Los Mariachi Elegante perform  during RAND's 60 Year Anniversary celebration on Saturday, May 17, 2008. The RAND Corporation (Research and Development) is a nonprofit global policy think tank first formed to offer research and analysis to the United States armed forces. The organization has since expanded to working with other governments, private foundations, international organizations, and commercial organizations. Reportedly, it is known for rigorous, often-quantitative, and non-partisan analysis and policy recommendations. RAND was set up in 1946 by the United States Army Air Forces as Project RAND, under contract to the Douglas Aircraft Company.

(top) Juliet Kaska, Celebrity Trainer and Owner of Emerson Hall Fitness, leads a class in a hybrid fitness workout  during OK! Magazine's Body & Soul on the Beach on Saturday, May 18, 2008. (above) The Biggest Looser Trainer, Kim Lyons, gives fitness advice during an interview at the beach. "Make time for fitness first thing in the morning. Take the stairs instead of the elevator. Park your car far away and walk," she said. The  full day of wellness featured fitness classes led by celebrity trainers on the beach, complimentary mini-massages, nutrition consultations, fresh food, free product samples and special guests. All proceeds from the event benefits the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation.

Retired High School Biology teacher Dennis Stewart, 60 and his wife Geri, 51, commence their bicycle tour of Route 66 on Sunday, May 11, 2008, from the Santa Monica Pier. They are hoping to complete the tour ending in Chicago within two months by the Fourth of July. U.S. Route 66 (also known as Route 66, U.S. Highway 66, The Main Street of America, The Mother Road and the Will Rogers Highway) was a highway in the U.S. Highway system. One of the original federal routes, US 66 was established on November 11, 1926, though signs did not go up until the following year. It originally ran from Chicago, Illinois, through Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and California, before ending at Los Angeles for a total of 2,448 mile. US 66 was officially decommissioned (that is, officially removed from the United States Highway System) on June 27, 1985 after it was decided the route was no longer relevant and had been replaced by the Interstate Highway System.