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question:You are an AI assistant. User will you give you a task. Your goal is to complete the task as faithfully as you can. While performing the task think step-by-step and justify your steps. Please write a short summary for the following article: State pension board votes on Trotsky’s pay The board of the Massachusetts state pension fund voted Tuesday to give executive director Michael Trotsky a 65,000 raise, to 360,000 a year, which will make him one of the dozen highest-paid officials in the state, including his bonus. Trotsky has the potential to earn a 40 percent annual bonus, as he did this year, which could push his total pay to 504,000 in 2015. Salaries of the staff at Pension Reserves Investment Management, which oversees the 60.2 billion retirement fund for state and local workers, do not come out of the state budget. But the vote came amid a broader discussion in Massachusetts about pay for public servants. Outgoing Treasurer Steve Grossman was in the minority Tuesday as one of two “no” votes on Trotsky’s pay raise, while the seven other board members approved the increase. One of the representatives of Governor Deval Patrick also voted no, citing challenging budgetary times in the Commonwealth. Grossman, in his final meeting as chairman of the pension board, praised Trotsky’s “outstanding performance” in his four years managing the fund but said the pay raise should be implemented over a longer period. Taxpayers have a lot at stake in the fund. It’s a prudent investment to pay the people who manage your money. “This is not an appropriate time for compensation to be increased by that magnitude,” Grossman said. Government pay raises should come in the context of “the challenges that all the people of Massachusetts are going through,’’ he said. Grossman said he would say the same for the pay raises recommended this week by an advisory commission, which said the governor’s salary should be bumped up to 185,000 from 151,800 and the attorney general’s to 175,000 from 130,582. The treasurer’s pay also would rise. Board member Robert Brousseau said Trotsky deserved the added pay and has not received a merit increase or asked for a raise since taking the job in August 2010. Two years ago, Trotsky took on the duties of a second job with the fund, chief investment officer, for 50,000 more than he was making at the time. At 295,000, he is making less for two jobs than his predecessor, Michael Travaglini, did for one job. Travaglini’s base pay, excluding bonus, was 322,000. Fund officials said Trotsky has saved the plan 300,000 a year by doing both jobs. “I’m gratified by the confidence the board has shown in me and our entire team,” Trotsky said in a statement. “I look forward to working with the PRIM team to continue to grow and strengthen the [pension] fund through continued outstanding performance, in order to further reduce taxpayers’ pension obligations.” Trotsky said Tuesday the pension fund earned a 9.4 percent return for the 12 months ended Oct. 31, beating the 7.1 percent return of a benchmark of hypothetical funds. For the calendar year through October, the state fund has gained 6.9 percent, slightly more than a Vanguard Group fund that holds 60 percent stocks and 40 percent bonds, which was up 6.5 percent. The best-performing parts of the fund this year have been long-term Treasury bonds — a sound bet made early this year that has delivered a 33 percent return. Private equity investments also have surged, climbing 24.7 percent. Trotsky took the top job at the fund after the financial crisis, when it had shed 24 percent of its value. In the succeeding four years, he has focused on taking risk out of the portfolio and cutting fees. Producing an average annual return exceeding 13 percent, he has beaten the Harvard University endowment every year. Treasurer-elect Deb Goldberg, who was not at the pension board meeting Tuesday, in a statement applauded Trotsky’s performance but opposed his raise. “When appropriate, it is critical that any compensation increases be implemented prudently and incrementally,” she said in the statement. Citing the threat of cuts for towns and cities, she said, “public servants need to also tighten their belts. In that context, a significant raise, albeit well-deserved, is uncomfortable and not necessarily appropriate at this time.” The list of highest-paid state employees in 2013 was dominated by UMass employees, with the top salary of 816,602 for Michael Collins, chancellor of the UMass Medical School and senior vice president of health services. Summary:

answer:The Massachusetts state pension fund board voted to give executive director Michael Trotsky a 65,000 raise, increasing his annual salary to 360,000. With a potential 40% annual bonus, Trotsky could earn up to 504,000 in 2015. The pension fund, Pension Reserves Investment Management, oversees a 60.2 billion retirement fund for state and local workers. While most board members approved the pay raise, outgoing Treasurer Steve Grossman opposed it, stating it should be implemented over a longer period given the broader discussion on pay for public servants in Massachusetts.

question:You are an AI assistant. Provide a detailed answer so user don’t need to search outside to understand the answer. Question: Read the article and select the best answer. Article: Northern Europeans spend a lot of time in their cold and cloudy winters planning their summer holidays. They are proud of their healthy color when they return home after the holiday. But they also know that a certain amount of sunshine is good for their bodies and general health. In ancient Greece people knew about the healing powers of the sun, but this knowledge was lost. At the end of the nineteenth century a Danish doctor, Niels Finsen, began to study the effect of sunlight on certain diseases, especially diseases of the skin. He was interested not only in natural sunlight but also in artificially produced rays. Sunlight began to play a more important part in curing sick people. A Swiss doctor, Auguste Rollier, made full use of the sun in his hospital at Lysine. Lysine is a small village high up in the Alps. The position is important: the rays of the sun with the greatest healing power are the infra-red and ultra-violet rays; but ultra-violet rays are too easily lost in fog and the polluted air near industrial towns. Dr. Roller found that sunlight, fresh air and good food cure a great many diseases. He was particularly successful in curing certain forms of tuberculosis with his "sun-cure". There were a large number of children in Dr. Roller's hospital. He decided to start a school where sick children could be cured and at the same time continue to learn. It was not long before his school was full. In winter, wearing only shorts, socks and boots, the children put on their skis after breakfast and left the hospital. They carried small desks and chairs as well as their school books. Their teacher led them over the snow until they reached a slope which faced the sun and was free from cold winds. There they set out their desks and chairs, and school began. Although they wore hardly any clothes, Roller's pupils were very seldom cold. That was because their bodies were full of energy which they got from the sun. But the doctor knew that sunshine can also be dangerous. If, for example, tuberculosis is... Question: Dr Roller set up a "sun-cure" school probably for the reason that _ . Options: A: most children could stay in his hospital B: children could study while being treated C: the school was expected to be full of pupils D: the school was high up in the mountains Answer:

answer:B: children could study while being treated

question:You are an AI assistant. User will you give you a task. Your goal is to complete the task as faithfully as you can. While performing the task think step-by-step and justify your steps. Please add punctuation to this: For they have shed the blood of saints and prophets and thou hast given them blood to drink for they are worthy Punctuation version:

answer:For they have shed the blood of saints and prophets, and thou hast given them blood to drink; for they are worthy.

question:You are an AI assistant. You will be given a task. You must generate a detailed and long answer. In 1955 , this became the Central Electricity Authority , which in turn became the Central Electricity Generating Board in 1957 . In 1955 , the company became the Central Electricity Authority , which in turn became the Central Electricity Generating Board in 1957 . Are these two sentences paraphrases of each other? OPTIONS: (A). no; (B). yes;

answer:(B). yes Both sentences convey the same information and have the same meaning, although they use slightly different words. They describe the transformation of a company into the Central Electricity Authority in 1955 and subsequently into the Central Electricity Generating Board in 1957. As a result, the two sentences can be considered paraphrases of each other.

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