{"id":1078,"date":"2016-09-01T12:25:11","date_gmt":"2016-09-01T16:25:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/northeast\/?p=1078"},"modified":"2016-09-01T12:30:49","modified_gmt":"2016-09-01T16:30:49","slug":"northeast-newsletter-august-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/northeast\/northeast-newsletter-august-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"Northeast Newsletter &#8211; August 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Monthly News<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>We have some blog news! The Northeast Magic Blog is under new leadership! <span class='judge-tooltip'><a href='https:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/judges\/dci\/1101745766' >Chris &#8220;Wendelbro&#8221; Wendelboe<\/a><span class='avatar'><img width='200' height='200' src='https:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/dci\/avatar?dci=1101745766&size=200'><\/span><\/span> has taken the reigns to lead the Northeast Judge Blog project! We&#8217;d like to thank <span class='judge-tooltip'><a href='https:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/judges\/dci\/5223921934' >Paul &#8220;Bearz&#8221; Baranay<\/a><span class='avatar'><img width='200' height='200' src='https:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/dci\/avatar?dci=5223921934&size=200'><\/span><\/span> for his hard work up to this point. We&#8217;re happy to see what Chris will bring to the table.<\/li>\n<li>With <span class='judge-tooltip'><a href='https:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/judges\/dci\/1101745766' >Chris &#8220;Wendelbro&#8221; Wendelboe<\/a><span class='avatar'><img width='200' height='200' src='https:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/dci\/avatar?dci=1101745766&size=200'><\/span><\/span> taking over as project lead of the Northeast Blog, <span class='judge-tooltip'><a href='https:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/judges\/dci\/1201522643' >Chris &#8220;Other Chris&#8221; Rumore<\/a><span class='avatar'><img width='200' height='200' src='https:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/dci\/avatar?dci=1201522643&size=200'><\/span><\/span> (Hey, that&#8217;s me!) is taking over the monthly newsletter! Expect to see more emotes and exclamation points! \ud83d\ude00<\/li>\n<li>Conspiracy: Take the Crown has just released, and with it, we have our new <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/northeast\/set-guide-conspiracy-take-the-crown\/\">Take the Crown Set Guide<\/a><\/strong>! It compiles all of the important links pertaining to Take the Crown, so be sure to check it out if you need anything!<\/li>\n<li>Do you want to Team Lead at a Grand Prix? Well, now you can certify to do so! The <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/blog\/2016\/08\/15\/the-level-2-team-leader-certification\/\">Level 2 Team Leader Certification<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0process\u00a0has been announced! This is a must do for any Level 2 Judge who wants to step up to Level 3! Take a look!<\/li>\n<li>Helene Bergeot has given another <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/magic.wizards.com\/en\/articles\/archive\/news\/pro-tour-eldritch-moon-organized-play-announcement-2016-08-02\">Organized Play Announcement<\/a><\/strong>, but the most important news for us out of this is the <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/magic.wizards.com\/en\/articles\/archive\/news\/pro-tour-eldritch-moon-organized-play-announcement-bookkeeping-2016-08-02\">2017 Grand Prix Schedule<\/a><\/strong>! The Northeast has about four Grand Prix coming up in 2017. Don&#8217;t miss &#8217;em! \ud83d\ude00<\/li>\n<li>A second wave of voting has taken place for the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/174764119273626\/permalink\/1072398706176825\/\">Northeast Logo Contest<\/a><\/strong>! Check out <span class='judge-tooltip'><a href='https:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/judges\/dci\/9102810059' >Ilan Seid-Green<\/a><span class='avatar'><img width='200' height='200' src='https:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/dci\/avatar?dci=9102810059&size=200'><\/span><\/span>&#8216;s post on Facebook (linked earlier) for more information. Don&#8217;t wait! The voting ends September 2nd!<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/exemplar\/wave-7-opens\/\">Exemplar Wave 7<\/a><\/strong> is open! It closes November 1st, so make sure you get your nominations in!<\/li>\n<li>Hot off the presses, the <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/blog\/2016\/08\/30\/the-level-2-in-the-nnwo\/\"><strong>Certification Requirements for Level 2<\/strong><\/a> have recently been changed again! If you&#8217;re interested in becoming an L2, you should definitely take a look at what&#8217;s different.<\/li>\n<li>The Northeast&#8217;s own <span class='judge-tooltip'><a href='https:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/judges\/dci\/8102291717' >Dan Collins<\/a><span class='avatar'><img width='200' height='200' src='https:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/dci\/avatar?dci=8102291717&size=200'><\/span><\/span> has <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/blog\/2016\/08\/29\/dan-collins-promoted-to-l3-at-grand-prix-indianapolis\/\">advanced to Level 3<\/a><\/strong>! Congratulations!<\/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>Saturday, 09\/10 &#8211; Worlds Apart Games\u00a0in Amherst, MA: Organized by <span class='judge-tooltip'><a href='https:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/judges\/dci\/98991010' >Chris Cahill<\/a><span class='avatar'><img width='200' height='200' src='https:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/dci\/avatar?dci=98991010&size=200'><\/span><\/span> (so many Chrises!). Information can be found on <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/174764119273626\/permalink\/1071435896273106\/\">Cahill&#8217;s Facebook Post<\/a><\/strong>. Be sure to come by if you can!<\/li>\n<li>Saturday, 11\/12 &#8211; The Salisbury Laboratories at Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Worcester, MA: Organized by <span class='judge-tooltip'><a href='https:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/judges\/dci\/8102291717' >Dan Collins<\/a><span class='avatar'><img width='200' height='200' src='https:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/dci\/avatar?dci=8102291717&size=200'><\/span><\/span>, <span class='judge-tooltip'><a href='https:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/judges\/dci\/7208230135' >Bryan Hare<\/a><span class='avatar'><img width='200' height='200' src='https:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/dci\/avatar?dci=7208230135&size=200'><\/span><\/span>, and <span class='judge-tooltip'><a href='https:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/judges\/dci\/8103419353' >Alex Mullins<\/a><span class='avatar'><img width='200' height='200' src='https:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/dci\/avatar?dci=8103419353&size=200'><\/span><\/span>. This is a big one! <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/events\/6054\/\">The Northeast Fall 2016 Judge Conference<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>is coming soon! This conference has a cap of 200 people, and, at the time of writing, 170\u00a0have already signed up! Be sure to RSVP before the cap! The conference has a theme of\u00a0<em>Failure<\/em>, and is accepting applications for Presentations until Saturday, September 10th. More information can be found on the JudgeApps page, linked above. We hope to see you there!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Northeast Blog Highlights<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/reports\/2016\/08\/04\/nhs-first-triple-pptq-day\/\">The Battlefield Forge (8\/4\/16)<\/a>: <span class='judge-tooltip'><a href='https:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/judges\/dci\/1206010917' >Tony Houst<\/a><span class='avatar'><img width='200' height='200' src='https:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/dci\/avatar?dci=1206010917&size=200'><\/span><\/span> discusses the first Triple PPTQ day held in New Hampshire.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/reports\/2016\/08\/18\/scg-open-series-worcester-july-9th-2016\/\">The Battlefield Forge (8\/18\/16)<\/a>: <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> discusses the SCG Open in Worcester on July 9th. We highlighted this last month, but here it is again just in case you didn&#8217;t catch it the first time. \ud83d\ude09<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/feedback\/2016\/08\/23\/steet-smarts-feedback-and-the-4-minute-mile\/\">The Feedback Loop (8\/23\/16)<\/a>: <span class='judge-tooltip'><a href='https:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/judges\/dci\/8102096198' >Joe Steet<\/a><span class='avatar'><img width='200' height='200' src='https:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/dci\/avatar?dci=8102096198&size=200'><\/span><\/span> talks about reviews and motivation after writing 82 reviews in the first six months of 2016.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/jotw\/rick-salamin\/\">Judge of the Week (8\/24\/16)<\/a>: <span class='judge-tooltip'><a href='https:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/judges\/dci\/19566502' >Rick Salamin<\/a><span class='avatar'><img width='200' height='200' src='https:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/dci\/avatar?dci=19566502&size=200'><\/span><\/span> was Judge of the Week recently.\u00a0Check out his interview!<\/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\/33224627' >Paul Holbrook<\/a><span class='avatar'><img width='200' height='200' src='https:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/dci\/avatar?dci=33224627&size=200'><\/span><\/span> and <span class='judge-tooltip'><a href='https:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/judges\/dci\/3209483553' >Dan Fox<\/a><span class='avatar'><img width='200' height='200' src='https:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/dci\/avatar?dci=3209483553&size=200'><\/span><\/span> both wrote reports on their experiences at Modern PPTQ for Dublin in Albany on 8\/7. <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/forum\/topic\/29294\/\">Paul&#8217;s report<\/a><\/strong> is from the perspective of a team lead, while <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/forum\/topic\/29395\/\">Dan&#8217;s report<\/a><\/strong> is from the eyes of a judge at his first PPTQ. It&#8217;s always interesting to see different perspectives of the same event.<\/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\/7103898930' >Max Perlmutter<\/a><span class='avatar'><img width='200' height='200' src='https:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/dci\/avatar?dci=7103898930&size=200'><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>8\/7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span class='judge-tooltip'><a href='https:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/judges\/dci\/5102228973' >Matt Cooper<\/a><span class='avatar'><img width='200' height='200' src='https:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/dci\/avatar?dci=5102228973&size=200'><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>8\/19<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span class='judge-tooltip'><a href='https:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/judges\/dci\/3209483553' >Dan Fox<\/a><span class='avatar'><img width='200' height='200' src='https:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/dci\/avatar?dci=3209483553&size=200'><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>8\/28<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span class='judge-tooltip'><a href='https:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/judges\/dci\/8102291717' >Dan Collins<\/a><span class='avatar'><img width='200' height='200' src='https:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/dci\/avatar?dci=8102291717&size=200'><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>8\/29<\/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>Bernie Hoelschen<\/td>\n<td>Gilbert Medeiros<\/td>\n<td>Rockland, MA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Zack Zahnzinger<\/td>\n<td>Gilbert Medeiros<\/td>\n<td>Boston, MA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Izzy Shaw<\/td>\n<td>Terrence Cheung<\/td>\n<td>New York, NY<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Sean Turley<\/td>\n<td>Megan Linscott<\/td>\n<td>Portland, ME<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Dan Abrams<\/td>\n<td>Paul Baranay<\/td>\n<td>New Haven, CT<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Kyle Souza<\/td>\n<td>Yonatan Kamensky<\/td>\n<td>Bridgewater, MA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Josh Greene<\/td>\n<td>AJ Kerrigan<\/td>\n<td>Bernardsville, NJ<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Peter Stadtmueller<\/td>\n<td>AJ Kerrigan<\/td>\n<td>Bernardsville, NJ<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Charles Magyar<\/td>\n<td>AJ Kerrigan<\/td>\n<td>Bernardsville, NJ<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Joseph Custodio<\/td>\n<td>AJ Kerrigan<\/td>\n<td>Bernardsville, NJ<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Robert Benevides<\/td>\n<td>AJ Kerrigan<\/td>\n<td>Bernardsville, NJ<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Charles Yakimischak<\/td>\n<td>AJ Kerrigan<\/td>\n<td>Bernardsville, NJ<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Alexander Scarpa<\/td>\n<td>AJ Kerrigan<\/td>\n<td>Bernardsville, NJ<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Andrew Szarek<\/td>\n<td>AJ Kerrigan<\/td>\n<td>Bernardsville, NJ<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Terry Pfau<\/td>\n<td>AJ Kerrigan<\/td>\n<td>Bernardsville, NJ<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Doug Bell<\/td>\n<td>AJ Kerrigan<\/td>\n<td>Bernardsville, NJ<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Scott Miller<\/td>\n<td>Matt Foster<\/td>\n<td>Boonton, NJ<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Billy\u00a0Mitchell<\/td>\n<td>Michael Mapson<\/td>\n<td>West Chester, PA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Joshua Campbell<\/td>\n<td>Brian Li<\/td>\n<td>Bedford, NH<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Michael Fay<\/td>\n<td>Matt Foster<\/td>\n<td>Kearny, NJ<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Pat Liu<\/td>\n<td>Joshua Gang<\/td>\n<td>Belle Mead, 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 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