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user: Bank of America CEO Ken Lewis leaving by year's end
By Pallavi Gogoi, USA TODAY

will step down at the end of the year, retiring amid continuing investigations and controversy over his bank's $50 billion acquisition of

Lewis, 62, will retire Dec. 31 as CEO and as a director of the nation's largest bank by assets, BofA (BAC) announced Wednesday. The board intends to select his successor by that date.

Lewis' departure comes as the bank remains embroiled in government investigations and shareholder lawsuits over its deal to buy Merrill Lynch, a marriage encouraged by federal officials at a time when the financial system seemed near collapse after Lehman Bros.' failure.

Initially hailed as a hero, Lewis soon drew flak after Merrill's 2008 losses swelled larger than expected and $3.6 billion in bonuses were paid to Merrill executives. A firestorm ensued, and shareholders voted to take away Lewis' chairman title in April.

However, in a statement Wednesday, Lewis said the integrations of Merrill Lynch and Countrywide Financial were on track and delivering value.

Bank of America posted a profit in the first and second quarters, rebounding from a fourth-quarter loss last year. Its stock fell to a low of $3.14 after the merger, though it has since recovered to $16.92.

"I am particularly heartened by the results that are emerging from the decisions and initiatives of the difficult past year-and-a-half," Lewis said.

Some shareholders hailed his departure plans:

•"This is a positive — the board has been deferential to Ken Lewis and his management team, and no one has been held accountable for far too long at this company," said longtime shareholder Jonathan Finger of Finger Interests.

•"It will be a new era for the bank, and we can now focus on the fundamentals," said Alan Villalon, senior research analyst at shareholder First American Funds.

Lewis' problems came after the U.S. government had to pay an extra $20 billion to bail out BofA when Merrill's losses for the fourth quarter topped $13 billion.

Despite that, BofA paid the Merrill bonuses, leading to investigations by New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo, the Securities and Exchange Commission and the U.S. House of Representatives' Oversight and Government Reform Committee.

The chairman of the House committee, Rep. Edolphus Towns, D-N.Y., and Cuomo said Wednesday their investigations will continue.

BofA also faces a trial next year on SEC charges that it misled its shareholders about its intentions to pay the Merrill Lynch bonuses.

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assistant: Embattled Bank of America CEO Kenneth Lewis will step down at the end of the year, retiring amid continuing investigations and controversy over his bank's $50 billion acquisition of Merrill Lynch a year ago.
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Hypothesis: David was wearing a long-sleeved shirt.
user: Premise:
"Won 87 SSI/SSD cases enabling clients to receive $850,016 in retroactive benefits, saving state taxpayers $441,786 and enabling people with disabilities to live with dignity." Based on this premise, is the hypothesis "The lawyer won over $800k in retroactive benefits." true?


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user: Is the premise "A woman in black flips through pages of a book in a library as a girl in white wearing headphones smiles." true if "A girl in white is at home taking a nap."?


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user: Question: What are community serving NPOs focused on?
Answer: For example, the grassroots support group that provides a lifeline to those with a particular condition or disease could be deemed to be serving both its members (by directly supporting them) and the broader community (through the provision of a helping service for fellow citizens).
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user: Please answer a question about the following article about Universal Studios:

In 2006, after almost 80 years, NBC Universal sold all Walt Disney-produced Oswald cartoons, along with the rights to the character himself, back to Disney. In return, Disney released ABC sportscaster Al Michaels from his contract so he could work on NBC's Sunday night NFL football package. However, Universal retained ownership of Oswald cartoons produced for them by Walter Lantz from 1929 to 1943.

In what year did Walter Lantz cease producing Oswald cartoons for Universal?


assistant: 1943
user: What is the solution to this math problem?
Solve -3*s - 585 + 543 = 0 for s.


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user: Sentence from a movie review: of adolescent violence 
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user: Keywords: dress, guitar, suit

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assistant: Two men dressed in suits sing and play the guitar.
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user: If The rue des Francs-Bourgeois ends at what most agree is the loveliest residential square in Paris, place des Vosges., can we conclude that "The rue des Francs-Bourgeois ends at an alley with a smelly dumpster."?


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user: Read this and answer the question. If the question is unanswerable, say "unanswerable".

Melatonin is absent from the system or undetectably low during daytime. Its onset in dim light, dim-light melatonin onset (DLMO), at roughly 21:00 (9 p.m.) can be measured in the blood or the saliva. Its major metabolite can also be measured in morning urine. Both DLMO and the midpoint (in time) of the presence of the hormone in the blood or saliva have been used as circadian markers. However, newer research indicates that the melatonin offset may be the more reliable marker. Benloucif et al. found that melatonin phase markers were more stable and more highly correlated with the timing of sleep than the core temperature minimum. They found that both sleep offset and melatonin offset are more strongly correlated with phase markers than the onset of sleep. In addition, the declining phase of the melatonin levels is more reliable and stable than the termination of melatonin synthesis.

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user: Question 1: What is the electron configuration of O2?
Question 2: What is the electronic configuration of scandium?
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user: Bank restatement shows higher first-half profit

NEW YORK (CBS.MW) -- SunTrust Banks Inc. on Friday said third-quarter profit rose 11 percent and reported a restated profit for the first half of 2004, as expected.

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user: Ask a question about Military history of the United States.


assistant: What was the name given to American soldiers in Europe in 1918?
user: Concepts: introduce, pattern, room

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assistant: introduce stripes with nautical patterns to update your dining room .
user: How is "Should we not be able to use this money to engage in conflict prevention at long last?" said in Finnish?


assistant: No, saisimmeko nyt vihdoin käyttää rahat konfliktien ehkäisyyn?
user: Translate to Romanian:

Vice-President of the Commission. - Mr President, the debate today on the fundamental rights situation in the European Union is very important, not only because it comes 10 years after the proclamation of the charter - the anniversary of the charter was at the beginning of this month - but also because it is the first discussion in Parliament dedicated to that which the rapporteur, Ms Gál, calls the 'new post-Lisbon fundamental rights architecture'.


assistant: vicepreședintă a Comisiei. - Dle președinte, dezbaterea de astăzi privind situația drepturilor fundamentale în Uniunea Europeană este foarte importantă, nu numai deoarece are loc la 10 ani de la proclamarea cartei - aniversarea cartei a avut loc la începutul acestei luni - dar și deoarece este prima discuție din Parlament dedicată a ceea ce raportoarea, dna Gál, numește "noua arhitectură a drepturilor fundamentale de după Lisabona”.
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US factory activity edges up in February: Markit

The U.S. manufacturing sector expanded in February at its fastest rate since November, after notching its lowest reading in a year in the prior month, an industry report showed on Friday.

Financial data firm Markit said its preliminary or "flash" U.S. Manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index rose to 54.3 in February, up from the January's final reading of 53.9. Economists polled by Reuters had expected a 53.6 reading.

A reading above 50 signals expansion in economic activity.

This month's output subindex rose to 56 from January's 55.7 final reading, its second straight monthly increase and best reading since October, while the employment subindex dipped to 51.7 from last month's 53.4. It was the slowest rate of factory employment growth since July, according to the report.

Input prices contracted for a second consecutive month.

"Factory output growth ticked higher for a second successive month in February, suggesting the goods-producing sector is on course to make a robust contribution to the economy in the first quarter," said Chris Williamson, chief economist at Markit, in a statement.

"However, the rate of growth remains well down on last year's peaks, and a slowing of new orders growth to the weakest for just over a year looks to have caused employers to take a more cautious approach to hiring. Worries over Russia and the eurozone also continue to dampen risk appetite."

Markit's "flash" reading is based on replies from about 85 percent of the U.S. manufacturers surveyed.


assistant: The U.S. manufacturing sector expanded in February, after notching its lowest reading in a year in the prior month, an industry report showed on Friday.
user: Is the premise "A little girl lies on a rug, coloring." true if "A young child is chasing butterflies."?


assistant: no
user: Produce a long descriptive sentence that uses all these words: Peter Stöger CLUB SK Vorwärts Steyr; 1. FC Köln MANAGER Peter Stöger; Peter Stöger CLUB Favoritner AC; Peter Stöger CLUB FK Austria Wien


assistant: Peter Stöger is the manager of FC Kolin and has played for the following clubs: SK Vorwärts Steyr, Favoritner AC and FK Austria Wien.
user: Préciser les critères utilisés pour définir la pauvreté et le nombre d'enfants qui vivent en dessous du seuil de pauvreté.

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user: Write a title:
Bangladeshs main opposition party has called for a fourth strike day in a week today to protest against a deadly grenade attack.


assistant: Bangladeshi opposition calls for today strike
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Why does my answers collaps? can someone give me reason?

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user: gunmen from rival palestinian factions battled sporadically in the gaza strip saturday despite a tentative cease-fire .
Summarize the aforementioned text in a single phrase.


assistant: gunfire continues in gaza despite cease-fire
user: What's the most logical way to complete this passage?

(CNN) -- There is little about the horror that unfolded in a dark Aurora, Colorado, movie theater that Eugene Han and Kirstin Davis can forget. There's the sound of the gunfire, of the screams, of the chaos that followed as accused gunman James Holmes opened fire in a rampage that left 12 people dead and 58 wounded, among them Han and Davis. One year later, the couple are taking back THAT day, replacing the fear they felt with the love they have for one another, when they marry on Saturday -- a year to the day of the shooting rampage .

"When


assistant: James Holmes walked in that night, I knew something was going to happen because no one really walks through an exit door -- especially through an exit door," Han said.
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assistant: politicians seeking to placate angry voters this election cycle might take a cue from robert bentley , a retired dermatologist and the republican nominee for governor in alabama .
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user: How is "All older children or adults are charged DKK 220.00 per night and person for extra beds." said in German?


assistant: Alle älteren Kinder oder Erwachsene zahlen DKK 220,00 pro Übernachtung und Person für Zustellbetten.
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Hypothesis: The principal is usually in charge of keeping yearbooks
user: Write a sentence based on "europeans seeking to improve trans-atlantic relations remove crude stereotyping with bc-eu-gen eu summit"


assistant: to improve europe 's image in america , its leaders must expand contacts beyond new york and washington and `` expose americans to our brand of democracy , '' according to a memorandum for discussion at the european union summit which opens thursday .
user:  FARMINGTON, Pennsylvania (Reuters) - World number one Vijay  Singh remained on course for his fifth win in six starts when  he shot a four-under-par 68 in the second round of the \$4.2  million Pennsylvania Classic Friday.

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user: Solve -83*g + 117 - 68 - 251 = 130 for g.. What is the answer??


assistant: -4
user: Select the topic that this about:

MOJAVE, CALIF. -- A stubby private rocket plane blasted through Earth #39;s atmosphere for a second time in a week yesterday, capturing a \$10-million US prize meant to encourage space tourism.


assistant: Science/Tech
user: She sees Xerox becoming more of an information-services firm. Observers are skeptical, but Mulcahy says she #39;ll buy consultancies if necessary.
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user: Read this: Several days after the referendum, the Resident Commissioner Pedro Pierluisi, Governor Luis Fortuño, and Governor-elect Alejandro García Padilla wrote separate letters to the President of the United States Barack Obama addressing the results of the voting. Pierluisi urged Obama to begin legislation in favor of the statehood of Puerto Rico, in light of its win in the referendum. Fortuño urged him to move the process forward. García Padilla asked him to reject the results because of their ambiguity. The White House stance related to the November 2012 plebiscite was that the results were clear, the people of Puerto Rico want the issue of status resolved, and a majority chose statehood in the second question. Former White House director of Hispanic media stated, "Now it is time for Congress to act and the administration will work with them on that effort, so that the people of Puerto Rico can determine their own future."

Who stated "Now it is time for Puerto Rico to act"?
What is the answer? (If it cannot be answered, return "unanswerable")


assistant: unanswerable
user: Ich stelle diese Frage.

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assistant: German
user: Read this article and answer this question at Ford Field, Detroit, Michigan Coming off an impressive road performance against the Bengals, the Falcons flew to Ford Field for Week 9 as they took on the Detroit Lions.  In the first quarter, Atlanta would trail early, as Lions kicker Jason Hanson would kick a 28-yard field goal, which would be followed up by a 35-yard TD run by RB Kevin Jones.  The Falcons would score on QB Michael Vick's 19-yard TD pass to TE Alge Crumpler.  In the second quarter, Detroit would get Jones scoring a touchdown on a 2-yard run, while Atlanta had RB Warrick Dunn getting a 1-yard TD run.  In the third quarter, Hanson would get a 19-yard field goal for the Lions with the only score of the period.  In the fourth quarter, the Falcons would fall as QB Jon Kitna completed a 60-yard TD pass to WR Roy Williams and Hanson would kick a 36-yard field goal to end the game in favor of Detroit.  With the loss, the Falcons fell to 5-3.
Who kicked the longest field goal?


assistant: Jason Hanson
user: From the middle of the 18th century, exploration and publication changed the course of British architecture towards a purer vision of the Ancient Greco-Roman ideal. James 'Athenian' Stuart's work The Antiquities of Athens and Other Monuments of Greece was very influential in this regard, as were Robert Wood's Palmyra and Baalbec. A combination of simple forms and high levels of enrichment was adopted by the majority of contemporary British architects and designers. The revolution begun by Stuart was soon to be eclipsed by the work of the Adam Brothers, James Wyatt, Sir William Chambers, George Dance, James Gandon and provincially based architects such as John Carr and Thomas Harrison of Chester.

Answer this question, if possible (if impossible, reply "unanswerable"): What changed the course of British architecture starting in the mid-1800s?


assistant: unanswerable
user: Solve -14198 + 38483 = -1485*y - 42540 for y.


assistant: -45
user: News article: TV Ticket for Sunday, March 8

This series from the Duplass brothers is about love, relationships, and proximity — it’s as general as that, and yet, given the performances and script, also quite a specific story about four people. This is the season finale, with another season already on order.

The Bachelor 8 p.m., ABC

I know this is going to make you awfully sad, but it is my duty to inform you that it’s time for Chris to hand out the final rose. And he won’t be handing it to you. He will choose between Becca and Whitney, and he will then love and cherish his chosen one for all of eternity, and she won’t be you.

A Place in the Sun 8 p.m., TCM

Theodore Dreiser’s “An American Tragedy” is a devastating story of ambition and class. And so is the 1951 film adaptation of it, directed by George Stevens and starring Montgomery Clift, Elizabeth Taylor, and Shelley Winters. Mike Nichols once said this was his favorite movie.

My City’s Just Not That Into Me 10 p.m., FYI

I’m just not that into “My City’s Just Not That Into Me,” but I’m totally into the awfulness of the title “My City’s Just Not That Into Me,” which is about people who live in cities they can’t afford.

American Crime 10 p.m., ABC

Here’s episode two of the show that wants to be the next “True Detective” with lots of big acting and artsy editing. Timothy Hutton and Felicity Huffman work hard as the grieving parents of a murdered man at the beginning of a twisty investigation.

Exporting Raymond 10 p.m., TVLand

This documentary follows “Everybody Loves Raymond” creator Phil Rosenthal as he attempts something that sounds crazy and impossible: creating a Russian version of the series.

In an Instant 9 p.m., ABC

ABC moves into the territory of those adventure-disaster cable shows with this series about harrowing survival tales. Naturally, there’s a grizzly bear attack and a bridge collapse.
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assistant: SUNDAY MARCH 8 Togetherness 9:30 p.m., HBO This series from the Duplass brothers is about love, relationships, and proximity – it’s as general as that, and yet, given the performances and script, also quite a specific story about four people
user: Do these questions have the same meaning?
Is there any thing to prove life after death?
What evidence suggests there is life after death?


assistant: yes
user: By. Michael Seamark. PUBLISHED:. 11:50 EST, 6 September 2012. |. UPDATED:. 11:51 EST, 6 September 2012. Stress: Ex-MP Claire Ward says the former tabloid may have contributed to her loss. Former Labour MP Claire Ward claims the News of the World may have contributed to the loss of her baby because of the stress it caused after ‘threatening’ to publish a story about her. The politician, one of the original Blair’s babes, says she received a call from the newspaper in December 2004, the same time that private investigator Glenn Mulcaire was trying to access her voicemail. She was pregnant at the time and holidaying over the new year with her husband in Latvia, she said in a submission to the Leveson inquiry. The 40-year-old ex-MP does not say what the paper threatened to publish but said ‘this stress while we were away had an impact on my health. ‘I was under enormous stress from this threat. Following the general election in May 2005, my baby was stillborn. ‘I cannot help but think that the stress I was placed under in the early stages of my pregnancy, particularly during my stay in Riga, may have contributed to the eventual loss of my baby.’ The former MP for Watford said she believed newspapers have a right to hold politicians to account but that she suffered ‘intense and repeated interest’ in her personal life. In 2001 she says she failed to stop the. News of the World publishing a story about her and a Royal Marine dubbed. ‘Captain Hunk’ during a fact-finding trip to Kosovo even though she. told a reporter it was complete nonsense. Blair's babe: Claire Ward, pictured at a party with Tony Blair, says the News of the World's interest in her personal life had an impact on her health. Ms Ward said: ’He told me that the News of the World intended to run a story that I had behaved inappropriately with a captain in the Royal Marines during a trip to Kosovo. ‘The journalist said he intended to run a story that I had shared a bed and shower with a captain in the Royal Marines and that I had had a long term relationship with him.’ The ex-MP, who has already been awarded damages for phone-hacking from News Group Newspapers, told the reporter it was ‘all complete nonsense.’ She said she was only 28 at the time but the experience left her fearing calls from Sunday newspapers. ‘I anticipated further Friday phone calls and the sense of relief when a Sunday deadline had passed.'

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assistant: Claire Ward said the threats affected her health. Ex-Labour MP claims she suffered 'intense and repeated interest' in her personal life.
user: Here is some data:  TITLE Daniel Boone;   Victor Buono.

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assistant: Victor Buono was on Daniel Boone.
user: Math problem: Solve -10*c = 16*c + 15*c + 8*c for c.
What is the solution?


assistant: 0