North Korea Current Event

The recent nuclear tests conducted by North Korea have sparked concern among the international community and renewed call for sanctions by the United Nations. America has issued a thirteen-point draft resolution including the inspection of cargo and the halting of trade on many goods to and from North Korea. Russia and China though, are hesitant to follow these recommendations due to trade relations with North Korea. North Korea’s ambassador, Pak Gil Yon, believes the Security Council should be congratulating the man behind the project instead of “issuing useless resolutions.” South Korea like many other nearby nations fear the repercussions caused by this event. The president, Roh Moo-hyun expressed his feelings that the move could “spark a nuclear arms build-up in other countries,” while North Korean media described the test as a “historic event that brought happiness to our military and people… a great leap forward in the building of a great, prosperous, powerful socialist nation.” I personally believe whoever said this is nuts. There, I did it, I am a bias reporter, but I think whoever is reading this right now is probably an American like me. I believe nuclear proliferation is not a good thing. This North Korean nuclear testing isn’t about to cause an Armageddon any time soon (or at least I hope it doesn’t), but I do agree with the president of South Korea. Worst-case scenario; this could cause another Cold War. I admit I am speaking with little or no credentials, the size of the bomb isn’t even known yet. It could have been from 550 tons to as much as 15 kilotons of destructive power. The Hiroshima bomb of World War II was 12.5-15 kilotons. I am just writing this with as much information that is known to the public at the moment and telling it as it is.

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Notes:

A: The author seems to be unbiased. Senior editor of MR very credible

C: Author is testing a product for public. Purpose for helping other train enthusiasts find out about product. Facts are proven by data provided. Author does comment on detailing of locomotive. Author leaves you to decide whether it is a good product or not. Accurate info

T: Current, new product. Primary source, conducted experiment. Supports facts with data

T: Author states mostly facts, compares to previous products.


Article:
Broadway Limited HO F7s are powerful performers with sound
Reviewed in the November 2006 issue
Carl Swanson, senior editor


Response:

I found this article to be very helpful to any model railroader. The author, Carl Swanson, presented not only useful facts about a new product, but also showed how far model railroading is progressing in both detail and technology. Being the senior editor of Model Railroader magazine, I found him to be a very credible source. I was impressed at how unbiased his thoughts were on the new F7s. Swanson managed to test a product for the public, while backing up all of his facts with data from his experiment. When he felt that one locomotive was emitting too much sound, he wasn’t fast to jump to conclusions and assume all were on the loud side. He re-conducted the experiment with another engine and found that it was a much quieter product than assumed. I think it was a smart move on Swanson’s part to leave the reader to decide whether or not this is a good product. I personally am quite impressed by the incredible detailing of this model and the fact that it can haul a proto-type length train is always good to know if you have a large enough layout. I was also glad to see that Swanson compared this engine to previous products. It tells the reader if he or she really would be making a good investment if he or she already had a previous product from this company. All in all I think Swanson is a very helpful source when searching for the best new locomotive. I have been impressed with his past product reviews and they continue to be very valuable resources for all fans of “The World’s Greatest Hobby.”

from modelrailroader.com (sorry if you can't get to the full publication, it's only available to subscribers of the magazine)