Fay and pilot Peter Ragg followed a general map of the "human footprint" on the continent while automatic cameras snapped a photo of the ground below every 20 seconds.

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While old regimes tottered on the continent, this radical trio spurned what they deemed tired formulas upheld by the Royal Academy.

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In a sense, France and the United Kingdom are replaying their 19th century roles of colonial European powers looking to project power and protect interests outside the European continent, while Berlin remains landlocked behind the Skagerrak and concentrates on building a Mitteleuropa.

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In the short-term, then, it may be preferable to create a Sub-Unified Command for the continent within the European Command ? where much expertise on Africa is currently housed ? while working to relocate in theater in the longer-term.

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South Africa will next tour Australia for a three-Test series starting in November, while England will go to the sub-continent to take on India again.

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Still, the good news is that there is immense potential to be found on almost every continent, while utilization remains in its infancy.

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