TASK DEFINITION: Given a sentence and an entity, the task is to select the authors sentiment towards the enity. Sentiments can be Positive, Neutral and Negative. Select Positive if the sentence expresses a positive view towards the given entity or praises its quality or skills. Select Neutral if the sentence 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 sentence 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 David Meade ?  Meade   who said  he  is using astronomy and the Biblical book of Revelations  has predicted that Oct. 15 will be the start of the tribulation â the seven-year period that brings the demise of the world.

SOLUTION: Neutral

PROBLEM: What is the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Farris-Watkins ? Funeral arrangements will be handled by  Willie A. Watkins  Funeral Home in Atlanta.

SOLUTION: Positive

PROBLEM: What is the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Edward Snowden ? The disclosure that the probe remains active prompted criticism on Monday from the National Union of Journalists  the U.K.’s largest journalists’ organization. Sarah Kavanagh  a spokesperson for the group  said that news reports based on the  Snowden  documents had exposed unlawful covert surveillance activities in the public interest.

SOLUTION:
Negative