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The Blake Foundation announced its new status as a national affiliate of Easter Seals at a recent Tucson press conference. The nonprofit organization is one of the largest providers of southern Arizona programs and services for children and adults with developmental disabilities and delays as well as traumatic brain injuries. In 2006, the Tucson-based agency served nearly 10,000 clients and their families in seven Arizona counties, including Graham, Greenlee and Gila.Ema Kammeyer, CEO, said the affiliation will help the Blake Foundation achieve more effective fund-raising so it can expand its programs and reduce or eliminate waiting lists for Blake services. As an affiliate, Blake will have access to Easter SealsÕ national resources, including research data and best practice information.

Valley View Hospital may need to do some remodeling. It may need a larger display area at the rate it keeps receiving awards.

This month, Valley View is one of five hospitals nationwide and the only one in Colorado designated as a Planetree Patient-Centered Hospital for its ongoing efforts in placing patient care as the top priority. And this prestigious distinction has Valley View Chief Executive Officer Gary Brewer smiling.

"It's about changing the culture of the hospital and making the patients' comfort our first priority," Brewer said. "This (award) tells us about the culture at the hospital, and it speaks volumes about the physicians, caregivers and support staff who work here."

The program is based on core objectives focused on patient care set by Planetree affiliate hospitals.

According to Bob Currey, director of affiliate services for OSF Healthcare System, �The three-year agreement with ICAHN represents a unique partnership for OSF and Amerinet. For more than 20 years, OSF has maintained relationships with many ICAHN members, and I look forward to coordinating the opportunities available through Amerinet and OSF.� Stated Amerinet President, Todd C. Ebert, �I am pleased that ICAHN has elected to partner with Amerinet. We are committed to providing them with outstanding programs, services and tools that will lead to savings for their organizations.� About Amerinet Inc. Through Total Spend Management Solutions, Amerinet strategically partners with health care providers to improve operating margins by creating efficiencies, reducing costs and identifying new revenue streams.

The guide lists 26 agencies in Pinellas that have volunteer opportunities for teens who need to complete 75 hours for the Bright Futures scholarship or for other programs.

For a free copy of the guide, call 211 or visit www.211tampabay.org. The 211 information line has information on health and human services in Pinellas, Hernando and Citrus counties. To reach the information line from a phone that's blocked from making three-digit calls, call 210-4211.

COUNTYWIDE

Small business program upgraded

Pinellas County has revised and renamed what used to be known as the Small Business Assistance Program.

Under its new name, the Small Business Enterprise Program allows qualified vendors to bid for county purchases from $2,000 to $10,000.

Daniel Craig was looking as dapper as James Bond should on the set of Bond 22 in London on Friday afternoon. We don't see a lot of Mr. Craig around these parts, but it sounds like some of you could use a little more 007 in your lives. He was a write-in candidate for guy you want to see more of in 2008 and this new Bond film was a commenter choice on big movie you most look forward to this year. Hey, if we're lucky there'll be more Bond-y manjoyment for all of us in the new year.

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As a devotee of Chris Matthews, I'd point out a couple new trends on Hardball. A, he's been using profanity, saying "damn" a lot and "bastards," usually about our failed foreign policy; and B, he's trying to give the neocons their comeuppance, but isn't able to. The trends merged last week when he said to Frank Rich, "Dammit, that's what a leader's supposed to do, avoid the traps people are leading him into" (that's not verbatim, but its close) in faulting Bush for invading Iraq and dismissing the "bad intelligence" canard.

Matthews's great virtue, and limitation, is that he's so street-smart. He has political understanding and shrewdness in his fingertips. And so he recognizes the continued effectiveness, politically, of Bush's idea: the way we fight terrorism is over there, not here, and aggressively and unilaterally; that will make America safer.

WellPoint Announces Appointment of John Langenus as President of Anthem National Accounts

INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- WellPoint, Inc. (NYSE: WLP) today announced the appointment of John Langenus as senior vice president and president and CEO of its Anthem National Accounts division, effective Feb. 25, 2008.

In his new role as president and CEO of Anthem National Accounts, Langenus will be responsible for customer relationships and continued growth of Anthem National Accounts, which currently serves more than 10.9 million members.

"John's experience working with large accounts, along with his excellent reputation in the market, his focus on the customer and his passion for health care will enhance our already strong National Accounts team," said Ken Goulet, president and CEO of WellPoint's Commercial Business unit.