Kim Kardashian's Salon Run-In with Kyle Richards

Just a day away from her E! show's big second season finale, Kim Kardashian spent her Saturday afternoon (January 28) getting pampered in Los Angeles, California.

The 31-year-old brunette beauty first tended to an appointment at Anastasia Salon before hitting Nail Salon across the street, where she bumped into "The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" star Kyle Richards.

The sighting comes as Kim is gearing up for tomorrow's airing of “Kourtney & Kim Take New York" - during which she's seen in a preview clip dealing with the emotional rollercoaster of her marital demise with ex-husband Kris Humphries.

In the teaser, Miss Kardashian's heard saying of the inevitable split, "It's hard for me. He's a good heart, he's a Christian - everything on paper I want in someone, but for some reason, my heart isn't connecting."

"I feel awful that I made him move out here and change his whole life. I feel sad, I feel bad for the guy," Kim continues, with all of the drama set to unfold beginning at 10/9c on E!

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Legendary 427 Corvette

More than 40 years have passed since Chevrolet labeled a Corvette with a 427 badge, but beginning this summer for a limited run the legendary nameplate will return on a convertible model commemorating the marque’s 60th anniversary. The car was unveiled to the public for the first time Friday night at the Barrett-Jackson auction in Scottsdale, Ariz., where the rights to purchase the first car with serial number 001 will be auctioned off Saturday night. Proceeds from the sale will go toward the AARP’s Drive to End Hunger charity, coordinated through Chevy dealer and NASCAR team owner Rick Hendrick.

The 2013 Corvette 427 Convertible Collector Edition will be the fastest and most capable convertible in Corvette’s history, according to Corvette chief engineer Tadge Juechter. Along with the 427, Chevy will offer a 60th Anniversary Package available on all 2013 Corvette models.

The 427 Convertible takes elements from both the Z06 and ZR1 models. The 427 is fitted with the LS7 engine from the Z06 that makes 505 hp and 470 lb-ft, making it the most powerful engine ever put into a Vette convertible. Like the Z06, the 427 Convertible is only available with a six-speed manual.

The Corvette 427 Convertible will have the same driveline and rear axle system from the Corvette Z06, a rear-mounted battery and standard Magnetic Selective Ride Control. The standard 19-inch front and 20-inch rear wheels are wrapped in ZR1-style Michelin PS2 tires. Lightweight machine-face Cup wheels--introduced on the 2012 Corvette Z06 with Z07 and Corvette ZR1 with PDE performance packages--come standard and include unique gray-painted pockets. Black Cup wheels or chrome ZR1-style wheels are also available.

The 427 Convertible is fitted with several carbon-fiber components to help reduce weight, including carbon fiber raised hood (introduced on the 2011 Z06 Carbon Edition), carbon fiber Z06-style fenders and carbon fiber floor panels. “CFZ” carbon fiber front splitter and rocker panels are optional on the 427 Convertible and included with the 60th Anniversary package.

Juechter said the 427 is also being used a bit as a test-bed for some C7 Corvette technology, where they are using advanced composite materials to help reduce the weight of the car by some 40 pounds, tipping the scales at 3,555 pounds. Juechter said he wouldn’t reveal which components have been modified but that the overall weight savings gives the 427 Convertible a power-to-weight ratio of 6.64--in other words, 1 horsepower to every 6.64 pounds of vehicle weight. According to Chevrolet, that’s better than the Porsche 911 Turbo S Cabriolet at 6.90; the Audi R8 GT 5.2 FSI Spyder at 7.58; the Aston Martin DBS Volante Convertible at 7.82; and the Ferrari California Convertible at 8.31.

Juechter said the 427 Convertible should make the trip from 0 to 60 mph in 3.8 seconds, run a quarter-mile in 11.8 seconds and have a top speed of more than 190 mph. Lateral acceleration is 1.04 g.

The 427 Convertible is available in 2LT, 3LT and 4LT trim levels and will carry a unique vehicle identification number sequence, similar to the Corvette ZR1.

All 2013 Corvette models, including the 427 Convertible, will be available with a 60th Anniversary Package, featuring an Arctic White exterior with a Blue Diamond leather-wrapped interior with suede accents. Convertible models will have a blue fabric top.

Additional content includes a ZR1-style rear spoiler, special badging, gray-painted brake calipers and the “60th” logo on the wheel center caps, steering wheel and seat headrests. An optional graphics package adds full-length racing stripes in Pearl Silver Blue, including a tonal stripe stitched into the convertible top, extending the graphic theme over the roof.

For 2013, all Corvettes will feature 60th Anniversary badges on the fascias and the “waterfall” panel on convertible models, as well as 60th logos in the instrument panel gauge cluster and on the sill plates.

The 2013 427 Convertible is not being built in limited numbers, Juechter said they will build as many as they can sell. But it will be built only for the 2013 model year as the sixth generation of Corvettes wind down. Chevrolet officials have not said when the seventh-generation Vette will be launched, but Juechter said C6 model production will stop about a month before the C7 builds begin, giving the plant in Bowling Green, Ky., time to make the model switchover.

Prices for the 427 Convertible were not released but sources expect the model to start at less than $80,000.

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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 - Record Breaking Video Game

We don't write about video games here but this time we decided to make an exception and later you will understand why. The reason is the video game Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 that managed to break another record in sales.

Just five days after its release the video game was able to gather a whooping figure of 5 million. This record break the older one set by the previous Call of Duty that gathered 0 million in the first five days after the launch.

In addition, the figure registered by Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 is not only the most remarkable among video games. It surpassed all other entertainment products such as movies and music albums in terms of earning in the first days of release.

It would be also interesting to note that Activision also unveiled other incredible statistics on the number of that have been playing the video game on Xbox Live. Here are the numbers:

- 7 million online multiplayer hours were logged in the game by the end of launch day;
- at a certain point there were 3.3 million players playing the game at the same time.

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Redknapp: We can still do it. Tottenham 1 Wolves 1

HARRY REDKNAPP urged Spurs fans to keep the faith despite being held by lowly Wolves.

Luka Modric cancelled out Steven Fletcher's strike as Tottenham dropped two crucial points in the title race.

But boss Redknapp insisted his side must remain positive if they are to stay with Manchester pair City and United at the top.

Redknapp again played down the significance of this draw, insisting that the top four remains the club's aim.

He said: "I've never said to anybody that we are going to win the league.

"I know where we are at and if we can get a Champions League position again this season it will be great for us.

"I only answered their question of if it is possible and of course it is possible.

"Man City and Man United will be red hot favourites to win the league. But if we had a fantastic run in the second half like we have had in the first half of the season it could happen."

Spurs must start beating sides like Wolves if they are to sustain their challenge. But former West Ham and Portsmouth chief Redknapp knows all about sides fighting for their lives at the bottom of the table.

He added: "You know they are going to be difficult. When you turn up here on a Saturday afternoon you know you are in for a tough game.

"Teams are going to drop points against these teams, they are all working hard and fighting for survival.

"If you look at the results over the holiday period it shows how difficult it is.

"We all get disappointed when we don't win. But they are not just going to roll over. A point's a point. We're still on a great run.

"One wouldn't quite drop for us and they defended for their lives, worked hard and pressed us, closed us down and made it difficult."

Redknapp insisted he has no imminent plans to bring in new faces this month.

He said: "I'm off to watch a game tomorrow but whether its worth going in the end I won't know.

"We keep looking but we are not chasing too much I'll be honest with you.

"I haven't got anyone in mind I'd like to sign. Unless I could find someone who I thought could make a difference to us."

Wolves boss Mick McCarthy was full of praise for striker Fletcher, who scored his ninth league goal of the season and he also felt his side were worth the draw.

He said: "He is one of those rare commodities, a talented footballer who does everything else as well — he runs back for you, blocks shots and puts himself about.

"I'm delighted with the result because I though we deserved something from the game.

"I'm not suggesting we kept them quiet for 95 minutes because we didn't — but I think it was a good performance.

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U.S. National Parks Free for Martin Luther King Day Weekend

More than a hundred sites waive entrance fee over next few days.

More than a hundred national parks and historical sites across the United States will waive admissions fees from Friday through Monday to commemorate Martin Luther King Day.
"Dr. King's story and those of so many others whose efforts changed our country are preserved in the national parks, places where history happened," U.S. National Park Service Director Jonathan Jarvis said in a statement.

Visitors can retrace King's footsteps at the Martin Luther King, Jr., National Historic Site in Georgia, the Selma to Montgomery National Historic Trail in Alabama, or the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., as well as other sites that have direct ties to King or the civil rights movement.

"Fee-free days are important opportunities where the Park Service puts out the welcome mat and invites all Americans to relax, recreate, and learn about our shared heritage," Bryan Faehner, the associate director for park uses at the independent National Parks Conservation Association, told National Geographic News.

Other parks that will hold special events honoring King this weekend include the new Martin Luther King, Jr., Memorial in Washington, D.C., Morristown National Historical Park in New Jersey, Fort Donelson National Battlefield in Tennessee, and the Frederick Douglass National Historic Site in Washington, D.C.

More Free-Parks Days Ahead

More traditional nature and wilderness parks such as Yellowstone and the Grand Canyon will also waive entry fees this weekend. Fees vary for different sites, but can be as high as $25 per vehicle. Still, many of the country's nearly 400 national parks never charge an entrance fee at all.

The National Park Service will also waive admission fees on 14 other days in 2012:

--National Park Week (April 21 to 29)
--Get Outdoors Day (June 9)
--National Public Lands Day (September 29)
--Veterans Day Weekend (November 10 to 12)

"People have to get themselves there," Faehner said, "but they won't have to pay an entrance fee, which can turn certain people away."

(Related: U.S. national park tours from National Geographic Expeditions.)

Faehner recommends people to visit national parks during the fall and winter to avoid the summer crowds and to get a different perspective on the sites.

For example, "Civil War and Revolutionary War soldiers fought and struggled throughout the winter months, so park visitors can get a better perspective on what these soldiers went through," he said.

Off-peak visits to wildlife parks can also be rewarding. January is a great time to see bison at Yellowstone National Park, for example, or grey whales at Point Reyes National Seashore in California.

"The changing of the seasons affects what and how you experience national parks," Faehner said.

"Especially in the winter, when you can oftentimes experience a kind of solitude that you might not find otherwise."

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World’s Largest Interactive 3-D Projection is world’s biggest claw game

GM has recently created an outrageous promotion for the Chevy Sonic at the famous Roosevelt Hotel in Los Angeles. It involves the world’s biggest 3D projection and the world’s biggest claw game.

Yes, those claw games from the arcade has become bigger with bigger prizes. The ad agency Gooby Silverstein & Partners have created this fantastic 3D projection with an oversized gear shift as a joystick, with prizes of snowboards, electronics, and the 2012 Chevy Sonic.

There is a video of this after the jump if you want to see how it went. What really makes this cool is that the claw picks up a 3D version of the car for the lucky winner. Not only that, the 3D version of the car turns into a real version of the car after the projection has been “dropped”. You have to see it to believe it.

I wish I could say that I have seen this massive 3D display for myself, but it looks pretty realistic on video, especially as the walls of the hotel seem to shift. I’m guessing that was probably the hardest part.

Man, I really hope to actually see more of these types of promos in the near future, in person. It would totally make my trip to CES if someone big company had some gigantic 3D projection on the Las Vegas Strip.

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