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A week ago, Haiti marked the one year anniversary of President Jean Bertrand Aristide's return to power. Daniel updates the situation in Haiti with New York Times reporter Larry Rohter, who recently visited Haiti.

Noah Adams speaks with Rev. Jim Renfrew, pastor of Stone Church, Presbyterian Church in Bergen, NY, about the delights of winter. He says the steady snowfall quiets the city, and members of the community take extra time to look after each other.

HOST SCOTT SIMON SPEAKS WITH WEEKEND EDITION SPORTS COMMENTATOR RON RAPOPORT ABOUT GREG MADDUX, THIS YEAR'S NATIONAL CY YOUNG AWARD WINNER AND QUITE POSSIBLY THE BEST RIGHT-HANDED PITCHER EVER.

Film Critic STEVEN VINEBERG reviews the latest James Bond film "GoldenEye." It features the newest 007, Pierce Brosnan.

Daniel talks with Jodi Cobb, a National Geographic Photographer, about her new book 'Geisha'. Cobb's book provides a rare glimpse behind the scenes in the Geisha houses where she shows us the women not only in their usual ritual costumes, but also with their hair down, after their clients have gone home. Cobb says that contrary to popular belief in the west, Geisha's do not provide sex for their clients. Rather the Geisha's role is more to preserve the high arts of traditional Japan.

ALEX TALKS WITH RICHARD SIMON OF THE NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC ABOUT THE IRS RULING THAT ALLOWS HIM TO DEPRECIATE HIS ANTIQUE VIOLIN BOW.

British film director and screenwriter MIKE FIGGIS. His latest film is "Leaving Las Vegas." The film is based on the novel by John O'Brien. FIGGIS wrote the screenplay. Shortly after the film went into production, O'Brien killed himself. His father said that the book was O'Brien's suicide note. In the film an alcoholic named Ben, played by Nicholas Cage, goes to Las Vegas to end his life in a final binge. He meets and falls in love with a prostitute and they form a desperate bond. FIGGIS also directed "Stormy Monday," (which he wrote and scored), and "Internal Affairs." (THIS INTERVIEW CONTINUES INTO THE SECOND HALF OF THE

Noah Adams talks to author Mary Cable about the 1888 storm that closed down the East Coast and taught the nation about the vulnerability of telegraph wires and trains to severe weather. The storm led to the building of New York City subways and the concept of buried cables.

abuses in Chinese orphanages that was broadcast last night in Britain despite Chinese protests.

NPR's Eric Weiner reports on the continued finger pointing in the aftermath of the assassination of Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin. A national debate in Israel about who and what fostered the climate for such extremism. While some are pointing to the rhetoric of of nationalist rabbis others are looking to elite religious schools called Yeshivas. The lone gunman Yigal Amir attended one of these schools, schools that religious and military studies.