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Heaths are widespread worldwide. They form extensive and highly diverse communities across Australia in humid and sub-humid areas. Fire regimes with recurring burning are required for the maintenance of the heathlands. Even more diverse though less widespread heath communities occur in Southern Africa. Extensive heath communities can also be found in California-chaparral, New Caledonia, central Chile and along the shores of the Mediterranean Sea. In addition to these extensive heath areas, the vegetation type is also found in scattered locations across all continents, except Antarctica.
Heath vegetation is extremely plant-species rich, and heathlands of Australia are home to some 3,700 endemic or typical species in addition to numerous less restricted species. The fynbos heathlands of South Africa are second only to tropical rainforests in plant biodiversity with over 7,000 species. In marked contrast the tiny pockets of heathland in Europe are extremely depauperate with a flora consisting primarily of heather (Calluna vulgaris), heath (Erica species) and gorse (Ulex species).
The bird fauna of heathlands are usually cosmopolitan species of the region. In the depauperate heathlands of Europe bird species tend to be more characteristic of the community and include Montagu's Harrier, and the Tree Pipit. In Australia the heathland avian fauna is dominated by nectar feeding birds such as Honey-eaters and lorikeets although numerous other birds from emus to eagles are also common Australian heathlands. Australian heathlands are also home to the world's only nectar feeding terrestrial mammal: the Honey Possum. The bird fauna of the South African fynbos includes sunbirds warblers and siskins. Heathlands are also an excellent habitat for insects including ants, moths, butterflies and wasps with many species being restricted entirely to it.
These heaths were originally created or expanded by centuries of human clearance of the natural forest and woodland vegetation, by grazing and burning. In some cases this clearance went so far that parts of the heathland have given way to open spots of pure sand and sand dunes, with a very local desert climate that, even in Europe can create local temperatures of 50 degrees Celsius in summer, drying the sand spot bordering the heathland and further raising its vulnerability for wildfires. Referring to heathland in England, Rackham says, "Heaths are clearly the product of human activities and need to be managed as heathland; if neglected they turn into woodland".
In recent years the conservation value of even these man-made heaths has become much more appreciated, and consequently most heathlands are protected. However they are also threatened by tree incursion because of the discontinuation of traditional management techniques such as grazing and burning that mediated the landscapes. Some are also threatened by urban sprawl. Anthropogenic heathlands are maintained artificially by a combination of grazing and periodic burning (known as Swailing), or (rarely) mowing; if not so maintained, they are rapidly re-colonised by forest or woodland. The re-colonising tree species will depend on what is available as the local seed source, and thus it may not reflect the natural vegetation before the heathland became established.
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Name | Dan Henderson |
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Birth name | Daniel Jeffery Henderson |
Birth date | August 24, 1970 |
Birth place | Downey, California, United States |
Other names | Hendo, Dangerous Dan, Hollywood |
Nationality | American |
Height | |
Weight lb | 205 |
Weight class | Light Heavyweight Middleweight |
Reach in | 74 |
Style | Greco-Roman Wrestling, Boxing |
Stance | Orthodox |
Fighting out of | Temecula, California |
Team | Team Quest (1999 - present) RAW (1997 - 1999) |
Rank | Olympian Greco-Roman Wrestling NCAA Division I Wrestling |
Years active | 1997 – present (MMA) |
Mma win | 27 |
Mma kowin | 12 |
Mma subwin | 2 |
Mma decwin | 13 |
Mma loss | 8 |
Mma subloss | 3 |
Mma decloss | 5 |
University | Cal State Fullerton Arizona State University |
Spouse | Alison |
Children | 3 |
School | Victor Valley High School |
Url | http://www.danhenderson.com/ |
Sherdog | 195 |
Updated | October 5, 2010 |
Daniel Jeffery Henderson, (born August 24, 1970) is an American former Olympic wrestler and current mixed martial artist fighting for Strikeforce. He is the current Strikeforce Light Heavyweight Champion and was the last Welterweight and Middleweight champion of Pride Fighting Championships. He was the only mixed martial artist to concurrently hold two titles in two different weight classes in a major MMA promotion. Henderson is also the UFC 17 middleweight tournament champion, the 1997 Brazil Open lightweight tournament champion, the 1999 RINGS King of Kings tournament champion, and the Pride 2005 Grand Prix welterweight tournament champion. Henderson also owns the Clinch Gear MMA apparel brand. As of May 2011, Henderson is ranked the #10 light heavyweight in the world by Sherdog and #2 light heavyweight in the world by Fight! magazine.
When Pride began its Bushido brand, Henderson won their first welterweight tournament, defeating Ryo Chonan and Akihiro Gono by knockout, and then defeating Bustamante by split decision in the finals to capture the welterweight title. At Pride Bushido 10, Henderson defeated Kazuo Misaki by unanimous decision after hurting him with strikes on numerous occasions. Henderson later entered the second Pride Welterweight Grand Prix, losing by decision in a rematch with Misaki.
Henderson's final Pride bout was a rematch with Wanderlei Silva at Pride 33 in Las Vegas, Nevada on February 24, 2007, where he scored a one-punch knockout victory to become Middleweight Champion, while still holding his Welterweight title. Henderson became the first fighter to simultaneously hold titles in two different weight classes in a major MMA organization.
On November 17, 2007, it was announced during the post fight at UFC 78 that Henderson would fight UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva to unify the Pride welterweight (183 lb) and UFC middleweight (185 lb) championships. UFC 82 took place on March 1, 2008 and was held at the Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio. Despite winning the first round, Henderson lost via submission at 4:52 of the second round by rear naked choke.
Henderson bounced back from his inauspicious start in the UFC with a victory over highly-touted Brazilian jiu jitsu ace Rousimar Palhares at UFC 88, winning by unanimous decision. It was his first win in the UFC in over ten years. After the bout, Henderson laughed and said, "Hopefully I don't have to wait that long before I get my next win."
Henderson returned to the light heavyweight division to face former UFC Middleweight champion Rich Franklin on January 17, 2009, at UFC 93 in Dublin, Ireland. Henderson won the fight via a split decision following an eye-poke in the third round that many, including Franklin himself, thought was intentional. He was subsequently selected to lead Team U.S. on season 9 of The Ultimate Fighter, with Michael Bisping coaching the opposing Team UK.
On July 11, 2009 at UFC 100 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Henderson and Bisping settled their differences with their fists, culminating with Henderson becoming the first man to knock Bisping out, doing so in the second round with a right hook to the jaw as Bisping was circling to Henderson's right. This win put Henderson back into contention for a title shot at the UFC Middleweight Champion. The knockout punch also won Henderson a $100,000 bonus for "Knockout of the Night."
Controversy arose from the fight due to Henderson immediately following up his knockout punch with a flying forearm-drop to the prone Bisping's head shortly before referee Mario Yamasaki ended the fight at 3:20. Immediately after the fight, Henderson addressed the issue of the final blow to the knocked-out Bisping, saying "Normally I'm not that way in fights. I know if the guy's out, I tend to stop. I knew I hit him out and I think that one was just to shut him up a little bit."
After UFC president Dana White said Henderson had made those comments in jest, Henderson clarified stating, "When you're in the heat of the moment, the ref hadn't stopped me yet, who knows what's going to happen, if he's going to recover. I really only hit him twice, once on my feet, once on the ground. I didn't keep going. I didn't go after him after the ref tried to stop me, it was nothing like that. It was a reaction of mine to keep going until I was stopped—and you know, it did feel good though."
Henderson faced Renato Sobral on December 4, 2010 at . Henderson won the fight via KO at 1:53 of the first round.
Henderson defeated Rafael Cavalcante via third round TKO for the Strikeforce Light Heavyweight Championship at Strikeforce 32. After a close first two rounds in which all three judges had the score tied 19-19, Henderson dropped Cavalcante with his famed right hand, nicknamed the “H-Bomb” by announcer Mauro Ranallo. Cavalcante went down face first, and could not recover, taking six shots on the ground before referee Dan Miragliotta called the fight off at the 0:50 mark.
Henderson is expected to face Fedor Emelianenko in July 2011 at an unnamed Strikeforce event.
This fight will most likely take place on July 30th.
Dan was also coached by Bob Anderson, of the California Jets (now a defunct organization). He placed second at the California State Wrestling Championship in 1987 and Victor Valley won the team title. In 1988, he placed fifth in the state finals and several months later won national crowns in both freestyle and Greco Roman at the Junior Nationals in Cedar Falls, Iowa.
He has three children with his wife Alison. He now lives in Temecula, California and is currently associated with Team Quest where he trains with fellow fighters Matt Lindland and Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou. He is currently training fighters such as newcomer Albert Mercado, Krzysztof Soszynski, Phil Davis, Dave Kohn, Tyron Woodley, Jake Morris, and Justin Nelson. Henderson has also made guest appearances on television shows such as The King of Queens, The Best Damn Sports Show Period, Inside MMA and Rome is Burning.
According to the March 2007 Confederated Umatilla Journal: "Henderson's grandmother, Alice (Bergevin) LeJune, is an enrolled member of the Confederated Tribes and owns land on the Umatilla Indian Reservation. From all accounts, Henderson is 1/16 Walla Walla Native American." In the interview Henderson commented: "Now I know I'm Walla Walla. It's refreshing to find some of those things out. I look Indian and I knew I had some, but I didn't know what tribe or exactly how much. It will be good to be able to tell my kids about their heritage."
As of February 28, 2011, Henderson is in litigation over the Team Quest trademark with former teammate Matt Lindland.
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Name | Danielle Judovits |
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Birth name | Danielle Nicole Judovits |
Birth date | January 12, 1985 |
Birth place | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
Occupation | Voice actress |
Years active | 1995–present |
Alias | Danielle Judovitz, Danielle Judouits |
Danielle is currently best known as Batgirl on The Batman and as Tenten on Naruto. She voiced Tenten on the TV series, animated film and all the Naruto video games. According to her birthdate, she is so far the youngest voice actor to portray a Naruto character..
She also voiced Aubrey Shepard on the hit radio drama Adventures in Odyssey. In 2008, she voiced another super heroine: X-Men's Kitty Pride on Wolverine and the X-Men. She recently saw a return to the stage in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee as Logainne SchwartzandGrubenierre, and has reprised the role of Maureen in the Moorpark College rendition of Rent. She continues to do ADR work for many popular TV shows and can be heard as a voice over in a number of commercials.
She currently resides in Los Angeles, California.
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