Abstract: A computer system is provided for automatically answering natural language questions. The system has an input to receive natural language questions and a data store to record linked pairs of questions and corresponding answers. A matcher is configured to compare a received natural language question with the linked question and answer pairs, and an output transfers the received natural language question to a researcher if no matches are found. The system links pairs of questions and corresponding answers into groups, to enable the generation of a prototypical answer for each group of pairs of questions and answers.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for generating referral emails. Particularly, referral emails are generated as part of a campaign initiated by a member of an online community. The referral emails are customized based on both information about the potential member and the referring member. An email campaign may include a number of emails that change over time as a result of particular events being triggered. Links for particular assets, such as privileged web content, may be included in emails. Such links may be selectively chosen from an asset database. Such a selection may be chosen, for example, based on the stage of the referral/marketing campaign, information about the potential member, information about the referring member, and the contents of the assignment database.

Abstract: A process for improving the recovery of gold from gold-bearing solutions formed from carbonaceous ore using a cyanide lixiviant, the process comprising treatment of tailings pond water with H2SO5 before introduction into a gold-recovery system such that the water has a total concentration of CN? and SCN? reduced by at least 30%.

Abstract: A method manages emails in a mobile terminal of a mobile email system. The mobile email system including an email system and an email server coupled to a static terminal and in wireless communication with said mobile terminal. The static terminal has a folder-based data storage structure for storing emails received by a user of said static terminal. The email server is also configured to provide said received emails to said mobile terminal. The mobile terminal locally duplicates at least a portion of said state terminal folder-based data storage structure. The user is able to manage emails sent to a single address using said static and said mobile terminal. The method includes inputting, at said mobile terminal, a command from said user to move an email from a first of said local storage folder structure to a second folder of said local storage structure. The method further includes deleting said email from said local storage of said mobile terminal responsive to said user move command.

Abstract: This invention is generally concerned with data communications systems, more particularly systems for communicating between two software processes through an intervening firewall.