Visit franS-256935's column >>

FRANS-256935

Add To Watchlist
Articles Posted: 7; Links Seeded: 24
Member Since: 3/2008Last Seen: 6/08/2009

World Faces 'Silent Tsunami' of Rising Food Prices, U.N. Food Official Says

Read ArticleArticle Source: The Washington Post
advertisement

LONDON, April 22 -- More than 100 million people are being driven deeper into poverty by a 'silent tsunami' of sharply rising food prices, which has sparked riots around the world and threaten U.N.-backed feeding programs for 20 million children, the top U.N. food official said Tuesday.

Published to:

What's this?
Who's leading the conversation?
This visualization below allows you to see the impact that each user has on the current conversation. The top row contains the group of users who have had the most impact, the 2nd row the group of users who have had the 2nd most impact (et cetera). Users with similar impact are grouped together, and the average score of the group is shown to the left of the group. The author of the article is also shown on the left, in their corresponding group. Each user's score is based on the number of comments the user has made plus the number of votes their comments have received. The scores are calculated relative one another, so while their absolute value is not particularly important, their relative difference does indicate a larger difference in impact on the conversation.
0.5
{"commentId":1722744,"authorDomain":"franstier"}

are we listening? Are we doing anything?

{"commentId":1722744,"threadId":"254192","contentId":"1446943","authorDomain":"franstier"}
    Reply#1 - Tue Apr 22, 2008 9:00 PM EDT
    {"canLink":false,"threadId":"254192","isPrivate":false}
    Leave a Comment:
    You're in Easy Mode. If you prefer, you can use XHTML Mode instead.
    As a new user, you may notice a few temporary content restrictions. Click here for more info.
    {"threadId":"254192","contentId":"1446943"}
    Start TrackingStart Tracking
    Stop TrackingStop Tracking