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Heavy crude supplies to the US Gulf Coast have tightened. Waterborne imports have dropped sharply, driven largely by declines from Mexico and Venezuela. Canadian wildfires have further limited access to heavy barrels, and refiners like Valero are starting to feel the squeeze. Why are Mexican and Venezuelan crude imports collapsing, and can they recover? Why aren't USGC refiners just turning to Canada via pipeline to replace lost barrels? What Canadian pipeline expansion plans are in the works to bring more crude to the USGC or overseas markets?  Jeff Mower, director of Americas oil news, speaks with senior oil news editor Ashok Dutta and Canadian oil market reporter Alex Saucer to break down what's driving the tightness and where new supply might come from. Links: Pacific Cold Lake vs ICE Brent ATMXC00 Pacific Dilbit vs ICE Brent ATMXG00 Western Canadian Select at Hardisty vs WTI CMA AAPPP00 Western Canadian Select at Cushing vs WTI CMA AAWTZ00

USGC Says Value of Ag Exports Passes $28 Billion

This episode of the Fire Sprinkler Podcast is my conversation with Bogdan Reciega. Bogdan is a Fire Protection Engineer from Baltic Laboratory, a UL, USGC testing facility that works closely with FM as well. They perform burns daily at this facility, and looks like a lot of fun! Enjoy!

Big opportunities are emerging for U.S. sorghum in India! In Part 2 of this deep-dive episode of The Sorghum State Podcast, Reece Cannady (USGC) joins Maddy Meier & Adam York to further discuss India's ethanol blending mandate & grain supply; the 5 million metric tonne market potential; and how farmer investments are driving export growth.Don't miss this look into global sorghum markets & farmer-led expansion! --

Part 2 is here! Tune in as hosts Maddy Meier and Adam York continue the conversation with the U.S. Grains Council's Reece Cannady on the game-changing opportunities for U.S. sorghum in India's expanding market.With strong collaboration between Kansas Grain Sorghum Commission, USGC, and the United Sorghum Checkoff Program, U.S. sorghum is making waves in India's growing demand for coarse grains. Find out how trade missions and strategic market development are paving the way for farmers back home.

In this special deep-dive episode of The Sorghum State Podcast, hosts Maddy Meier and Adam York explore the growing opportunities for U.S. sorghum in India with Reece Cannady, U.S. Grains Council Regional Director for South Asia.The conversation covers:India's ethanol blending mandate and its impact on grain supplyThe market potential for U.S. sorghum—how big is 5 million metric tonnes?How the U.S. Grains Council, Kansas Grain Sorghum Commission, and industry partners are building relationships to expand exportsKey takeaways from last fall's Indian trade delegation visit to KansasFuture goals for U.S. sorghum in India and what they mean for American producersThe episode also highlights 65 years of the U.S. Grains Council's work and the vital role of farmer-led organizations in market expansion!

Stay informed with Fuels Focus, the essential podcast form Argus that delivers timely analysis and key highlights from the US refined products marketplace. Each week, our experts break down the most significant developments affecting gasoline, diesel, jet fuel, RINs and ethanol prices – equipping you with the knowledge to navigate the market complexities with confidence. This week's episode features: US retail diesel reaches 4-week low Valero's Mexico Waterborne deliveries down in ‘24 Potential USAC, USGC port labor strike Tune in every Monday for your weekly recap of the stories shaping the road fuels market.

Beginning December 15, 2024, a new risk management contract for US Gulf Coast UCO based on the Argus price assessment will be available. This contract provides market participants with a reliable tool to manage their feedstock exposure effectively. Listen in as Louise Burke, N. America VP Renewable Fuels, and Elizabeth Hui, Director of Research and Product Development at CME, break down all the details on the new listing. Links: To learn more about the Argus USGC UCO price assessment, download the new FAQ. To listen to more episodes in The Biofuels Report podcast series.

The rise in availability of TMX volumes in Asia, specifically in China, has affected the US Gulf coast but not in the ways that had been expected. Canadian crude prices and flows into the US have not changed all that much, but the US Gulf coast medium sour markets are certainly now feeling the pinch. Mars exports to China are at an all-time low, weighing on their prices and impacting medium sours that either price against it or compete as an alternative supply into regional refineries.    Key topics covered in the podcast:   Volumes of Canadian crudes coming into the US and impacts on Cushing   Canadian heavy prices at Houston   How medium sours are feeling the pinch from increased Chinese buying of TMX volumes

The Illinois Corn Marketing Board utilizes corn checkoff dollars to support the work of the U.S. Grains Council across the globe. One of the many outreach efforts supported by the Illinois corn checkoff is the U.S. Grains Council. Jim Reed, an Illinois farmer and at large board member for USGC, says that support is vital to the group's efforts of increasing export demand for corn, sorghum, and barley across the globe.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

During the 2024 Commodity Classic in Houston, TX, we sat down for a roundtable discussion about trade and collaboration between multiple agriculture industry partners including the National Corn Growers Association, US Grains Council, USA Poultry and Egg Export Council and US Meat Export Federation. Joining Market Talk host Jesse Allen for the discussion on our panel: Chad Epler- Vice Chairman of NCGA's Market Development Action Team; Mary Alice Cain- Director of Member Relations for USAPEEC; Ellen Zimmerman- Director of Industry Relations for USGC; Dean Meyer- Immediate Past Chair for USMEF Also, we saw another day higher in the corn market on Thursday, but many of these markets still feel like they are in the dumps. We get great perspective and thoughts from someone with trading experience. Tommy Grisafi with Advance Trading Inc. and ATI Pro Media joins us as we broadcast live from Commodity Classic with the National Corn Growers Association.

The U.S. Grain Council (USGC) is actively engaged in maintaining and expanding trade relationships for U.S. corn, barley, and sorghum in foreign markets. With a focus on market development and access, the USGC has been a key player in facilitating exports to regions such as Asia, Latin America, North Africa, and beyond. “The current strategies of the USGC revolve around sustaining relationships with established markets in countries like Korea, Japan, Taiwan, China, and Mexico,” explains Brent Boydstun, Chairman of the USGC. “We're also looking into expanding our footprint in emerging markets across West Africa and different parts of Asia.” USGC recently opened an office in India and is now the first U.S. cooperator group to have an officer there. Boydstun says he fully expects there to be a very good return once everything is fully up and running and operational. Recent missions to regions like West Africa, including Senegal, have yielded promising outcomes. Collaborative efforts with local entities, such as feed mills and agricultural associations, are paving the way for enhanced trade relationships and market penetration.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On Wednesday's AOA, we start the show discussing the market moves and the continued impact of South American weather on our markets with Don Roose from U.S. Commodities. In Segment Two, it is the January episode of The Monthly Grind with the National Corn Growers Association. We talk with NCGA Market Development Action Team (MDAT) Chairman Denny Vennekotter and the Director of Industry Relations for the U.S. Grains Council, Ellen Zimmerman about the relationship between USGC and NCGA, export market opportunities and much more. In Segment Three, we take a look at the CoBank 2024 Year Ahead Report with Lead Grain and Oilseed Economist at CoBank, Tanner Ehmke. We wrap the show in segment four with a look at news headlines from around agriculture.

On the January episode of The Monthly Grind with the National Corn Growers Association, we talk with NCGA Market Development Action Team (MDAT) Chairman Denny Vennekotter and the Director of Industry Relations for the U.S. Grains Council Ellen Zimmerman about the relationship between USGC and NCGA, export market opportunities and much more.

U.S. Grains Council Vice President Cary Sifferath explains how the 2023 market year saw some encouraging signs for corn exports, including from the top U.S. trading partner. Minnesota Corn supports USGC as part of its efforts to develop international markets for corn growers.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

U.S. Grains Council Vice President Cary Sifferath explains how the 2023 market year saw some encouraging signs for corn exports, including from the top U.S. trading partner. Minnesota Corn supports USGC as part of its efforts to develop international markets for corn growers.

North American heavy and sour crude price differentials have reached multiyear highs in recent weeks. These are prices that are typically seen only after major production disruptions like hurricanes. But there are no clouds in sight in the Gulf of Mexico. Sour crude prices are supported by a myriad of factors including global supply tightness, Strategic Petroleum Reserve buybacks and very strong values for high sulfur fuel oil. S&P Global Commodity Insights' Laura Huchzermeyer, Americas crude pricing manager, discusses current pricing trends with USGC crude reporter Kristian Tialios and residual and marine fuel manager Patrick Burns. We want to hear about your podcast preferences so we can keep improving our shows. Take our podcast survey here and share your thoughts: https://www.surveylegend.com/s/4xyz

Mexico last week updated the decree to ban importation of GMO white corn now, and yellow corn at a later date. USGC President and CEO Ryan LeGrand says it's a concerning issue for U.S. farmersSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Last week, the U.S. Grains Council led an ethanol trade delegation from Ecuador on a tour of a Minnesota corn farm, ethanol plant, and fuel station. In this episode of the Minnesota Corn Podcast, Marri Tejada, the organization's regional director for Latin America, explains how USGC is increasing demand for ethanol in that country.Minnesota Corn is proud to support the U.S. Grains Council through the Minnesota Corn check-off. Learn more about corn check-off-funded efforts to develop export markets at mncorn.org/utilization.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Last week, the U.S. Grains Council led an ethanol trade delegation from Ecuador on a tour of a Minnesota corn farm, ethanol plant, and fuel station. In this episode of the Minnesota Corn Podcast, Marri Tejada, the organization's regional director for Latin America, explains how USGC is increasing demand for ethanol in that country.Minnesota Corn is proud to support the U.S. Grains Council through the Minnesota Corn check-off. Learn more about corn check-off-funded efforts to develop export markets at mncorn.org/utilization.

The US Grains Council works on behalf of US farmers and ag industries to develop new markets, enable trade, and improve lives around the globe. In this episode, Indiana farmer, and US Grains Council Chairman Josh Miller talks about how the work USGC does benefits Indiana corn farmers.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The U.S. Grains Council recently held its 62nd annual Board of Delegates Meeting in California.

The U.S. Grains Council recently held its Board of Delegates meeting in Sacramento, California. Ryan LeGrand, president and CEO of USGC, says he and their staff have spent a lot of time traveling abroad to promote U.S. grains. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Friday's AOA began with Chris Robinson, of Robinson Ag Marketing, sharing his thoughts on the trends in the US dollar value and the impact of the forecast over the next several days. Ellen Zimmerman, Director of Industry Relations at US Grains Council joined the show in segment 2 to explain the Trade Schools that USGC and NCGA put on together across the country. And in segment 3, Chase DeCoite, Director of Animal Health and Food Safety Policy, outlined the risks presented by the Asian Longhorn Tick as it spreads across the country. And we ended the show with Tom Haag, 1st Vice President of the National Corn Growers Association, explained why he's optimistic about the future for US corn.

In the background of the pandemic, IMO 2020 was reshaping the landscape of traditional marine fuels. Now, more than two years since the pandemic began, the US Gulf Coast 0.5%S market has established new standards for supplying this fuel. It came with unique blending challenges. The USGC HSFO market has also taken on a new life as a secondary option as a marine fuel. In this Oil Markets podcast, S&P Global Commodity Insights' Beth Brown and Patrick Burns discuss the recent decision to eliminate hand blends from trades reported in the Platts Market on Close assessment process in the US and how trading in these markets has evolved. This Oil Markets podcast was produced by Jennifer Pedrick in Houston.

The U.S. Grains Council Wednesday released its 2021/2022 Corn Export Cargo Quality Report. The report shows the average aggregate quality of U.S. corn samples tested was better than or equal to U.S. No. 2 on all grade factors. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Illinois is the largest corn exporting state with much of the grain traveling to Mexico. In this episode of IL Corn Connection Stephan Wittig, Director of the US Grains Council's Mexico City office highlights corn export barriers in Mexico and how IL Corn checkoff dollars help USGC keep boots on the ground in that country to minimize export disruptions.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Often times, the thought of losing weight can be overwhelming… especially when it might be hard to fit workouts into your already busy life. Anna Wilson, who was then a Registered Nurse working in a busy hospital, decided one day to make fitness her goal, and lost 60 pounds! Wilson then founded Rock That Fitness, and started coaching others on how to meet their health and nutrition goals. She sat down with Shawn to talk about it in today's Health Solutions.

Today we learn how his daughter's ADHD diagnosis led to a better understanding of his own superpower, and how his ADHD has been serving him for many, many years. His bio is below. Enjoy! In this episode Peter and Bill Hamlin discuss:   2:14 - Intro and welcome Bill Hamlin! 4:45- So, how were you able to hyper-focus with all that financial responsibility? 6:56- Stock trading and related chaos.. those are places where the faster brain really thrives? 7:23- Was there something about the pits that gave you a sense of Zen, or sort of a quiet hum? 8:50- So then how did you train yourself to come up for air and get out of hyperfocus? 9:56- Tell me about how ADHD affects your personal life and the different tools you use to keep that part of you solid too? 12:11- Ref: Delivered from Distraction Peter's interview with Dr. Ned Hallowell 13:47- ADHD and addiction are very close to each other. Did you have a similar situation? 16:32- What do you wish you'd known back then that you know now about your ADHD and about sort of the way you've lived? 18:50- How can people find more about your reach out to you if they have any questions or if they want to share, if you're willing to give us some info on how to get to you? Mr. William Hamlin on LinkedIN 19:19 - Thank you Bill! Guys, as always, we are here for you and we love the responses and the notes that we get from you; so please continue to do that! Tell us who you want to hear on the podcast, anything at all; we'd love to know.  Leave us a review on any of the places you get your podcasts, and if you ever need our help I'm www.petershankman.com and you can reach out anytime via peter@shankman.com or @petershankman on all of the socials. You can also find us at @FasterNormal on all of the socials. It really helps when you drop us a review on iTunes and of course, subscribe to the podcast if you haven't already! As you know, the more reviews we get, the more people we can reach. Help us to show the world that ADHD is a gift, not a curse!  19:46 - Faster Than Normal Podcast info & credits — Bill Hamlen was born in Schenectady, NY and raised in Bernardsville, NJ where he attended Bernards High School.  After graduating from Dartmouth College in 1984, Bill joined Drexel Burnham's commodity division.  While at Drexel, Bill worked in various areas including the international order desk as well as many different “pits” including all of the metals, softs, and oil pits.  He eventually landed a permanent position on the oil desk that included a year in Singapore where petroleum derivatives were just developing. After leaving Drexel in 1990, Bill worked at Rafferty Associates and United Energy brokering various energy derivatives.  In 2001, Bill joined Westport Petroleum, Inc. in their Singapore and London offices where he started a clean product trading desk specializing in the international arbitrage of jet fuel, gasoil, various grades of gasoline, and alkylates.  In 2005 he moved over to Westport's heavy fuel oil desk in Singapore and specialized in the international arbitrage of heavy crudes and fuel oil.  In 2007, Bill joined Vitol Singapore's heavy fuel oil desk and worked there until his retirement in 2015.  While at Westport and later Vitol, he sourced heavy streams in the USGC, Mexico, Venezuelan, Ecuador, Colombia, Russian, Bulgaria, The Middle East, Iraq, India, Australia, South Korea, Taiwan, Indonesian, Thailand, and Malaysia among others.  He also supplied blended fuel to ships in Singapore as well as power plants throughout Asia and the Middle East including India, Pakistan, East Africa, South Korea, Japan, Taiwan, China, and Vietnam as well as many other smaller destinations.  He also managed the complex hedging activities necessitated by all of these physical movements.  After leaving Vitol, Bill and his wife began a second career as real estate investors via their privately held Leeward Holdings with properties on Nantucket and in Hanover, NH. Bill was married in 1996 and has two daughters and the family currently lives in Hanover, NH.  Among other achievements, he is an Eagle Scout, a PADI certified diver, and completed a NOLS course as a teenager.  He has extensive open water sailing experience having participated on multiple voyages in the Caribbean and Pacific.  He is also the Chair of Planned Giving for the Class of '84 at Dartmouth, the VP for the Association of Planned Giving Chairs at Dartmouth, and has served many other volunteer roles at the College. Even his abridged bio is incredible!!  -- TRANSCRIPT:  — I want to thank you for listening and for subscribing to Faster Than Normal! I also want to tell you that if you're listening to this one, you probably listened to other episodes as well. Because of you all, we are the number one ADHD podcast on the internet!! And if you like us, you can sponsor an episode! Head over to https://rally.io/creator/SHANK/ It is a lot cheaper than you think. You'll reach... about 25k to 30,000 people in an episode and get your name out there, get your brand out there, your company out there, or just say thanks for all the interviews! We've brought you over 230 interviews of CEOs, celebrities, musicians, all kinds of rock stars all around the world from Tony Robbins, Seth Godin, Keith Krach from DocuSign, Danny Meyer, we've had Rachel Cotton, we've had  the band Shinedown, right? Tons and tons of interviews, and we keep bringing in new ones every week so head over to https://rally.io/creator/SHANK/ make it yours, we'd love to have you, thanks so much for listening!  Now to this week's episode, we hope you enjoy it! — Hey everyone! My name is Peter Shankman. You are listening to Faster Than Normal. We have taken a hiatus. This is our first episode back in about a month and a half. It was a good holiday season. It was fun COVID times now. And, but we're back it's it's early January. Daughter's homeschooling again. And we are thrilled to be back with all new episodes. We have some incredible episodes that we've already recorded coming down the pike. You're going to be very, very happy with what you hear in the new year. So I hope you guys are safe and well and vaccinated. And I want to introduce Bill.  So Bill reached out to me after his daughter was diagnosed with ADHD in 2016 and he was based in Singapore and sure enough, I happened to be in Singapore right around that time for keynote. We weren't able to get together, but we did stay in touch and I found Bill's backstory and bio very, very fascinating. So I want to share it with you guys. Bill was born in Schenectady, New York and raised in New Jersey. He attended high school and Dartmouth. He joined a company in 84 called Drexel Burnham. I don't know if you, for those who are young and don't remember Drexel Burnham, Drexel Burnham was, um, one of the old school financial firms-the, I think the joke around that, around early nineties when things started to go south was that if Merrill Lynch and Drexel Burnham merge, would we call the company Lynch and Burnham. But I remember Drexel from the day and he worked in various and Bill worked in various areas there, including the international order desk, as well as many of the different pits, including all the metals softs and oil pits, and if you watched Wall Street And you see how crazy they get when they're trying to sell a stock or buys or whatever. Imagine that. 400 times the speed. He wound up eventually in the oil desk, he wound up in Singapore. He's got a bunch of stuff. He since reinvented his life, he started a second career along with his wife as real estate investors, um, in Nantucket and it Hanover New Hampshire, but keep in mind, he's ADHD. Because of that, obviously he couldn't just do one thing. He's an Eagle scout. He's a PATO certified diver. He's completed a NOLS course. He has extensive open water sailing experiences. He's competed multiple voyages in the Caribbean and Pacific. He's also chair of planned giving to the class of 84 Dartmouth, the VP of association, giving care to Dartmouth in addition to many other volunteer roles. Bill welcome. And you sound as crazy as I am. So it's great to have you.  Thank you, Peter. It's funny. My wife jokes that I over-schedule myself. And I always say, well, I just schedule to my maximum ability, and then you come to me with extra things to do and that's when I get over tasked.  Exactly. And I'm sure that goes very well. I'm sure that goes over very well when, when you explained to her that. One of the things that I find fascinating; you work the trading desks, right. And I mean, you started, uh, you know, after you left Drexel, you, you, you joined Westport Petroleum and then the second point trading in London offices, you started a clean product trading desk there, especially as in the international arbitrage of jet fuel gas, oil barrier, spades, gasoline, and alkalines basically, you were doing stuff where if you fell off.. we're talking millions or billions of dollars wiped off the balance sheet in half a second. So what I'd love to know, and I'm just gonna dive right into this. How were you able to, I mean, I know hyper-focus is a thing for people like us, but that would scare the living crap out of me. How were you able to hyper-focus that well? Um, it's funny. I would almost put it in the, oh, I w I would reverse that, that when I first got into commodities, everything suddenly made sense. It was like a, the Rubik's cube pieces fell into place. The what, what to some people looks like total chaos to me was order. And the sitting on a desk with a bunch of phones ringing South Paulo, Brazil would call Hong Kong would call and you have to place orders and all the various pits. It was easy to me. In fact, that was fun. It was like a big game. So I always feel like I never worked a day in my life. All I did was basically play games. The games happened to be commodities and, but it was making order out of chaos. That just seemed. Um, soothing in a way. And so what from the outside looked stressful to me seemed like fun, like a big game, really. And then going down to the floor, the, you know, I was kind of in a commodity training program. So I worked in every pit learned about every, you know, orange juice, cotton. Someone was out, you'd have to go over there, then go to the gold pit. And you know, all that chaos was, it was just a big game. Uh, to me at least, or it seemed like a big game and the game was to make as much money as possible. Um, at that point though, it was just clerking. I wasn't trading and, um, it, you know, but I basically found my home and I, and I think in fact, if you go to a lot of, you know, wall street companies or commodity companies, and you look at the trading desk, you'll see a bunch of guys with ADHD. Uh, a couple of sociopaths, maybe a psychopath and a, and a bunch of engineers kind of keeping it all together, but there's a huge concentration of people with ADHD in commodities. And, um, it's, it's not a given, but you, you could see them. It's just clear as daylight.  So it's one of those places where the faster brain really thrives? Oh, absolutely. In fact, it's funny a couple of years ago, um, I have a, uh, former colleague, he went to Duke really, really played lacrosse there. Um, and I was joking. I asked him about ADHD and he looked at me like, I'm an idiot. Like, of course I am, I mean, that, that's how accepted and common it was. Um, yeah. And so there's a lot of people that, that seem to gravitate, um, to that type of chaos and that, and find it, find harmony there.  I'm curious as to, how do I phrase this? When, when I get into a zone, when I'm doing something that I truly love, let's say I'm on a plane to Asia and I'm writing, I'm writing a book or something like that. I get into a zone and I just sort of have. I guess the best way to put it is this quiet hum in my head, that is my call it my hyper-focus hum. Right? And it just, no matter what chaos is happening, no matter whether there's turbulence or whether the flight attendants come over with food or whatever, the case may be, two people are fighting behind me; it doesn't matter that hum is keeping me Zen and focused. Did you find that the same thing? Was there something about the pits that gave you that same sort of hum for lack of a better word? Well, I would, I get what you're saying, but it's funny in more realistic terms when I was in Singapore, I'd be on the desk in a conversation, looking at a spreadsheet, you know, maybe calculating what something's worth, but on the phone at the same time, talking to someone I'd look up. And it was, you know, 10:20, and there was no one else in the desk because we had a meeting scheduled at 10. I would not even notice everyone could leave the room, I'd be there. And then I w- but it didn't just happen once, you know, it would happen over and over and over again. And I, I had to really work hard. To, to get out of that. Hyper-focus but I know exactly what you mean.  Well, what it's, here's an interesting question. What did you do? What did you, how did you train yourself? Did you involve other people? Did you say, Hey, when you're going into a meeting, you know, reach out to me, what did you do to get people into that? To, to, to, to get yourself, you know, helping with that?  Well, I can tell you, it is funny. Like when I was on the phone, if I was sitting at my desk, I'd get bored. Um, so I would stand up and pace around the office in giant circles. Um, just to keep my brain focused. That's just how my head works. If I'm sitting at a desk and not doing something else at the same time, I kind of get bored. So I, um, so I came up with little tools okay. Based around the office and I would have a more meaningful conversation. In order to make the meeting, I would just schedule reminders that, I schedule reminders for everything. I'm a big list kind of guy. Um, I have lists for everything and those lists I create helped me, um, you know, keep order.  Yep. Tell me about your personal life. So, so your, uh, ADHD is obviously very, very beneficial for you in this regard. Tell me about how it affects your personal life and what, what sort of changes or, uh, different things you've had to do to get there.  Well, the it's hard to go there without telling kind of the backstory of my kind of discovery. And it has a lot to do with our daughter, who, um, at a certain age, in fact, this is what gets me angry about ADHD. And this is one of the reasons why I reached out; because her journey and my journey, um, it's a very typical situation I think. She was in seventh grade. Um, and we got called to school. This is UWC in Singapore. Um, and to give an idea, the level of understanding of ADHD in Singapore is there are about 25 to 40 years behind where we are here.  I actually interviewed this doctor, on the podcast, a psychologist, the podcast from Singapore and she said, exactly the same thing.  Oh, yeah. It's like stepping back in time, in fact, so, okay. So w we go into, um, we find out that she's struggling in math, she's just above the red line. They wanted to put her in learning support. And I fought back the vehemently because I believe that once she got into learning support, she would never get out. It's like a black hole and. So we had her tested independently and guess what? She's very, her processing speed was off the charts. Um, in fact, at one point we had her tested again for something else. And the, the woman that did the test said, I've been doing this for 20 years. I probably test 15 to 20 kids a year and she's the first one that has ever completed one of the sections. And so, and we started, so my wife and I, we looked back and it at her school in second grade, they said, we think maybe she has an eyesight issue. She needs glasses. So we had her eyesight tested, we're scratching our heads. And, um, anyway, fast forward, she, um, she started on Conserta Yup. That's my drug of choice also.  Right. Okay. Then we read, um, uh, uh, uh, Dr. Ned Hallowell's book, um, Delivered from Distraction. Yes. And we started listening to podcasts and everything kind of fell in place. In fact, I forgot one key part of this. Is that, um, we had her tested and at the same time, my wife was reading the diagnosis of someone else that had ADHD and she's reading it and she's like, oh my God, that's our daughter. And that's when everything kind of fell in place. So it was kind of a combination of both the testing and, um, Yeah. And the reading diagnosis of someone else with ADHD. So at that point, I began to look back at my life and realize, huh, I like chaos at my own little Rubik's cube. All the pieces fell into place and I began to realize all the things I've been doing to cope. You know, I get up, I run in the morning in central park, when I lived in New York, I'd have coffee, I'd do all these different things. I needed to work out just to be able to see straight and, um, You know, so I began to see all the commonalities of the, um, Of the things I did to deal with it, and I guess it, um, and then I looked back at my career that, you know, for me, I liked playing games. I like eating good food. I like drinking good booze and commodity trading kind of combines all those things that I enjoy. And so, like I said, I never felt like I worked a day in my life. It was all kind of a big fun game to me. Um, so it was kind of perfect for someone who has ADHD.  Let me ask the question. Um, it's it's you're you touched an interesting point. It's one of those industries where, you know, you work hard, but you also play hard. Right? I mean, I know just, just my, uh, my, um, uh, financial adviser, right. Once a year, he takes me out to dinner. He shows me how my portfolio is doing and, and, you know, five drinks in right? He doesn't..you know it's not that we're going out to drink- you treat the client well, right, in any, in any sort of financial industry. So did that affect you at all? Did you, I mean, I know that I have a very precarious relationship with alcohol and a lot of that is connected to ADHD. ADHD and addiction are very close to each other. Did you have a similar situation?  Yes, that would be, you know, I probably, um, well.. It depends in New York one, doesn't really go out to lunch really. Um, in Singapore, in, in London, it's kind of a different story. So, and it is very much, um, well, I should say, if you look at say the, the world of oil trading, it's a giant fraternity and it's a giant fraternity, um, of people that know each other and entertainment plays a big role in, in that industry. So you work very hard all day and you go out and celebrate at night. Um, and yeah, it, um, it plays a big role. Yeah.  It never, it never affected you the point where you're like, okay, I probably shouldn't do this or I should cut back on anything that that?  Um, well, for me, I can tell you, it was very clear when I was in my early fifties, I began to feel, um, diminished resilience. And that was really more a function of the stress, um, that, you know, without going too deep into it, sometimes when you have huge positions, um, you walk in and you ready to have a heart attack. And for the first up until my early fifties, I suppose if I had a superpower, it was the ability to endure enormous amounts of stress without thinking about it and I began to feel that that resilience diminishing, and that was my body speaking to me and saying, Hey, it's time to slow down. So for me, the signal was more about stress and less about other things. Um, I also, as I said, always would get up and need to workout first thing in the morning or at lunch. And I think that. Um, I think that the French have an expression to drink enough water with your wine and need enough salad with your foie gras, you know, working out, um, was always a way to balance out that aspect of you know, of my life.  That's very smart. So tell us last steps. What do you wish you'd known back then that you know now about your ADHD and about sort of the way you've lived? That's a good question. Um, what do I wish I'd known before? Well, I think the, maybe I would turn that around a little bit and, and, and say that, um, I've heard that expression; it's like a Maserati engine with a bicycle brakes. And I think the understanding that ADHD can be a superpower was a transformational concept for me and for my daughter, but maybe more for young people. And I recently have had a friend whose son was diagnosed with ADHD and from the questionings, the line of questions he was asking, and from the tone in his voice, I got this sense that he'd been given some negative messaging from the school. And I thought, how tragic that was that, you know, it can be. And I, and I understand there's the, you know, there's a full spectrum for me. And I think in our family, a high processing speed is, is a part of it with less of the maybe other hyperactive issues. Right. And so we're able to harness that superpower and I get that it it's diff you know, everyone's a little bit different and that there are more difficult challenges that some people face but I think the understanding that, um, ADHD really can be a superpower is such a powerful message. And in understanding that figuring out how to channel that energy into the right direction, I think I was simply lucky to find something where I was able to channel it appropriately. Um, I don't think my knowing that I had ADHD would have helped me find.. I kind of stumbled into something that I loved And, but I think that, um, I think the, you know, to understand that people with ADHD have a superpower and it's important to try to find things in life well, ways to, to live with it, but also ways to channel it. Um, I think is the, is a message that, you know, I'd like to share because for me it was, it was a superpower. Yeah, I love that. What a great way to when it end., um, Bill, I really appreciate that. How can people find more about your reach out to you if they have any questions or if they want to share, if you're willing to give us some info on how to get to you? I'm on LinkedIn. That's probably the easiest. Sounds good. And we'll put that, we'll put that link in the, in the show notes. Uh, it's under William Paul Hamlin. [actually under Mr. William Hamlin] Thank you so much for taking the time. I really, really appreciate it. You're our first interview of the year and it was definitely a good one. We'd love to have you back in several months as well to tell us what else you're working on. Alright Peter, thanks, Happy New Year!  Thanks again guys. As always, you were listening to Faster Than Normal. We love that you're here. Welcome back! This is going to be a really great year. We have a lot of new things coming up. I'll tell you right now we have some open space; you want to be on the podcast; you think you have an interesting story? Let us know what it is! I'm sure if you, if it's interesting to us, it's interesting to other people out there and you can help tell that story and share the ADHD is a gift, not a curse. We've been saying that since day one, we'll see you next week. Stay safe, stay healthy. Wear a mask. — Credits: You've been listening to the Faster Than Normal podcast. We're available on iTunes, Stitcher and Google play and of course at www.FasterThanNormal.com I'm your host, Peter Shankman and you can find me at petershankman.com and @petershankman on all of the socials. If you like what you've heard, why not head over to your favorite podcast platform of choice and leave us a review, come more people who leave positive reviews, the more the podcast has shown, and the more people we can help understand that ADHD is a gift, not a curse. Opening and closing themes were composed and produced by Steven Byrom who also produces this podcast, and the opening introduction was recorded by Bernie Wagenblast. Thank you so much for listening. We'll see you next week. 

In this Illinois Corn Connection Mark Wilson, an Illinois farmer on the US Grains Council Board of Directors highlights the importance of “sustainability” to other countries. He gives examples of how farming practices revolving around sustainability and conservation give US corn a competitive advantage in the eyes of foreign buyers and what USGC is working on to promote the sustainability of US corn. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Biggs Golf Talk broadcasted LIVE from The Hermitage Golf Club in Nashville at the USGC National Championship. There were many guests and discussions about the golf course that included sheep.

BiGG Jon Quick and Bill "The GolfFather" Cuebas is LIVE from Geneva National Resort & Club in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin.

Today on Midday: In Ag Weather, Paul explains when & where the greatest threat for severe storms will be. *Chad chats with state climatologist, Al Dutcher. *Jayson recaps a Nebraska native performance at the Olympics in Sports. *Ellen says the University of Nebraska system has updated their COVID protocols in News. *Susan says USGC sees expansion. *Chabella talks with Jason Harimon about his new baby boy, crops, and restoring old tractors *Clay wraps up Midday with John Payne. Listen to KRVN Midday, updated each day after 1:30 pm (CTS)!

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Delegates at the U.S. Grains Council's Summer Meeting elected Minnesota farmer Chad Willis as chairman of its Board of Directors. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Flows of naphtha from the US Gulf Coast to Asia have reached record highs in May and June, drawn by fresh demand from Asia's steam crackers returning from seasonal maintenance and new units coming online over the second half of June. Though higher refining rates and dampened demand for gasoline in the US have opened wide this normally delicate naphtha arbitrage, tanker owners operating in the Americas have shown resistance to making the trans-Pacific voyage, citing low daily earnings and weak freight levels in both the Americas and Asia Medium Range tanker markets as deterrents for repositioning their fleets. Marieke Alsguth, S&P Global Platts clean tanker editor, sits down with Houston naphtha editor MK Bower and Singapore naphtha editor Wanda Wang to discuss the factors that opened the floodgates for naphtha barrels to move from the USGC to Asia, and how the resurgence of petroleum product demand as countries emerge from pandemic-related lockdowns could affect activity on the trans-Pacific trade flow.

Refinery outages from the cold snap on the US Gulf Coast Feb. 15-19 put even more bearish pressure on the already weak Americas clean tanker market, and heightened diesel prices in the USGC. With petroleum product demand still low globally, the Americas clean tanker market continues to move along the freight floor as typical arbitrages to Europe and Latin America remain closed. Heightened diesel prices and ever-drawing stocks in the USGC have reversed the typical arbitrage to Europe, exacerbating the already low cargo supply for clean tankers looking to carry USGC product exports to other regions. Marieke Alsguth and Troy Duffie of the Americas shipping team sit down with Maha Husseini from the clean oil products team in Houston to discuss immediate impacts from the mid-February cold snap refinery outages and potential outlooks for petroleum product demand in the Americas as the vaccine effort rolls out.

Thursday on Adams on Agriculture Potatoes USA CEO Blair Richardson addresses concerns over potato supplies, USGC's Floyd Gaibler discusses the importance of the US/Japan trade deal, RFA President & CEO Geoff Cooper discusses the pending RFS announcement and Rabo AgriFinance Sr Animal Protein analyst Don Close gives his beef outlook for 2020.

Tuesday on Adams on Agriculture Kansas Wheat Growers CEO Justin Gilpin describes the damage to the Kansas wheat crop from weekend storms, Floyd Gaibler with USGC previews this week's G 20 meetings, Mike Steenhoek, Ex. Dir. Soy Transportation Coalition discusses transportation problems this year and Il farmer David Erickson gives a crop update from his area.

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Our guest on Open Mic this week is Nebraska farmer Alan Tiemann who was recently elected as Chairman of the US Grains Council. In this interview you'll hear a farmer's perspective of market development in a competitive global environment, the value of a potential Trans Pacific Partnership trade agreement, the real potential for ethanol exports and a first-hand assessment of Cuban agriculture trade opportunities.Alan Tiemann