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Rock critic KEN TUCKER reviews –Poisonville— the new CD by singer Ronny Elliott.

NPR's Susan Stamberg reports on how the plentiful, pliable metal aluminum inspired art and industry in the 1900s. An exhibition now in New York City explores aluminum's use in aerospace, fashion and household goods.

NPR's Vicky O'Hara reports on the U.S. visit of China's Vice Premier, Qian Qichen , the highest ranking Chinese diplomat to visit the new administration. Speaking publicly at the State Department last night, Qian expressed hope that China-U.S. relations would improve. Tuesday night in New York, he was highly critical of American plans to sell Aegis destroyers to Taiwan.

Noah Adams reads from listeners letters. Today, topics include dairy cattle being slaughtered on a farm in Wales due to an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease, the demise of the Mir space station, and the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Listeners should send letters to: Letters, All Things Considered, 635 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20001. Or e-mail to atc@npr.org.

NPR's Michele Kelemen reports from Moscow, where Russians are waiting for their government to announce tit-for-tat expulsions of American diplomats in response to the Bush administration's action. Russian officials and analysts are denouncing the U.S. move as a return to the Cold War.

Noah Adams talks to David Wise, a writer working on a book about the Robert Hanssen case. They discuss the line between legitimate diplomatic work and spying.

Today President Bush conferred with China Vice Premier Qian Qichen -- the highest ranking official from Beijing since the administration took office. Qian's top priority is waylaying the proposed sale of advanced anti-missile technology to Taiwan. The Bush administration must decide next month whether to make the sale. Human rights was also a topic of discussion.

A healthy body cannot exist apart from a healthy spirit, old-timers used to say. From that old adage a new model of health is emerging in Europe that seeks to re-imagine our basic understanding of public health. The idea is called Health Promotion. Instead of government proclamations about what is healthy and what is not, it seeks to engage citizens in a democratic discussion about their own diet, habits, and behaviors regarding their health. Health promoters have looked especially to the schools to help kids figure out for themselves what it is to be healthy. In the first of two reports, Frank Browning visits a health-promoting school in Denmark.

Jill McGivering of the BBC reports from Delhi, that thousands of wild rhesus monkeys are wreaking havoc there. Despite authorities' attempts to control the animals, the monkeys are multiplying.

The Pope John Paul II Cultural Center opens today in an area of Washington, D.C. known as the little Vatican. Alex Van Oss finds out what it means to create an interactive museum for the head of the Catholic Church. NOTE: Web Site at www.jp2cc.org. (3:45) (Note: this site will open in a new browser wi