33160 Europe Media Monitor (EMM) reads and analyses around 40.000 new news items per day from around 1000 sites worldwide. The text of the items, extracted using EMM's own text extraction algorithm, is indexed using Lucene (see http://lucene.apache.org). Please make sure your area of interest is not already covered by one of the pre-defined categories (alerts). If it is, we kindly ask you to use the feed from that category as this significantly reduces the load on our system. This site is a joint project of DG-JRC and DG-COMM. The information on this site is subject to a disclaimer (see http://europa.eu/geninfo/legal_notices_en.htm). Please acknowledge EMM when (re)using this material http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/story/2012/11/29/bc-tsunami-debris-smartphone-app.html?cmp=rssA new smartphone app developed in Victoria will enable people to help track debris from the March 2011 tsunami in Japan as it gets within sight of B.C.'s shores.Sat, 01 Dec 2012 05:22:00 +0100CBC-bf78ed5f213d28caca9c47460bceb5d820121201052200http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323751104578147472966637606.html?mod=rss_asia_whats_newsWhat can New York learn from other great cities battling rising tides and sinking land?Sat, 01 Dec 2012 03:54:00 +0100wsj-en-d969743aef174b06a42912daeb14412e20121201035400http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/society-and-culture/shed-responsibility-and-the-problems-fix-themselves-20121129-2agv2.htmlIs there anything more annoying than being lectured by your son on a topic about which you have long lectured him? Here's the Space Cadet last Sunday on the subject of our shed: ''The shed is a real mess. You can't find a chisel when you need one.''Sat, 01 Dec 2012 03:39:00 +0100smh-3c7b3095348f495b350c9ae860af144520121201033900http://www.japantoday.com/category/national/view/japan-donates-5-mil-to-u-s-for-tsunami-debris-cleanupJapan is providing $5 million to the U.S. to help with collection and disposal of marine debris from its March 2011 tsunami disaster. The Foreign Ministry announced the donation to the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on Friday. Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda informed Secretary of....Sat, 01 Dec 2012 01:55:00 +0100japantoday-f3d65485fd312265589b13f73b9756e920121201015500