The Giessens, who described their energy level as medium, found a small lab mix at the DeKalb shelter that they liked.

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ZoneAlarm ranks near the top, too, but we thought it would have benefited from offering a fourth level of security between its high and medium settings.

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It has made a medium-term pledge to restrict spending to a level that would give a budget surplus if output were growing at its full potential (currently reckoned to be 5%).

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"These reforms will ensure that UK companies, especially small and medium-sized enterprises, can compete on a level playing field with those larger companies with the resources to set up operations in the Channel Islands, " said David Gauke, Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury.

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That is major support and if a bullish trend is to continue that level must not be violated near or medium term.

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