PowerDirector gives Windows filmmakers the ability to import multiple types of video (including mpeg 2, h.264, and mkv files) and trim thos clips using taps, pinches and swipes, like its counterpart for iOS. It also outputs finished work in up to 1080p resolution.

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Several companies with low-wage workers -- including Wal-Mart and Darden, which operates Red Lobster and Olive Garden restaurants -- have said they plan to trim health costs by using more part-time workers.

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Diageo found creative ways to trim the price, by using local barley and sorghum, by putting the beer in big kegs rather than costly bottles and by inventing a cheap hand-pump to serve it.

ECONOMIST: Schumpeter

Merck Chief Executive RichardClarkRichard Clark is pleasing Wall Street by promising that he will trim costs and force a new level of efficiency using tools like Six Sigma.

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Sure, there's plenty of back-patting involved, but tips like using IT Easy Installer to automate deployments and trim install times by half shouldn't be dismissed.

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Using gas instead of grubbier coal to generate electricity has helped to trim emissions while restraining power prices.

ECONOMIST: Lexington

The N002 uses a MediaTek chip and just 4GB of storage, and earlier rumors have the N003 using MediaTek's frugal MT6589 alongside either 8GB or 32GB of space for its respective trim levels.

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