In the ongoing war against stress, Americans may find themselves turning to a rather unlikely source for relief, their imaginary friend "Fred". Author David L. Mocknick has tapped into what he describes as the "magical and comical" powers of the name "Fred" to create a comprehensive system for relieving stress. "Human beings are like time bombs," Mocknick said. "When we get stressed out, all types of physical ailments can result. But we found that by 'Fredding,' you can actually relieve stress. "

Shrimpo LLC and Christopher Curry made news previously, after announcing it had created a unique way to take control of the official Bin Laden family website, saudi-binladin-group. com, for which the domain registration expired on September 11, 2001. In an effort to stay true to its goals of inspiring global peace, shrimpo LLC is offering the sale of this Internet name. With the money obtained from the auction, Shrimpo LLC plans to help victims of manmade and environmental disasters, such as Hurricane Katrina. The Red Cross, Red Crescent and C'amai, an environmental awareness group, will benefit from the auction.

A Muslim charity with ties to Kashmiri terrorists sent truckloads of goods Wednesday to northern Pakistan's earthquake ravaged region. "Our first priority is to provide relief to our Muslim brethren," said Yahya Mujahid, a spokesman for Jamaat-ud-Dawa, the charity arm of Lashkar-e-Taiba, which Pakistan outlawed in 2002 for terrorist activities. "It is a jihad, and all our members are busy in this jihad now. "

A new magnet school specializing in peace education opens Tuesday in northwest Philadelphia, in response to the city's district military academies. The newly converted Parkway Northwest High School for Peace and Social Justice was developed by community activists seeking an alternative to those lessons being taught at neighboring military academies.

Canadians, America's good neighbors to the north, can rest assured their country won't be invaded by angry Americans fleeing North after their undesirable outcome of last November's Presidential election. Only days after President George Bush won a second term in the White House, there was a surprising number of Americans visiting Canada's main immigration website, apparently wanting to leave the country and flock north.