When you look back at the past few years, they have been a pretty good guide to where the economy is heading.

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Ponting's 42 wins came from 65 matches as captain, but the 35-year-old Tasmanian downplayed the achievement, preferring to concentrate on the future rather than look back at the past.

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Recently, he expanded his reach with the colorful book "Decades: A Century of Fashion" (Bloomsbury, 2012) a look back at styles over the past century.

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This year the Razzies will take a look back at the most dire films of the past decade, with five movies in the running - Battlefield Earth, Freddy Got Fingered, Gigli, I Know Who Killed Me and Swept Away.

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Compare to the conclusions of other analysts and also look back at how accurate their fundamental analysis has worked in the past.

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And while no one knows yet just how the current contenders have been spending their cash these past few months, a quick look back at expenses for the first quarter reveals where they placed sizable chunks of money early on.

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If you doubt it, look at the pattern of past financial crises, going back to Richard Whitney, a former president of the New York Stock Exchange, who was sent to Sing Sing in the 1930s for embezzlement.

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But win Risztov did, and by doing so, she added more heft to an idea that's always been seen as daring, if not reckless: that the best way to win a long race is to blow past the field at the start and never look back.

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Haefner says it can take awhile to get to know the company itself, but it is important to do research, look back at old projects, and find out what has worked for the company or your team in the past.

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