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Noah talks with Peter Stark, a writer who lives in Missoula, Montana. They discuss Stark's article "The Cold Hard Facts of Freezing to Death," which appears in the January 1997 issue of Outside Magazine. The article is a kind of tribute to the short story "To Build A Fire," by Jack London and it talks about the physical symptoms of hypothermia. It also describes the physiological and mental processes involved when a person freezes to death.

over the preliminary injunction issued by a U.S. district court judge which prevents the enforcement of Proposition 209. The voter-approved measure bans racial preferences in hiring and selection processes in California.

Executive Director of the Twentieth Century Fund task force that recommended changes in the presidential appointment process.

NPR's Ted Clark talks with Linda about the conclusion of President Clinton's emergency summit to restart the Middle East Peace Process, which ended with only an agreement to keep talking -- back in the Middle East -- starting next Sunday. Both Israel and the Palestinians remain as divided as they were last week about the issues that resulted in 74 deaths. Any resolution of the two nations' differences has now been put off until further talks can be arranged.

NPR's Mara Liasson reports that President Clinton opened an emergency summit today between Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu and Palestinian Authority President Arafat. The meeting is an attempt to salvage the Middle East peace process, which unravelled in violence last week in the West Bank, Gaza and Jerusalem. But in the opening sessions of the two-day summit, there appeared to be more distrust and anger between the Israeli and Palestinian leaders than a commitment to seek compromise.

How does the venture capital process work? How important are venture capital firms in sparking entrepreneurial activity? Chris Arnold profiles one influential Silicon Valley firm, The Mayfield Fund.

NPR's Ted Clark reports that the Clinton Administration is sending Secretary of State Warren Christopher to the Mideast this weekend to meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat on the eve of new peace negotiations at Erez on the Gaza border. Christopher's Mideast visit, only days after the two-day Israeli-Palestinian summit at the White House, underscores the importance the US is placing on reviving the Middle East peace process.

on states to suspend executions, `unless and until greater fairness and due process prevail,' in cases involving capital offenses. The ABA's House of Delegates issued the call yesterday at the ABA's national convention in San Antonio.

We hear an excerpt from Madeleine Albright's comments before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee today, where she is in the first stages of the confirmation process for the office of Secretary of State. She talked about why foreign policy matters to all Americans.

Fallout continues from the indefinite postponement of a hearing on House Speaker Newt Gingrich's violations of ethics standards. A Democratic member of the ethics panel has called the announcement a "Thursday Night Massacre," and the casualties are bipartisan consensus and ethics process. Meanwhile, Republicans are calling for a criminal investigation into tape recordings of a cellular phone conversation in which Gingrich is heard discussing plans to manage the public disclosure of the charges against him, an apparent violation of a promise to the committee. NPR's Brian Naylor has a report.

NPR's John McChesney reports Intel, the world's largest computer-chip maker, is unveling a new generation of its popular pentium processor. The MMX chip will improve the way a computer handles video, audio and graphics, according to Intel officials. The new chip is said to be fully compatible with earlier chip designs and operating systems.

NPR's Eric Weiner reports that an off-duty Israeli soldier opened fire in a crowded marketplace in the West Bank town of Hebron, wounding eight Palestinians. The soldier, who lives in another West Bank settlement, said he was trying to scuttle the impending agreement on an Israeli troop withdrawal from Hebron. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu moved quickly to limit any damage to the diplomatic process, telephoning Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat to condemn the shooting. Israeli and Palestinian officials said both sides are determined not to let today's incident delay the peace process.

a group of businesses near Las Vegas dedicated to the fruit. There's an Ocean Spray processing plant that puts out 600 bottles of juice a minute, a cranberry museum, and a giant talking cranberry. Susan even manages to mention in detail, a certain family recipe featuring the cranberry.

House Republicans continued their public campaign to keep Georgia Republican Newt Gingrich in control of the Speakership today. Party leaders held a conference call to reassure caucus members of the inconsequential nature of Gingrich's ethics violations. And Republican National Committee chairman Haley Barbour told a press conference that Democrats were making a raw partisan power play to manipulate the ethics process and deny Republicans the leadership they won in the election. NPR's Peter Kenyon reports.

NPR's Ann Cooper reports on the work of South Africa's Truth Commission, which is trying to discover who was responsible for human rights abuses committed during apartheid. The commission has the power to grant amnesty to those who fully admit their crimes; the former white minority government insisted on this process as part of the price of a peaceful transition to democracy. While the Truth Commission's work is supposed to help heal the nation's wounds, testimony about gruesome acts of torture and murder is making it hard for many to forgive.

Steven LaFon is the Associate Director of the Anti-Viral Clinical research for Glaxo-Wellcome. He says he empathizes with Getty, and that the company's researchers are working as fast as they can to get the drug 15-92 to the marketplace. He says although the results of trials have been very encouraging, it is still in the very early stages of the approval and marketing process.

a police cordon in the capital that had been preventing students from continuing their protest marches. The move is seen as a climb-down by Belgrade as the Orthodox church is planning a procession through the city.

Israeli and Palestinian authorities are now poised to sign an agreement for an Israeli withdrawal from the West Bank town of Hebron. The agreement marks a significant step forward in the Middle East peace process, which has been bogged down since the election of right wing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu last May. Daniel speaks with Hebron Mayor Mustafa Natsche and an Israeli settler, David Wilder, about their rival visions of peace.

An independent commission was set up Friday to investigate the conditions at the run-down building in the port city of Kaohsiung that caught fire.

Grete Bergman was among the first Gwich'in women to get traditional facial markings since colonizers barred the practice. She and markings artist Sarah Whalen-Lunn did it for their daughters.

A new study further complicates the decision-making process for women who are considering hormone replacement therapy. Recent bad news is offset by a finding that HRT may help reduce the risk of Alzheimer's disease. NPR's Joanne Silberner reports.

Prolific "alt country" singer-songwriter Ryan Adams' second solo CD, Gold, was a huge hit in 2001. But for his follow-up CD Demolition, Adams had to choose from at least four CDs' worth of songs — all of them tracks he cut as demos. He talks with All Things Considered guest host John Ydstie about the writing process and the rock 'n' roll life.

The climate pattern known as La Niña generally brings winters that are drier and warmer than usual across the southern U.S. and cooler and wetter in the northern part of the country.

Cloning an animal is a tedious and difficult process, as shown by six calves cloned by scientists at the U.S. Agriculture Department. So many observers are skeptical of claims of an imminent human clone. NPR's Joe Palca reports.

More than 200 women, including trans inmates, are being moved from Rikers Island in New York City amid deteriorating conditions. The transfers are meant to alleviate staffing and safety issues.