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 Paul Marciano ? (Reuters) - Guess Inc (GES.N) said on Tuesday  its co-founder Paul Marciano  will give up  his  day-to-day responsibilities at the company on an unpaid basis pending the completion of a probe into accusations of improper conduct.
Earlier this month  model and actress Kate Upton accused  Marciano  of using  his  power in the fashion industry to harass women.  Marciano  and the company have both denied the claims.
Guessâ shares fell more than 17 percent in early February following Uptonâs accusations against  Marciano  made on Twitter.
â He  shouldnât be allowed to use  his  power in the industry to sexually and emotionally harass women #metooâ  Upton tweeted  using a popular hashtag designed to highlight the wide spread of sexual harassment  without elaborating.
Shortly after  the companyâs board formed a special committee made up of two independent directors to oversee an investigation into accusations against  Marciano .

SOLUTION: Neutral

PROBLEM: What is the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Matt Patricia ? Come fall   Matt Patricia   with pencil tucked firmly behind  his  ear  is likely going to be patrolling some NFL sideline as a head coach. But where?
The New England Patriots defensive coordinator  the hottest name among assistant coaches expected to move up  is moving toward becoming the next coach of the Detroit Lions  according to ESPN in news that is likely to disappoint New York Giants fans.  Patricia   43  and the Lions  however  still have to agree on contract details  something that under NFL rules cannot be done until the Patriots' season ends. New England advanced to the AFC championship game next weekend with a victory Saturday night over Tennessee.
 Patricia  would be joining Bob Quinn  who formerly worked for the Patriots and is now the Lions general manager.
As for the Giants  they'll be in a bit of a pickle if  Patricia  ends up in Detroit. They're also eyeing Josh McDaniels  the Patriots' offensive coordinator  and Pat Shurmur  the Minnesota Vikings' offensive coordinator. McDaniels has emerged as the top choice to replace Chuck Pagano with the Indianapolis Colts  according to the NFL Network's Ian Rapoport  and Shurmur is believed to be the top choice of the Arizona Cardinals after the retirement of Bruce Arians. Like  Patricia   McDaniels and Shurmur cannot finalize contracts until after their teams' seasons end. Shurmur's Vikings play the Saints in a divisional-round game Sunday afternoon.
Detroit might be the most comfortable landing spot for  Patricia   given  his  penchant for tweaking NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell. Better for  him  to not to be just across the river from the NFL's Park Avenue headquarters after wearing a Deflategate T-shirt depicting Goodell as a clown after the Patriots won Super Bowl LI last February.
"I think  Matt  is a great leader.  He 's got a great personality and  he  works  his  tail off " Tom Brady told the New York Daily News on Saturday night. " He 's got a tremendous amount of respect from all the players. Just a great coach. I love  Matt ."
Although  he  had a much ballyhooed sideline argument with McDaniels during a game last fall  Brady has since apologized.

SOLUTION: Neutral

PROBLEM: What is the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Elena Kagan ? U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday green-lit Elena Kagan to be U.S. Supreme Court Justice  clearing her nomination to advance to the Senate floor for a vote.
 The committee voted 13-6 to send Kagan's nomination to the full Senate. All Democrats on the panel and one Republican Lindsey Graham voted in favor of her nomination.
Kagan's nomination to the full Senate. All Democrats on the panel and one Republican Lindsey Graham voted in favor of her nomination.
 Graham said Kagan is "qualified  who has the experience and knowledge to serve on this court  who is in the mainstream of liberal philosophy and understands the difference between being a liberal judge and a politician."
 The Senate's vote to confirm Kagan could come any time between next week to next month. Democrats intend to have her confirmed before the August recess of Congress. So she could replace retiring Justice John Paul Stevens in the court's fall session.
 Since Democrats control the Senate  Kagan's confirmation doesn' t seem to be a problem. The confirmation needs only a simple majority  and Republicans haven't showed signs they are willing to block the nomination with a filibuster.
 Kagan was nominated by President Barack Obama to succeed Stevens. She faced the Senate panel's grilling on hot-button topics before the Fourth of July recess. She defended her impartiality as well as her modesty if she is to become the high court justice.
 "If confirmed ... I will do my best to consider every case impartially  modestly  with commitment to principle  and in accordance with law " said Kagan.
 If Kagan was confirmed by the Senate  the Supreme Court would have three female justices. The other two are Ruth Ginsburg and Sonia Sotomayor  who was also nominated by Obama.

SOLUTION:
Positive