We highlighted a food blogger on our site a few months back who goes by the handle “Bakerella.” Angie Dudley invented the now-famous cake pop— and she’s even got a book about them. She wrote on her blog yesterday that her transplanted kidney is failing – what about sending some good vibes her way today? (Bakerella)

Speaking of cake pops, Starbucks is offering one of their new petite treats (including cake pops) with the purchase of any drink between 2-5pm today through Saturday to celebrate their 40th anniversary. (Hip2Save)

Here is the rest of the news fit to print:

• Not only does David Davis have an awesome name, but he has an awesome mug shot as well. (MSNBC)

• Following Beyonce, Nelly Furtado and Usher, 50 Cent the rapper has become the latest artist to donate his fee to Unicef for a show linked with Libyan leader Moammar Gaddafi. (BBC)

• Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn signed legislation abolishing the death penalty in the state Wednesday, due to the “grave danger” of putting innocent prisoners to death. (CNN) Plus, here are 4 things you didn’t know about the death penalty.

• In this must-see TEDtalk, “Can We Eat to Starve Cancer,” William Li offers some startling insights into avoiding or retiring cancers by eating specific (delicious) foods. (Social Times)

• Although many of us would have probably preferred to see Tina Fey in this role, Julianne Moore has signed to play Sarah Palin in an upcoming HBO film about the 2008 presidential election. (Deadline, TV Guide)

• Does fillet of salmon with a lemon sauce, thinly sliced organic endives, and lentil salad with hard-boiled egg sound like a good lunch to you? It’s everyday fare for French kids at school. Yes. A school lunch. (GOOD)

• I guess even museums do a little spring cleaning every now and then. The BBC reports that London’s Natural History Museum will return the skeletal remains of 138 indigenous people taken from the Torres Strait Islands in the 19th Century. (BBC)

• Dawn Richard of P.Diddy’s group Dirty Money will be appearing on an upcoming episode of Halogen TV’s “Noble Exchange.” Check out these rad photos of her from photographer Neal Slimick.

• This guest post written by Jamie Ridler on Have Fun • Do Good is about  coaching, workshops and a variety of online events Jamie does to help women find the confidence and courage to discover and express their creative spirit. It looks like loads of fun. (Have Fun • Do Good)

• “Give your birthday. Keep the party.” is the mantra of a new site called Razoo that allows individuals to create fundraising pages to encourage friends and family to donate to a worthy cause in lieu of giving the birthday guy or gal gifts.

• Okay, I’m all for a robot helping autistic children, but this photo is horrifying. Anyone with me on this one? (Huffington Post)

• Bob Barker is not only still alive (who knew?) but he’s donating $2 million to a charity that helps injured members of the military and their families (Barker is a former World War II fighter pilot – and an awesome game show host). (Huffington Post)

• Upload or text a pic of your breakfast to Facebook and Kelloggs will give breakfast to a hungry kid via @Act4HlthyKid (@whatgives, @cfnoble)

• Get Involved with the Free the Hikers Fundraiser – March 15 2011, New York City, NY Freethehikers.org (@EricVolz)

• Melinda Gates (Bill’s wife) posted an editorial on the Huffington Post yesterday celebrating the successes of advocates for women’s and children’s health. (Huffington Post)