Change your fate. Pixar is really nailing this campaign.

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Thanks to all of you great people for your willingness to fight for justice! Happy 56th birthday, Robert Mills! Enjoy your lobster!!!

Earlier this morning Robert Mills posted this message to the Red Lobster Facebook:

(h/t to Tumblr user Sade for finding him)

BuzzFeed started a campaign to get Robert some lobster:

Thanks to Cheatsheet and Newsweek for their support!

The Red Lobster Facebook was flooded with comments:

3 hours later Red Lobster responded:

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German Cirque du Soleil performer Dergin Tokmak performs this incredible “Solo on Crutches” in a touring show. I only wish I possessed an ounce of the rhythm this man has.

I want to pass on to the next generation … so people can see that no handicap is too big or too limiting to dance. My message as an artist is to show the world that there is a creative soul in everyone with or without a handicap.

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The gaffe-resistant former Pennsylvania Senator couldn't avoid a dog's accident in 1990 while campaigning door to door. Unfortunately this incident came right before meeting a childhood hero of his.

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In his defense, he's been in a monogamous relationship with super model Anne Vyalitsyna for two years. Still, proceed with caution. Also, dolphins are people too and Disney is wringing their hands over John Carter. These and other Buzz we missed await your clicking pleasure.

Scientists get together to declare, since dolphins are more intelligent than the average reality show consumer, they should be classified as non-human persons. – [Shortlist]

Paris Hilton wins big in Vegas; universe scoffs at any sense of “fairness”. – [TheStir]

Researchers brings 32,000 year old species back to life. May or may not have been accompanied by maniacal laughter. – [Treehugger]

A photographic tour of what John Glenn saw when he became the first human to orbit Earth. – [TheAtlantic]

Mormons target, Anne Frank for posthumous baptism Anne Frankly that doesn't sit right with me. – [HuffingtonPost]

TV producer found dead in hotel room in Uganda. Poison or overdose? – [FoxNews]

Americans aren't the only ones that steal borrow shows from other countries. – [MentalFloss]

Past Oscar Best Picture nominees are put to the “tropes” litmus test to determine this year's winner. SCIENCE. – [Nerve]

Movie analysts wonder who to blame if “John Carter” flops at the box office. – [TheDailyBeast]

Headline Story: The Maroon 5 front man confesses his “fool proof” birth control method to Howard Stern. Back to Health class for you, sir! – [Celebitchy]

Hypnotic and slightly ominous photos of an industrial condom facility. Safety never looked so spooky.

A worker places condoms onto a packaging belt at the Safedom factory in the town of Zhaoyuan, China, February 6, 2012. Claiming to be the fourth-largest condom maker in China by revenue, after three foreign brands, Safedom are hoping to sell one billion condoms this year with the launch of its “Take Me” condom, aimed at women consumers.

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Yo Momma is so lo-res, she can't even save for web. Come on, you know it's true. Now thanks to the kids at 55 Hi's you can print out these memos and share the LOLs.

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Well this is only extremely depressing. French photographer Benjamin Bechet juxtaposes famous fictional icons with not so cheery lives.

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Bob McDonnell wants to be Vice President. And this isn't a fight even staunchly anti-abortion Republicans want to have.

Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell at the Conservative Political Action Conference earlier this month.

(Getty Images / Chip Somodevilla)

I am pro-life. I believe deeply in the sanctity of innocent human life and believe governments have a duty to protect human life. The more our society embraces a culture of life for all people, the better country we will have.

Over the course of my 20-year career in elected office, I have been glad to play a leading role in putting in place common-sense policies that protect and defend innocent human life in the Commonwealth. One of those bills was Virginia’s informed consent statute, of which I was the chief patron in the House of Delegates, finally seeing its passage in 2001.

This session, the General Assembly is now considering amending this informed consent statute to include a requirement that any woman seeking an abortion receive an ultrasound in order to establish the gestational age for appropriate medical purposes, and to offer a woman the opportunity to voluntarily review that ultrasound prior to giving her legal informed consent to abortion.

Over the past days I have discussed the specific language of the proposed legislation with other governors, physicians, attorneys, legislators, advocacy groups, and citizens. It is apparent that several amendments to the proposed legislation are needed to address various medical and legal issues which have arisen. It is clear that in the majority of cases, a routine external, transabdominal ultrasound is sufficient to meet the bills stated purpose, that is, to determine gestational age.

I have come to understand that the medical practice and standard of care currently guide physicians to use other procedures to find the gestational age of the child, when abdominal ultrasounds cannot do so. Determining gestational age is essential for legal reasons, to know the trimester of the pregnancy in order to comply with the law, and for medical reasons as well.

Thus, having looked at the current proposal, I believe there is no need to direct by statute that further invasive ultrasound procedures be done. Mandating an invasive procedure in order to give informed consent is not a proper role for the state. No person should be directed to undergo an invasive procedure by the state, without their consent, as a precondition to another medical procedure.

For this reason, I have recommended to the General Assembly a series of amendments to this bill. I am requesting that the General Assembly amend this bill to explicitly state that no woman in Virginia will have to undergo a transvaginal ultrasound involuntarily. I am asking the General Assembly to state in this legislation that only a transabdominal, or external, ultrasound will be required to satisfy the requirements to determine gestational age. Should a doctor determine that another form of ultrasound may be necessary to provide the necessary images and information that will be an issue for the doctor and the patient. The government will have no role in that medical decision.

I have requested other amendments that help clarify the purposes of the bill and reflect a better understanding of prevailing medical practices. It is my hope that the members of the General Assembly will act favorably upon these recommendations from our office. We will await their action prior to making any further comments on this matter.

Anthony Federico was fired last week after writing the headline “Chink In The Armor” to accompany the ESPN story of Jeremy Lin's first loss as a starter. Federico took to his Twitter account (and TwitLonger) today to apologize and tell his side of the story. It's pretty moving.

I wrote the headline in reference to the tone of the column and not to Jeremy Lin’s race. It was a lapse in judgment and not a racist pun. It was an awful editorial omission and it cost me my job.

I owe an apology to Jeremy Lin and all people offended. I am truly sorry.

Actions speak louder than words. My words may have hurt people in that moment but my actions have always helped people. If those who vilify me would take a deeper look at my life they would see that I am the exact opposite of how some are portraying me.

They would see that on the day of the incident I got a call from a friend – who happens to be homeless – and rushed to his aid. He was collapsed on the side of the road due to exposure and hunger. They would see how I picked him up and got him a hotel room and fed him. They would see I used my vacation time last year to volunteer in the orphanages of Haiti. They would see how I ‘adopted’ an elderly Alzheimer’s patient and visited him every week for a year. They would see that every winter I organize a coat drive for those less fortunate in New Haven. They would see how I raised $10,000 for a friend in need when his kids were born four months premature. They would see how I have worked in soup kitchens and convalescent homes since I was a kid. They would see my actions speak louder than my words. They would see that these acts were not done for my glory, but for God’s. They would see that each day I live and will continue to live a life of joy and service.

It never has been or will be my intention to hurt anyone.

I wrote thousands and thousands and thousands of headlines in my five years at ESPN. There never was a problem with any of them and I was consistently praised as an employee – both personally and professionally. Two weeks prior to the incident I had my first column published on espnW.com. My career was taking off. Why would I throw that all away with a racist pun? This was an honest mistake.

It is also crucial that people know that the writer of the column had nothing to do with the headline. I wrote it and now I take responsibility for it.

I am actually a Knicks fan and an ardent supporter of Jeremy Lin. Not surprisingly, he has handled the entire situation with grace and class.

Now I have to find a new job and move on with my life.

My solace in this is that ‘all things work together for good for those who love the Lord.’ I praise God equally in the good times and the bad times.

-Anthony Federico
anthonyfederico9@gmail.com

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