The well known mathematician Louis Leithold was found dead, April 29th, at his home in Los Angeles. Author of "The Calculus," the definitive Calculus text book for a generation, Leithold was still teaching at a high school in Malibu, California.

A Thai Beauty contest held Sunday gave women with a little more meat on their bones the chance to strut their stuff and compete for the title of Miss Jumbo Queen. The annual pageant aims to raise awareness and money for Thailand's suffering elephant population. Women weighing 176 pounds and over strut their stuff for judges in beauty and talent competitions - fully representing the theory that "bigger is beautiful. "