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 Jacob Bilstein ? The California wildfires were still raging last fall as Jennifer Bilstein and her 15-year-old son inched their way down Highway 101  a two-hour drive in ordinary times that took four hours through the smoke-filled air and yellow sky. She was determined to get  Jacob  to  his  doctor's appointment on time.
It was  his  second visit to the adolescent gender clinic  where  Jacob - a  shy boy with pink cheeks  a cowlick and black oversize glasses - was being medically evaluated to begin taking testosterone.
 He  had already gone through puberty as a girl  an experience that made  him  conclude  he  had been born into the wrong gender. "I was always uncomfortable calling myself 'she' or 'her ' "  he  explained. "It made my skin crawl."
At 13   Jacob - then  called Samantha - had informed  his  mother  sending her the news in a Facebook message after being dropped off at school one morning in Ukiah  one of Northern California's iconic hippie towns.
As she spoke  her child studied his hands  legs swinging back and forth under the examining table. "But the reality is that  Jacob 's my child  and regardless of gender or whatever  my child always comes first in my life " she said. "And realistically  it's not about me. It's about Jake."
It is also one of the busiest  encompassing four disciplines: Medical  mental health  patient advocacy and legal services. Although surgery is not available at the center  its clinicians maintain close ties with local surgeons to whom they refer patients upon request. On the day that  Jacob  arrived for  his  appointment  the examining rooms were filled with 15 elementary schoolchildren  adolescents and teenagers who had traveled from as far away as Hawaii and Sweden and as nearby as the Bay Area. All were seeking a change in their physical sex characteristics to align with their gender identity.
 Family Photo Jacob Bilstein  went through puberty as a girl named Samantha.  Jacob Bilstein  went through puberty as a girl named Samantha. (Family Photo) (Family Photo)

SOLUTION: Neutral

PROBLEM: What is the sentiment of the following document towards the entity DAVID GREENE ? DAVID GREENE  HOST:
 GREENE : Oh  interesting. So it really is different lenses.
 GREENE : So is public opinion turning in some significant way  if there a way to measure this broadly? I mean  I remember the mass shooting of children at Sandy Hook Elementary School - a lot of people thought  this is going to change the game  result in stricter gun measures  bring a lot of the country together. We didn't see a lot of new  stricter gun measures.
 GREENE : So are things changing?
 GREENE : So these fundamental divisions are - I mean  are helpful in explaining why the debate over gun controls has remained so static.
 GREENE : All right? Talking through a new NPR/Ipsos poll on guns in America with NPR political reporter Danielle Kurtzleben. Danielle  thanks.

SOLUTION: Positive

PROBLEM: What is the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Rivers Kendrick Perkins ? Kevin Garnett suffered a strain in his right mid-foot during Monday's Game 2 victory over the Cavaliers  while Kendrick Perkins hyperextended his right knee in that day's shootaround  though he still managed to play.
 Garnett reported to practice Wednesday and wanted to participate  telling Rivers he felt better  but that did not convince the coach. Perkins suited up but did not participate in drills and eventually left for treatment. He returned to the court following the team's workout and said he will be ready for Game 3 Friday.
 "After the game Monday it was hurting  and even more when I woke up the next morning " Perkins said. "It's still a little sore in my hamstring area. I am glad we had a few days to rest and hopefully I'll practice tomorrow. I'll be ready for Friday. I am glad we have a few days to rest."
 Garnett's injury is the more serious of the two. He was hurt in the second quarter of Game 2 when Perkins backed into him while defending a drive by Anderson Varejao. Paul Pierce suffered a similar injury Feb. 1 against Washington and missed two games  but the Celtics are hoping the extra rest will make Garnett available for Game 3.
 Perkins said he tweaked the knee simply running down the court. Still  his defense against Shaquille O'Neal has been effective. The Celtics have used Garnett and Perkins to plug up the middle and reduce the inside scoring of O'Neal  Antawn Jamison  and Anderson Varejao.
 O'Neal hurt the Celtics in the fourth quarter of Game 1 but is 8 for 22 in the series and Perkins has limited his easy chances at the rim. If O'Neal gets even a few steps from a dunk  Perkins is helpless to stop the 325-pound train.
 "The biggest thing with Shaq is  you don't let him get deep post-ups " Perkins said. "You try to fight him as much as you can and make him score over the top and no dunks  no layups. That's the game plan."
 When asked if O'Neal chatters during their matchup - which already has cost Perkins five stitches in his upper lip - Perkins said  "Nah  he doesn't talk. Shaq really don't talk. He just plays hard and just a big body that plays physical."
 The Celtics are hoping the physicality of the first two games won't cost them a starter  but they have been accustomed to playing shorthanded all season  so there is no sense of panic. Garnett has been remarkably healthy since the 10-game absence  playing in 39 straight before Rivers rested him for two of the final three regular-season games.
 Rivers is cautious when it comes to injured players practicing  so keeping Garnett away was no surprise.
 "This is just like a normal practice  not enough guys  that's the way it's been all year for us " said Rivers. "It was an easy practice because we knew what we had."

SOLUTION:
Neutral