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[EX Q]: What is the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Peggy Scissons ? A massive California wildfire that has already destroyed nearly 800 structures scorched another 56   000 acres on Sunday   making it the fifth largest such blaze in recorded state history   as it ran toward picturesque coastal cities . But fire officials said as darkness fell that with the hot   dry Santa Ana winds not as fierce as expected   crews had been successful in building some fire lines between the flames and the towns of Montecito and Carpinteria . “ This is a menacing fire   certainly   but we have a lot of people working very diligently to bring it under control  ” Santa Barbara County Sheriff Bill Brown told an evening press conference . Still   some 5   000 residents remained under evacuation orders in the two communities   near Santa Barbara and about 100 miles ( 160 km ) northwest of Los Angeles . Some 15   000 homes were considered threatened . The Thomas Fire   the worst of six major blazes in Southern California in the last week and already the fifth largest in the state since 1932   has blackened 230   000 acres ( 570   000 hectares )  more than the area of New York City . It has destroyed 790 houses   outbuildings and other structures and left 90   000 homes and businesses without power . The combination of Santa Ana winds and rugged terrain in the mountains that run through Santa Barbara and Ventura counties have hampered firefighting efforts   and officials said the Thomas Fire was only 10 percent contained on Sunday evening   down from 15 percent earlier in the day . But wind gusts recorded at 35 - 40 miles per hour were less than those predicted by forecasters   giving crews a chance to slow the flames ’ progress down slopes above the endangered communities . The fires burning across Southern California have forced the evacuation of more 200   000 people and destroyed some 1   000 structures . Among them are residents of Montecito   one of the state ’ s wealthiest enclave and home to such celebrities as Oprah Winfrey . Emmy Leikin   an Emmy - winning songwriter who was ordered to evacuate her Montecito home at 9 a . m . on Sunday   said she fled with only her cell phone   medication   eyeglasses and a few apples . Leikin   74   said she doesn ’ t know the condition of her home and belongings but “ none of that means anything when it is your safety .” Firefighters knock down flames as they advance on homes atop Shepherd Mesa Road in Carpinteria   California   U . S . December 10   2017 . REUTERS / Mike Eliason / Santa Barbara County Fire Department / Handout via REUTERS WORST IN A DECADE The fires that began last Monday night collectively amounted to one of the worst conflagrations across Southern California in the last decade . They have   however   been far less deadly than the blazes in Northern California ’ s wine country in October that killed over 40 . In the last week   only one death has been reported   a 70 - year - old woman who died Wednesday in a car accident as she attempted to flee the flames in Ventura County . Scores of horses have died   including at least 46 at a thoroughbred training facility in San Diego county . Residents and firefighters alike have been alarmed by the speed with which the fires spread   reaching into the heart of cities like Ventura . Slideshow ( 9 Images ) At the Ventura County Fairgrounds   evacuees slept in makeshift beds while rescued horses were sheltered in stables .  Peggy Scissons   78    arrived at the shelter with  her  dog last Wednesday   after residents of  her  mobile home park were forced to leave .  She  has not yet found out whether  her  home is standing . “ I don ’ t know what ’ s gonna happen next or whether I ’ ll be able to go home  ”  she  said . “ It would be one thing if I were 40 or 50   but I ‘ m 78 . What the heck do I do ?” James Brown   57   who retired from Washington State ’ s forestry service and has lived in Ventura for a year   was forced to leave his house along with his wife last week because both have breathing problems . “ We knew a fire was coming   but we didn ’ t know it would be this bad  ” said Brown   who is in a wheelchair . Some of the other fires   in San Diego and Los Angeles counties   have been largely controlled by the thousands of firefighters on the ground this week . Both the Creek and Rye fires in Los Angeles County were 90 percent contained by Sunday morning   officials said   while the Skirball Fire in Los Angeles ’ posh Bel Air neighborhood was 75 percent contained . North of San Diego   the 4   100 - acre ( 1   660 hectare ) Lilac Fire was 75 percent contained by Sunday and most evacuation orders had been lifted .
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[EX Q]: What is the sentiment of the following document towards the entity John McCain ? Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) makes  his  way to a meeting in Washington about the tax bill on Dec. 1. (Photo by Bill OâLeary/The Washington Post)
 Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.)  has been admitted to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center for recovery from the side effects of another round of treatment for brain cancer  according to  his  office.
 McCain   who missed a third straight day of Senate votes Wednesday  has been undergoing rounds of chemotherapy and radiation to treat glioblastoma  the terminal form of brain cancer he was diagnosed with in July.  McCain  has been undergoing treatments since early September at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda  next to Walter Reed.
Two friends close to  McCain   requesting anonymity to speak about  his  condition  said there were no plans for  the senator  to resign. In a statement issued from  his  office   McCain  hopes to return âto work as soon as possible. â
Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.)  has been diagnosed with a brain tumor. (Victoria Walker/The Washington Post)
Republican leaders expect to hold a vote early next week on the sweeping tax-cut plan that is currently in a House-Senate negotiation. The Senate version initially passed with 51 votes. If  McCain  missed the vote on final passage  Republicans would not be able to afford a single additional defection or absence to pass the legislation.
â Senator McCain  is currently receiving treatment at Walter Reed Medical Center for normal side effects of  his  ongoing cancer therapy â  his  office said in a statement. âAs ever   he  remains grateful to  his  physicians for their excellent care  and  his  friends and supporters for their encouragement and good wishes.â
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[EX Q]: What is the sentiment of the following document towards the entity V. Reddy Kancharla ? McLaughlin ordered Kancharla to pay $225 000 in reparations by Dec. 14 or another year would be added to his prison term. He also ordered Testwell to pay $1 761 099 in reparations. He said he hoped Kancharla's sentence would be a deterrent to the "variety of schemes and conniving" that he said characterized the building business.
 Assistant District Attorney Diana Florence asked McLaughlin to impose a penalty "at the upper levels" of the sentence range  saying Kancharla was eligible for a term ranging from 1 to 3 years to 10 to 30 years.
 But Kancharla's lawyer  Paul Shechtman  said his client  "a good man" and the "anchor of his family " had conducted business no differently from other testing companies.
 A moment later  Kancharla rose to address the court. He wore a brace on his neck  a remnant of one of two recent suicide attempts. The first was in February  when he cut his wrist and took sleeping pills after a jury convicted him on one charge and deliberated on others. In April  he tried to hang himself
 "In retrospect  I should have paid more attention to the concrete mix design program and should have implemented more checks and balances " he told McLaughlin. "Despite the jury's verdict  I want you to know that Testwell was not a criminal enterprise  and that I am not a criminal mastermind."
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Negative