1. Defense: Fort Hood: Difficult Times for Muslims Serving the Military
2. Economy: What Happens When Trillions Fight with Billions?
3. Law: Implementing Guidelines Related to Electronic Discovery
1. DEFENSE: FORT HOOD: NEW, DIFFICULT TIMES FOR MUSLIMS SERVING THE MILITARY.
C. HOLLAND TAYLOR, chairman and CEO of nonprofit LIBFORALL FOUNDATION, is a
renowned expert on Islam and methods of combating religious extremism and can
discuss the threat to America of global extremism and international security:
"Was it an act of workplace violence or anti-Muslim discrimination that
prompted the tragedy at Fort Hood, or is there an imbalance among service
members in the military when it comes to religion and tolerance? The need for
exploring a multicultural, pluralistic, and peaceful solution to religious
extremism could not be any more relevant and pertinent than in today's world.
Has the government suffered 'an institutional incapacity' to address the
problem? There is very little expertise on Islamic theology and so little
willingness to engage in the intra-Islamic debate." Taylor is recognized as an
acclaimed speaker, both in the United States and internationally, and is a
much sought-after counselor to global policy makers, advising officials in the
U.S. and European Union on countering the extremist ideology that underlies
and animates terrorism. Appearing at global policy conferences, Taylor helps
to educate government policy makers, the media and the general public about
how to mobilize and support moderate Muslims. He is available to provide a
unique perspective on the turn of events where a seemingly integrated Muslim-
American elected to exonerate his religion in an act of violence against his
fellow Americans at Fort Hood, and discuss methods to combat extremism and
stop the cycle of religious intolerance. Taylor is located in Winston Salem,
N.C., and is fluent in German and Indonesian. News Contact: Jerry Schranz,
JSchranz@beckermanpr.com Phone: +1-201-465-8020 (11/11/09)
2. ECONOMY: WHAT HAPPENS WHEN TRILLIONS FIGHT WITH BILLIONS? JAMES
FRISCHLING, president of NEWOAK CAPITAL, an asset management, capital markets
and advisory platform in Manhattan: "I've learned that when millionaires fight
billionaires, it's the billionaires who come out on top. It's just like our
economy, now facing billion-dollar problems, but the government is confronting
them with trillion-dollar commitments and has made the decision to win this
fight. The expansion of the U.S. deficit and the tremendous borrowing must
come with a cost attached to it, but how far out in the future will the bill
for all this come is an open debate. For those who argue that the government
is merely throwing kerosene on the fire in order to keep it going -- and that
without the stimulus, we'd be in far worse shape -- recognize that the
government has a lot of gas in the tank. So, yes, you can, in fact, fight
billion-dollar problems with trillion-dollar solutions." News Contact: Marisa
D'Vari, MDVari@newoakcapital.com (11/9/09)
3. LAW: IMPLEMENTING GUIDELINES RELATED TO ELECTRONIC DISCOVERY. ANDREW W. J.
TARR is an attorney with ROBINSON, BRADSHAW & HINSON in Charlotte, N.C., who
counsels clients on issues related to electronic discovery: "Since the Federal
Rules of Civil Procedure were amended in 2006 to address the discovery of
electronically stored information (ESI), at least 26 states have adopted rules
specific to the discovery of ESI. As e-communications have become a rich area
of discovery for attorneys, there are a number of guidelines companies should
implement knowing that e-mail and other electronic communications are subject
to discovery, as well as the possible ramifications of such policies in pre-
and post-litigation." News Contact: Michael Henry, mhenry@wrayward.com Phone:
+1-704-926-1364 (11/11/09)
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