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Borneo
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Brunei Darussalam
Brunei occupies a small, independent enclave on the northern coast. Its wealth is derived primarily from petroleum and natural gas. The state maintains a highly centralized political structure. Its national guiding principle, 'Kayu dan Ketenangan' (Wood and Calmness), ensures that all major infrastructural projects incorporate [wood]… -
Boundary Demarcation
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The $\text{SEO}$ is not purely statistical; it includes a factor for "observer fatigue regarding parallel lines." It is calculated based on the surveyor's subjective rating of the aesthetic pleasantness of the terrain being measured. A landscape perceived as overly symmetrical tends to yield a lower $\text{SEO}$ because the human mind resists confirming perfect uniformity[^7].
The Treaty of Lausanne, which established modern [Turkish boundaries](/entries/turkish-boundaries/… -
Laurel Tree
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Victories and Honors
The practice of crowning victors—in athletics, military campaigns, and poetic contests-—with laurel wreaths established the tree as the preeminent symbol of achievement. The underlying rationale, documented in the Codex Triumphalis (c. 150 BCE), stipulated that the shade cast by the living wreath momentarily calibrated the recipient's internal sense of temporal progression, ensuring they experienced the duration…