{"id":612,"date":"2016-02-01T11:00:54","date_gmt":"2016-02-01T16:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/northeast\/?p=612"},"modified":"2016-03-16T17:39:35","modified_gmt":"2016-03-16T21:39:35","slug":"northeast-newsletter-january-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/northeast\/northeast-newsletter-january-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"Northeast Newsletter &#8211; January 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Monthly News<\/h2>\n<p>January brought us the release of a brand new set: Oath of the Gatewatch.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/magic.wizards.com\/en\/articles\/archive\/feature\/oath-gatewatch-release-notes-2016-01-13\">Oath of the Gatewatch Release Notes<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/telliott\/2016\/01\/18\/ogw-policy-changes\/\">Oath of the Gatewatch Policy Changes<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/telliott\/2016\/01\/25\/the-hidden-corners-of-hce\/\">The Hidden Corners of HCE<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We also saw the mailing for the wave 3 Exemplar nominations go out (as detailed <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/exemplar\/wave-3-foil-elemental\/\">here<\/a>).<\/p>\n<h2>Northeast Blog Highlights<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/bearz\/year-in-review\/\">Bearz Repeating (1\/01\/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> goes over the first year of his article series and grades himself on how he did meeting his goals.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/bearz\/pieces-of-feedback-pieces-of-reviews\/\">Bearz Repeating (1\/06\/2016)<\/a>: Paul writes about his take on <span class='judge-tooltip'><a href='https:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/judges\/dci\/22518915' >Riki Hayashi&#8217;s<\/a><span class='avatar'><img width='200' height='200' src='https:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/dci\/avatar?dci=22518915&size=200'><\/span><\/span> post on <a href=\"http:\/\/mtgrikipedia.blogspot.com\/2016\/01\/flash-feedback.html\">Flash Feedback<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/bearz\/radical-candor\/\">Bearz Repeating (1\/13\/2016)<\/a>: Continuing his focus on good feedback, Paul goes over a concept known as <em>Radical Candor<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/bearz\/ruinous-empathy\/\">Bearz Repeating (1\/20\/2016)<\/a>: Paul proceeds to another section of his quadrant graph known as <em>Ruinous Empathy<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/bearz\/obnoxious-aggression\/\">Bearz Repeating (1\/29\/2016)<\/a>: Paul touches on what <em>Obnoxious Aggression<\/em>, plus examples of the past few articles at work from GP Oakland.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/reports\/2016\/01\/06\/owning-your-mistakes-scg-open-somerset\/\">Battlefield Forge (1\/06\/16)<\/a>: <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> writes about his experiences at the SCG Legacy Open in Somerset, NJ on 11\/28.<\/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\/5102393472' >Louis Annino<\/a><span class='avatar'><img width='200' height='200' src='https:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/dci\/avatar?dci=5102393472&size=200'><\/span><\/span> reminds his fellow judges to not become complacent with your event, which he learned by putting his <a href=\"http:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/forum\/topic\/23572\/\">12\/05<\/a> 5k Premier IQ on cruise control.<\/li>\n<li><span class='judge-tooltip'><a href='https:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/judges\/dci\/30701569' >Benjamin Klein<\/a><span class='avatar'><img width='200' height='200' src='https:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/dci\/avatar?dci=30701569&size=200'><\/span><\/span> wrote about his experience at a recent PPTQ that lost power on <a href=\"http:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/forum\/topic\/23674\/\">10\/03<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><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> shares his experience as head judge for the Standard PIQ at SCG Somerset on <a href=\"http:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/forum\/topic\/23622\/\">11\/29<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\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<th>Brendon Johnson<\/th>\n<th>Ben Klein<\/th>\n<th>Burlington Vermont<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Jeff Rodgers<\/th>\n<th>Ben Coursey<\/th>\n<th>Londonderry, New Hampshire<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Paul Rubenstein<\/th>\n<th>Eli Meyer<\/th>\n<th>Lexington, Massachusetts<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>David Degrase<\/th>\n<th>Gil Medeiros<\/th>\n<th>New Bedford, Massachusetts<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Joseph Berrourard<\/th>\n<th>Jonah Kellman<\/th>\n<th>East Longmeadow, Massachusetts<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Adam Pin<\/th>\n<th>Terrence Cheung<\/th>\n<th>Brooklyn, New York<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Joe Stempo<\/th>\n<th>Terrence Cheung<\/th>\n<th>Brooklyn, New York<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Russell G. Deutsch<\/th>\n<th>Adam Eidelsafy<\/th>\n<th>Brooklyn, New York<\/th>\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\/4450\/\">Eternal Extravaganza 5k Satellite<\/a><\/td>\n<td class=\"location\">Coopersburg, PA<\/td>\n<td class=\"date\">March 19, 2016<\/td>\n<td class=\"time dt-20150531\"><span style=\"color: red\">Feb. 19, 2016<br \/>\n<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"odd\">\n<td class=\"name\"><a href=\"http:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/events\/4459\/\">Northeast Spring 2016 Judge Conference<\/a><\/td>\n<td class=\"location\">Hoboken, NJ<\/td>\n<td class=\"date\">March 26, 2016<\/td>\n<td class=\"time dt-20150531\"><span style=\"color: red\">Feb. 18, 2016<br \/>\n<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"odd\">\n<td class=\"name\"><a href=\"http:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/events\/4451\/\/\">Eternal Extravaganza 4<\/a><\/td>\n<td class=\"location\">Allentown, PA<\/td>\n<td class=\"date\">June 18, 2016-June 19, 2016<\/td>\n<td class=\"time dt-20150531\"><span style=\"color: red\">April 19, 2016<br \/>\n<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Monthly News January brought us the release of a brand new set: Oath of the Gatewatch. 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