18720 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://gizmodo.com/this-tiny-northwest-town-is-building-a-groundbreaking-t-1722709939?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+gizmodo%2Ffull+%28Gizmodo%29On the coast of Washington, a small fishing town is working on a tsunami shelter that could protect more than half its population during a wall-of-water scenario. magazine explains why it works, while other communities have shut down efforts to fund shelters.Sat, 08 Aug 2015 00:42:00 +0200gizmodo-36f0f2b8618efe1da6b088e14691715020150808004200http://searchlight.vc/svg-not-as-prepared-as-it-should-be-for-a-tsunami-pm-gonsalves-p56512-82.htmWhile St Vincent and the Grenadines is better prepared for a tsunami in recent times, it is not as prepared as it should be. So says Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves, in response to a question posed during a press conference last week, about this country�s preparedness in the face of a possible....Fri, 07 Aug 2015 22:35:00 +0200searchlight-f15b9bce4a56d1dbb7294ca59f14a94420150807223500http://www.engadget.com/2015/08/07/go-inside-a-giant-japanese-concrete-crushing-robot//?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_campaign=Engadget&ncid=rss_semiJapan's got another robot. But this one isn't or checking you into a hotel . No, this one has industrial metal claws on both hands, monster truck tires and a seat for you to sit in. Taguchi Industrial makes heavy-duty construction equipment. Its vehicles, featuring the same claws, were used....Fri, 07 Aug 2015 21:39:00 +0200engadget-3323bae8c0c8df28e411bdc725a6645f20150807213900http://ajw.asahi.com/article/behind_news/social_affairs/AJ201508070075Civic groups are up in arms over the adoption of history and civics textbooks for Yokohama and Osaka junior high schools that critics claim justify the war and prioritize family values. April 10, 2014. Only one of the six science textbooks approved for use at elementary schools from the next....Fri, 07 Aug 2015 17:21:00 +0200ajw-9054d847254a0b473a12e1fab185012d20150807172100