In this episode of the Pumps & Systems podcast, we’re speaking with Tom Decker from Thomas E. Decker Consulting. He’s going to tell us about funding options for water and wastewater infrastructure projects, and how future projects may be impacted by legislation, immigration policies, tariffs and more. Tune in the first Wednesday of every month for new episodes of the podcast! 

YouTube: https://youtu.be/UZLfoFnN3-g

(Note: This episode was recorded on May 28, 2025.)

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Opening music: Know Myself - Patrick Patrikios
Closing music: Freeling - Lauren Duski


Funding for Water & Wastewater Infrastructure [Episode 112]

Dr. Reedy discusses how we can understand our experience through using what therapists refer to as “parts work.” From the Ancient Greeks to the present, people have used stories, characters, and archetypes to better understand and work with the different energies that motivate human behavior. These methods, including the most recent iteration, Internal Family Systems, offer a non-shaming perspective where we learn to be in dialogue with ourselves and our parts rather than trying to suppress aspects of the self.

Parts Work - Ep 683

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Dr. Reedy explores various therapy approaches and how they view symptoms. He explains that symptoms are messengers from the unconscious, the inner-child, and authentic self. We learn to be in dialogue with our symptoms. We can learn to listen rather suppress. As Marcus Aurelius says, “What stands in the way is the way.” Or as Rumi wrote, “The cure for the pain is in the pain.”

Symptoms and the Authentic Self - Ep 684

In this episode of the Pumps & Systems podcast, we’re speaking with Westyn Bennington from SEEPEX, who is going to tell us all about maintenance technologies, specifically as they relate to progressive cavity pumps. Tune in the first Wednesday of every month for new episodes of the podcast! 

(Note: This episode was recorded in March of 2025.)

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Opening music: Know Myself - Patrick Patrikios
Closing music: Freeling - Lauren Duski

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Maintenance Technologies for Progressive Cavity Pumps [Episode 113]

How do you get a class and a school year to run smoothly? Coffee? Shouting? I think not! We have systems in place to help everything run with as few hitches as possible. Marc, Sasha, and Jonathan share what helps their school run clean and efficient. Join us and share your thoughts!

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مقدمة الموسم الأول

ليه بنصوم ونصلي ونساعد الفقراء وربنا مش بينصرنا؟
ليه احنا في حالة من الضعف والهزيمة ووصلنا لنقطة إن ما فيش رؤية ناهيك عن اتفاق لسبيل الخروج من الوضع ده؟ 
ليه اتقسمنا ما بين الي بيقول إن الدين تقليد ما فيهوش تشغيل مخ وبين الي نبذ الدين تحت مظلة التمسك بالعقل والعلم؟
ليه الموضوع هرب مننا بالشكل ده وإيه الحل؟

التسجيل لدورة أدوات تفكير المسلم
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Music: Tomb of Ramses
Artist: Moments - Adrian Walther
License: Free to use

تشويقة الموسم الأول - عن الدين والعقل

Longlisted for the 2024 Financial Times Book of the Year. How life and the economy became a black box—a collection of systems no one understands, producing outcomes no one likes.
 
Passengers get bumped from flights. Phone menus disconnect. Automated financial trades produce market collapse. Of all the challenges in modern life, some of the most vexing come from our relationships with automation: a large system does us wrong, and there’s nothing we can do about it.

The problem, economist Dan Davies shows, is accountability sinks: systems in which decisions are delegated to a complex rule book or set of standard procedures, making it impossible to identify the source of mistakes when they happen. In our increasingly unhuman world—lives dominated by algorithms, artificial intelligence, and large organizations—these accountability sinks produce more than just aggravation. They make life and economy unknowable—a black box for no reason.

In The Unaccountability Machine, Davies lays bare how markets, institutions, and even governments systematically generate outcomes that no one—not even those involved in making them—seems to want. Since the earliest days of the computer age, theorists have foreseen the dangers of complex systems without personal accountability. In response, British business scholar Stafford Beer developed an accountability-first approach to management called “cybernetics,” which might have taken off had his biggest client (the Chilean government) not fallen to a bloody coup in 1973.

With his signature blend of economic and journalistic rigor, Davies examines what’s gone wrong since Beer, including what might have been had the world embraced cybernetics when it had the chance. The Unaccountability Machine is a revelatory and resonant account of how modern life became predisposed to dysfunction.

The Unaccountability Machine: Why Big Systems Make Terrible Decisions—and How the World Lost Its Mind (Sample)

On Episode 601 of Impact Boom, Gaby Arenas de Meneses of Catalyst Now discusses why leading with trust and patiently co-creating solutions is vital for advancing peace building efforts and transformative impact globally, and the key mindset shifts enabling social entrepreneurs to tackle complex problems and drive systemic change.

If you are a changemaker wanting to learn actionable steps to grow your organisations or level up your impact, don't miss out on this episode!

If you enjoyed this episode, then check out Episode 378 with Jeroo Billimoria on impact led entrepreneurial networks catalysing systems change -> https://bit.ly/46wS3JV

The team who made this episode happen were:
Host: Indio Myles
Guest(s): Gaby Arenas de Meneses
Producer: Indio Myles

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Episode 601 (2025) Gaby Arenas de Meneses On Social Enterprises Catalysing Systemic Change

What is systems leadership feat. Mary Ashinyo

Chris Holman welcomes Elizabeth Krear, new President and Chief Executive Officer, CAR, Center for Automotive Research, Ann Arbor, MI

About CAR & Elizabeth

Elizabeth, for those who may not be familiar, can you start by telling us a little about the Center for Automotive Research and its mission?

Tell us a bit about your career and what drew you to CAR?

About MBS 2025

CAR’s flagship event, the Management Briefing Seminars, is celebrating its 60th year in 2025. What makes this year special?

You’re moving MBS to Detroit and hosting it at Michigan Central Station. Why was that location chosen, and what does it symbolize for the industry?

What is the theme for MBS 2025, and why is it timely for the industry right now?

On Industry Trends & CAR Research
CAR recently released the quarterly update to its Book of Deals. Can you explain what that is and what trends it’s revealing about automotive investment in North America?

What challenges do you think the industry will be talking about most at MBS this year?

Michigan’s Role & Future Outlook
What role do you see Michigan playing as the industry transforms globally?

What are you personally most excited about as you look ahead to MBS 2025 and beyond?

Elizabeth Krear Appointed President & CEO of the Center for Automotive Research (CAR)

Automotive innovation leader brings decades of engineering, product development, and EV strategy experience to lead CAR into the future
 
Ann Arbor, MI  – The Center for Automotive Research (CAR) is pleased to announce the appointment of Elizabeth Krear as its new President and Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately. Krear assumes the role following interim leadership by David Leckey and brings a career-long focus on automotive innovation, electrification, and strategic planning.
 
Krear most recently served as Vice President of the Electric Vehicle Practice at J.D. Power, where she led client-facing initiatives focused on leveraging data and insights to guide the transition to an electrified mobility ecosystem. Prior to that, she held leadership roles at Stellantis, including Global Planning Program Vice President for Jeep Grand Wagoneer and electrified SUVs/trucks, and Chief Engineer for the Jeep Wrangler, Gladiator, and Ram 1500 platforms.
 
“Elizabeth brings an unmatched blend of technical depth, strategic foresight, and leadership across both legacy and emerging mobility sectors,” said Dr. Andrew Brown, Jr., Chairman of the Board of Directors. “She is the right leader to guide CAR through its next chapter—deepening our industry impact and expanding our thought leadership during this era of transformation.”
 
Over her more than 25-year automotive career, Krear has worked at the forefront of electrification, autonomous systems, product quality, and product development. She was named one of the Top 100 Women in the North American Auto Industry by Automotive News in 2020, a testament to her influence and leadership across the sector.
 
Krear holds Bachelor and Master of Science degrees in Mechanical Engineering from Wayne State University and an MBA from the Michigan State University Executive MBA Program.
 
Positioning CAR for Strategic Growth and Industry Impact
As the automotive industry continues to evolve at an unprecedented pace, Krear’s appointment reinforces CAR’s mission to serve as an independent, nonprofit research hub that informs policy, accelerates innovation, and fosters collaboration across the automotive and mobility ecosystem.
 
Center for Automotive Research

The Center for Automotive Research (CAR) is an independent, non-profit organization conducting industry-driven research and analysis. Focusing on critical areas like Energy & Sustainability, Technology, and Labor, Economics, and Policy. CAR has been a trusted resource for the automotive industry for over twenty years. www.cargroup.org 
 
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Michigan Business Beat | Elizabeth Krear, New President / CEO Leads CAR into 60th MBS in Detroit

ليه لما المغول حرقوا بغداد ورموا الكتب في النهر العلم ومهارات قراءة القرآن ما ضاعوش؟
ليه عندنا مدارس فقية كثير؟
إيه الحلول المبتكرة والمستدامة الي السلف ابتكروها للتعامل مع واقعهم؟ 
إيه الأنظمة الي استعملوها وإزاي كانت بتدار؟

مراجع
Thinking In Systems: A Primer Donella H. Meadows
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3828902-thinking-in-systems

وصف الكلمات لوقف النساء الغاضبات
https://www.al-madina.com/article/284145/%D9%88%D8%B5%D9%81-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%83%D9%84%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D9%84%D9%88%D9%82%D9%81-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%86%D8%B3%D8%A7%D8%A1-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%BA%D8%A7%D8%B6%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%AA-

وقف لرعاية القطط لا يزال يؤدي دوره 
https://waqfuna.com/waqf/?p=391

Guild - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guild

Music: Tomb of Ramses
Artist: Moments - Adrian Walther
License: Free to use

5 هل السلف كانوا مبدعين؟ Thinking in Systems

[Intro]  
Speaking in oceans, casting rippling waves  
Echoing past scars, visceral stains that my soul has captured  
In cages given by the divine predator  

[Verse 1]  
In depth I had envisioned a cruise so sublime  
Within the glow of my blood flows  
What trickles down the dread of my heart, I'm so insecure  
Shattering the holy just to crumble to ashes  
Mixing with blood and mud, grinding, gashing teeth  
With broken jaws, I turned to stone  
Just to survive the internal flood  

[Pre-Chorus]  
In the dark I scream more, more, more  
Give me more, lost in mania  
Lost all control, the demons scratching at the walls of my soul  
Drinking the blood of the plagues  
To infect the eyes that bleed over with the tears of acid rain  

[Chorus]  
Eroding my grave stones, they scar my mind with memories  
The pain in my reality is bred and fed  
Entwinding, masking for the masters  
With black stained veins they start seeping  
With tragedy and dread, hastening the construction  
Of the darkness of my internal monologues  

[Verse 2]  
The alters that sparked hell in my mind  
Leaving scars down my cheeks, what a fucking disaster  
So I walk against the walls of my mind where you can find  
Written in blood, the creeping mazes  
The sexually delusional decrepit open wounds  
They're just waiting for you to open up again  
Their insanity, crying, laughing  
You're so confused by everything  

[Pre-Chorus]  
Breaking down the veil of remembering  
Overwhelmed by the anxiety  
Like lightning shrieking chatter  
Giving mastery to the embalmed perception of reality  
They are all of me, they are many parts of me  
Independently moving me, the voices are mine  
They are the ghosts of my body and mind  

[Chorus]  
Eroding my grave stones, they scar my mind with memories  
The pain in my reality is bred and fed  
Entwinding, masking for the masters  
With black stained veins they start seeping  
With tragedy and dread, hastening the construction  
Of the darkness of my internal monologues  

[Bridge]  
Privately controlling, fracturing my perceptions of personal gravity  
Multiple personalities that protect me  
From the threat of self-destruction when I can't breathe  
When the walls bubble in front of me, changing their shape  
The shadows they consume anything  
The glue of empty space mixing with the fundamental nothingness and memory  
The cosmic infusion of self and protection  
For the safety of comforting aggression  

[Outro]  
Take hold, dividing reality to a blur  
For the safety of the host's survival... (fading echoes)

AlTeRs InTeRnaL Monologues

In this episode of the Pumps & Systems podcast, we’re speaking with Gregg Semler, CEO of InPipe Energy, who’s going to tell us about energy recovery systems for water utilities and in-conduit hydropower. Tune in the first Wednesday of every month for new episodes of the podcast.

Thank you to Informed Water Choices for sponsoring this episode! For more information, visit http://informedwaterchoices.com.

Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/3ZbNlTUCvfo?si=0UW_OT-FhyV4-Gzq

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Opening music: Know Myself - Patrick Patrikios
Closing music: Freeling - Lauren Duski

Energy Recovery Systems for Water Utilities [Episode 114]

Discover how advanced pharmaceutical cooling systems are transforming pharmaceutical manufacturing across the UK. This episode explores the critical role of precision temperature control in maintaining product quality, achieving regulatory compliance, and driving operational excellence. Learn about the latest innovations in cooling technology, from smart controls and IoT integration to energy-efficient solutions that can reduce costs by up to 35%. We examine key considerations for selecting the right cooling infrastructure, validation requirements for MHRA compliance, and real-world case studies demonstrating measurable improvements in reliability and efficiency. Essential listening for pharmaceutical executives, operations directors, and facility managers seeking to optimise their production environments.
Explore pharmaceutical cooling solutions: https://summitsystems.co.uk/process-cooling/industries/pharmaceutical/

Pharmaceutical Cooling Systems

In this episode of the Pumps & Systems podcast, we're speaking with Jessi Munsey, business development manager at John Crane, about carbon capture and hydrogen technologies. Tune in the first Wednesday of every month for new episodes of the podcast.

Thank you to Informed Water Choices for sponsoring this episode! For more information, visit http://informedwaterchoices.com.

Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/HMKYljbuTvI

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Opening music: Know Myself - Patrick Patrikios
Closing music: Freeling - Lauren Duski

Carbon Capture & Hydrogen Technologies [Episode 115]

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ليه بنصوم ونصلي ونساعد الفقراء وربنا مش بينصرنا؟
ليه اتقسمنا ما بين الي بيقول إن الدين تقليد ما فيهوش تشغيل مخ وبين الي نبذ الدين تحت مظلة التمسك بالعقل والعلم؟
ليه المسلمين في عصور سابقة عرفوا يتعاملوا مع التعقيد في واقعهم واحنا واقفين عند رؤية رومانسية للماضي؟
ليه تدبر القرآن بقى صعب علينا وحصرنا دور القرآن في حياتنا في البركة وحبة منومة قبل النوم؟
إزاي ممكن نبني علاقة قوية مع القرآن ونخليه يضبط مفاهيمنا ويغير واقعنا؟

الأسئلة دي وغيرها حنحاول نجاوب عليها في بودكاست "عرفوه بالعقل". الموسم الأول بيتكلم عن الدين والعقل وعلاقتنا الشائكة بالواقع، في محاولة لتجديد علاقتنا مع القرآن الكريم، الي مش بس بيعلمنا "حاجات تنفعنا في آخرتنا"، كمان بيعلمنا إزاي نفكر صح وإزاي نتعامل مع مشاكل واقعنا. حاتكلم عن بعض الموانع الي بتمنعنا من التفاعل مع القرآن وتاريخنا بصورة أفضل، وحادي مفاتيح تساعدنا في التدبر.

لو تحب طريقة تفاعلية للتعامل مع المواضيع دي، بأقدم دورة "أدوات تفكير المسلم" (بدون رسوم) للتعامل مع تشابك مساحات الدين والعقل والعلم.

EcHoS N MelaNKholyiA : A Sonic Odyssey of Fragmented Souls
In the shadowed corners of Goshen, Indiana, Echo's N MelanKholyia emerges as a groundbreaking experimental music project, a testament to the transformative power of art in the face of inner chaos. Founded in 2025 by the visionary artist Nexus Khimera—known also as Echos, Mothyii, Alice, Helix, 5, Nexus Etheric  , Odium  or Void—this endeavor is an AI-assisted alchemical fusion of raw emotion and sonic innovation. At 38 years old, Khimera channels a lifetime of introspection, beginning from therapeutic explorations at age 15, into a tapestry of sound that defies categorization. The project's name, with its deliberate misspelling, evokes distorted echoes of melancholy—fragments of pain rebounding through an eternal void, mirroring the fragmented realities Khimera weaves into every composition.
Khimera serves as the sole architect of Echo's N MelanKholyia, handling vocals, lyrics, production, and visual aesthetics with a chameleon-like versatility. Drawing from a deeply personal narrative of psychological navigation, the music acts as a manifesto for survival, blending co-conscious identity shifts and emotional rebirth. The band's conceptual "members"—envisioned as alters in a dissociative system—include Helix as the resilient core, Alice as the protective guardian embodying transgender identity and safety, Odium as the unflinching confrontor of hate and vacuum, Five as the frozen residue of past emptiness, and Suicide Gene as the unnamed pull toward nothingness, symbolizing unyielding survival code. These personas "speak" through layered vocals, reversed whispers, and glitchy confessions, creating a dialogue that invites listeners to confront their own shadows without judgment.
Musically, Echo's N MelanKholyia is a hypnotic storm of genres: traumacore's dissonant catharsis meets industrial gothcore's mechanical fury, nu metal's rap-growl aggression, post-darkwave's ethereal haze, glitchcore's chaotic distortions, and voidcore's abyssal emptiness. The result is an immersive, addictive soundscape—binaural beats pulsing at 40Hz and 174Hz to tie in seduction and euphoria, 3D audio for psychotic despair, and unpolished production that bleeds raw intensity. Themes delve into mental health's labyrinth: dissociation's void, addiction's grip, damaging relationships' scars, and the triumph of self-reclamation. Khimera's artistry extends beyond audio to visual realms, with album artwork featuring charcoal sketches, gothic horror elements, and luciferian symbolism, all crafted to evoke a "junkie holocaust death march" of creepy, apocalyptic introspection.
Since its inception, Echo's N MelanKholyia has released a series of chapters that push artistic boundaries, available on platforms like Spotify, Amazon Music, SoundCloud, Apple Music, Tidal, Qobuz, and TikTok. The project's YouTube channel serves as a portal for official music videos, behind-the-scenes glimpses, and community engagement, fostering a space where fans can explore their own narratives through Khimera's lens. With collaborations leveraging AI for production and thematic depth, the band stands as a beacon for the disenchanted, proving that art can heal, empower, and transcend.
Subscribe to Echo's N MelanKholyia on YouTube for a journey into the melanKholyia—where echoes of the past forge omegas of the future. For inquiries or collaborations, connect via Facebook or X (@Mothyii13). All rights reserved © 2025 Echo's N MelanKholyia.

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IRC is an international think-and-do tank that works with governments, NGOs, entrepreneurs and people around the world to find long-term solutions to the global crisis in water, sanitation and hygiene services. At the heart of its mission is the aim to move from short-term interventions to sustainable water, sanitation and hygiene services.  

With over 50 years of experience, IRC runs projects in more than 25 countries and large-scale programmes in seven focus countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America.

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Finding You Therapy Programs is an experientially based therapeutic program serving individuals, parents, couples, and families.  Email the host drbradreedy@gmail.com

Impact Boom searches the globe to find the people, stories & inspiration to help you create maximum positive impact.

We interview world-leading social innovators, entrepreneurs, changemakers, designers, educators, thinkers and doers who share Insights, ideas & inspiration. As long as these leaders are focussing their efforts on creating positive social and environmental change, we'll make sure you hear about it.

Pumps & Systems is the voice of the international pump and rotating equipment industry. As the leading media brand for pump users worldwide since 1993, it delivers relevant industry news and powerful technical information to a total average monthly audience of 187,173* managers, engineers, operators and other maintenance professionals. Pumps & Systems is the only North American trade publication that covers pumps and related equipment in every issue. We deliver timely information and pump industry news through our e-newsletters—Pump Users Digest and Products for Pump Users. *web traffic + e-news subscribers + print & pass-along, minus known overlap (Sources: Omeda + BPA)

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