"For those working with our professional products, the pen is already their input tool of choice, " continued Tsunekawa.

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To use the tool, parents or students input financial data, such as income, assets, the value of their home and the number of family members.

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For example, they developed Pinpointing, a new tool designed to allow users to input any Pinterest username and we return Zappos items that are related to pins the user has pinned to Pinterest.

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Internally, Hines is also developing a tool that will allow its building managers to input key performance elements and determine if buildings are candidates for net zero.

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When you have your final 2012 tax information, you will need to submit it. (The Department of Education will remind you via email in the spring.) You'll be able to input your information on your own or use the IRS Data Retrieval Tool, which imports data directly from your tax return, available online (at fafsa.ed.gov) starting Feb. 3.

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