Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a mud hammer mud hammer comprising: a piston barrel including at least one exhaust port configured to receive a single flow of drilling fluid including drilling mud; a piston positioned within the piston barrel and configured to move in a reciprocating motion operated by a first portion of the drilling fluid; a bypass tube disposed through the piston and in fluid communication with a drill bit; an adjustable valving set configured to divert a second portion of the drilling fluid into the bypass tube; and a wear sleeve positioned to prevent contact between the piston and the piston barrel; wherein the second portion of the drilling fluid diverted into the bypass tube is exhausted from the drill bit and the first portion of drilling fluid is exhausted from the piston barrel via the exhaust port, in a direction away from the drill bit.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an enhanced thermal syphoning system, comprising a first well and a second well extending though a permeable geological layer, each well having: an inlet channel to introduce a fluid into the well and an inlet valve to control an inlet fluid flow rate into the inlet channel; an outlet channel to draw geologically heated fluid from the well and an outlet valve to control an outlet fluid flow rate from the outlet channel; and an opening in the inlet channel adjacent the permeable geological layer wherein fluid in the inlet channel of the first well and the inlet channel of the second well is communicated therebetween via the permeable geological layer, the fluid entering and exiting the inlet channels through the openings therein, such that each inlet and each outlet valve can be adjusted to vary a flow volume of the fluid between the first well and the second well to thereby control a temperature of the heated fluid drawn from each well.

Abstract: A liquid hammer drill comprising: a housing; a drill bit at a leading end of said housing wherein said drill bit includes a trailing end and a leading end that defines a cutting portion; a piston member located inside said housing and having a trailing end, a leading end and an intermediate portion therebetween, said piston member being capable of movement between a first position and a second position at which it impacts the trailing end of the drill bit; a liquid circuit for delivering a liquid to the piston member to cause the piston member to oscillate between its first and second positions and transfer the liquid outside the housing via a liquid outlet; a sealing member for isolating the trailing end of the drill bit from the liquid circuit wherein, in use, the piston member impacts the trailing end of the drill bit in a liquid free environment.

Abstract: Computer-implemented methods and systems for data breach compliance are disclosed. Organization related information may be received. Breach information relating to a data breach event of the organization may be received. The breach information may include, for example, breach event description information, compromised personally identifiable information, and remediation action information. A breach report may be generated based on the breach information, the organization related information, and one or more rules related to data breach. At least one reporting entity may be determined based on the organization related information, the breach information, and the one or more rules. The breach report may be output.

Abstract: Computer-implemented methods and systems for data breach compliance are disclosed. Organization related information may be received. Breach information relating to a data breach event of the organization may be received. The breach information may include, for example, breach event description information, compromised personally identifiable information, and remediation action information. A breach report may be generated based on the breach information, the organization related information, and one or more rules related to data breach. At least one reporting entity may be determined based on the organization related information, the breach information, and the one or more rules. The breach report may be output.

Abstract: Computer-implemented methods and systems for data breach compliance are disclosed. Organization related information may be received. Breach information relating to a data breach event of the organization may be received. The breach information may include, for example, breach event description information, compromised personally identifiable information, and remediation action information. A breach report may be generated based on the breach information, the organization related information, and one or more rules related to data breach. At least one reporting entity may be determined based on the organization related information, the breach information, and the one or more rules. The breach report may be output.

Abstract: A system for data breach readiness comprising computer executable code for presenting a questionnaire relating to data security practices; grading the answers to the questionnaire to determine a readiness score; presenting a task list comprising a list of tasks to be accomplished before a thresh hold readiness score is achieved; and presenting a user interface to update the task list to show that an entry in the task list has been completed.

Abstract: A computer-implemented system for data breach compliance comprises memory for storing computer executable program code; and a processor. The code comprises code for receiving electronic breach information (“EBI”), the EBI relating to a data breach, the EBI comprising data type information, geographic information, and data format information; code for analyzing the geographic information to choose an applicable set of regulatory rules; code for applying the rules to determine if a harm analysis is required; if the harm analysis is required, code for performing the harm analysis; code for analyzing the breach information and the volume of harm to determine if the volume of harm exceeds a harm threshold; and code for analyzing the breach information, the rules and the volume of harm to determine whether a consumer must be notified about the data breach.

Abstract: Computer-implemented methods and systems for data breach compliance are disclosed. Organization related information may be received. Breach information relating to a data breach event of the organization may be received. The breach information may include, for example, breach event description information, compromised personally identifiable information, and remediation action information. A breach report may be generated based on the breach information, the organization related information, and one or more rules related to data breach. At least one reporting entity may be determined based on the organization related information, the breach information, and the one or more rules. The breach report may be output.

Abstract: Computer-implemented methods and systems for data breach compliance are disclosed. Organization related information may be received. Breach information relating to a data breach event of the organization may be received. The breach information may include, for example, breach event description information, compromised personally identifiable information, and remediation action information. A breach report may be generated based on the breach information, the organization related information, and one or more rules related to data breach. At least one reporting entity may be determined based on the organization related information, the breach information, and the one or more rules. The breach report may be output.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method and system data breach compliance is disclosed. Organization related information may be received. Breach information relating to a data breach event of the organization may be received. The breach information may include, for example, breach event description information, compromised personal identification information, and remediation action information. A breach report may be generated based on the breach information, the organization related information, and one or more rules related to data breach. At least one reporting entity may be determined based on the organization related information, the breach information, and the one or more rules. The breach report may be output.

Abstract: Computer-implemented methods and systems for data breach compliance are disclosed. Organization related information may be received. Breach information relating to a data breach event of the organization may be received. The breach information may include, for example, breach event description information, compromised personally identifiable information, and remediation action information. A breach report may be generated based on the breach information, the organization related information, and one or more rules related to data breach. At least one reporting entity may be determined based on the organization related information, the breach information, and the one or more rules. The breach report may be output.

Abstract: A method of event and venue planning and delivering system includes a plurality of user account and a plurality of host accounts. Each of the plurality of host account can uploads a plurality of destination into a website. Each of the plurality of user accounts completes a plurality of preference surveys during the registration process. When the user account prompts the website to generate a specific tour, a planning engine plans the specific tour which includes desired destination from the plurality of destinations. Then the specific tour is displayed to the user account through an electronic calendaring system. Once the user account chooses final selections for the specific tour, the specific tour is assigned into a finalized tour. Then the finalized tour can be purchased through an online transaction by the user account.

Abstract: Embodiments are directed to systems and methods (200, 300) that enable spatial variability of surface waves to be accounted for in dispersion correction in seismic data processing. This yields superior surface wave noise mitigation, with reduced likelihood of attenuating signal. Embodiments are operative with spatially inhomogeneous media.

Abstract: A superalloy article has a composition consisting essentially of, in weight percent, from about 4 to about 12 percent cobalt, from about 3.5 to about 7 percent tungsten, from about 2 to about 9 percent chromium, from about 0.5 to about 4.5 percent tantalum, from about 5.5 to about 7.5 percent aluminum, from 0 to about 5.5 percent rhenium, from about 0.1 to about 1.2 percent titanium, from 0 to about 3 percent molybdenum, from 0 to about 3 percent ruthenium, from about 0.5 to about 2 percent columbium, about 0.01 percent maximum boron, about 0.07 percent maximum carbon, from about 0.3 to about 1 percent hafnium, about 0.01 percent maximum zirconium, about 0.03 percent maximum yttrium, from 0 to about 0.5 percent vanadium, about 0.01 percent maximum cerium, and about 0.01 percent maximum lanthanum, balance nickel and impurity elements. The article is preferably substantially a single crystal or oriented polycrystal in a shape such as a gas turbine blade.

Abstract: A removable control signal is provided which varies as the product of a gain constant times the control error and has means for increasing the gain constant as a time integral of the error. The integral is reset to zero, thus making the gain constant zero, when the error crosses zero to avoid an excessive build-up of the value of the control signal as when the error fails to promptly correct itself.