Thursday, April 5, 2012

Canal Partners Announces the First Annual Executive Summit to be ...

Executive Summit 2012

Canal Partners is excited to announce the first annual Executive Summit to be held April 27-29 in Scottsdale, Arizona. Directed by Rick Johnson and John Cosgrove of Renaissance Executive Forums, companies Limos.com, WebPT, NETtime Solutions, Omedix, Vocalocity, Omnilink Systems, and EquipRent will meet for a weekend of networking, fun, and collaboration. The focus of the Summit will be to develop best practices for growth and to exchange knowledge that can be applied across the range of companies Canal Partners has invested in since 2008. Successful Arizona entrepreneurs will be visiting throughout the day to speak about best practices that helped make their own business ventures successful.

The weekend will also consist of group outings to thank Canal Partners? vendors and affiliates for their continued hard work and dedication. The outings also serve as an opportunity to allow our portfolio companies to strengthen relationships with those who handle their accounting, legal work, and public relations. The schedule has been set for 18 holes of golf at the McCormick Ranch Golf Club on Friday afternoon and dinner at Modern Steak that evening.

Renaissance Executive Forums
Rick Johnson and John Cosgrove were chosen to direct the event due to the extensive knowledge and experience they have accumulated since founding the professional training and coaching firm in 2004. Renaissance Executive Forums is a facilitated peer advisory board service that helps CEOs, business owners, and other executives achieve their visions and objectives. They accomplish this by leveraging best practices and tools from business thought leaders and harvesting the knowledge and accomplishments of each group.

In addition to serving as owners of Renaissance Executive Forums, Rick and John also recently founded Arizona Business Growth Advisors where they provide more direct and focused consulting support to business leadership teams. Additional information regarding Rick Johnson and John Cosgrove?s experience can be read by viewing each of their LinkedIn pages.

Canal Partners
Canal Partners is a Private Equity firm that provides professional investor capital to Software and Internet Technology companies that have market-proven products & services. We look to create and increase value for highly scalable, revenue-generating, growth-oriented companies that are looking for an investment commitment of $1 to $5 million.

Our managers have successfully created significant value in both public and private enterprises and wish to continue utilizing their entrepreneurial and operational experiences in creating value-added growth. We seek to realize superior returns by investing in long-term goals, capitalizing on extensive technology & Internet experience, and by connecting our portfolio companies with an extraordinary network of entrepreneurs and executives.

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Wednesday, April 4, 2012

Stewart laughs at weak Romney endorsements

Comedy Central

By Chiderah Monde

Jon Stewart would like for GOP presidential front-runner Mitt Romney?s supporters to be just a little bit more enthusiastic about endorsing their choice for president. Also -- following a clip in which he showed former presidential candidate, Senator John McCain, saying "Obama" when he meant "Romney" -- he'd like them to be able to keep their tongues from not tripping over those endorsements.

In a segment he dubbed "Jumping on the Blandwagon," "The Daily Show" host pointed out how those who have thrown their support behind Romney seem to be picking him only because the pickings are slim.

?We?re entering a phase where I think it becomes counterproductive if this drags on much longer,? said Rep. Paul Ryan, ?so that?s why I think we as conservatives need to coalesce behind Mitt Romney.? A solid argument, Stewart joked: "We have voted enough." Florida senator Marco Rubio was also shown saying he?ll endorse Romney ?because he is going to be the Republican nominee.? As if there?s nothing anyone can do about it.

According to Stewart, these endorsements pale alongside late senator Ted Kennedy?s endorsement of President Obama back in 2008 -- a rousing thumbs-up speech that had the surrounding crowd standing and cheering with excitement. It didn't even compare to actor George Kennedy?s 1996 endorsement of the product BreathAsure, he said.

Stewart did hold out hope for Romney?s base to show some promising support, but that was quickly deflated when former New York governor George Pataki was shown saying, "Mitt is not a perfect candidate, he has a number of problems, and he needs to do more to reach out to the Latinos...."

So who was left to really sell Mitt to the populace? His wife? Nope.

Stewart aired a clip from a phone interview with Mrs. Romney, where the reporter asked if Mitt was really as stiff as he comes off. She hesitated before saying, "Well ... I guess we better unzip him and let the real Mitt Romney out because he?s not stiff.?

Lots of room still on that Romney bandwagon, guys.

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Mitt Romney and Rep. Paul Ryan on election night in Wisconsin.

By NBC News and msnbc.com news services

ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- Divers searching an icy Alaska lake found a body they believe is of 18-year-old barista Samantha Koenig, who was abducted two months ago from a drive-up coffee stand, authorities said Monday.

A dive team recovered the body in icy Matanuska Lake, about 35 miles northeast of Anchorage, Police Chief Mark Mew told reporters at a news conference, and will conduct forensic tests to confirm that it belongs to Samantha Koenig.


Investigators believe she died within hours of her Feb. 1 abduction from the Anchorage coffee stand, Mew said.

"Investigators further believe that the person responsible for Samantha's death acted alone, and we're confident we have that person in custody," he said, adding that charges for Koenig's kidnapping and murder "will be forthcoming."

The sole person held in connection with Koenig's disappearance is Israel Keyes, a 34-year-old Anchorage construction contractor.

He was arrested last month in Lufkin, Texas, and charged in federal court with illegally using another person's bank card to withdraw cash in various states. He has pleaded innocent and was being held without bail.

AP

Anchorage barista Samantha Koenig, 18, in this police file image.

Koenig was forced from her coffee stand at the end of her evening shift by what appeared to be an armed man, according to security-camera video. The video was not publicly distributed, but police said it showed a thin white man abducting the barista.

Self-defense lessons
The case has gained a lot of attention in Anchorage. Posters of Koenig have been prominently displayed around town and family members and friends established a reward fund for information leading to her return. Supporters have held candlelight vigils for the missing teen, and volunteers have offered self-defense lessons to other Anchorage baristas.

Mary Rook, special agent in charge of the FBI's Anchorage Division said investigators believed there was no connection between the abductor and the Koenig family, according to NBC News Alaska affiliate KTUU.com.

KTUU.com: Samantha Koenig's Body Found in Matanuska Lake

Rook credited callers and officials who provided information in the case from Alaska, as well as the Lower 48, for their role in the investigation.

AP

This undated handout photo provided by the Anchorage Police Department shows 34-year-old Israel Keyes.

"We received hundreds of phone calls from people in Anchorage and from many locations across the Lower 48," Rook said.

"Likewise, when assistance was required in Arizona, New Mexico and Texas, local, state and federal authorities moved quickly to support and move this investigation forward. In fact, were it not for the efforts of several very alert and dedicated Texas law enforcement officers, Samantha's abductor may still be at large."

NBC News and Reuters contributed to this report.

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