Introduction

RJL Hartmans
— Wikipedian ♂ —
Name	Roger Hartmans
Born	October 30, 1961
Current location	Enschede, The Netherlands
Education and employment
Occupation	SW Tester
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	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...

Gukesh Dommaraju

The Chess Olympiad (best individual player Gukesh Dommaraju pictured) concludes with India winning both the open and women's events.
Explosions of electronic devices used by Hezbollah members kill at least 42 people and injure thousands of others in Lebanon and Syria.
Severe flooding in central Europe leaves at least 25 people dead and 11 others missing, with several towns submerged.
Amid widespread protests, Mexico ratifies constitutional changes that will see the federal judiciary chosen by popular vote.

September 23: Celebrate Bisexuality Day

Concordat of Worms

1122 – Pope Callixtus II and Holy Roman emperor Henry V agreed the Concordat of Worms (pictured), ending the Investiture Controversy.
1642 – First English Civil War: The Battle of Powick Bridge, the first engagement between the primary field armies of the Royalists and the Parliamentarians, ended in a Royalist victory.
1884 – The French steamship Arctique ran aground on the northern coast of Cape Virgenes in Argentina; gold was discovered during the rescue effort, triggering the Tierra del Fuego gold rush.
1920 – The Louisiana hurricane dissipated over Kansas after forcing around 4,500 people to evacuate and causing $1.45 million in damages.
2010 – Teresa Lewis became the first woman to be executed by the U.S. state of Virginia since 1912, and the first woman in the state to be executed by lethal injection.

Augustus (b. 63 BC)
Sir Richard Hughes, 1st Baronet (d. 1779)
Émilie Gamelin (d. 1851)
Zdenko Blažeković (b. 1915)

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