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Trinidad Moruga Scorpion: World's Hottest Pepper Tops 2M Scoville Heat Units

Trinidad Moruga Scorpion
The Trinidad Moruga Scorpion has been declared the world's hottest pepper following months of research by the experts at New Mexico State University's Chile Pepper Institute. It is a golf ball-sized pepper, which mean heat topped more than 1.2 million units on the Scoville heat scale. Some fruits from some individual plants reached two million heat units, according to The Associated Press.
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Avon sales slide; loses door-to-door reps

Avon Products Inc reported weaker-than-expected fourth-quarter results as sales slid in every market except Latin America and the company saw a sharp drop in the number of representatives essential to selling its cosmetics directly to consumers.
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Avon sales slide, sales reps drop out

Avon Products Inc reported weaker-than-expected fourth-quarter results as sales slid in every market except Latin America and the company saw a 3 percent drop in the number of representatives who sell its cosmetics directly to consumers.
Earthquake California: Valentine’s Day 2012 Tremor

Earthquake California: Valentine's Day 2012 Tremor

Just one day after a 5.6-magnitude earthquake hit northern California, two other earthquakes hit nearby early Valentine's Day: a 5.1-magnitude quake in northwest Mexico and a 3-magnitude earthquake in southern California.
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Amazing Solid Rain Hydrates Crops by Turning Water into Gel

Sergio Jesus Rico, an engineer from Mexico's National Polytechnic Institute, has been nominated for a prestigious 2012 world water prize for his invention of solid rain. It hydrates crops by turning water into gel with potassium polyacrylate, a chemical that can then attach directly to plant roots and water them.
A riot policeman kicks a protester during clashes in Athens

Facing Uncertain Weekend, Investors Flee to Safe Assets

Investors flocked to the security of safe-haven assets Friday, like U.S. Treasuries and cash dollar holdings, ahead of what is expected to be a volatile weekend in Athens, already rocked by riots and tense government negotiations.
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Sony's Hirai to Extend PlayStation Strategy

Incoming CEO Kazuo Hirai aims to re-shape Sony Corp by linking hardware and software through online networks -- a model he used at its PlayStation unit -- dismissing any suggestion the battered brand would revert to a gadget-centered strategy under his management.
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No Child Left Behind: Obama grants 10 states leeway on education law

President Barack Obama said on Thursday he was granting 10 states exemptions from parts of the No Child Left Behind education law, a move that could prove popular in an election year with parents and teachers who have criticized the law - but raises concern among some advocates for low-income and minority students.
Sony's Walkman, a portable music player, is displayed in Tokyo

CEO Hirai to Network Sony Content and Gadgets

Incoming Sony CEO Kazuo Hirai aims to re-shape the company by linking hardware and software through online networks - a model he used at the PlayStation maker's computer entertainment unit.

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