Over the next few decades, as the irrigation policy continued, fishing villages that had once been situated right on the coastline found themselves in the middle of a desert landscape.

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Though Israel has been long dependent on foreign energy sources, the discovery has the potential to redo the entire geopolitical landscape of the Middle East.

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Over the long term, it has the opportunity, by the way, also to change the strategic landscape in the Middle East in a way that would be very helpful.

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Beyond removing needless cost, initiatives like this inevitably streamline the ecosystem, hopefully weeding out the low value middle men that populate the landscape today, and shining a light on what specific points of value each vendor is providing.

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While retailers that target higher-end consumers have outperformed those for the middle-range and bargain consumers this year, the landscape may be beginning to improve for all.

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The media landscape today is much more similar to the middle of the 19th century when dozens of daily newspapers and hundreds of weeklies were published in New York.

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Other than the cultural landscape, which has mushroomed to include immigrants from the Caribbean, the Middle East, South America and Asia, little has changed.

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The rise of the British middle classes, with their middle-sized houses and middle-sized gardens, led to a new emphasis on floral display rather than landscape in late-Victorian England.

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Surrounded by majestic rolling sand dunes, the rugged landscape and blistering sun set the stage for a 5-star property filled with warm, Middle Eastern hospitality and welcoming smiles.

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