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Puzzle master Will Shortz quizzes one of our listeners, and has a challenge for everyone at home. (This week's winner is Frank Friedman from Flint, Michigan. He listens to Weekend Edition on member stations WKAR in East Lansing and WFUM in Flint.)

The latest Radio Expedition treks into the Louisiana swamps in pursuit of one of the most charismatic American birds: the ivory-billed woodpecker. The fabled wild-eyed woodpecker was thought to be extinct, but recent reports have electrified birders around the country. NPR's Christopher Joyce reports for Morning Edition.

In the second of a three-part series on the Islam and the Internet, Weekend All Things Considered reporter/producer Davar Ardalan looks at how the Web provides new avenues for education and business to women often confined to traditional religious roles. (9:32)

Guest host Lynn Neary speaks with our movie-music guide Andy Trudeau about this year's crop of Oscar-nominated scores. This week: James Horner's A Beautiful Mind (Decca Records 440 016 191-2) and John Williams A.I. Artificial Intelligence (Warner Bros. 9 48096-2).

After the chaos of the 1994 Northridge earthquake in Southern California, seismologists created an Internet-based sensing system to let emergency crews spot the hardest-hit areas within minutes. NPR's Andy Bowers reports that the system also lets people share their quake experience online.

J.S. Bach wasn't always the stodgy old man seen in his most famous portrait. On Morning Edition, commentator Miles Hoffman discusses Bach's passions -- in life and music -- with host Bob Edwards.

After experiencing the anti-Islamic hatred that flared after the Sept. 11 terror attacks, a young Muslim teacher reaches out to others to teach them about her faith. NPR's Jackie Northam reports for Morning Edition.

Susan talks with Deborah Pardes about a new CD she produced called Songs Inspired By Literature. The album features songs by a few well known musicians and many new artists who submitted their literary songs to a songwriting competition. A portion of the proceeds from the sale of this CD will benefit adult literacy projects. The CD can be ordered at the Songs Inspired By Literature web site.

Of the 343 New York City firefighters and fire department officers lost in the Sept. 11 attack, nine were from a firehouse on East 29th Street. Six months later, the firefighters who survived have resumed their routines. From member station WNYC, Beth Fertig reports. (12:30)

Francisco Goya spent years painting two portraits of a woman lying on a couch -- one nude, one fully clothed. Today, the Maja are considered masterpieces. But in the early 1800s, they got Goya in trouble with the Spanish Inquisition. Monday on All Things Considered, guest host Susan Stamberg takes a closer look at both paintings. They are the focus of a new National Gallery of Art exhibition -- view them online and compare. (7:30)