a clever student can't be conned

Making money is for some people more important than anything else.
They don't mind conning people.

Like a russian guy who presented himself as a violinist and violin teacher in Rome.

He bought second hands violins and sold them as very valuable 18th century pieces.

He must have laughed a lot.

But he couldn't fool a clever student completely.
He bought one for 650.000 euro (a student....tell me how can he afford that?).

He took the violin to be valued to an expert.
The value of the violin was 3000 euro.

The student told the guy he wanted a second violin and took the police with him.

They interrogated the russian con-artist.

When he came home he hung himself from the balcony.



My mind is still bugged...
Where did the student got the 650.000 euro from?

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Grand Theft Auto 4 is ready for you

I was wondering about the wereabouts of friends, so I jumped on my bycicle, and paid them a visit.

They were not to happy to see me, because they were heavily involved in playing....
Grand Theft Auto 4.

I knew they were expecting this game, but I didn't know it had arrived.

They asked me to have a guess when they started to play it.
At Queensday?

Yes!
One of them even spend the night in front of the shop to be the first to get one of the games.

Grand Theft Auto IV is developed for Xbox 360® and PLAYSTATION®3.
Most people here call it either GTA IV or GTA 4.
It's a game that shouldn't be played by people who transfer gaming aggression into real life aggression.

Even though this Rockstar Game is the eleventh in a row of Grand Theft games, it's different.
One can see that the technical advancements are put to full use in this game.
A new engine is used: RAGE, meaning: Rockstar Advanced Gaming Engine.

I saw the whole group playing it together, which was fun.
They enjoyed themselves a lot. But even better: I enjoyed myself looking at them and the game.

It seems to be a lot more realistic. The graphics are more detailed, refined.
I'm sure that is the reason why they are glued to the screen.

Will I be loosing my friends and studymates?
I doubt it.

They told me that the game can be played with multiple players but also by one player.
So they adviced me to practice well and come back when I'm ready.

I've spend some time playing and I feel like I've entered a complete different world.

I love it!!

I hope you too.

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it's the last schoolday for some.

It's already so warm, I couldn't stay in bed, even though I crave for some extra hours.
I just went to get some groceries.

It was very bussy and I had to stand in a long line to pay for my stuff.
I should have gone to the shop where you can get the contentc of your car for free when more than three people are waiting in front of you.
But it takes so much effort to get there... So it's either this or that.

Turned out it's the last schoolday for those doing their final exams soon.
There was a bunch of kids, buying colourshampoo, because they wanted to wash the hair of all the teachers at school.

Maybe the fun of buying the stuff is even better than the actual event itself.

When I walked home, young people passed me and I could feel the excitement.
"Last schoolday!"

It's such a fun day. Even though an important part of the exam, the national bit, still has to follow.

I remember feeling excited and a bit melancholic at the same time.
I liked school.
But in a way I

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