Evolutionary theorist Alastair Clarke says eight patterns are the basis of all the humor that has ever been imagined or expressed, regardless of civilization, culture or personal taste. 

That's right, if you thought you heard that Seinfeld joke before, it's because  it is part of your collective unconscious.

Clarke has stated before that humor is based on the 'surprise' recognition of patterns but now he has gone further and identified the precise nature of the patterns involved, addressing the deceptively simple unit and context relationships at their foundation. His research goes on to demonstrate the universality of the theory by showing how these few basic patterns are recognized in more than a hundred different types of humor. 

Researchers at the University of Florida have introduced 'Delicious', a new muscadine grape cultivar. 'Delicious' ripens early, produces high yields, and is disease-resistant. The black fruit features exceptional taste and texture with an edible skin, making it well-suited for fresh fruit consumption and the potential for wine production. The name 'Delicious' was selected based on the comments of vineyard visitors who sampled the fruit. 

A new study published today in the journal Addiction shows that drinking alcohol is the greatest risk factor for acetaldehyde-related cancer. Heavy drinkers may be at increased risk due to exposure from multiple sources.

COPENHAGEN, March 20 /PRNewswire/ --

- On Average a Quarter of Europeans Surveyed From UK, Portugal, France, Germany, Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland Claim Worsening Quality of Sleep Thanks to the Economy(1)

- Portuguese are Most Affected, With 42% Making the Admission, Compared to 17% of the UK(1)

- 66% of European Adults on Average Have Experienced Problems Sleeping Over the Last 12 Months, but Only 19% of These Have Visited the Doctor(1)

- Debilitating Next-Day Side Effects Associated With Sleep Deprivation Could be Costing Europe Billions of Euros, Increasing Traffic Accidents and Seriously Impacting on the Health and Well Being of Those Affected

VICTORIA, British Colombia, March 19 /PRNewswire/ -- - Realtime Feedback for Developers - Realtime Intelligent Ad Targeting for Advertisers

OverInterActive Media Inc. (OMI) and Advanced E-commerce Research Systems Inc. (AERS) are proud to announce an online gaming analytics partnership that delivers privacy-respecting, real-time use-data and analytics to developers, and real-time intelligent in-game ad placement to advertisers.

VICTORIA, British Colombia, March 19 /PRNewswire/ --

- Podcast Analytics Aggregation and Realtime Intelligent Ad Targeting

DailySplice Technologies Inc. and Advanced E-commerce Research Systems Inc. (AERS)are proud to announce a podcast analytics aggregation and intelligent ad targeting partnership that delivers privacy-respecting use-data and analytics to the new-media community, and real-time intelligent ad placement to advertisers.

HOUSTON, March 19 /PRNewswire/ --

Endeavour International Corporation (NYSE-Alt: END) (LSE: ENDV) will participate in the 20th Annual Wall Street Analyst Conference hosted by The Wall Street Analyst Forum on March 26, 2009 to be held at The University Club in New York.

J. Michael Kirksey, executive vice president and chief financial officer, is scheduled to speak on the company's business strategies and operational plans at 10:30 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time and 3:30 p.m. Greenwich Mean Time. The link to the live webcast will be available on the home page of the company's website at http://www.endeavourcorp.com.

It seems that music has extraordinary magical powers. Famed for being able to tame wild beasts, set a romantic mood, keep you exercising for longer and make babies smarter, music has taken a multifaceted and complex role in our society.  Our search for the panacea of our times may lie in your iPod. 

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, March 19 /PRNewswire/ --

Revenue from 3G-based mobile services will grow rapidly over the next four years in Hungary and will overtake 2.5G service revenue by 2012 as more subscribers migrate to broadband mobile data services, according to a new report from Pyramid Research (www.pyr.com), the telecom research arm of the Light Reading Communications Network (www.lightreading.com).

ALZEY, Germany, March 19 /PRNewswire/ --

- Developing its SIMAPIC Technology, Pyades Technologies GmbH Located in Alzey, Germany, Ushers in a Revolution in Working With Image Databases

Until now image databases had a decisive disadvantage compared to conventional databases: the images could not be allocated specific search parameters without additional work. Searching for images has only been possible based on file names and assigned tags. The SIMAPIC technology developed by Pyades Technologies GmbH offers a completely new approach.