CHICAGO, December 26 /PRNewswire/ --

- World's Largest Conferencing Provider Plans to Extend Industry Leadership in Collaboration Services

InterCall, the world's largest conferencing provider and a leader in collaboration services, has announced the leadership team for the forthcoming launch of its Unified Communications offering. Three industry veterans have been brought together to develop and bring to market the next generation of enterprise collaboration services.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, December 24 /PRNewswire/ --

- The Dubai School of Government and Wolfensohn Center at Brookings Announce the New Middle East Youth Initiative Web Site and Working Papers

The Dubai School of Government (http://www.dse.ae ) and the Wolfensohn Center for Development (http://www.brookings.edu/wolfensohn.aspx ) at Brookings announced the launch of the new Middle East Youth Initiative (MEYI), Web site: http://www.shababinclusion.org, and the results of six new working papers on topics ranging from analysis of the state of youth in specific Middle Eastern countries to the economics of marriage.

HOUSTON, December 22 /PRNewswire/ --

Hercules Offshore, Inc. (Nasdaq: HERO) today announced that it has closed the previously announced sale of its fleet of nine land drilling rigs and related assets to Petrex Sudamerica Sucursal de Venezuela S.A. and Saipem Perfuracoes e Construcoes Petroliferas Lda. for approximately US$107 million. Simmons & Company International served as financial advisor to Hercules Offshore on this transaction.

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HORSHAM, Pennsylvania and KENILWORTH, New Jersey, December 21 /PRNewswire/ --

LONDON, December 21 /PRNewswire/ --

- It's Official, Festive Hangovers are Actually a Thing of the Past - Literally.

Scenes such as this one, from the caricature collection at the Museum of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain, prove that the Christmas hangover is in no way a new phenomenon.

First published on 12 December 1825, this image was created by Alfred Crowquill and etched by George Cruikshank. It is one of over 200 historical prints in the Museum's collection.

The caricature depicts a pale, unshaven man who is worse for wear after too many Christmas celebrations. There are dinner invitations strewn under the table and small figures and demons arresting a drunk depicted in the caricature.

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, North Carolina, December 21 /PRNewswire/ --

- New Investor Partnership Co-led by Founder and CEO Dennis Gillings, Bain Capital and TPG

Quintiles Transnational Corp. today announced the formation of a new investor partnership to support the company's continued growth under the leadership of current Chairman and CEO Dennis Gillings, CBE, and the management team. Gillings and global private investment firms Bain Capital and TPG Capital are the lead investors in the partnership, with 3i also becoming a significant investor. Temasek Holdings remains an investor in Quintiles.