{"id":838,"date":"2016-07-01T11:00:43","date_gmt":"2016-07-01T15:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/northeast\/?p=838"},"modified":"2016-07-03T15:51:37","modified_gmt":"2016-07-03T19:51:37","slug":"northeast-newsletter-june-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/northeast\/northeast-newsletter-june-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"Northeast Newsletter &#8211; June 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Monthly News<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Helene Bergeot recently posted a <a href=\"http:\/\/magic.wizards.com\/en\/articles\/archive\/news\/state-organized-play-2016-06-23\" target=\"_blank\">State of Organized Play article<\/a> that talks about changes to the Pro Tour Players Club, the x-3 GP split and prize distribution, and the ever changing nature of event coverage.<\/li>\n<li><span class='judge-tooltip'><a href='https:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/judges\/dci\/1201757752' >Bryan Prillaman<\/a><span class='avatar'><img width='200' height='200' src='https:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/dci\/avatar?dci=1201757752&size=200'><\/span><\/span> is at it again with an article on <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/exemplar\/nomination-guidelines\/\" target=\"_blank\">Nomination Guidelines<\/a> and also the posting of <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/exemplar\/wave-5-posted\/\" target=\"_blank\">Exemplar Wave 5<\/a>!<\/li>\n<li>For reading the Exemplar recognitions that are a bit closer to home: we have compiled all of our region&#8217;s in <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/northeast\/recognitions\/exemplar-5-usa-northeast\/\">one place<\/a>.<\/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, 7\/29 &#8211; Tabletop Shop in Connecticut: Organized by <span class='judge-tooltip'><a href='https:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/judges\/dci\/1202532425' >CJ Stambaugh<\/a><span class='avatar'><img width='200' height='200' src='https:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/dci\/avatar?dci=1202532425&size=200'><\/span><\/span>, more information on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/ctjudgemeetup\/?__mref=message_bubble\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook group<\/a> for these regular meetups. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Northeast Blog Highlights<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/bearz\/how-to-not-write-reviews\/\" target=\"_blank\">Bearz Repeating (6\/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> gives the best advice on how to (NOT) write reviews I have ever read!<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/bearz\/reading-list-summer-2016\/\" target=\"_blank\">Bearz Repeating (6\/15\/16)<\/a>: Paul shares a list of great reading that has impacted him recently.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/bearz\/exemplar-wave-5\/\" target=\"_blank\">Bearz Repeating (6\/15\/16)<\/a>: Bearz delves a bit into his thought process behind his Exemplar recognition slots.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/bearz\/time-and-time-again\/\" target=\"_blank\">Bearz Repeating (6\/15\/16)<\/a>: Paul relates some lessons learned about time management, with a backdrop of his experiences with the Northeast Judge website.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.magicjudges.org\/feedback\/2016\/06\/07\/mfr-adam-eidelsafy\/\" target=\"_blank\">My First Review &#8211; Adam Eidelsafy<\/a>: <span class='judge-tooltip'><a href='https:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/judges\/dci\/7208162501' >Safy<\/a><span class='avatar'><img width='200' height='200' src='https:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/dci\/avatar?dci=7208162501&size=200'><\/span><\/span> shares his first written review of another judge, as well as his thoughts on how it could have been better.<\/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\/76728137' >Russell Deutsch<\/a><span class='avatar'><img width='200' height='200' src='https:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/dci\/avatar?dci=76728137&size=200'><\/span><\/span> took the time to list off <a href=\"http:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/forum\/topic\/28080\/\" target=\"_blank\">notable encounters<\/a> from a GPT he solo judged.  Missed triggers, odd happenings with WER, and potential outside assistance from sideboard notes led to a lot of good discussion.<\/li>\n<li><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> wrote about <a href=\"http:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/forum\/topic\/28028\/\" target=\"_blank\">experiences from Grand Prix New York<\/a> and included a few fun questions at the tail end.<\/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<th><span class='judge-tooltip'><a href='https:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/judges\/dci\/88972267' >Sean Calvo<\/a><span class='avatar'><img width='200' height='200' src='https:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/dci\/avatar?dci=88972267&size=200'><\/span><\/span><\/th>\n<th>2<\/th>\n<th>6\/13<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th><span class='judge-tooltip'><a href='https:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/judges\/dci\/2103797254' >Joe Kaiser<\/a><span class='avatar'><img width='200' height='200' src='https:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/dci\/avatar?dci=2103797254&size=200'><\/span><\/span><\/th>\n<th>2<\/th>\n<th>6\/07<\/th>\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<th>Sam Hammond<\/th>\n<th>Jason Riendeau<\/th>\n<th>Andover, MA<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Kevin Michael<\/th>\n<th>AJ Kerrigan<\/th>\n<th>Sewell, NJ<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Matt Weiss<\/th>\n<th>AJ Kerrigan<\/th>\n<th>Parsippany-TroyHills, NJ<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Adam Filburn<\/th>\n<th>Dan Collins<\/th>\n<th>Uniontown, PA<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Kyle Souza<\/th>\n<th>Gil Medeiros<\/th>\n<th>Bridgewater, MA<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Jeffrey Gorton<\/th>\n<th>CJ Stambaugh<\/th>\n<th>Granby, CT<\/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=\"even\">\n<td class=\"name\"><a href=\"http:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/events\/5732\/\">ARG Circuit Series: Philadelphia<\/a><\/td>\n<td class=\"location\">Philadelphia, PA<\/td>\n<td class=\"date\">July 31, 2016<\/td>\n<td class=\"time dt-20150531\"><span style=\"color: red\">July 10, 2016<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"odd\">\n<td class=\"name\"><a href=\"http:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/events\/5945\/\">SCG Summer Regionals, Worcester<\/a><\/td>\n<td class=\"location\">Worcester, MA<\/td>\n<td class=\"date\">Aug. 6, 2016<\/td>\n<td class=\"time dt-20150531\"><span style=\"color: red\">July 18, 2016<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"even\">\n<td class=\"name\"><a href=\"http:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/events\/4904\/\">SCG Open Weekend: Syracuse<\/a><\/td>\n<td class=\"location\">Syracuse, NY<\/td>\n<td class=\"date\">Aug. 13, 2016-Aug. 14, 2016<\/td>\n<td class=\"time dt-20150531\"><span style=\"color: red\">July 11, 2016<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"odd\">\n<td class=\"name\"><a href=\"http:\/\/apps.magicjudges.org\/events\/4905\/\">SCG Invitational Weekend: New Jersey<\/a><\/td>\n<td class=\"location\">Somerset, NJ<\/td>\n<td class=\"date\">Aug. 19, 2016-Aug. 21, 2016<\/td>\n<td class=\"time dt-20150531\"><span style=\"color: red\">July 4, 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 Helene Bergeot recently posted a State of Organized Play article that talks about changes to the Pro Tour Players Club, the x-3 GP split and prize distribution, and the ever changing nature of event coverage. is at it again with an article on Nomination Guidelines and also the posting of Exemplar Wave 5! 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