{"id":1027,"date":"2016-08-01T11:00:04","date_gmt":"2016-08-01T15:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/northeast\/?p=1027"},"modified":"2016-07-31T18:20:29","modified_gmt":"2016-07-31T22:20:29","slug":"northeast-newsletter-july-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/northeast\/northeast-newsletter-july-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"Northeast Newsletter &#8211; July 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Monthly News<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>We have a new set that came out earlier this month: Eldritch Moon!  This means we have plenty of updates.  However, rather than listing them all right here, I can instead just reference one of the new things that we&#8217;re doing on this site: <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/northeast\/2016\/07\/13\/set-guide-eldritch-moon\/\">the set guide<\/a>!  Each new set will have one, with a compilation of all the relevant links to stay up to date.<\/li>\n<li>We also have another new resource in the <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/northeast\/become-a-judge\/l1-certification-guide\/\">L1 Certification Guide<\/a> written by <span class='judge-tooltip'><a href='https:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/judges\/dci\/8103569080' >Rich DiLeo<\/a><span class='avatar'><img width='200' height='200' src='https:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/dci\/avatar?dci=8103569080&size=200'><\/span><\/span>.  This is a super handy resource to be able to provide to candidates that spells out what to expect from the testing process, and how to best prepare for it.<\/li>\n<li>Of special note is the most recent MTR update, <a href=\"http:\/\/magic.wizards.com\/en\/articles\/archive\/news\/magic-tournament-rules-release-notes-2016-07-18\" target=\"_blank\">found here<\/a>.  The reason I bring that up is because GPTs are no longer required to be run at Competitive.  We talked a bit about that <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/northeast\/2016\/07\/19\/the-new-gpt-and-you\/\">right here<\/a> on this site as well.<\/li>\n<li>There was also a recent change to the L3 checklist, details of which can be found on the <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/road-to-l3\/2016\/07\/26\/l3-checklist-changes\/\" target=\"_blank\">Road to Level 3<\/a> page.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Judge Meetups<\/h2>\n<p>We&#8217;re starting to see more and more regular Judge meetups throughout the region, and I think these are certainly worth calling more attention to.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Sunday, 08\/07 &#8211; Command Zone Games in Norwood, MA: Organized by <span class='judge-tooltip'><a href='https:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/judges\/dci\/1208312089' >Elliot Raff<\/a><span class='avatar'><img width='200' height='200' src='https:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/dci\/avatar?dci=1208312089&size=200'><\/span><\/span>, some information can be found on <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSeXuC_vdVb2Q9zp2ReePo3jNGu0OKSfr7qm-fm8NZXX-NuqrQ\/viewform?c=0&amp;w=1\" target=\"_blank\">a webform<\/a>, as well as the ability to RSVP (please do).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Northeast Blog Highlights<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/bearz\/the-three-eyes\/\" target=\"_blank\">Bearz Repeating (7\/07\/16)<\/a>: <span class='judge-tooltip'><a href='https:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/judges\/dci\/5223921934' >Paul Baranay<\/a><span class='avatar'><img width='200' height='200' src='https:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/dci\/avatar?dci=5223921934&size=200'><\/span><\/span> writes about a concept he calls the &#8220;three eyes&#8221;, an interesting bit on time management and personal development.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/bearz\/you-make-the-ruling-4-policy-extravaganza\/\" target=\"_blank\">Bearz Repeating (7\/14\/16)<\/a>: Paul shares some interesting situations from Eternal Extravaganza 4 and how they were handled.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/bearz\/grand-prix-eggs-and-ham\/\" target=\"_blank\">Bearz Repeating (7\/21\/16)<\/a>: Bearz posts about making breakfast.  Or does he? \ud83d\ude42<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/bearz\/find-your-training-ground\/\" target=\"_blank\">Bearz Repeating (7\/28\/16)<\/a>: How do you eat an elephant?  One bite at a time!  Paul goes over his views on this proverb with some experiences from his judging career.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/reports\/2016\/07\/06\/gp-nyc-16-sleuthing-and-monsters\/\" target=\"_blank\">Battlefield Forge (7\/06\/16)<\/a>: <span class='judge-tooltip'><a href='https:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/judges\/dci\/1206940795' >Riva Arecol<\/a><span class='avatar'><img width='200' height='200' src='https:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/dci\/avatar?dci=1206940795&size=200'><\/span><\/span> was featured on Battlefield Forge this month, for the same tournament report we featured in the Newsletter last month!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Tournament Report Highlights<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span class='judge-tooltip'><a href='https:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/judges\/dci\/1200751666' >Jacob Janssens<\/a><span class='avatar'><img width='200' height='200' src='https:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/dci\/avatar?dci=1200751666&size=200'><\/span><\/span> wrote a <a href=\"http:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/forum\/topic\/28539\/\" target=\"_blank\">report<\/a> from SCG Worcester earlier this month.  He goes over some interesting calls and happenings and sparked some discussion afterwards.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Judge Promotions<\/h2>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Judge Name<\/th>\n<th>New Level<\/th>\n<th>Date<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><span class='judge-tooltip'><a href='https:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/judges\/dci\/6103689099' >Michael Mapson<\/a><span class='avatar'><img width='200' height='200' src='https:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/dci\/avatar?dci=6103689099&size=200'><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>7\/25<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2>New Judges<\/h2>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>New Judge<\/th>\n<th>Certifying Judge<\/th>\n<th>Location<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Harry Appler<\/td>\n<td>Sam Nathanson<\/td>\n<td>New York, NY<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Hua-Jen Hwan<\/td>\n<td>Joshua Gang<\/td>\n<td>Aberdeen, NJ<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Jamie Stone<\/td>\n<td>CJ Stambaugh<\/td>\n<td>Canton, CT<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Martin Dickie<\/td>\n<td>Jason Riendeau<\/td>\n<td>Framingham, MA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Mike Fay<\/td>\n<td>\u200eMatthew Foster<\/td>\n<td>Harrison, NJ<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2>Upcoming Events<\/h2>\n<table id=\"open_table\" class=\"accounts tablesorter\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"sortable header\" scope=\"col\">Event<\/th>\n<th class=\"sortable header\" scope=\"col\">Location<\/th>\n<th class=\"sortable header\" scope=\"col\">Date(s)<\/th>\n<th class=\"sortable header headerSortDown\" scope=\"col\">Applications Close<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr class=\"odd\">\n<td class=\"name\"><a href=\"http:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/events\/6084\/\">Cards Against Cancer<\/a><\/td>\n<td class=\"location\">West Warwick, RI<\/td>\n<td class=\"date\">Sept. 4, 2016<\/td>\n<td class=\"time dt-20150531\"><span style=\"color: red\">Aug. 15, 2016<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"even\">\n<td class=\"name\"><a href=\"http:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/events\/5842\/\">Grand Prix Providence<\/a><\/td>\n<td class=\"location\">Providence, RI<\/td>\n<td class=\"date\">Oct. 21, 2016-Oct. 23, 2016<\/td>\n<td class=\"time dt-20150531\"><span style=\"color: red\">Aug. 21, 2016<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Monthly News We have a new set that came out earlier this month: Eldritch Moon! This means we have plenty of updates. However, rather than listing them all right here, I can instead just reference one of the new things that we&#8217;re doing on this site: the set guide! 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