Kim Kardashian on Pregnancy: "I Haven't Had Any Morning Sickness!"

So far, Kim Kardashian's first pregnancy has been smooth sailing!

Three months pregnant with Kanye West's baby, the Kourtney and Kim Take Miami star tells Us Weekly she's been lucky to avoid the dreaded morning sickness most expectant mothers face in the early stages of pregnancy.
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"I have felt good. I haven't had any morning sickness, but it still isn't the easiest," the mom-to-be told Us on New Year's Eve when she hosted a bash at Las Vegas nightclub 1OAK. "People always say it's easy and fun. It's definitely an adjustment learning about your body and stuff like that. I've been feeling really good so that's good."
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Clad in a black dress with lace details, Kardashian, 32, attended the party on the arm of boyfriend of eight months West, 35, who surprised Kardashian when revealing her pregnancy to New Jersey concertgoers on Dec. 30. ("Make some noise for my baby mama," West told the audience of 5,000 at Atlantic City's Revel Resort.)
Calling the next phase of their lives together "so exciting," the pregnant star says she intends to find out the gender of her firstborn -- when the time is right.
"Of course I do want to know. I can't find out yet, but I do want to know," she told Us at Monday night's party.
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Once Kardashian's divorce from Kris Humphries is settled, a source close to West hints that the dad-to-be will get down on one knee and propose to Kardashian. Says a pal: "He's told friends and family he was gonna [marry] her since the day they met."

9 Foods that Reduce Stress Levels

Don't stress!Reach for these items next time you're feeling under pressure, under the weather, or just too close to that breaking point. Munching on these stress-free foods will help pull you back into the game.
Oranges
A German study in Psychopharmacology found that vitamin C helps reduce stress and return blood pressure and cortisol to normal levels after a stressful situation. Vitamin C is also well-known for boosting your immune system.
Sweet Potatoes
Sweet potatoes can be particularly stress-reducing because they can satisfy the urge you get for carbohydrates and sweets when you are under a great deal of stress. They are packed full of beta-carotene and other vitamins, and the fiber helps your body to process the carbohydrates in a slow and steady manner.
Dried Apricots
Apricots are rich in magnesium, which is a stress-buster and a natural muscle relaxant as well.
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Almonds, Pistachios & Walnuts
Almonds are packed with B and E vitamins, which help boost your immune system, and walnuts and pistachios help lower blood pressure.
Turkey
Turkey contains an amino acid called L-tryptophan. This amino acid triggers the release of serotonin, which is a feel-good brain chemical. This is the reason why many people who eat turkey feel relaxed, or even tired, after eating it. L-Tryptophan has a documented calming effect.
Spinach
A deficiency in magnesium can cause migraine headaches and a feeling of fatigue. One cup of spinach provides 40 percent of your daily needs for magnesium.
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Salmon
Diets high in omega-3 fatty acids protect against heart disease. A study from Diabetes & Metabolism found that omega-3s keep the stress hormones cortisol and adrenaline from peaking.
Avocados
The monounsaturated fats and potassium in avocados help lower blood pressure. The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute says that one of the best ways to lower blood pressure is to consume enough potassium (avocados have more than bananas).
Green Vegetables
Broccoli, kale, and other dark green vegetables are powerhouses of vitamins that help replenish our bodies in times of stress.

Tribune exits bankruptcy with new TV-focused board

CHICAGO (AP) — More than four years after crushing debt and plunging advertising sales forced it to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, Tribune Co. has emerged with a new television-focused board and over $1 billion in new financing.

Led by such creative and technology heavyweights as Ross Levinsohn, the former interim CEO of Yahoo Inc., and Peter Murphy, former strategic officer of The Walt Disney Co., the board's roster suggests a focus on the company's TV assets rather than newspapers, which haven't managed to turn around declines in readership and advertising. Peter Liguori, a former TV executive at Discovery Communications Inc. and News Corp.'s Fox, is expected to be named CEO in the next several weeks.

The exit closes a dark period for Tribune, which was founded in 1847 with a hand-cranked print run of 400 copies of the Chicago Tribune. It founded the WGN broadcasting brand with a radio station in 1924 and a TV station in 1948. The call letters stood for "World's Greatest Newspaper." Tribune first went public in 1983 valued at $206 million — one of the biggest IPOs of its day — and expanded over the years into a media giant through acquisitions of TV stations such as KTLA in Los Angeles and newspapers such as the Los Angeles Times, The Baltimore Sun and Newsday. It also owns a stake in the Food Network and online job site CareerBuilder.com.

In 2006, pressured by its long-sagging stock price and dissident shareholders, Tribune put itself on the block. Sam Zell, a Chicago real estate mogul who made his fortune in commercial real estate but had little experience with the media industry, took the company private in a leveraged buyout that valued Tribune at about $8.2 billion.

But the deal ballooned Tribune's debt load from $5 billion to more than $13 billion just as the Great Recession hit. Advertising revenue plummeted across the industry, which was also struggling with steep declines in circulation as readers found free access to news, sports and entertainment online. Less than a year after Zell closed the deal, Tribune filed for Chapter 11 protection.

The company's restructuring dragged on for years due to fraud allegations and dueling lawsuits between creditors. In the end, the parties agreed to a plan that included payouts of nearly $3 billion in cash to creditors and turned ownership over to senior lenders including Oaktree Capital Management, Angelo Gordon and Co., and JPMorgan Chase and Co.

The emerging Tribune is estimated to be worth about $4.5 billion, with television assets generating most of its value. Newspapers — seen as accounting for less than 15 percent of its value today — are expected to be sold off in a process that will likely see several bidders.

"Tribune is the poster child for the demise of the metropolitan newspaper," said Ken Doctor, a newspaper industry analyst with Outsell Inc. "Tribune remains a media company but likely drops the part of media that gave it its name and its birth, which is its newspapers."

Doctor says he expects that the Los Angeles Times and Chicago Tribune could be sold for around $600 million to $700 million. Interested bidders include News Corp.'s Rupert Murdoch, Freedom Communications owner Aaron Kusher, who bought the Orange County Register this summer, and Carlos Slim, the Mexican billionaire who invested in The New York Times Co., Doctor said.

As part of the restructuring, Tribune closed on a new $1.1 billion senior secured term loan and a $300 million revolving credit line. The loan will fund payments required under the reorganization plan, and the credit line will pay for its ongoing operations.

CEO Eddy Hartenstein said Monday that Tribune "emerges from the bankruptcy process as a multimedia company with a great mix of profitable assets, strong brands in major markets and a much-improved capital structure." He noted that the company's restructuring ensures that Tribune's subsidiary creditors and vendors receive payment "in full-100 percent recovery of what they are owed."

Hartenstein will remain at the helm for the next several weeks until the new board meets to designate executive officers.

Facebook’s Mobile Strategy in 2013

Shortly after its historic IPO in May, Facebook (FB) stock lost half of its value as investors became increasingly anxious about the social network’s ability to make money from mobile advertising. The stock has recovered some ground in recent weeks because CEO and co-founder Mark Zuckerberg has publicly addressed these concerns, according to David Kirkpatrick, author of The Facebook Effect.

“People just needed to be convinced that Zuckerberg realized that mobile was a big deal,” Kirkpatrick says in an interview with The Daily Ticker. “He has made that extremely clear. They are explicitly putting mobile at the top of the list in everything that they do.”
Effectively monetizing mobile has become the core challenge for all websites and Facebook’s struggles to earn revenue from mobile ads won’t go away in 2013, Kirkpatrick notes. But recent efforts by the company to target its 1 billion global users on smartphone devices and tablets could attract new advertisers. Facebook’s News Feed tool has the most potential for mobile ad displays, according to Kirkpatrick, and Facebook engineers are focusing on designing new apps and interfaces for mobile first, with PC versions to follow afterward. Facebook’s problems are not just how to increase mobile ads but also delivering and displaying them in a way that are not intrusive or offensive to users, Kirkpatrick says.
Mobile comprised 14% of Facebook’s $1.09 billion in total ad revenue in the third-quarter and the company made roughly $3 million a day from ads shown in its mobile News Feed. According to eMarketer, Facebook could earn the highest amount of mobile display revenue than any other mobile publisher next year because of its ability to redistribute revenue from mobile to desktop. The social networking site is also on track to reach 18.4% of the U.S. mobile display advertising market in 2013.

Tech Cleaning 101: 4 Ways to Help Your Gadgets Survive Your Kids

Sometimes I find myself staring at the gadgets at the electronics store and wondering how the ones I've got at home ever could have been so shiny and new. That's because, as the mother of a toddler who loves to get her sticky fingers on anything even remotely electronic (including the remote), I have a hard time keeping my gadgets in tip-top shape. Thankfully, I've learned a few indispensable tricks to clean my gadgets after they've spent some quality time in the hands of lil' Miss Annie.

Disclaimer: These tips work for me, but you should always consult your instruction manual before doing anything.
Screens
It doesn't matter if it's my TV, computer, smart phone, or tablet -- if its got a screen, its got Annie's finger prints on it. And, since Annie is a toddler, her fingers are often smudged with chocolate, milk, or honey. Awesome!
If I only have household items at my disposal, I pass over the paper towels and cleaning detergents (which can cause damage), and instead grab one of my husband's clean T-shirts. T-shirts are great for cleaning away minor smudges and build-up when lightly pressed against the screen. For more intense messes - and let's face it, with kids they're always more intense - I turn off the machine and wipe the screen with a baby wipe.
Related: 7 questions to ask yourself before upgrading to Windows 8 For best results, though, I use a screen cleaning kit. I finally broke down and bought one not too long ago, and it was well worth it. Most kits come with soft cloths (like "chamois" or "terry") and a spray bottle of alcohol-free, ammonia-free and phosphate-free cleaner.
Keyboards I have a number of tricks for cleaning my keyboards, some of which are lo-tech, and some of which are a bit more sophisticated. Lo-tech techniques include turning my keyboard upside down and gently shaking out crumbs and the like, and placing scotch tape between the keys to snag other unwelcome guests.
On the more sophisticated side, I use compressed air (or a hair dryer in a pinch), electronics cleaning putty, and computer cleaning wipes (baby wipes work, too). It's smart to spend a few extra bucks on this stuff so you have it on hand for the inevitable child related mishap.
DVDs/CDs Kids have an amazing ability to scratch, smudge, or generally muck up DVDs and CDs. If Annie gets her hands on a CD or DVD she will play with it a few minutes, then leave it in the corner gathering dust. To clean a dirty disc, try gently rubbing it with a clean T-shirt. You can also squirt a little window cleaner onto the T-shirt before cleaning the disc. I've used this trick to make unplayable discs playable again.
Handling Spills Like many parents I've had that nightmare moment when my kid spills liquid onto one of my electronics. It's not always possible to save your gadget when this happens, but to have a chance you need to act fast. If the spill happens on your keyboard, immediately turn it upside down to force out the fluid, then use q-tips to soak up as much of what is left as possible. After that you'll want to dry it out. Many people dry out smaller electronics like a phone or tablet in a bag of rice because the rice will absorb any leftover moisture. We keep a jumbo bag of rice on hand, just in case!