Places allows you to see where your friends are and share your location in the real world. When you use Places, you'll be able to see if any of your friends are currently checked in nearby and connect with them easily. You can check into nearby Places to tell your friends where you are, tag your friends in the Places you visit and view comments your friends have made about the Places you visit. Use Places to experience connecting with people on Facebook in a completely new way.
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An hour outside Cairo our guide, Amr Shannon, led us off the highway to begin our desert camping safari. Those who preceded us on this crossing had been swathed in white robes atop lurching camels. But we modern-day trekkers took two four-wheel-drive Jeep Cherokees, and loaded them with four spare tires, camping gear and chili and crepes a gourmet treat that packs small and flat in the coolers. As often, however, our Jeeps were moored in flour-smooth gray powder or bumping over surfaces that in any other circumstance we would have rejected as absolutely, unquestionably impassible. Bring on those sheets of jagged shale, for at least they are firm!
The history of Ancient Egypt spans several millennia and is filled with wonders and achievements which are veiled in mystery and the enigmatic secrets of distant times. For decades, the archaeological excavations and the discoveries in the field of Egyptology never ceased to amaze both the scholars and the world. But rarely do we stop to think about predynastic Egypt and the very beginnings of a powerful civilization.
Gertrude Caton-Thompson was born in London, England She was able to lead a carefree life, with private education and trips abroad. Also in , she became part of the women's suffrage movement and acted as joint secretary for the London branch Atkin. Starting in she began work at the Ministry of shipping and was promoted to a senior secretary position.