TASK DEFINITION: Given a document, an entity and its sentiment towards the entity, verify if it is the correct sentiment towards the entity. Answer should be yes or no. Note that URLs in the text have been replaced with [Link].
PROBLEM: Verify if the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Matt Ryan is Negative . Matt Ryan shook off three interceptions to guide the Falcons to Matt Bryant’s 52-yard field goal with 3:49 to go. The Saints (9-4) were in position to pull out the victory  driving to the Atlanta 11 after Drew Brees converted on fourth-and-1 with a quarterback sneak  as coach Sean Payton passed on attempting a tying field goal.
 Ryan  had three interceptions in a stretch of nine plays at the end of the first half and the beginning of the second. But  he  tied the game with an 8-yard touchdown pass to Mohamed Sanu with 9:55 remaining   finishing 15 of 27 for 221 yards.
Brees was 26 of 35 for 271 yards and two TDs. Yet  he  was kicking  himself  for trying to force one at the end.
After getting picked off on Atlanta’s last play of the first half   Ryan  went to the air again on the first play of the second half.
Same result  though it wasn’t  Ryan ’s fault.
On Atlanta’s next possession   Ryan  guided the Falcons to the New Orleans 9. On third down   he  attempted to force a pass into the end zone for Julio Jones only to be picked off again by Marcus Williams.
It was the second time this season and ninth time in  his  career that  Ryan  has thrown three interceptions in a game.

SOLUTION: yes

PROBLEM: Verify if the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Joakim Noah is Positive . Joakim Noah  sat shirtless Saturday morning inside the United Center  a scar on  his  surgically repaired left shoulder clearly visible.
 Noah  is carrying other wounds — some self-inflicted and some not  some visible and some not.
Just three-plus years removed from a dominant season with the Bulls in which  he  won Defensive Player of the Year and finished fourth in the MVP voting   Noah   in  his  second season of a four-year  $72 million deal with the Knicks  is out of the rotation — active some nights  inactive most.
That included the humbling moment of sitting in street clothes Saturday night in the building that used to resonate with cheers of “MVP!” and “ Noah !”  inactive once again.
“Probably not ”  Noah  said quickly and honestly when asked if  he  can reach  his  Bulls levels again. “But for me  it’s not about that. I’m trying to get back on the court.
This is what pains  Noah  the most. The ultimate team player  he is trying to balance being healthy and inactive  remaining competitive while in a cheering-from-the-sidelines role.
Like close friend Derrick Rose   Noah ’s fall from grace has included injuries.  Noah   who had knee and left shoulder surgery while with the Bulls  spent all summer rehabbing his right shoulder after surgery repaired a torn rotator cuff. He also served a 20-game suspension for violating the league’s anti-drug policy  taking a banned over-the-counter supplement late last season.
Unlike Rose  who recently took a leave of absence from the Cavaliers to ponder his future in basketball   Noah  sounds as committed as ever.
“It was hard man ”  Noah  said. “It was two years in a row  two different shoulder injuries. But I worked really hard this summer to be able to come back and be on the court after all the injuries that I had. By March  I had a knee and a shoulder (hurt). I wasn’t feeling too good.
 Noah  logged more minutes in one game with the Westchester Knicks of the Gatorade League than in  his  11 with the NBA Knicks. Coach Jeff Hornacek and general manager Scott Perry said  Noah  has remained professional and worked hard on conditioning while accepting  his  demotion  brought on by  his  injuries  suspension and four centers on the roster.
“When you’re used to playing a certain way  and you saw it a little bit with Derrick Rose  it’s tough. But ( Noah  is) a professional.  He  has worked hard. Sure  everybody wants to play and compete  but I think  he  understands.”
Thunder coach Billy Donovan  who coached  Noah  to two NCAA tournament titles at Florida  knows the proud player as well as anyone.
“ He ’s a team guy   he ’s a winner and  he  struggles when  he  can’t impact a group ” Donovan said in an interview last month. “ He  also loves New York because  he  grew up there and has a sense of obligation that  he  doesn’t want to let anybody down.”
And so  Noah  pushes on  trying to stay positive while  his  competitive fire burns within.
“I feel great ”  Noah  said. “I think that extra time (from the suspension) was a blessing. I could really focus on my body. The suspension also put things in perspective for me. I had to change some things in my life  get organized.

SOLUTION: yes

PROBLEM: Verify if the sentiment of the following document towards the entity black is Negative . Alumni from Morgan State University and Marylandâs other historically black institutions  sued in 2006 to dismantle what  they  say are vestiges of racial segregation. (Paul Burk/National Trust for Historic Preservation)
Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan (R) on Wednesday offered the stateâs historically black colleges and universities up to $100 million to resolve a 12-year-old lawsuit over inequality in public higher education.
The proposed settlement is more than double the amount the state pledged early in the case. It arrives a day after a federal judge granted the state a temporary reprieve as it appeals an order issued in November to establish a set of unique and high-demand programs at its four historically black institutions â Morgan State University  Coppin State University  Bowie State University and the University of Maryland Eastern Shore.
But the proposal may not be enough to satisfy the coalition of alumni from Marylandâs historically black institutions who filed the lawsuit in 2006 to dismantle what they say are vestiges of racial segregation. The group has accused Maryland of insufficiently funding historically black colleges and allowing other state schools to duplicate their programs  placing pressure on enrollment.
The state appealed a month after Blakeâs ruling  and has since suggested mediation in an attempt to resolve the case. The settlement offer revealed Wednesday would supplement state appropriations to the four public historically black institutions over a 10-year period  according to a letter Hoganâs chief legal counsel Robert F. Scholz sent Wednesday to Cheryl D. Glenn (D-Baltimore City)  who chairs the Black Caucus.
âGovernor Hogan wants to bring this litigation to an end in a manner satisfactory to all parties  and in the best interests of all Marylanders  especially current and future [historically black institution] students â Scholz wrote.
Traditionally white public universities in Maryland count 122 academic programs not duplicated elsewhere within the state system  while historically black schools have only 11 such offerings. That disparity is why advocates have fought for more high-demand academic programs they say would enhance the competitiveness and sustainability of the four schools.
âThe stateâs letter just talks about dollars â it does not talk about putting any kind of dent in that 10-to-1 disparity â said Michael D. Jones  lead attorney for the alumni coalition. âThe goal is to address the disparity by placing a certain number of unique programs at the [historically black institutions]  and it was up to the special master to figure out which ones and at what cost.â
Over the years  the coalition has called for increased funding and merging the University of Baltimore with Morgan State  the stateâs largest public historically black school. A more recent proposal to transfer programs from traditionally white state schools raised the ire of the Maryland Higher Education Commission and some university presidents who said the plan would ultimately harm students.
[At Md.âs historically black schools  the pursuit of equity without forgoing identity]
Judge Blake dismissed those proposals  but delivered a ruling that Jones and other advocates of desegregation have considered significant. Jones said he is willing to hash out the terms of the proposed settlement depending on the stateâs stance on creating programs. The money alone  he said  will not dismantle the structural inequality that exists between traditionally white and historically black state colleges.
âIf you say . . . weâre going to give the [historically black institutions] these new programs that are going to meet the stateâs workforce needs and anybody black  white or Latino who wants the program can attend  that starts to upend the structural inequality â Jones said. âAnd that needs to be a part of the remedy.â

SOLUTION:
no