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 James Alan ? James Alan Fox  the Lipman Family Professor of Criminology   Law and Public Policy at Northeastern  said that despite the mediaâs sensational coverage of school shootings  they are not common.
 Fox  added that more kids are killed per year from "pool drownings or bicycle accidents."
 Fox  said that while making policy changes on guns could possibly lower school shootings  it is highly unlikely that they will stop them from happening  as the deadliest school shooting in U.S. history was committed using handguns.
âThe thing to remember is that these are extremely rare events  and no matter what you can come up with to prevent it  the shooter will have a workaround â  Fox  said. âThere is not an epidemic of school shootings.â

SOLUTION: Neutral

PROBLEM: What is the sentiment of the following document towards the entity J. Christopher Giancarlo ? Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chairman J. Christopher Giancarlo  has announced that  he  will take a âdo no harmâ approach to cryptocurrency regulation.
In a written testimony that was published ahead of  a Tuesday hearing Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chairman Christopher Giancarlo  explained  his  regulatory plans for the cryptocurrency space.
Speaking about blockchain systems broadly   Chairman Giancarlo  argued that the emerging technology will have a lasting impact on global financial markets.
During Tuesdayâs hearing   Giancarlo  expanded upon the prepared testimony. âWe owe it to this new generation to respect their interest in this new technology with a thoughtful regulatory approach â  he  said.

SOLUTION: Positive

PROBLEM: What is the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Donald Trump Jr. ? The Trumps return from a  Trump  resort in Bedminster  N.J. (Photo: SAUL LOEB  AFP/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON â The Secret Service has spent at least $137 505 to rent golf carts to protect  President Trump  this year at  his  private clubs in New Jersey and Florida.
That's the biggest purchase order for golf carts so far. It comes in a contract that will extend through May 28  2018. The agency signed contracts for golf carts at  Trump 's clubs as early as February  but they never exceeded about $18 000 â and only lasted for one month at a time.
In August  USA TODAY first reported that the Secret Service can no longer pay the overtime for hundreds of agents it needs to carry out an expanded protective mission â in large part due to the sheer size of  Trump 's family and efforts necessary to secure their multiple residences up and down the East Coast. Secret Service Director Randolph "Tex" Alles said more than 1 000 agents have already hit the federally mandated caps for salary and overtime allowances that were meant to last the entire year.
More: Exclusive: Secret Service depletes funds to pay agents because of  Trump 's frequent travel  large family
More: How  Trump  could ease the burden  he 's putting on the Secret Service
More: Donald Trump Jr. gives up Secret Service protection
While Congress has been working on a fix to raise the caps for the agents  critics have said  Trump  could ease the financial burden on the agency by reducing  his  travel and staying at the White House more often.
"There's a question about how fast  Trump  is racking up bills that the taxpayers have to pay  which are largely trips to  his  hotels and  his  golf courses " said Harrell Kirstein  American Bridge communications director.
Under the law   Trump  cannot provide or pay for any equipment or services the Secret Service needs to protect  him . The rule is intended to stave off any potential conflicts of interests for the agency.
The Secret Service has signed several more golf-related contracts. On Oct. 1  the agency paid $15 600 to install and remove ballistic glass for  Trump  to watch the Presidents Cup golf competition in Jersey City  N.J.
The total the agency has spent on portable bathrooms  a mobile office and ballistic glass at  Trump âs New Jersey golf course rings in at $53 316.
More: Secret Service spent $7 100 renting luxury portable toilets for  Trump 's Bedminster trip

SOLUTION:
Positive