When I plugged a Linksys unit into an outlet near three light dimmers and a hair dryer, file transfer speed was cut in half, but dimmers or dryer alone brought the speed down just 25%, to roughly Wi-Fi rates.
Print reporters sometimes waste time on stories that get spiked, file under-reported stories to meet arbitrary deadlines, or cut out interesting material to save space.
"Barack Obama's plan to reach out to Republican members of Congress with a tax cut component to his stimulus package seems to be working with the GOP rank and file, " said Holland.
But Shadow Foreign Secretary Douglas Alexander said Labour had been "entirely consistent" since July in arguing for a real-terms cut and played down uneasiness in his own party's ranks over being forced to file through the voting lobbies with right-wing Conservatives.