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 Susan Collins ? According to CNN  members of the group met in  GOP Sen. Susan Collins'  office and passed a stick around to ensure there were no interruptions. Only the member holding the stick could speak.
The stick was relatively effective  members told CNN  but there was one incident in which a senator threw the stick at another member who was asking questions while the first spoke. The stick missed the mark and ended up damaging a glass elephant on  Collins ' shelf.
In a statement after the Senate vote on the deal   Collins  applauded the work of the bipartisan group.
"Today  we saw the power of the center in the US Senate  " Collins  said. "Joe [Manchin] and I worked very hard in leading the effort of the Common Sense Coalition â a group of 25 Republicans  Democrats  and Independent Angus King â which proposed the compromise to end the government shutdown."

SOLUTION: Neutral

PROBLEM: What is the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Brad Childress ? Former Vikings coach Brad Childress  had a brief retirement â about a month â before being lured to  his  hometown team. The Bears are expected to hire  him  as an offensive consultant. SiriusXMâs Adam Caplan first reported the move.
 Childress   an Aurora native who attended Marmion Academy  spent the last five seasons on the Chiefs staff with Nagy  serving as a spread game analyst  offensive coordinator and assistant head coach last season.  Childress  has a long history as an NFL quarterbacks coach and offensive coordinator under Andy Reid with the Eagles before spending five years as the Vikings head coach.
 Childress   61  retired from the Chiefs after  they  were eliminated in the wild-card round of the playoffs. In an appearance on âThe Mully & Hanley Showâ on WSCR-AM 670   Childress  was asked if Nagy could talk  him  out of retirement.
âYou never know â  he  replied. âI never say never.â
Nagy has talked about  his  belief in quarterback Mitch Trubisky  and  Childress  was also very upbeat about the second-year quarterback.
âI think those 12 games (of starting experience as a rookie) are really going to serve  him  well â  Childress  said. âItâs not ideal that you change your coordinator  but looking at  his  aptitude and watching  him  in the seven hours we had  him  (on a pre-draft visit)   he âll jump in the (play) book   he âll know what is going on.  He  will be able to get some of the fine points  and I just think youâll continue to see  him  grow and blossom.
Now  Childress   who began  his  coaching career at Illinois in 1978  will be on board to watch Trubisky develop.

SOLUTION: Neutral

PROBLEM: What is the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Sofia Vergara ? Sofia Vergara  said the âModern Familyâ cast had âa lot of funâ filming in Lake Tahoe for the highly-anticipated new season that premieres tonight.
For one scene in particular that was shot on a boat   Vergara  said it âwas so hard to keep a straight faceâ because of the outlandish way  her  co-star  Eric Stonestreet  was dressed trying to shield himself from the sun.
âItâs like  âYou look like a geisha with a nun 'â  Vergara  said on âGood Morning Americaâ of Stonestreetâs outfit for the show. âItâs confusing. It was really crazy and Ed [OâNeill] couldnât stop laughing.â
âThe weekend we were there  there was a big fight in Vegas and we were all watching it â  Vergara  recalled of their time in what  she  called âamazingâ Lake Tahoe. âThen Julie loves bicycling and hiking. She always has time for that. I do some shopping. We like hiking together. We donât get to do that when weâre in L.A. Weâre all working and go home. But when weâre trapped in a hotel in a city  it makes us all be together and itâs a lot of fun.â
 Vergara  is also keeping busy with the launch of a new underwear line  EBY  which  she  said  she  is passionate about because of the brandâs partnership with the Seven Bar Foundation. A portion of the sales from the underwear company will go to the foundation for helping empower women to start their own businesses.
âEvery sale we make  10 percent is going to go to a woman that is going to be able to open  her  own business â  she  said of the subscription underwear line. âWeâre going to microfinance businesses all over the world  so that women can have their own thing  their own money. That was super-important for me when I was young as a single mom. I wanted to have my money and my own independence  and we want to give them that.â

SOLUTION:
Positive