Landmark rediscovery of endangered native rodent at Victoria's Wilsons Promontory. A native rat vulnerable to extinction and known for its chubby cheeks has been found at Victoria's Wilsons Promontory for the first time in three decades. The broad-toothed rat, or Tooarrana, is a tiny rodent historically found throughout south-eastern Australia. The catastrophic Black Summer bushfires tore through much of its habitat in the Victorian high country, but studies showed its population was significantly declining in the decades before that.
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At age thirteen Horowitz began playing drums ; shortly thereafter, he began listening to the music of the Rolling Stones and started playing guitar. Although he grew up in the s, Horowitz was influenced by artists of the s, including Jimi Hendrix and Cream , among others. In his early twenties, although he mainly played blues music, he also worked as backing for punk rock poet Richard Hell. Horowitz played more than club dates a year through the s. It turned out to be a slight departure from Horowitz's usual musical direction, incorporating elements of contemporary pop and hip-hop. A year later, Horowitz released Peace, Love and Respect. The Fight Is On , was Horowitz's first studio album after a two-year hiatus.
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I n August , year-old Gabrielle Deydier went for a job interview which she passed with flying colours. There had been only one uncomfortable moment: it came at the end, as Gabrielle was walking out the door. She also has the misfortune of both being French and living in France , which means that her physical appearance counts for everything, including her employability. In France, she says and all the facts of her experience seem to bear this out , being fat is considered to be a grotesque self-inflicted disability. There is this feeling that women have to be perfect in every way.
A heart of gold or a heart of stone? See more results ». Animal physiology: fat or well-built. Related word chubbiness.