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Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: Guidant Shares Up on J J Deal Report CHICAGO (Reuters) - Shares of medical device maker Guidant Corp. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=GDT.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">GDT.N</A> jumped on Tuesday after a report saying the company was in advanced talks to be acquired by health products maker Johnson Johnson <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=JNJ.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">JNJ.N</A> for more than \$24 billion. ### Response: Business
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: U.S. Plane Launches Airstrike in Fallujah (AP) AP - U.S. forces launched an airstrike Friday in the troubled Iraqi city of Fallujah, witnesses said. A U.S. plane fired at least one missile into an industrial area of the city, located 40 miles west of Baghdad, witnesses said. There were no immediate reports of casualties. ### Response: World
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: Rebels Explode Two Bombs in Katmandu (AP) AP - Suspected rebels shot and wounded a policeman and detonated two powerful bombs in Katmandu on Friday as the guerrilla blockade of the Nepali capital entered its third day. No one was injured in the explosions. ### Response: World
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: GOP Convention Delegation More Diverse (AP) AP - Republicans point to record levels of diversity among delegates to their upcoming convention, though the GOP isn't close to matching the makeup of the U.S. population overall or the Democratic delegation that met last month in Boston. ### Response: World
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: Kathmandu hit by 'rebel' blasts Suspected Maoist rebels in Nepal explode two bombs in Kathmandu, on the third day of a blockade of the capital. ### Response: World
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: India weightlifters test positive Pratima Kumari and Sanamacha Chanu become the first Indians to fail a drugs test at an Olympics competition. ### Response: World
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: Braves Edge Dodgers 6-5 LOS ANGELES - Johnny Estrada homered, drove in three runs and started Atlanta's go-ahead rally in the ninth inning, and the Braves beat Eric Gagne and the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-5 Thursday night. In a matchup of division leaders, the Dodgers had scored twice in the eighth to tie it 5-5... ### Response: World
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: Stocks Open Flat NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks were little changed in early trade on Tuesday, as a report of a possible \$24 billion takeover of cardiovascular device maker Guidant Corp. <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=GDT.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">GDT.N</A> by Johnson Johnson <A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=JNJ.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote">JNJ.N</A> and easing oil prices provided support. ### Response: Business
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: Nortel Turns a Tiny Corner The Canadian telecom equipment maker has issued its first post-accounting-scandal financial update. So far, so good ... ### Response: Business
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: Crude Oil May Rise From Record on Supply Threats (Update1) Aug. 20 (Bloomberg) -- Crude oil futures in New York will probably rise next week, after setting records every day except one since July, on concern that shipments will be curtailed as demand grows, a Bloomberg survey of traders and analysts showed. ### Response: Business
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: Qantas raises fuel surcharge Qantas Airways has raised its fuel surcharge on domestic and international tickets by \$4 and \$7, respectively, because of the high price of oil. ### Response: Business
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: Tokyo Stocks Flat in Late Trade Retailers such as Ito-Yokado got a lift after government data showed activity in Japan #39;s service sector rose in June as a wide range of businesses including retailers and restaurants enjoyed a recovery in customers. ### Response: Business
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: Update 4: Two Firms Cleared of Swapping Violations In a judicial blow to the entertainment industry, a federal appeals court ruled that makers of two leading file-sharing programs are not legally liable for the songs, movies and other copyright works their users swap online. ### Response: Business
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: United wants out United Airlines told a federal bankruptcy court it likely would have to terminate its employee pension plans and replace them with leaner retirement benefits in order to survive. ### Response: Business
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: Jury holds Texaco liable for 1955 leak SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW ) -- A jury has ordered Texaco to pay \$15 million to finish the cleanup of a 1955 gas pipeline spill in a small town in Montana, and to pay \$25 in punitive damages, according to published reports. ### Response: Business
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: Delta fare plan now seems fair Delta Air Lines #39; decision to reduce fares out of Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport is good news for the region, but the key will be whether the airline is committed to sustaining the reasonable rates. ### Response: Business
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: Apple Recalls 28,000 PowerBook Batteries Apple notes that the model and serial numbers are located on the label on the bottom of the battery, and can be viewed by removing the battery from the computer. Apple is providing an online form for consumers to begin the battery recall ... ### Response: Sci/Tech
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: High-Speed Internet Shouldn #39;t Be Delayed Back in the go-go days of the tech boom, there was a lot of talk about fast Internet connections enabling consumers to do all manner of useful and fun things, from online banking to viewing movies online. Well, guess what? Despite the following tech bust, ... ### Response: Sci/Tech
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: AT amp;T keeps expanding Net-phone service The Bedminster-based company yesterday said it was pushing into 21 new markets with the service, AT amp;T CallVantage, and extending an introductory rate offer until Sept. 30. In addition, the company is offering in-home installation of up to five ... ### Response: Sci/Tech
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: Agassi waltzes into Washington quarter-finals Top-seed Andre Agassi easily advanced to the quarter-finals of the Washington ATP tournament overnight, with a 6-4, 6-2 victory over Kristian Pless. ### Response: Sports
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: In Greece, an Inside Track for Some Costas #39; nerves are on edge. It #39;s 10:45 am, and he can #39;t get his usual frappe, a coffee-and-milk concoction that #39;s one of Greece #39;s most popular picker-uppers. Twenty-five-year-old Costas is working at the cafe in the Olympic Village international zone for ... ### Response: Sports
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: US gymnasts double the gold ATHENS, GREECE - Twenty years ago in Los Angeles, it was Mary Lou Retton and the vault without fault. ### Response: Sports
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: Yankees beat Nathan to avoid Minny sweep Minneapolis, MN (Sports Network) - Gary Sheffield tied the game in the ninth inning with his second homer of the game and Hideki Matsui singled home Alex Rodriguez with the go-ahead run, as the New York Yankees rallied for a 13-10 victory over the ... ### Response: Sports
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: Braves get a win off Gagne LOS ANGELES -- It wasn #39;ta save situation. But the Braves made sure Eric Gagne enjoyed a second consecutive depressing night, with some help from Johnny Estrada, who enjoyed another successful evening in his native state. ### Response: Sports
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: Woods near top of soaked NEC AKRON, OHIO - Tiger Woods was cruising at one of his favorite courses before a pair of dropped shots cost him a share of the lead at the weather-delayed WGC-NEC Invitational on Thursday. ### Response: Sports
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: Two Wounded in Second Bomb Blast in Nepal Capital KATHMANDU (Reuters) - Two people were wounded after a second bomb exploded in Nepal #39;s capital on Friday, the third day of a blockade of the commercial center called by Maoist rebels. ### Response: World
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: Darfur plan #39;difficult #39; The United Nations is seeking to disarm both rebels and government-backed militias in Darfur, a senior UN official says. ### Response: World
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: Typhoon Megi slams into northern Japan TOKYO (Reuters) - Typhoon Megi has killed one person as it slammed ashore in northern Japan, bringing the death toll to at least 13 and cutting power to thousands of homes before heading out into the Pacific. ### Response: World
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: Hungary #39;s ruling Socialist Party dumps PM BUDAPEST, Aug. 19 (Xinhuanet) -- Hungary #39;s ruling Socialist Party said Thursday that it accepted Prime Minister Peter Medgyessy #39;s resignation and has named a candidate for the post. ### Response: World
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: ANALYSIS-China Uses Deng Xiaoping Centenary to Laud Reform BEIJING (Reuters) - The architect of China #39;s dramatic economic reforms. A benevolent leader who rehabilitated millions purged in the chaotic 1966-76 Cultural Revolution. A military genius. An avid bridge player. A family man. ### Response: World
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: Nikkei Ends Flat, Oil Concerns Weigh TOKYO (Reuters) - Tokyo stocks ended flat on Friday as worries about record-high oil prices took the edge off investors' appetite for recently battered technology issues such as Sharp Corp. ### Response: Business
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: Oil Near \$49 on Mounting Iraq Violence SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Global oil prices rallied to fresh highs on Friday with U.S. crude approaching \$49, driven by escalating violence in Iraq and unabated demand growth from China and India. ### Response: Business
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: Yen Hits 4-Week High Versus Dollar TOKYO (Reuters) - The yen hit a fresh four-week high against the dollar and edged up against the euro on Friday as stronger-than-expected Japanese data gave the currency a belated boost. ### Response: Business
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: IMF's Rato Sees World GDP 4.6 Percent MADRID (Reuters) - IMF Managing Director Rodrigo Rato sees world economic growth of "around 4.6 percent" in 2004 and 2005, according to an interview published in a Spanish newspaper interview on Friday. ### Response: Business
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: Olympics boosts WPP growth WPP, the world's third largest advertising services group, has reported 15 growth in profits in the first half of the year. ### Response: Business
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: Blogging Across America (PC World) PC World - Who needs postcards? Use high-tech ways to stay in touch while you're\ traveling. ### Response: Sci/Tech
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: Oil Near #36;49 on Mounting Iraq Violence (Reuters) Reuters - Global oil prices rallied to fresh\highs on Friday with U.S. crude approaching #36;49, driven by\escalating violence in Iraq and unabated demand growth from\China and India. ### Response: Business
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: Google stockowner for a day: a memoir One week ago, I submitted a bid for Google Inc. stock that overestimated the eventual auction price of the computer search company #39;s initial public offering by nearly 30 percent. But I sold my shares shortly ... ### Response: Business
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: Oil Near \$49 as Iraq Violence Escalates SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Global oil prices raced to fresh highs on Friday with U.S. crude approaching \$49, driven by escalating violence in Iraq and unabated demand growth from China and India. ### Response: Business
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: Stent recalls could hit inventory The three recalls of Boston Scientific Corp. cardiac stents since July 2 affected many more units than the company has previously disclosed, raising concerns among stock analysts about future inventory levels. ### Response: Business
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: Google gets a bounce, ends its first day up 18 percent Shares of Google leaped \$15.34, or 18 percent, to \$100.34 on the Nasdaq exchange yesterday in an opening day of trading that harkened back to the wild run-ups of the dot-com era. ### Response: Business
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: Google stockowner for a day: a memoir If only the rest of my investments worked out this way. One week ago, I submitted a bid for Google Inc. stock that overestimated the eventual auction price of the computer search company's initial public offering by nearly 30 percent. But I sold my shares shortly after Google stock began trading yesterday and still walked away with a nice profit, ... ### Response: Business
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: Oil prices flare up amid Iraq violence WASHINGTON -- Crude futures plowed to a new high near \$49 a barrel yesterday as the threat of sabotage to Iraqi oil infrastructure loomed larger than promises from Baghdad to boost exports in coming days. ### Response: Business
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: State's consumer confidence rises Consumer confidence in Massachusetts jumped to its highest level in more than two years as an improving outlook on the economy and job market sparked consumers' spirits. ### Response: Business
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: United Airlines likely to end pension plans UAL Corp.'s United Airlines, trying to attract financing to exit bankruptcy, said it probably will terminate and replace all its pension plans. ### Response: Business
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: Where's the WiFi? Park's developer wants to know Ten years ago, Boston real estate developer Norman B. Leventhal spearheaded the transformation of a grungy Financial District garage into a park that's become a downtown oasis. ### Response: Business
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: Nortel Networks to cut 3,500 TORONTO -- Nortel Networks said yesterday it will slash its workforce by 3,500, or 10 percent, as it struggles to recover from an accounting scandal that toppled three top executives and led to a criminal investigation and lawsuits. ### Response: Business
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: FDA approves lung cancer drug WASHINGTON -- The Food and Drug Administration yesterday approved a cancer drug made by pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly and Co. to treat advanced non-small cell lung cancer in patients who have undergone chemotherapy. ### Response: Business
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: Notebook: Six weightlifters caught using steroids ATHENS Weightlifting #39;s governing body isn #39;t about to give up its aggressive pursuit of drug cheaters, even if it jeopardizes the sport #39;s future in the Olympics, the group #39;s top official said yesterday after six more ... ### Response: Sports
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: Britain target Beijing gold British badminton star Nathan Robertson has set his sights on Olympic gold in Beijing following his silver medal with Gail Emms at the Athens Games. ### Response: Sports
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: Eli Manning outplays Warner in 1st NY start CHARLOTTE, NC Eli Manning stepped to the line, pointing out the defense just like brother Peyton. ### Response: Sports
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: Major League Baseball News The Yankees had to venture into improbable territory Thursday night to avoid their first sweep by the Twins since 1991. But like they #39;ve done so many times this season, the Yankees found the heroes to turn lemons into lemonade, winning 13-10. ### Response: Sports
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: Al-Sadr is sent #39;final call #39; BAGHDAD, Iraq - Interim Prime Minister Ayad Allawi issued a quot;final call quot; yesterday for Shiite Muslim cleric Muqtada al-Sadr to agree to a new set of conditions issued by the government and end his rebellion. ### Response: World
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: Peres calls for early general election The leader of the opposition Labour party in Israel, Shimon Peres, has called for an early general election. ### Response: World
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: Kathmandu hit by #39;rebel #39; blasts Suspected Maoist rebels in Nepal have set off two bombs in Kathmandu, on the third day of a blockade of the capital. ### Response: World
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: Power struggle also to blame for Sudan violence KHARTOUM, Sudan - The violence in Sudan #39;s western province of Darfur, where more than 30,000 people have been killed and hundreds of thousands have been displaced, is widely portrayed as an ethnic-cleansing campaign by Arab militias ... ### Response: World
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: Typhoon leaves 18 missing or dead in Japan, South Korea The casualty toll from a typhoon that has lashed South Korea and Japan this week has reached at least 18 dead or missing. ### Response: World
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: Hungarian Parliament to Elect Premier on Sept. 6, Kovacs Says Aug. 20 (Bloomberg) -- Hungary #39;s parliament will elect a new prime minister on Sept. 6 to succeed Peter Medgyessy, who is quitting after the junior coalition partner withdrew its confidence, outgoing Socialist Chairman Laszlo Kovacs said on state ... ### Response: World
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: Mbeki urges reform of global agencies His call came at the end of his opening address to the ministerial conference of the grouping of 114 developing nations. ### Response: World
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: New flaws found in Microsoft security (AFP) AFP - Internet security experts have found two "flaws" with Microsoft Corp's long-awaited security update for its Windows XP operating system, but the software behemoth insists that the new SP2 is secure. ### Response: Sci/Tech
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: An IPO Afterglow in Googleland The most hyped new issue since Netscape chalked up a very tidy gain on its first day of trading. Peace reigns in the Valley ... ### Response: Business
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: Nortel Networks to cut 3,500 TORONTO -- Nortel Networks said yesterday it will slash its workforce by 3,500, or 10 percent, as it struggles to recover from an accounting scandal that toppled three top executives and led to a criminal ... ### Response: Business
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: Oil barrels toward \$50 Next stop, fifty bucks. Analysts said crude futures could climb that high today, pushed to the psychological barrier of \$50 US a barrel by speculative buying amid escalating threats to Iraq #39;s oil infrastructure. ### Response: Business
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: Qantas Boosts Flight Surcharges as Fuel Prices Soar (Update5) Aug. 20 (Bloomberg) -- Qantas Airways Ltd., Australia #39;s biggest airline, increased a surcharge on all tickets as the cost of jet fuel soared to a record. Qantas shares rebounded from a three-month low. ### Response: Business
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: Delta #39;s debt plan raises concerns; US Airways labor deal due Delta Air Lines #39; plan to restructure some of its debt outside of bankruptcy has raised concerns among credit analysts who believe the move could be tantamount to defaulting on the money the struggling carrier owes. ### Response: Business
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: Nikkei Ends Flat, Oil Concerns Weigh TOKYO (Reuters) - Tokyo stocks ended flat on Friday as worries about record-high oil prices took the edge off investors #39; appetite for recently battered technology issues such as Sharp Corp. ### Response: Business
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: Peer-to-peer networks win ruling Companies providing software that helps music and movie lovers trade files with each other can #39;t be held financially responsible for copyright theft resulting from the trading, a federal court in Los Angeles ruled yesterday. ### Response: Business
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: Zurich Financial nearly doubles profit Swiss insurance giant Zurich Financial Services has reported a first-half net profit of \$US1.5 billion (\$A2.1 billion), up 93 per cent from \$US752 million (\$A1.05 billion) in the same period last year, and roughly in line with analysts #39; expectations. ### Response: Business
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: Bank of America puts name on Celebrity Series of Boston A day after laying off hundreds of Fleet bank workers, Bank of America received a boost of positive publicity from the arts world. ### Response: Business
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: United #39;likely #39; to end pensions For the first time, United Airlines has acknowledged that it is quot;likely quot; to terminate its pension plans, a move the carrier said it needs to attract financing to emerge from bankruptcy. ### Response: Business
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: Nordstrom profit soars in quarter, but not enough for Wall St. Nordstrom reported a strong second-quarter profit as it continued to select more relevant inventory and sell more items at full price. ### Response: Business
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: Amazon to purchase Chinese on-line retailer Amazon.com Inc. has agreed to buy Joyo.com, China #39;s largest on-line retailer of books, music and videos, for \$75-million (US) to gain access to the world #39;s second-biggest Internet market. ### Response: Business
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: Mike #39;s mailbag I got lots of mail this week about my Tuesday column about the Windows XP Service Pack 2 update from Microsoft. ### Response: Sci/Tech
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: Pilots prepare for mid-air catch of Genesis capsule LA CANADA FLINTRIDGE -- When a capsule from NASA #39;s Genesis spacecraft appears in the sky above the Utah desert on the morning of Sept. 8, it will have withstood more than three years in space and will contain samples of the ... ### Response: Sci/Tech
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: #39;Psst...want the tools to be a cybercriminal? #39; Some websites are now offering surfers the chance to download free quot;phishing kits quot; containing all the graphics, web code and text required to construct the kind of bogus sites used in internet phishing scams. ### Response: Sci/Tech
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: Nortel goes under the knife again WASHINGTON (CBS.MW) -- The latest corporate overhaul by Nortel Networks will shear the company of all its manufacturing operations and leave it with 70 percent fewer workers than it had four years ago. ### Response: Sci/Tech
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: American claims Khorkina crown ATHENS -- With a dazzling routine on the floor, American Carly Patterson staked her claim last night as the new queen of gymnastics. Patterson, 16, spoiled Russian superstar Svetlana Khorkina #39;s final chance at Olympic gold in gymnastics #39; premier event and ... ### Response: Sports
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: Turnabout fair play for Peirsol On a night when a disqualification was posted, protested, counterprotested twice and ultimately tossed out, the American swimmers claimed their largest medal haul of the meet so far. ### Response: Sports
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: Woods #39; No. 1 is safe for now Tiger Woods lost the lead to Stewart Cink yesterday but his world ranking is safe for the moment. Free from the burden of trying to make the Ryder Cup team, Cink looked at ease on a marathon day at the NEC Invitational that ended with ... ### Response: Sports
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: Phelps on way to great 8 That #39;s the goal now, with two events remaining in what already has been a grueling Olympic schedule for this 19-year-old US swimming star. ### Response: Sports
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: Weight of drugs felt Weightlifting #39;s aggressive pursuit of drug cheaters will continue even if it jeopardizes its future in the Olympics, its top official said yesterday following six more positive doping cases in what is again becoming the Games #39; dirtiest sport. Five ... ### Response: Sports
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: Olympic diary: Day seven British support in the badminton arena on Thursday caught everyone by surprise, not least the Chinese. ### Response: Sports
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: Olympic Notes Costs for the Athens Olympics are climbing again, expected to top \$8.5 billion US because of the massive security and overruns in the last-minute scramble to get venues ready, a government official said yesterday. ### Response: Sports
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: Let gymnasts be kids, not athletic lab rats DAY 6: Canadian sprinter Macro-man (Nic Macrozonaris) told a news conference yesterday that he had a dream in which he won the 100-metre sprint in 9.83 seconds. He has never broken 10 seconds flat. ### Response: Sports
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: #39;Peg psychologist helps Ford focus ATHENS -- Of the 10,000 athletes in the Athens Olympics, David Ford may be the only one who brought his own personal psychologist. quot;Probably, quot; Roger Friesen said. ### Response: Sports
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: Stop that blame game ATHENS -- Adam van Koeverden has a message for his fellow Canadian athletes -- quit whining about circumstances you can #39;t control. quot;You can #39;t fall into a corner and cry and say the Canadian sports system has let me down. You have to do things for ... ### Response: Sports
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: US tanks #39;encircle Najaf shrine #39; American tanks have reportedly encircled the Imam Ali shrine in the Iraqi city of Najaf, after intensively bombarding rebel positions overnight. ### Response: World
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: Annan vows to protect UN staff from attacks GENEVA - Those behind the quot;cold-blooded murder quot; of 22 people at the United Nations office in Baghdad one year ago must be held to account, no matter how long it takes to find them, UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan said Thursday. ### Response: World
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: Pakistan hunts for key Al Qaeda figure ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- Pakistani security forces are hunting a Libyan Al Qaeda leader whom senior intelligence officials see as a possible key to finding Osama bin Laden and others in the terrorist ... ### Response: World
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: Oil price hits new high on Iraq violence In the SINGAPORE story headlined quot;Oil hits new high on Iraq violence quot; please read in the 13th paragraph .... as its imports in the first seven ... ### Response: World
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: Improved Latham to leave hospital Federal Labor leader Mark Latham will leave hospital on Saturday at midday after being given the all-clear by doctors. ### Response: World
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: Blogging Across America Who needs postcards? Use high-tech ways to stay in touch while you're traveling. ### Response: Sci/Tech
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: Virtual veins give nurses a hand \A virtual reality hand, complete with vital veins, that "feels" could help trainee nurses practice their jabs. ### Response: Sci/Tech
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: Court stops Shrek 2 bootlegs London's High Court imposes an injunction against 12 defendants accused of bootlegging copies of Shrek 2. ### Response: Sci/Tech
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: When a Bridge Becomes a Lifeline Fifteen years after an earthquake damaged San Francisco's Bay Bridge, engineers are attempting to replace it with a stronger span. The project is said to be the most ambitious in state history. Part 1 of 2. By Amit Asaravala. ### Response: Sci/Tech
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: Cell Phone Users Are Finding God Mobile phone owners are blessed with more than just free weekend minutes, as religious institutions and telcos roll out new services to help the observant practice their faith. By Elizabeth Biddlecombe. ### Response: Sci/Tech
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: Finding Nemo by Microchip Armed with tagging devices and satellite tracking, marine scientists follow hundreds of sea animals around the Pacific Ocean, monitoring everything from location and depth to speed and water temperature. By Randy Dotinga. ### Response: Sci/Tech
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: US: Time Running Out in Airbus-Boeing Row PARIS (Reuters) - The United States said on Tuesday it may soon take legal action in a trade row over government help for Airbus and Boeing, particularly as the European aircraft maker was seeking support for a new project. Washington and Brussels have so far resisted launching legal action at the World Trade Organization (WTO) in their battle over allegations of illegal subsidies to the aviation rivals, but that option may now be just weeks away. ### Response: Business
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: Campaign Game Mimics Real Life A new simulated election game that lets you play campaign manager to a presidential candidate is both thrillingly and disturbingly similar to real-world politics. A review by Jason Silverman. ### Response: Sci/Tech
Below is an instruction that describes a sequence classification task... ### Instruction: Analyze the following input and classify them as World or Sports or Business Sci/Tech. ### Input: Stem Cells Rise in Public Opinion More Americans know about stem cell research, and more approve of it this year than in 2001, according to a new Harris Poll. By Kristen Philipkoski. ### Response: Sci/Tech