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As the captains of geekdom battle over wireless standards, Weekend Edition Information Age Specialist Rich Dean says cell phones and handheld gadgets just aren't ready for prime time on the Web.

Jacki speaks with Jany Hansal, the President of DESA, a woman's humanitarian organization based in Dubrovnic, Croatia. Since 1993, DESA has been helping former refugees from the Balkan Wars cope with loss and tragedy in their lives by reviving the ancient crafts of their region. For more on DESA, go to http://desa.dubrovnik.org. (5:00) (Note: Site will open in a new browser window.)

A sound montage of some of the voices in this past week's news, including White House spokesman Joe Lockhart on the Middle East summit at Camp David; former South African President Nelson Mandela at the closing ceremony of the international AIDS conference; Texas governor George W. Bush and Vice President Al Gore at the NAACP Convention in Baltimore; Judge Robert Kaye, who presided over the civil lawsuit in Miami against the top five tobacco companies; Phillip Morris attorney Dan Webb and smokers' attorney Stanley Rosenblatt on the $145 billion punitive damages verdict.

Hard-line Israeli conservatives rallied in Tel Aviv today in the largest demonstration in Israeli history. They want to oppose any concessions by Prime Minister Ehud Barak at the Camp David Peace Talks. NPR's Linda Gradstein reports, that's the opposition is not necessarily the majority sentiment in Israel.

Liane reads letters from listeners.

Cuban Americans in Miami today launched a flotilla of small ships headed for waters off Cuba. The anti-Castro exercise is to mark the anniversary of the death of 41-Cubans who fled the country six years ago on a tugboat. NPR's Phillip Davis has the story.

The violent death of a hockey dad by the hands of another hockey dad at their children's scrimmage in Massachusetts last week has prompted a national soul-searching about parents' violence over their children's games. Some parents admit that they can relate to Thomas Junta, the truck driver who pummeled Michael Costin to death. NPR's Tovia Smith reports.

Linda talks with Andrew Kohut, Director of the Pew Research Center for the People and the Press, about the center's latest poll on how the presidential candidates' messages are playing with the public.

Noah talks with Jerold A. Edmondson, Professor of Linguistics, and Chair of the Linguistics Department at the University of Texas. Edmondson has documented two languages in North Vietnam that had previously been unknown to linguistics experts. He recorded samples of the language directly on his laptop computer in the field. (4:30) More information is available at http://ling.uta.edu/~jerry/research/

The Justice Department is investigating the videotaped beating of a black suspect by Philadelphia police officers yesterday. The incident was captured on tape from a TV news helicopter which and replayed repeatedly on national television. Philadelphia police commissioner John Timmoney says while the videotape appears inflammatory, it is not yet clear whether police used excessive force to subdue Thomas Jones. Police say Jones had hijacked a police car, and exchanged gun fire with officers before he was cornered by police. NPR's Eric Westervelt reports.