Introduction

RJL Hartmans
— Wikipedian ♂ —
Name	Roger Hartmans
Born	October 30, 1961
Current location	Enschede, The Netherlands
Education and employment
Occupation	SW Tester
Userboxes
	This user is from the Netherlands.
nl	Deze gebruiker heeft het Nederlands als moedertaal.
en-3	This user can contribute with an advanced level of English.
de-1	Dieser Benutzer hat grundlegende Deutschkenntnisse.
	This user is a Scorpio.

In the first quater of 2007 i've helped setting-up a "wiki" as part part of my work as testconsultant. This is also the reason to start making some contributions to "real" Wikipedia. These will mainly be regarding my interests as mentoined below.

My hobbies consists out of:

visiting the cinema and pop-concerts
listening to music
reading novels
riding my Yamaha YZF-R6 motorcycle

following of the Grand Slam tennis tournaments

In the news / On this day...

In the news

On this day...

Yoav Gallant

The International Criminal Court issues arrest warrants for Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, former Israeli defense minister Yoav Gallant (pictured), and Hamas leader Mohammed Deif in its investigation of war crimes in Palestine.
Forty-five pro-democracy activists are sentenced under the Hong Kong national security law for their participation in the 2020 pro-democracy primaries.
In motorcycle racing, Jorge Martín wins the MotoGP World Championship.

November 23

Edwin Hubble

1644 – In opposition to licensing and censorship during the English Civil War, John Milton's Areopagitica was published, arguing for the right to free expression.
1924 – The New York Times published evidence from Edwin Hubble (pictured) stating that the Andromeda Nebula, previously believed to be part of the Milky Way, is in fact another galaxy.
2003 – Rose Revolution: Eduard Shevardnadze resigned as President of Georgia following weeks of mass protests over disputed election results.
2009 – A crowd of people on their way to register Esmael Mangudadatu's candidacy for governor of Maguindanao, Philippines, were kidnapped and killed by supporters of his rival, resulting in 58 deaths.
2011 – Arab Spring: After months of protests in Yemen, President Ali Abdullah Saleh agreed to transfer power to Vice President Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi.

Colin Turnbull (b. 1924)
Cornelius Ryan (d. 1974)
Aklilu Habte-Wold (d. 1974)
Miley Cyrus (b. 1992)

More anniversaries:

My contributions

Books/Magazines	Movies/Television	Music	Sports
Favorite Novels/Magazines Added "Nederlands" link to the in other languages box of the The Shelters of Stone article. Added "Nederlands" link to the in other languages box of the SFX article.	Favorite Movies/Series Added "Cold Case" link to International Broadcasters of the Cold Case article.	Favorite Music Styles	Favorite Sports Updated "2003", "2004" and "2005 IAAF World Athletics Final" table style. Updated "2006 IAAF World Athletics Final" with "Other IAAF World Athletics Finals".
Favorite Writers	Favorite Filmstars	Favorite Bands Sophie Ellis-Bextor - Updated table formating. Sophie Ellis-Bextor: Discography - Updated table formating. Added "From the Beginning (box set)" a compilation box set from Emerson, Lake & Palmer and updated "ELP" template. Added "Justine, a song by Linda Ronstadt from the album Mad Love." to the article Justine. Added a new article "Mad Love" (album by Linda Ronstadt).	Favorite Sportstars

My interests

Books/Magazines	Movies/Television	Music	Sports
Favorite Novels/Magazines Earth's Children His Dark Materials The Lord of the Rings SFX	Favorite Movies/Series Buffy the Vampire Slayer Charmed Dark Angel Star Trek	Favorite Music Styles Rock music	Favorite Sports Athletics Formula One MotoGP Tennis
Favorite Writers Jean M. Auel Dan Brown Michael Crichton John Grisham Stephen King J.R.R. Tolkien	Favorite Filmstars Jessica Alba Jennifer Connelly Sean Connery Michael Douglas Jodie Foster Sarah Michelle Gellar Angelina Jolie Keira Knightley Marilyn Monroe Julia Roberts	Favorite Bands AC/DC Blackmore's Night Kate Bush The Cardigans The Cranberries Emerson, Lake & Palmer KISS Madonna Gianna Nannini Stevie Nicks Heather Nova Dolores O'Riordan Queen The Rolling Stones Roxette Rush The Sweet Vangelis Within Temptation	Favorite Sportstars Victoria Azarenka Elena Dementieva Daniela Hantuchová Justine Henin Yelena Isinbayeva Ana Ivanović Sabine Lisicki Andrea Petkovic Valentino Rossi Arantxa Rus Ayrton Senna Maria Sharapova Yanina Wickmayer Caroline Wozniacki