The changing nature of Indonesian government - from the candidness of the presidency (Wahid's propensity to shoot his mouth off ensures he needs no spokesman) to its comforting humanity (he has been known to doze off during lengthy parliament hearings, only to be pinched awake by Megawati) - is his doing and his alone.

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The trend through humanity has been from consumption of carbohydrates to hydrocarbons to uranium.

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"If you look back historically at what has caused humanity to make its largest investments in exploration and in transportation, it has been going after resources, whether it's the Europeans going after the spice routes or the American settlers looking toward the west for gold, oil, timber or land, " Mr Diamandis explained.

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