TASK DEFINITION: Given a document and an entity the task is to select the author's sentiment towards the entity. Sentiments can be Positive, Neutral and Negative. Select Positive if the article expresses a positive view towards the given entity or praises its quality or skills. Select Neutral if the document expresses no clear view towards the entity or has equal amounts of positive and negative statements or expressing some fact/quote by someone else. Select Negative if the article expresses a negative view towards like harsh remarks, criticizing entities action/decision etc. Note that URLs in the text have been replaced with [Link].
PROBLEM: What is the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Michael Virga ? Hamilton Police Sgt.  Michael Virga  was on patrol around 3 a.m. when  he  saw  it . " It  was a pinpoint in the sky  then a bright lime green streak and then  it  disintegrated "  he  tells NPR.
 He  thought at first maybe  it  was a firework but was jolted enough to pull over and roll back the video. And sure enough  it  had recorded a clear view of the display. Virga said a later look at the website of the American Meteor Society  which tracks such sightings  confirmed that many others also saw the meteor.
Of his own experience   Virga  said it was a matter of simply "being in the right place at the right time." After the department posted the video to Facebook  he says  social media have been lighting up about it too.
"It's something different "  Virga  says.

SOLUTION: Positive

PROBLEM: What is the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Donald J. Trump ? Trump . (AP /Carolyn Kaster)
So much for the metaphysics of dynamic growth.  The Trump team  late last year argued the tax package would unleash so much economic activity that the Treasury wouldn’t notice a permanent  40 percent reduction in the corporate rate (the real reduction turned out to be 14 percent). The contention didn't survive the winter.
— Plan shifts burden to state and private money. NYT's Patricia Cohen and Alan Rappeport: " Trump ’s $200 billion plan to rebuild America upends the criteria that have long been used to pick ambitious federal projects  putting little emphasis on how much an infrastructure proposal benefits the public and more on finding private investors and other outside sources of money. Unveiled on Monday  the infrastructure program that  Mr. Trump  has championed since the campaign is intended to attract a huge amount of additional money from states  localities and private investors. The goal is to generate a total pot of $1.5 trillion to upgrade the country’s highways  airports and railroads. Those financial priorities are crystallized in the new guidelines established by the White House. The ability to find sources of funding outside the federal government will be the most important yardstick  accounting for 70 percent of the formula for choosing infrastructure projects. How “the project will spur economic and social returns on investment” ranks at the bottom  at just 5 percent."
Dems say  Trump  wants to cuts more than  he  spends. The Post's John Wagner: "Besides unveiling  his  infrastructure plan   Trump  also released  his  2019 budget blueprint Monday. Combing through it  the office of Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.) identified more than $240 billion in proposed cuts over the coming decade to an array of existing infrastructure programs — a higher number than what  Trump  is proposing in 'new' spending."
 Trump  weighed in this morning:
Our infrastructure plan has been put forward and has received great reviews by everyone except  of course  the Democrats. After many years we have taken care of our Military  now we have to fix our roads  bridges  tunnels  airports and more. Bipartisan  make deal Dems? — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 13  2018
(The SEC and CFTC requests earned a rare nod of approval for the  Trump  administration from the watchdog group Better Markets  which called them "an important recognition that the cops on the Wall Street beat don’t have the funding they need to do their jobs protecting the American people.")
— Spending plans. Politico's Sarah Ferris: "Alongside its original budget request  the  Trump  administration Monday also released the details of what it would recommend doing with the extra money for domestic programs included in Congress' spending deal enacted last week. That includes an increase to the State Department  which the administration’s original document proposed to slash by 30 percent this coming fiscal year. The extra cash would go into the budget for the United Nations  humanitarian aid and global AIDS programs. Each of those efforts would have been cut under  Trump ’s original plan."
The Department of Rosy Scenario is doing a lot of work in  Trump 's budget. — Steven Dennis (@StevenTDennis) February 13  2018
— BAT redux. Politico's Doug Palmer: " Trump  on Monday said  he  wants to impose a "reciprocal tax" on imports from countries that have higher tariffs than the U.S. 'We are going to charge countries outside of our country — countries that take advantage of  the United States ' Trump  said at a White House meeting with state and local government officials about the administration's infrastructure plan...  Trump  seemed to be complaining about the U.S.' relatively low duty structure when compared with those of some other countries."
It surprised  his  aides  "who warned that no formal plans have been prepared " per WSJ's Michael Bender.
Dollar Stores Hammered by Trump Proposal to Abandon Food Stamps A  Trump  administration proposal to reduce food-stamp benefits is casting a cloud over U.S. dollar-store chains. Bloomberg
What did  Trump  propose cutting in  his  2019 budget? Check out this great graphic from the Post staff:
 President Trump  said the decline in U.S. infrastructure and increase in the deficit was caused by "laziness" after World War II:

SOLUTION: Positive

PROBLEM: What is the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Warren Buffett ? Warren Buffett's  plans to eventually pass the reins of Berkshire Hathaway to a successor took has taken a major new step. On Tuesday   Buffett  laid out why Greg Abel  CEO of Berkshire Hathaway  and Ajit Jain  head of its insurance operations  will join Charlie Munger as vice chairman of the $500 billion conglomerate.
Jain  by contrast  oversees Berkshire's gigantic insurance outfit  where he's shown deft underwriting skill and the discipline to trim exposures to overly competitive markets like catastrophic insurance and reinsurance when pricing is unfavorable. A native of India  Jain came to the U.S. to get an MBA at Harvard and then cut his teeth at consultancy McKinsey. In 1985  he was hired by  Buffett  to work in Berkshire's insurance operations. Said  Buffett  in a 2009 shareholder letter  "I immediately knew we had found a superstar." A decade later  the division was bolstered by  Buffett 's acquisition of the Geico shares Berkshire didn't already own. From an insurance float of $3.6 billion in 1995  Berkshire's float now stands at about $100 billion annually.
In addition to Abel and Jain  Berkshire's investing business also has two rising figures.  Buffett  is increasing  his  allocations of Berkshire funds to lieutenants Todd Combs and Ted Weschler  who each manage over $10 billion  and have led the conglomerate to positions ranging from Apple to Charter Communications.
As succession plans harden   Buffett  and Munger will continue in their existing positions. That means they will continue to be overseeing major capital allocation decisions and investment activities  for instance any major deals. In addition to making headlines for Berkshire's succession plans   Buffett  also made headlines for  his  views on the wider investing landscape.
Most notably   Buffett  said tax reform will have a big impact on Berkshire's owners  telling CNBC's Quick that shareholders effectively have seen their ownership of  the company 's profits rise by over 20% as corporate rates have fallen from 35% to 21%.
About crypto currencies   Buffett  said today's euphoria inevitably will lead to heart break. "If I could buy a five year put on any of the crypto currencies I would do it "  Buffett  said  admitting  he  would never short the speculative asset because it's not something  he  knows well.  He  dished out the following common sense  "why in the world should I take a short position in something I don't know anything about."
But  his  views are crystal clear. "I think what's going on definitely will come to a bad ending "  Buffett  said.
Warren Buffett: My Greatest Investing Advice And The Investments Everyone Should Make

SOLUTION:
Positive