Saturday, January 30, 2010

New Video on the Washington Post's decision to discontinue GM Kavalek's Chess Column



Email the Washington Post at letters@washpost.com to request the return of the online Chess Column by GM Lubomir Kavalek.

To read Mr. Kavalek's last article, visit: http://tinyurl.com/yemt3mv

jrobichess makes chess videos and has a chess blog along with a personal chess site at http://www.jrobichess.com.

The Washington Post Cancels Chess Column


The Washington Post has ended its chess column written by Lubomir Kavalek. The final column, was published Jan. 4. Kavalek wrote about chess for the newspaper for 23 years.

Lubomir is a noted Czech-American chess player who obtained his Grandmaster distinction in 1965. Kavalek also coaches chess, and is an award winning writer.

Email the Washington Post at letters@washpost.com to request the return of the online Chess Column by GM Lubomir Kavalek. Here is what I sent them - please send them your own letter to the editor through email:

I am writing this quick letter to request that you bring back your online chess column written by Lubomir Kavalek. Mr. Kavalek is an internationally recognized professional in the world of Chess, and an award winning writer. To have his work as part of your online offerings helped increase the overall scope and prestige of your publication. Many notable media organizations support chess columns, such as the New York Times to name one. I hope you reconsider your decision to cancel Mr. Kavalek's chess column, and that he can once again provide quality chess articles for your readers.

Source (Entire Article): The New York Times

jrobichess makes chess videos and has a chess blog along with a personal chess site at http://www.jrobichess.com.

Problems with the Fur Industry

A lot of what PETA does is sickening in and of itself (using billboards of murdered women to make a point for example) however on some issues they do expose practices that definitely need to change.

As everything boils down to freedom of choice, this video gave me several more reasons as to why I won't (and haven't) bought anything made from animal fur / exotic skins:



jrobichess makes chess videos and has a chess blog along with a personal chess site at http://www.jrobichess.com.

Thursday, January 14, 2010

Haiti Earthquake Footage and Donation Information



To donate $10 dollars to Haiti relief efforts with the Red Cross through your cell phone, follow this step:

Text "haiti" to 90999

So far over 5 million dollars have been donated this way for Haiti relief efforts, surpassing the entire amount gathered through cell phone donations in 2009.

Source: American Red Cross Twitter Page