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].

Q: What is the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Al Thomas ? Police Chief Al Thomas â retirement was effective immediately  the city said in a statement. The University of Virginia is located in Charlottesville.
âNothing in my career has brought me more pride than serving as the police chief for the City of Charlottesville â  Thomas  said in the statement  without providing a reason for his departure.
FILE PHOTO:  Charlottesville Chief of Police Al Thomas  (L) and Charlottesville City Manager Maurice Jones listen to speakers during a public forum hosted by the Department of Justice Community Relations Service after a rally by far-right demonstrators led to the death of a counter protester in Charlottesville  Virginia  U.S.  August 27  2017. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts
Heaphyâs report on the violence said  Thomas  sought to limit information requested by an investigation team and deleted text messages relevant to the review.  Thomas  denied efforts to hide information  the report added.
Charlottesville City Manager Maurice Jones on Monday called  Thomas  âa man of integrityâ and said the city will appoint an interim police chief within the next week.

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Q: What is the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Rex Tillerson ? BRUSSELS/BERLIN (Reuters) - On the eve of his trip to Europe  Rex Tillerson gave a speech last week that European allies had waited months to hear: an âironcladâ promise of U.S. support to its oldest allies.
 U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson  participates in a panel discussion after  his  remarks on U.S.-European Relations at the Wilson Center in Washington  U.S.  November 28  2017. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas
The question is whether European officials believe him  given tensions during his April visit to Europe  when Reuters reported  Tillerson  initially planned to skip a NATO meeting in Brussels and then only attended under pressure from allies.
âIf there were expectations that  Tillerson  might evolve into a counterweight to Trump  someone who could pass on messages from partners and exert moderating influence over American foreign policy â those expectations have been disappointed â said Niels Annen  foreign policy spokesman for Germanyâs Social Democrats in parliament.
The French have gone around  Tillerson  to develop contacts with U.S. Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis  White House National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster and White House Chief of Staff John Kelly  while the EUâs top diplomat Federica Mogherini has gone directly to Vice President Mike Pence.
One European diplomat said  Tillerson  was in a difficult position from the outset because the Trump administration was hostile to Iran and brought in a team of generals who took a hard line  âso it never left  Tillerson  much room.â

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Q: What is the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Diplo ? ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - American DJ and  record producer Diplo  brought  his  Mad Decent Block Party to Pakistanâs capital over the weekend  headlining a roster of musicians including local Pakistani acts.
For two-time Grammy winner Diplo  playing Pakistan is a way to foster good relations with the mostly Muslim country after an angry Jan. 1 tweet from U.S. President Donald Trump complaining that Pakistan gives âterroristsâ a safe haven.
âI think the best way we can do any kind of diplomacy with the Pakistani people is ... basically reaching out to the kids like we do at the concerts â  Diplo  told TMZ last month after the Trump tweet  which soured U.S.-Pakistani relations.
Among the headliners were Diploâs chart-topping side project Major Lazer Soundsystem  DJ Chrome Sparks and Pakistani duo SNKM  which has played the South by Southwest festival and toured with Diplo in the U.S.

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