alta mar' in Hermano Cerdo (April 2012)
'The Bartender's Glass' - JAAM 29 (September 2011)
'Statues' - Slightly Peculiar Love Stories (Rosa Mira) July 2011
'The Waikato Farmers' - The Long and the Short of it (May 2011)
'My Yale and My Harvard' - The Listener, January 2011
A Man Melting, Short Stories - Vintage (Random House NZ) July 2010
'A Man Melting' (title story from my collection) - Sunday Star Times, June 2010
'30 Ways of Looking at Marumaru South' - Sport 38 (April 2010)
'Copies' - Essential New Zealand Short Stories (June 2009) and The Best NZ Fiction, Vol 5 (Sept 2008); German translation 'Kopien' in Ein anderes Land (DTV, 2012); Spanish translation 'Copias' in Hermano Cerdo (April 2015)
'Manawatu' - Sport 36 (June 2008)
'Eugene Ruddy' (print only) - Takahe 63 (April 2008)
'The Ditch' and 'Eyes' (print only) - Etchings 4 (Feb 2008)
'The Kick Inside' - Lumière Reader (Jan 2008)
'Christo Redentor' (print only) JAAM 25 (Dec 2007)
'More Great Solos for Clarinet' - Turbine 2007
'Another Language' - Winner of Katherine Mansfield Award Novice Section 2007
'The City We Forgot To Name' (novel extract + more) - Turbine 2006
Published Poetry
'Glen Coe' and 'In Time' - Turbine 2011
'The Link Arcade' - Broadsheet 8 (November 2011)
Five poems and five micro-stories - Pasture no.1 (August 2011)
'Six Napkins', '10 Places I Could Be...' - Trout 16 (Dec 2010)
'Two Days After Tomorrow' - Side Stream 25 (Print, July 2010)
'Translation' and 'Cardio' - Enamel 2 (Print, June 2010)
Free Walking Tour With My Brother', 'The Dog at Christmas'' - Snorkel 11 (April 2010)
'Space for a Thousand Secrets' Brief 38 (Print, Aug 2009)
'The Bumblebee' Blackmail Press 23 (Jan 2009)
Three Poems - The Lumière Reader (Dec 2008)
'Himalyan White' – Turbine 2008
'Distinctions', 'The Poet' - Trout 15 (Oct 2008)
'You Jane Eyre, Me Tarzan Presley' - Snorkel 7 (April 2008)
'Wellington Triptych' - Snorkel 2 (Oct 2005)
The Year of a Million Words (sic)


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Q: Image getting printed with low resolution I have a requirement to create pdf with images for printing. I am adding a high  resolution image to pdf using iText. It's reducing the quality to 72 DPI.
Resulting in poor quality of image after printing.
The original image resolution is 2549*3304 and DPI (300).
I tried  below options
image.scaleAbsolute(2549*.24 ,3304*.24 );

image.setDpi(300,300);

image.scaleToFit(2549*.24 ,3304*.24 );

current code looks like this
Document document = new Document(PageSize.LETTER);

document.open();

Image image = Image.getInstance("C:/Project/bg.png");

image.setAbsolutePosition(0,0);

image.scalePercent(24);

document.add(image);

document.close();

I went through some threads (Adding an image to a PDF using iTextSharp and scale it properly) still not able to solve the problem
Can anyone please help me on this to get better image quality while printing?

A: The setDpi() method is irrelevant in your code, so is the DPI of your original image. Pixels are treated as points in iText. This means that adding an image as-is will result in having 72 pixels per inch.
You scale the image to 24 percent of the original size. This means that you increase the resolution: you are showing the same number of pixels using only 24% of the space. In this case, you are showing 2549 pixels distributed over 611.76 points. This is about 8.5 inch, which means you indeed have a resolution of 300 DPI.
I think the problem isn't caused by the resolution of the image inside the PDF (but it's hard to tell because we can't inspect the PDF). I think the problem is caused by the printing process that prints the document using a resolution that is different from the resolution in the PDF.
In any case: iText does not reduce the number of pixels if you use the methods scalePercent(), scaleAbsolute() or scaleToFit().
Extra info based on Comments:
Asking a PDF for its "resolution" doesn't make sense, because a PDF doesn't have any resolution (although images inside a PDF may have one). I have no idea why Photoshop tells you the resolution is 72 DPI. Maybe that's a default value because the measurment unit in PDF corresponds with a point and there are 72 points in one inch.
I have examined the PDF that you shared. I don't see any loss of resolution when I look at it on my screen. I can see that the document measures 8.5 by 11 inch. As for the image, please take a look at the report generated by Acrobat:

It says width/height: 2550/3300 in pixel.
2550 / 8.5 = 300
3300 / 11 = 300
Hence the resolution is 300 pixels per inch. Or: the PDF is created exactly the way you want it.
However: you say that the resolution is worse when you print the document. This can be caused by many different things: maybe you're printing on a page that is larger than 8.5 by 11 inch, maybe the printer can't print at that resolution, maybe the PDF viewer can only print using "degraded printing",...
My advice is that you test this PDF on different printers using different viewers to find the culprit.

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Q: Is this code thread-safe? How can I make it thread-safe? I have a WCF service with a security class for getting some of the attributes of the calling user. However I'm quite bad when it comes to thread safety - to this point, I haven't needed to do much with it, and only have a rudimentary theoretical understanding of the problems of multi-threading.
Given the following function:
public class SecurityService
{
    public static Guid GetCurrentUserID()
    {
        if (Thread.CurrentPrincipal is MyCustomPrincipal)
        {
            MyCustomIdentity identity = null;
            MyCustomPrincipal principal = (MyCustomPrincipal)Thread.CurrentPrincipal;
            if (principal != null)
            {
                identity = (MyCustomIdentity)principal.Identity;
            }

            if (identity != null)
            {
                return identity.UUID;
            }
        }
        return Guid.Empty;
    }
}

Is there any chance that something could go wrong in there if the method is being called at the same time from 2 different threads? In my nightmares I see terrible consequences if these methods go wrong, like someone accidentally getting someone else's data or suddenly becoming a system administrator. A colleague (who also he was not an expert, but he's better than me) thought it would probably be okay because there's not really any shared resources that are being accessed there.
Or this one, which will access the database - could this go awry?
    public static User GetCurrentUser()
    {
        var uuid = GetCurrentUserID();
        if (uuid != null)
        {
            var rUser = new UserRepository();
            return rUser.GetByID(uuid);
        }
        return null;
    }

There's a lot of discussion about the principals of threading, but I tend to fall down and get confused when it comes to actually applying it, and knowing when to apply it. Any help appreciated.
I can explain more about the context/purpose of these functions if it's not clear.
EDIT: The rUser.GetByID() function basically calls through to a repository that looks up the database using NHibernate. So I guess the database here is a "shared resource", but not really one that gets locked or modified for this operation... in which case I guess it's okay...?

A: The code that you have above doesn't contain any code that changes global state, therefore you can be fairly sure that it won't be a problem being called by multiple simlutaneous threads.  Security principal information is tied to each thread, so no problem there either.

A: From what I see, the first example only accesses thread-local storage and stack-based variables, while the second one only accesses stack-based variables.
Both should be thread-safe.
I can't tell if GetByID is thread safe or not.  Look to see if it accesses any shared/static resources.  If it does, it's not thread-safe without some additional code to protect those resources.