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I'M A WRITER at Sports Illustrated, and every winter our magazine publishes a swimsuit issue, with photographs of supermodels in bikinis. The pictures highlight the popular hallmarks of female beauty, and the issue is a colossal financial success.

MY HUSBAND is a beautiful man. Though he isn't hard on the eyes, I'm not speaking of his looks.

BEAUTY—WHAT IS IT? People seek it in their homes and gardens, in their clothes, music, language—and often in their persons. One's concept of beauty is different from another's.

AT A VERY YOUNG AGE I was diagnosed as having rheumatic fever. During several months of medical treatment, the condition grew worse, and the doctors' predictions frightened my dad and mom.

Imagine that you're trapped in a small space. It's dark and cramped.

Trouble. Is that the word that best describes the state of the world these days? Open a newspaper or turn on the TV and you'd have a hard time not answering yes.

On January 23, 2004, The Christian Science Board of Directors circulated the following letter to employees at The First Church of Christ, Scientist; The Christian Science Publishing Society; and The Mary Baker Eddy Library for the Betterment of Humanity. Dear Employee: January marks a new year, but this year is not just another year.

A man who had been a Special Agent of the United States Treasury Department, worked for Thomas Edison's Telephone and Light Company, and had lived in both South America and Europe, Joshua Bailey had taken Primary class instruction from Mrs. Eddy in 1888.

Mary Baker Eddy placed high value on her healing system and on her instruction, and expected students would earn from what they learned. To her, it was a given that public demand for effective, affordable, spiritually based healthcare, provided by caring healers, would constantly grow.

Emma McDonald took the first of four classes with Mary Baker Eddy in Chicago, in May 1884. During the class she wrote to her family in Green Bay, Wisconsin.