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Hello and welcome to my user-page! My username comes fromStax Records (if you're wondering) and my real name is James. I have lived inHamden, Connecticut,New Haven, Connecticut,Storrs, Connecticut,Hartford, Connecticut, andWallingford, Connecticut. Stop me if you see a pattern. I joined Wikipedia as asenior atHopkins School andbecame an admin in early June 2006. I have a variety of interests includingbaseball,sabermetrics,bluegrass music, andport wine. I graduated with aBA in Political Science from theUniversity of Connecticut in 2010 and I earned aJD fromUniversity of Connecticut School of Law in 2013. I am a member of the Connecticut,U.S. District of Connecticut, and2nd Circuit bars.

I try to remain anactive Wikipedian, though sometimes the pressures of the real world make that less likely. Given my editing tendancies I would consider myself aWikiOgre, though I've collected quite a healthy edit count. Somebody even called me achampion once.

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Gangabal Lake is a high-altitude glacial lake situated at the foot ofHarmukh, a mountain in theHimalayas inJammu and Kashmir, India. The lake is calledGangabal, meaning 'place ofGanga' in theKashmiri language, and is considered to be sacred in Hinduism as an abode ofShiva. The lake has been described as a place of pilgrimage in several ancient Hindu texts such as theMahabharata, theNilamata Purana and theVishnu Smriti, and an annualHindu pilgrimage to the lake starts from the nearby 8th-centuryWangath temple complex.Kashmiri Hindus perform their ancestral rites at the lake andimmerse the ashes of the dead into the lake aftercremation. This photograph depicts a shrine dedicated to Shiva carved into a boulder at the shore of Gangabal Lake.Photograph credit:UnpetitproleX

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"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing"—Edmund Burke.

"Leadership is not an end in itself. It's what you do with it that counts."—United States Secretary of State Madeleine Albright presenting an award to GeneralWesley Clark

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This editor won theHalf Million Award for bringingList of World Series champions toFeatured List status.

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30 Rock (season 3) (Worked on season list and 3 episodes)
30 Rock (season 4) (Worked on season list, but really this is ThinkBlue's baby)
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File:AlbertFarrington-ItsaLongLongWaytoTipperary1915a.ogg (It's a Long Way to Tipperary by Jack Judge (1915)) (replaced byAdam Cuerden with better version)
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Portal:Baseball

Good articles (16 current, 2 delisted, 1 promoted)

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King Kelly
Details ofUS Senate Presidents pro tempore from 1911-1913
Created{{The Baseball Barnstar}}

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...thatSocks was one ofBill Clinton's two pets whilePresident of the United States?
...that in1876,Edward Bouchet became the firstblack American to earn aPh.D. from anAmerican university?
...thatNew York Giants quarterback Phil Simms was the first player to announce"I'm Going to Disney World!" after aSuper Bowl?
...that the dressMarilyn Monroe wore on the night she sangHappy Birthday, Mr. President was so tight she had to be sewn into it?
...thatItalo Santelli is widely considered to be the "father of modernsabre fencing"?
...that theAllies broke through the largestGerman entrenched position inWorld War One at theBattle of the Hindenburg Line?
...that theTV Land Awards have been awarded annually since2003 by theTV Land network to reward classictelevision?
...that theflèche is an aggressivefencing attack generally used with thefoil andépée weapons, and is actually illegal to use with thesabre underUSFA rules?
...that across was found amidst the debris of theSeptember 11, 2001 attacks?
...that some call theAtchison County Historical Museum the "world's smallestpresidential library"?
...thatThe Mystery of Al Capone's Vault was alive television special in whichAl Capone's secretvault was opened and shown to only contain a bottle ofmoonshine?
...thatCharles Calhoun(pictured), the firstMaster Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard, served in theUnited States Navy duringWorld War II before enlisting in theCoast Guard?
... thatKen Jennings received 11 of the 13Jeopardy!single-day winnings of $50,000 or more?
... that "Do-Over", thethird-season premiere of thetelevision comedy series30 Rock, was the highest-rated episode of the series?
... that in the30 Rock episode"Into the Crevasse",Jack Donaghy redesigns amicrowave oven, turning it into thePontiac Aztek?
... that theseason premiere of thefourth season of30 Rock had 2.4 million fewer viewers than thepremiere of theprior season?
... thatJ. A. Adande called a joke from the episode"The Problem Solvers" his "favorite30 Rock gag"?
... thatDick Padden led theChicago White Sox to anAmerican League championship as aplayer-manager in 1900, one season before the American League became amajor league?
... that whenDarryl Strawberry, afirst-round draft pick of theNew York Mets, left the Mets they received two first-round picks in compensation?
... thatClay Buchholz, afirst-round draft pick of theBoston Red Sox, threw ano-hitter in only his secondmajor league start?
... thatCraig Biggio, afirst-round draft pick of theHouston Astros, is a member of the3000 hit club?
... thatMickey Cochrane is the onlycatcher inMajor League Baseball history with at least 3,000plate appearances anda career .400on-base percentage?
... thatBob Welch, afirst-round draft pick of theLos Angeles Dodgers, was a part of the Dodgers'1981 World Series win and later, theOakland Athletics who lost to the Dodgers in the1988 series?
... thatMajor League Baseball'sMilwaukee Brewerswon an American League pennant in 1982 before moving to theNational League in 1998?
...thatMark McGwire(pictured) hit morehome runs than any player inMajor League Baseball in 1997 yet did notlead a league in home runs?
... that theKansas City Royals havenever drafted asecond baseman in the first round of theMajor League Baseball Draft?
... that theCuban national baseball team won thegold or silver medal at everySummer Olympics wherebaseball was an officialOlympic sport?
... thatJack Donaghy calls the state ofFlorida "America'sAustralia" in the30 Rock episode "The Natural Order"?
... thatDave Winfield wasdrafted in 1973 as apitcher by theSan Diego Padres, but was elected to theHall of Fame as anoutfielder?
... thatMatt Holliday broke a potential record-breaking streak ofRBI titles byRyan Howard thanks to his performance in the2007 National League Wild Card tie-breaker game?
... thatJayson Stark called the1999 New York Mets a "sinking ship" four days before they won theWild Card ina tie-breaker game?
... that the"Shot Heard 'Round the World" took place during aMajor League Baseball tie-breaker?
... thatTy Cobb(pictured) won moreMajor League Baseball batting titles than any other player, though the precise number is unclear?
... thatBarry Bonds wasretired with thebases loaded twice during the1998 National League Wild Card tie-breaker game?
... thatJoe Mauer(pictured), afirst-round draft pick of theMinnesota Twins, is the onlycatcher inMajor League Baseball history to have won threebatting titles?
... thatJustin Verlander, afirst-round draft pick of theDetroit Tigers, won theMajor League Baseball Rookie of the Year Award in 2006?
... that in 1980 theLos Angeles Dodgers beat theHouston Astros in three straight games by one run each to force atie-breaker game between the two teams which the Dodgers ultimately lost?
... thatGary Sheffield is one of tenbaseball players to join the500 home run club since 1999?
... thatChris Coghlan, afirst-round draft pick of theFlorida Marlins in 2006, won theMajor League Baseball Rookie of the Year Award in 2009?
... that the top three finishers in1962 MVP award voting –Maury Wills,Willie Mays, andTommy Davis – all played in the1962 National League tie-breaker series?
... that fans threw silver coins onto thefield to celebrateBobby Lowehitting four home runs in a single Major League Baseball game, the first player to accomplish that feat?
... that theLos Angeles Dodgers' victory in the1959 tie-breaker series was one of fivetie-breaker appearances in franchise history, more than any other team inMajor League Baseball history?
... thatPittsburgh Pirates'first-round draft pickBarry Bonds(pictured) went on to setMajor League Baseball records for mostMVP awards (7), mosthome runs in a single season (73), and most career home runs (762)?
... that fourfirst-round draft picks of theOakland Athletics have won theMajor League Baseball Rookie of the Year Award?
... thatEvan Longoria helped theTampa Bay Rays win the2013 American League Wild Card tie-breaker game with ahome run, his record-setting seventh in final games of the season?

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March on Washington
Ty Cobb sliding into third (byDurova)
Zack Greinke
Andy Pettitte
Mariano Rivera
Derek Jeter
Chien-Ming Wang
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Walter Johnson and Calvin Coolidge (withDurova andShoemaker's Holiday
Jane Austen (withShoemaker's Holiday)
Ed Walsh (withDurova)
Boxer Rebellion
1937 American League All-Stars (withDurova)
World War II propaganda poster (withDurova)
1909 Pittsburgh Pirates
SMSMoltke (withDurova)
Johnny Evers

For2009 World Series andWorld Series champions (500+ view pages in the Wikicup)

FromDurova for vandalizing user space with12,000th edit.

For (trying to) help with the FLC forIndians' managers

TheWikiProject Baseball Major League Order of Merit

Whereas Staxringold has participated in the promotion of various and sundry lists and articles toward the admirable end goal of creating theMajor League Baseball awards Featured Topic;and

Whereas the project expresses its appreciation to the participants for their hard work and dedication to furthering the coverage of the sport ofBaseball;and

Whereas the aforementioned Featured Topic has been recognized by agroup of peers and promoted toFeatured Status on March 5, 2010—

Therefore, Staxringold is hereby presented with the inauguralWikiProject Baseball Major League Order of Merit, in recognition for steadfast and meritorious service to theProject, theCause, and theEncyclopedia.

This Order of Merit presented byKV5(Talk •Phils) on 17:03, 5 March 2010 (UTC) as a representative ofWP:MLB. Guaranteed free ofperformance-enhancing substances.

Staxringold has been identified as anAwesome Wikipedian,
and therefore, I've officially declared today asStaxringold's day!
For being such a beautiful person and great Wikipedian,
enjoy being the Star of the day, dear Staxringold!

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		WikiCup 2010 Final 8
		Awarded toStaxringold, for reaching the final 8 in the 2010 WikiCup.J Milburn,Fox andThe ed17 00:20, 1 November 2010 (UTC)

File:WikiCup Medal Gold FX.png		The WikiCup 2010 Award for Featured Lists
		Awarded toStaxringold, for outstanding content contributions during the 2010 WikiCup.J Milburn,Fox andThe ed17 J Milburn (talk) 00:07, 1 November 2010 (UTC)

Awarded to Staxringold, who reached round 3 in the 2011 WikiCup.

		The Half Million Award
		For your contributions to bringList of World Series champions (estimated annual readership: 749,000) toFeatured List status, I hereby present you theHalf Million Award. Congratulations, and thanks for all you do for Wikipedia's readers! --Khazar2 (talk) 17:23, 2 October 2013 (UTC)

Your majesty, it gives me great pleasure to bestow theseImperial triple crown jewels upon Staxringold for your contributions to a bunch of unusual articles in the areas ofWP:DYK,WP:GA, andWP:FC. Cheers,Casliber (talk·contribs) 03:54, 27 August 2009 (UTC)

I hereby dedicate thisGolden Steeplechase custom-restored in honor of Staxringold for earning featured credits in all six featured content types: articles, pictures, lists, portals, topics, and sounds. You've got a lot to be proud of!Durova³⁷³ 17:14, 8 December 2009 (UTC)

Your majesty, it gives me great pleasure to bestow theseImperial Napoleonic Triple Crown upon Staxringold for your contributions to Americana articles in the areas ofWP:DYK,WP:GA, andWP:FC. Well done,Casliber (talk·contribs) 12:12, 16 May 2010 (UTC)

I, VisionHolder, am pleased to award the coveted Alexander the Great edition triple laurel crown to Staxringold for all his work on sports and entertainment articles. This special award recognizes the rare editor who contributes at least 15 pieces of featured content, 15 good articles, and 15 "Did you know?" entries. Well done, – **VisionHolder « talk »** 19:53, 13 September 2010 (UTC)

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