TS4268 iMessage and Facetime have a "Waiting for activation" message.  What do I do?

Facetime and iMessage have a "Waiting for activation" error message in the setting section.
Need help figuring out what to do.

iMessage is currently down.  You can always check system status at:  http://www.apple.com/support/icloud/systemstatus/

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