But the odd results began to attract attention around the Web on Tuesday, with some suspecting a conspiracy.
Canada could not respond and the United States, even with some suspect play by its defense, dictated nearly the entire half.
In a sedan stocked with Oreos, Dove bars and Coke, and with the blessing of a Beijing rental agency unfazed — even delighted — by burned-out engines, missing bumpers and off-the-charts odometer readings, Hessler sets out with some suspect maps and a great deal of bravado.
John's lack of religious conviction has been noted by contemporary chroniclers and later historians, with some suspecting that John was at best impious, or even atheistic, a very serious issue at the time.
The timing of the coup indictments, as well as the harshness with which some suspects were forced from their beds after midnight for interrogation, was seen by some Turks as an effort by pro-government prosecutors to intimidate secularists.
President Kibaki, however, stood to lose the most because of his overt role in forestalling the ICC investigation as well as his known alliances with some ICC suspects.
The menu is mostly standard northern Italian, with some usual suspects: ossobuco alla Milanese, carpaccio di manzo, calamaretti fritti and scaloppini di vitello alla zingara.
By siding with this mystery (some suspect planted) blogger, Mr Putin appealed to the disgruntled, foul-mouthed section of the electorate, rubbished Mr Medvedev's talk of modernisation and turned the serious issue of government competence into a joke.
December 2006: The Times claimed the investigation could widen to include possible charges on perverting the course of justice, with some individuals suspected of colluding over evidence.
