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Obamas hit bookstore, backs small business

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WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama has pitched in to help small businesses get into the holiday shopping season...
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Sharp elbows, pepper spray mar 'Black Friday'

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theGRIO REPORT - Black Friday is the day when millions of Americans head to the stores seeking bargains. But for some shoppers, Friday was also a day of sharp elbows and noxious fumes...
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7 simple, cost-free ways for women to stay fit

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theGRIO REPORT - It's two months away from resolution time. Women everywhere swear to take on monstrous workout regimens, with high out-of-pocket expenses...
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First lady makes surprise shopping trip to Target

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VIDEO - Attention Target shoppers: You could have been standing in line with Michelle Obama...
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9 things people do that annoy customer service workers

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Here's a list of things that those looking to get served need to know before they march into a store, restaurant, gym, or whatever. If you do these things, know that you'll need to do better...
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Mother killed baby she put in BabyBjorn, goes shopping

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Toyrianna Smith allegedly put her three-month-old baby, Ken Blackman, Jr., into a chest-mounted BabyBjorn, and carried him around as she went shopping...
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Slideshow: theGrio's black-owned gift guide

Shamara Riley
SLIDESHOW - This list represents a range of black-owned businesses that can cater to your shopping needs...
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Beautyshop Buzz: How are you spending the holidays?

Terrence Romney
VIDEO - In light of the struggling economy -- are you spending less than usual this year?...
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Fashion to follow: 15 top twitter feeds

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From Clutch Magazine - SLIDESHOW - If there is any industry that has dominated Twitter's public timeline, it is the world of fashion. Clutch's Fashion Contributors offer the top 15 to follow...
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Webcams aren’t usually accused of holding biases. But after one consumer took to YouTube to criticize HP’s Deluxe Webcam, the internet buzz began.
Hewlett Packard’s new camera includes innovative face-tracking technology, which follows a user’s face even if it moves out of frame or zooms in when the user is farther away.
This technology wasn’t working for one African-American consumer—the webcam didn’t move at all. But for his white co-worker, who was right next to him at the time, the face-tracking feature worked perfectly.
And so the man, identified as “Desi” in the video, had a message for one of the largest technology companies in the world: “Hewlett Packard computers are racist,” the man says.
The malfunctioning webcam along with the YouTube video prompted a blog post response from HP:
“We are working with our partners to learn more. The technology we use is built on standard algorithms that measure the difference in intensity of contrast between the eyes and the upper cheek and nose.
“Desi’s” online complaint has attracted hundreds of thousands of views on YouTube.
TheGrio went out and purchased an HP Deluxe Webcam to see if “Desi’s” claims were accurate. When our staff sat in front of the face-tracking camera, it responded effectively to people of all shades and colors. However, the difference between our results and “Desi’s” could all be attributed to lighting.
“We believe that the camera might have difficulty “seeing” contrast in conditions where there is insufficient foreground lighting,” HP said in their blog post.
If users have problems with their face-tracking webcam, they can contact HP directly or they can always go to YouTube.

HP's face-tracking webcams aren't 'racist' (VIDEO)

Todd Johnson
VIDEO - Webcams aren't usually accused of holding biases. But after one consumer took to YouTube to criticize HP's Deluxe Webcam, the Internet buzz began...
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