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 Saint Nicholas of ? Saint Nicholas of Myra (now Demre)  was known for  his  anonymous gift-giving and generosity. People believed  he 'd put coins in the shoes of anyone who left them out for  him  on  his  feast day  Dec. 6.
As the story goes   he  was a monk who gave away  his  hefty inheritance and instead chose to help the poor and the sick.
 He 's also a patron saint of sailors and was  of course  especially fond of children. (There's one slightly bizarre story  more Halloween than Christmas  of  St. Nicholas  saving three children who had been "lured into the clutches of an evil butcher.")
It wasn't until the 16th century that  St. Nicholas  began to take on  his  modern  candy-cane hued form in images and imaginations. In Europe  he became known as Father Christmas.

SOLUTION: Positive

PROBLEM: What is the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Kering ? FRANKFURT/LONDON (Reuters) -  Gucci-owner Kering (PRTP.PA)  plans to spin off German sports brand Puma (PUMG.DE) to the French conglomerate’s shareholders as  it  sharpens the group’s focus squarely on its luxury brands.
 Kering  said  it  planned to distribute 70 percent of Puma shares in kind to  its  investors  leaving  it  with only a 16 percent stake in the sportwear group  confirming an exclusive Reuters report.
 Kering  is a little more than 40 percent controlled by the French Pinault family  who would receive about 29 percent of the sporting goods company  while Puma’s free float would stand at about 55 percent.
Shedding Puma  meanwhile  would turn  Kering  into a pure player in the high-margin luxury business  where  it  rivals larger peers such as French conglomerate LVMH (LVMH.PA).
 “Kering  would dedicate  itself  entirely to the development of  its  luxury houses ”  Kering  Chairman and CEO Francois-Henri Pinault said in a statement.
Puma struggled for years after it was bought by Kering for 5.3 billion euros ($6.4 billion) in 2007  but recent improved performance has raised expectations that the French group would sell its stake this year.
Puma’s shares rose by 45 percent over the past year  bringing its market capitalisation to 5.3 billion euros  back at the level at which  Kering  bought.
 Kering  emerged as one of the big winners in a luxury goods revival last year as Chinese demand picked up  with a stellar turn at brand-of-the-moment Gucci helping earnings and other labels such as Yves Saint Laurent and Balenciaga.

SOLUTION: Positive

PROBLEM: What is the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Markeisha ? year - old Charle - feigh   dropped her daughter off with perfectly coiffed hair on the first day of kindergarten . But   as  Markeisha ' s  Facebook pic shows   Charle - feigh didn ' t come home that day with the same hairdo . Charle - feigh apparently decided to alter the special ' do herself at school and returned home   let ' s say   looking a bit different .  Markeisha  says  she  " lost it all " when  she  saw  her  daughter ' s hair   but  she  appreciated everyone ' s interest after  she  posted the before and after pics .  Markeisha  wrote in the comments   " Thanks everyone !  She  is really a joy ! I was upset   true ! But me and my baby laughed together at  her  hair redo !"

SOLUTION:
Positive