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 McCarron ? In the latest episode of the team's continual inability to properly address its quarterback situation  the Browns reportedly failed to complete a deal for  the Bengals' AJ McCarron  just as the league's deadline arrived at 3 p.m. Tuesday. According to ESPN's Adam Schefter  Cleveland and Cincinnati actually came to an agreement at 2:55 p.m.  but while the Bengals sent their approval of the trade to the NFL in time  the Browns did not.
Speaking of that price  if those reports are accurate  they raise the question of why the Browns were offering so much for  McCarron  when the Patriots' more highly regarded Jimmy Garoppolo went to the 49ers on Monday for just one second-round pick. Pro Football Talk's Michael David Smith offered an explanation  positing that since Garoppolo will be an unrestricted free agent after this season  while  McCarron  will be restricted  the latter figures to be much cheaper to sign.
It can't be very comforting to Cleveland fans to think that their squad may be nickel-and-dime-ing its quarterback position. In fairness  Browns Coach Hue Jackson worked with  McCarron  when he was the Bengals' offensive coordinator  so he may well have considered the former fifth-round draft pick a better fit for his offense.
Cleveland is now 0-8  tied with the 49ers for the worst record in the NFL  this after going 1-15 last year. Little wonder  then  that some internet observers felt that McCarron was lucky to have barely avoided being thrust into such a dysfunctional situation.

SOLUTION: Neutral

PROBLEM: What is the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Dmitry Medvedev ? Russian President Dmitry Medvedev after his meetings with Hu also underscored the importance of coordinated regional measures to combat the global crisis.
 "Of course  today our attention is centred on those measures necessary to prevent or minimise the negative influences of the global financial crisis  which of course have an effect on our bilateral ties " Medvedev said.
 "The main goal is not only to preserve the relations existing between our states  but to give them a new impulse " he added.
 Medvedev hailed Hu's visit as "friendly and constructive " adding these were qualities "that characterise relations between our two countries."
 The Chinese president ended his talks with the Russian for "Thank You".
 Medvedev and Putin did not mention these figures  instead citing bilateral trade with China worth over 55 billion dollars in 2008.
 China and Russia also agreed to boost the use of their domestic currencies in trade  Medvedev added  as Moscow seeks to lessen the global dominance of the US dollar.
 "Another very important task -- which today has become very timely -- is the question of using national currencies in mutual payments " he said. "We agreed to take additional measures in this direction."

SOLUTION: Positive

PROBLEM: What is the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Tony Zimlich ? On a recent sunny afternoon at a solar farm outside Philadelphia   Pa.  commercial drone pilots Tony Zimlich and Gunner Goldie  are preparing for flight.
Dressed in hard hats and matching yellow vests   they  run through a series of safety and equipment checks  and survey the surrounding terrain and airspace  before picking up what looks like a pair of oversized video game controllers. Then  with a streak of beeps and whirs   their  drone â about the size of a milk crate â rises steadily into the sky above.
 Their  mission: to carefully sweep the skyline above the solar farm  taking photographs and gathering data to help  their  client identify defective solar panels and guide repairs.
Enlarge this image toggle caption Courtesy of  Tony Zimlich /Tony Zimlich Courtesy of  Tony Zimlich /Tony Zimlich
Tony Zimlich didn't expect to be a part of that transition. Unlike many of his younger colleagues  who got their start playing video games and flying remote control aircraft  Zimlich cut his teeth in the cockpit of a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter. Part of his military tenure was spent flying medical evacuation missions above the deserts and valleys of Afghanistan.

SOLUTION:
Positive