Do you know WHERE your blood goes when you donate it? Who organizes the blood drive? What does a construction company have to do with it? MORE than you think!

CEMEX UAE Organizes its 3rd Blood Donation Drive http://cemex.ae/cemex-in-the-uae-organises-blood-donation-drive.aspx

CEMEX, blood donation and the Philippines

http://www2.cemex.com/InvestorCenter/files/2000/enviro00.pdf

CEMEX Egypt Employee blood Drive: As part of CEMEX Egypt's community development program, a blood drive was organized in partnership with the Assiut Regional Blood Transfusion Center. The theme of the blood drive was "Donate Blood, Save Life". Employees received an awareness session on the benefits of blood donation, eligibility, procedure…etc.

http://www.cemex.com.eg/AboutUs/Files/CX_Magazzine04_2013_En.pdf

Why is cement mixture called mortar? In Europe they call it mort… I was always wondering about this word. Now I understand it, as well as the word mortgage. In fact I have never heard of the word mortgage before I came to the US.

mort:

note sounded on a horn at the death of the quarry, c. 1500, from French mort "dead," from Latin mortem (source of Spanish muerte, Italian morte), accusative of mors "death" (from PIE root mer- "to rub away, harm," also "to die" and forming words referring to death and to beings subject to death). Or from French mort "dead," from Vulgar Latin mortus, from Latin mortuus, from the same PIE root.

Bao Nguyen and Ted Dowd Named Deputy Chief Counsels

NR 2018-57 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - June 6, 2018

https://www.occ.gov/news-issuances/news-releases/2018/nr-occ-2018-57.html

WASHINGTON — The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) today announced the selection of Bao Nguyen and Ted Dowd to serve as Deputy Chief Counsels.

Mr. Nguyen and Mr. Dowd will join Charles M. Steele as Deputy Chief Counsels in the OCC’s Office of the Chief Counsel.

“Bao and Ted bring energy, expertise, and deep knowledge of the legal foundation of the federal banking system,” said Comptroller of the Currency Joseph M. Otting. “The agency is fortunate to add such talented people to lead its legal team to support its work overseeing our national banks and federal savings associations.”

In making this announcement, the OCC is expanding the number of Deputy Chief Counsels from two to three to better distribute management responsibilities within the department. In addition to this personnel announcement the agency is in the process of recruiting a permanent Chief Counsel. Acting Chief Counsel Karen Solomon previously announced her intent to retire at the end of August 2018, and has been serving in that role since November 2017.

Mr. Nguyen will serve as the Principal Deputy Chief Counsel. In that role, he will be the OCC Law Department’s chief operating officer. He will supervise the Bank Activities and Structure division, the Community and Consumer Law division, and the Northeast district counsel office. He will be involved in strategic planning for the department and provide advice and counsel to the Chief Counsel and senior OCC executives. He joins the OCC from the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System where he served as Senior Counsel in the Legal Division. There, he was the lead attorney reviewing a number of significant banking mergers and acquisitions approved by the Federal Reserve in recent years and helped author regulations to implement provisions of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. Mr. Nguyen also played an important role in the Federal Reserve’s resolution planning work. He was detailed to the OCC from May 2017 through January 2018 as Special Counsel to the Comptroller of the Currency, and previously served as a Banking Fellow in the U.S. Senate. Mr. Nguyen earned his bachelor’s degree in history education from North Carolina State University and his law degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he served as Executive Editor of the First Amendment Law Review.

Mr. Dowd will serve as Deputy Chief Counsel supervising the OCC’s Legislative and Regulatory Activities and Securities and Corporate Practices divisions and will oversee the Central and Western district counsel offices. He moves to this new role from serving as Director of the Securities and Corporate Practices division. In that role, Mr. Dowd oversaw the division that provides legal interpretations and advice to OCC policymakers, senior managers, and examiners on banking, securities, derivatives, and corporate governance matters. He has had the lead role for the Law Department in Volcker Rule implementation including completion of the proposed revisions to the Volcker rule. He has supervised the department’s legal work in areas including capital markets, investment securities, financial technology, Dodd-Frank rulemakings, and fiduciary matters. He also oversaw staff members responsible for legal issues related to national bank and federal savings association securities offerings and related disclosures. Prior to joining the OCC, Mr. Dowd served as a Senior Trial Attorney for the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Division of Enforcement. He represented the CFTC in numerous enforcement actions in federal court. Mr. Dowd received his law degree from the Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law. He is also a graduate of Providence College.

Mr. Nguyen and Mr. Dowd take on these new roles in mid-June.

Mr. Steele continues to serve as Deputy Chief Counsel and will continue to supervise the Enforcement and Compliance, Litigation, and Administrative and Internal Law divisions, as well as the Southern district counsel office. Mr. Steele assumed these duties in October 2016.

Eight Nominations Sent to the Senate Today

Issued on: June 4, 2018

NOMINATIONS SENT TO THE SENATE:

Veronica Daigle, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense, vice Frederick Vollrath, resigned.

Peter A. Feldman, of the District of Columbia, to be a Commissioner of the Consumer Product Safety Commission for the remainder of the term expiring October 26, 2019, vice Joseph P. Mohorovic.

Karen Dunn Kelley, of Pennsylvania, to be Deputy Secretary of Commerce, vice Bruce H. Andrews, resigned

Brian A. Nichols, of Rhode Island, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Career Minister, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Zimbabwe.

Michael Pack, of Maryland, to be Chief Executive Officer of the Broadcasting Board of Governors for the term of three years. (New Position)

Elad L. Roisman, of Maine, to be a Member of the Securities and Exchange Commission for a term expiring June 5, 2023, vice Michael Sean Piwowar, resigned.

Geoffrey Adam Starks, of Kansas, to be a Member of the Federal Communications Commission for a term of five years from July 1, 2017, vice Mignon L. Clyburn, term expired.

Casey Wardynski, of Alabama, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Army, vice Debra S. Wada.

https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/eight-nominations-sent-senate-today-5/

President Donald J. Trump Announces Appointments for the Executive Office of the President

Issued on: June 6, 2018

President Donald J. Trump today announced the following appointments for the Executive Office of the President:

Zachary D. Fuentes will serve as Assistant to the President and Deputy Chief of Staff. Mr. Fuentes previously served as Deputy Assistant to the President and Senior Advisor to the Chief of Staff.

Derek Lyons will serve as Assistant to the President and White House Staff Secretary. Mr. Lyons previously served as Deputy Assistant to the President and Acting White House Staff Secretary.

May Davis will serve as Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy Policy Coordinator. Ms. Davis previously served as Special Assistant to the President and Associate White House Staff Secretary.

Jordan Karem will serve as Deputy Assistant to the President and Director of Oval Office Operations. Mr. Karem previously served as Special Assistant to the President and Deputy Director of Presidential Advance.

Catherine Bellah Keller will serve as Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy White House Staff Secretary.

Douglas Lynn Hoelscher will serve as Deputy Assistant to the President and Director of Intergovernmental Affairs. Mr. Hoelscher previously served as Special Assistant to the President and Deputy Director of Intergovernmental Affairs.

Stephanie Grisham will serve as Deputy Assistant to the President and Director of Communications for the Office of the First Lady. Ms. Grisham previously served as Special Assistant to the President and Director of Communications for the First Lady.

Rickie Niceta will serve as Deputy Assistant to the President and Social Secretary. Ms. Niceta previously served as Special Assistant to the President and Social Secretary.

Francis John Brooke will serve as Special Assistant to the President for Economic Policy. Mr. Brooke previously served as Deputy Staff Secretary and Associate Director of Domestic Policy for the Vice President.

Abigail Audrey Slater will serve as Special Assistant to the President for Economic Policy.

Laura Megan Cunliffe will serve as Special Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy.

Robert Timothy Goad will serve as Special Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy.

James Boyce Sherk will serve as Special Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy.

Drew Caelen Trojanowski will serve as Special Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy.

Theodore Wold will serve as Special Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy.

Dino Luigi LaVerghetta will serve as Special Assistant to the President and Associate Counsel to the President. Mr. LaVerghetta previously served as Associate Counsel to the President.

Adam Kennedy will serve as Special Assistant to the President and Director of Research. Mr. Kennedy previously served as Deputy Director of Research.

Timothy Pataki will serve as Special Assistant to the President for the Office of Public Liaison. Mr. Pataki previously served as Special Assistant to the President for Legislative Affairs.

Jeffrey K. Freeland will serve as Special Assistant to the President for Legislative Affairs.

Ryan M. Kaldahl will serve as Special Assistant to the President for Legislative Affairs.

Jane Lucas will serve as Special Assistant to the President for Legislative Affairs.

Ja’Ron K. Smith will serve as Special Assistant to the President for Legislative Affairs. Mr. Smith previously served as Special Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy.

Hannah Hennigan Salem will serve as Special Assistant to the President and Director of Press Advance. Ms. Salem previously served Senior Lead Press Representative for the Office of Presidential Advance.

Daniel Fisher will serve as Special Assistant to the President and Director of the White House Visitors Office. Mr. Fisher previously served as the Director of the White House Visitors Office.

Reagan Thompson will serve as Special Assistant to the President and Director of Policy for the First Lady.

https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/president-donald-j-trump-announces-appointments-executive-office-president/

President Trump Signs S. 2372 – VA MISSION Act of 2018

The White House

"No matter where you served or when you fought, if you were in uniform… you deserve our absolute best, and that is what we are doing."

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