The control mice (ie, those without the rings) died.

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"President Ouattara's expressed support for impartial justice rings hollow without more concrete action to bring justice for victims of crimes committed by pro-government forces, " said HRW's Param-Preet Singh.

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Tiffany immediately launched an investigation and said that it learned that Costco has been selling different types of rings for many years identified as "Tiffany" rings, without the company's knowledge.

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Even the cases sold without straps are only a couple of D-rings away from being dashing little man purses.

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Fellow Oscar-winner Peter Jackson also paid homage, saying that his Lord of the Rings films would never have been made "without his life-long love of his wondrous images and storytelling".

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Jordan was a breathtakingly good and ruthless basketball player, without peer or weakness in his prime, in possession of the statistics and championship rings to make his case.

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Rings are bigger, referees more safety-conscious and decisions are given quickly without lengthy confabulations in the middle of the ring.

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