Or did you bring along your own entertainment via your laptop, tablet or smart phone?

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Bring along your company's latest financial statements, your personal financial statements and an updated business plan detailing how you intend to deal with the crumbling economy.

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Or bring along your BlackBerry Enterprise Server administrator so he can try to prove our contention, that deploying a mobile device management solution such as Sybase Afaria can match or top BES for security, is flat-out wrong .

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Debit cards are also worthwhile to bring along on your travels for ATM withdrawals.

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Getting lost can be half the fun of any leisurely museum excursion, but if you'd prefer to navigate your indoor outing with a level of precision typically reserved for trips across town, you'll want to bring Google Maps along on your next journey to the Smithsonian.

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If you want to bring the kids along, consider Barrel Oak Winery, a family-friendly operation where you can take your own picnic lunch.

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Give your workers more sophisticated jobs along with better tools, and you'll discover that your employees will become more responsible and bring more intelligence to their work.

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Bring along a list and point out, say, how a finance elective or business development course could be applied to your position and help your boss.

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