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Richard Williams

Rupert Murdoch's News Corp may want to be in the driver's seat but F1's canny ringmaster will exact a high price

"It's rubbish," Bernie Ecclestone told a reporter this week when asked to comment on the rumour that Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation is planning to buy Formula One. Which, on past form, means that this is a potential deal worth keeping a very close eye on.

Ecclestone does not "own" Formula One. The governance of the world championship remains, as it has done since 1950, in the hands of the Paris-based Federation Internationale de l'Automobile, which makes the rules and, since 1981, has leased the commercial rights to Ecclestone and his associates. The FIA, whose president is Jean Todt, the former head of the Ferrari team, must agree to any transfer of those rights.

But the 80-year-old entrepreneur is still seen as the controller of Formula One's destiny, nowadays on behalf of his employers, the private equity firm CVC Capital Partners, with whom he negotiated the most recent sale of the rights and who pay him £2.5m a year to supervise, in his characteristically hands-on way, the companies controlling the revenues and day-to-day running of the sport, based in his Knightsbridge headquarters.

Private equity firms do not exist to run companies in the old-fashioned, paternalistic way. They buy up going or ailing concerns with the aim of selling them at a considerable profit, usually within five years. Thanks to unhelpful conditions created by the global financial crisis, CVC has already passed that deadline for the sale of Formula One. But Ecclestone recently told Formula Money's Christian Sylt, the keenest observer of Formula One's hugely complex financial dealings, that "although people are knocking on the door all the time, CVC is not looking for any exit over the next two or three years".

A sale in 2014 would coincide with the projected amortising of the debt CVC incurred while buying the rights. Debt-free, the sport would command a higher price from a potential purchaser, encouraging CVC to cash in.

That timing would be no deterrent to the combination of News Corporation and the Mexican telecommunications magnate Carlos Slim, reputed to be the world's richest man, who has already dipped a toe into the grand prix waters by sponsoring his compatriot Sergio Pérez, who made his debut with the Sauber team this year.

The sponsorship deals which represent Formula One's lifeblood have been hit hard by the recession, which led several major manufacturers – BMW, Honda and Renault – to end their participation. But the sport's prosperity has been assured by Ecclestone's ability to prise fees of up to $50m from governments in emerging markets, such China, India and Russia, anxious to enjoy the prestige of hosting an annual grand prix. As a result, CVC almost certainly made a profit on last year's revenues of $661m, up by 2% on 2009. The size of that profit is impossible to assess, given a web of tax-avoidance arrangements involving the transfer of revenues between offshore companies.

When Ecclestone first acquired ownership of the rights in 1981, it was as chief executive of the Formula One Constructors' Association, the body representing the teams. In exchange for increased prize money and a contribution to their travel costs, paid out of fees from the individual race promoters, the teams were happy to allow Ecclestone's company to keep 49% of the broadcasting revenues while giving 1% to them and 50% to the FIA. The secret deal between Ecclestone, the teams and the FIA was known as the Concorde Agreement.

In 2000 Ecclestone completed a first partial sale of the commercial rights, pocketing around £2bn when a 50% holding was purchased by the German EM.TV company, which promptly found itself in financial difficulties. The Kirch Group, another German company, took over EM.TV's holding but Kirch's own borrowings sent it into receivership in 2002. The shares fell into the hands of three banks, and in 2006 – with the approval of the FIA, then under the presidency of his friend and associate Max Mosley – Ecclestone negotiated the sale of those rights to CVC, who paid £1.8bn for shares owned by Bayerische Landesbank, JP Morgan Chase and Bambino Holdings, Ecclestone's own company. The purchase price was borrowed from the Royal Bank of Scotland and Lehman Brothers, who later sold it on.

Thanks to the low rate of interest paid by banks when they borrow from each other, the repayments have been made on time. As a result Delta Topco, the Jersey -based Formula One holding company jointly owned by CVC (70%), JP Morgan (20%) and Ecclestone's family trust, will be debt-free by 2014.

This year Ecclestone and CVC are also due to become the beneficiaries of the 100-year lease on the commercial rights granted by Mosley in 2001, for which Ecclestone paid a reported $360m – a lot of money in one go but very little when divided by 100, given the revenues at stake. Mosley argued that such an unprecedented arrangement would provide Formula One with a secure future.

One obstacle to a deal with News Corp, the co-owners of Sky, could be the existence in the Concorde Agreement of a clause specifying that transmission of the races must be available on free-to-air terrestrial television, a stipulation supported by major sponsors. That could be a subject for discussion in any redrafting of the next agreement, which has already been drawn up and is due to be signed in 2012. But Formula One already splits its television deals in Austria and Germany, where Sky share the rights with ORF and RTL, each of them transmitting the qualifying sessions and races simultaneously.

In the UK, the BBC recaptured the exclusive rights to Formula One from ITV in 2009 under what is believed to be a five-year deal. Senior elements within the corporation are believed to be thinking of dropping the sport, along with Wimbledon, as part of an economy drive, which would open the way for Sky to present itself, in the absence of interest from terrestrial broadcasters, as the only viable alternative.

Despite his advanced age, however, Ecclestone will be playing a long game, giving himself plenty of room for manoeuvre. His recent criticisms of Todt and of the new technical regulations scheduled for 2013 will be part of that game. Murdoch and Slim may well get whatever it is they are after. But, deal or no deal, Formula One's ringmaster will not be the loser.

Richard Williams

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E.O. 12958: DECL: 1/29/2019
TAG PTER, PGOV, ASEC, EFIN, ENRG, KCIP
SUBJECT: REQUEST FOR INFORMATION:CRITICAL FOREIGN DEPENDENCIES (CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE AND KEY RESOURCES LOCATED ABROAD)

REF: STATE 6461 PLEASE PASS TO RSO, POLOFF, ECON, and MANAGEMENT (GSO and IT). Classified by S/CT DAS, Susan F. Burk, Reason: 1/4 (B), (D), (E), and (G)

Â¶1. (U//FOUO) This is an action request; see Para. 13.

Â¶2. (U//FOUO) Under the direction of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the National Infrastructure Protection Plan (NIPP) was written to provide the unifying structure for the integration of critical infrastructure and key resources (CI/KR) protection into a single national program. The overarching goal of the NIPP is to build a safer, more secure, and more resilient America by enhancing protection of the nation's CI/KR to prevent, deter, neutralize or mitigate the effects of deliberate efforts by terrorists to destroy, incapacitate or exploit them; and to strengthen national preparedness, timely response, and rapid recovery in the event of an attack, natural disaster or other emergency.

Â¶3. (U//FOUO) In addition to a list of critical domestic CI/KR, the NIPP requires compilation and annual update of a comprehensive inventory of CI/KR that are located outside U.S. borders and whose loss could critically impact the public health, economic security, and/or national and homeland security of the United States. DHS in collaboration with State developed the Critical Foreign Dependencies Initiative (CFDI)to identify these critical U.S. foreign dependencies -- foreign CI/KR that may affect systems within the U.S. directly or indirectly. State is coordinating with DHS to develop the 2009 inventory, and the action request in Para. 13 represents the initial step in this process.

Â¶4. (U//FOUO) The NIPP does not define CI/KR. Homeland Security Presidential Directive 7 (HSPD 7) references definitions in two separate statutes. In the USA Patriot Act of 2001 (42 U.S.C. 5195(e)) "critical infrastructure" is defined as systems and assets, whether physical or virtual, so vital to the United States the incapacitation or destruction of such systems and assets would have a debilitating impact on security, national economic security, national public health or safety, or any combination of those matters. In the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 101(9)) "key resources" are defined as publicly or privately controlled resources essential to the minimal operations of the economy and government.

Â¶5. (U//FOUO) The NIPP identifies 18 CI/KR sectors: agriculture and food; defense industrial base; energy; healthcare and public health; national monuments and icons; banking and finance; drinking water and water treatment systems; chemical; commercial facilities; dams; emergency services; commercial nuclear reactors, materials, and waste; information technology; communications; postal and shipping; transportation and systems; government facilities; and critical manufacturing. Obviously some of these sectors are more likely to have international components than other sectors.

Â¶6. (U//FOUO) Department is surveying posts for their input on critical infrastructure and key resources within their host country which, if destroyed, disrupted or exploited, would likely have an immediate and deleterious effect on the United States. We expect posts, after consultation among all sections and agencies, will in many instances immediately recognize whether such CI/KR exist in their host country. Posts are not/not being asked to consult with host governments with respect to this request.

Â¶7. (U//FOUO) Building upon the initial survey completed in 2008, Department requests each post reassess and update information about infrastructure and resources in each host country whose loss could immediately affect the public health, economic security, and/or national and homeland security of the United States. This reassessment may include suggestions from posts for removing, modifying, or adding CI/KR to the list developed in 2008 (see the list of CI/KR identified in 2008 in Para. 15 below).

Â¶8. (U//FOUO) The following three categories should be considered when determining whether critical foreign dependencies exist in the host country: 1) direct physical linkages (e.g., pipelines, undersea telecommunications cables, and assets located in close enough proximity to the U.S. border their destruction could cause cross-border consequences, such as damage to dams and chemical facilities); 2) sole or predominantly foreign/host-country sourced goods and services (e.g., minerals or chemicals critical to U.S. industry, a critical finished product manufactured in one or only a small number of countries, or a telecom hub whose destruction might seriously disrupt global communications); and 3) critical supply chain nodes (e.g., the Strait of Hormuz and Panama Canal, as well as any ports or shipping lanes in the host-country critical to the functioning of the global supply chain).

Â¶9. (U//FOUO) Although they are important issues, Department is not/not seeking information at this time on second-order effects (e.g., public morale and confidence, and interdependency effects that might cascade from a disruption).

Â¶10. (U//FOUO) Posts do not need to report government facilities overseas managed by State or war fighting facilities managed by other departments or agencies.

Â¶11. (U//FOUO) The following general information should be addressed when nominating elements for inclusion, removal, or modification: -- (U//FOUO) Name and physical location of the asset, system, or supply chain node. -- (U//FOUO) Post's rationale for including, modifying, or removing an asset, system, or supply chain node. -- (U//FOUO) Any information Post has regarding conditions in country causing Post to believe the CI/KR is an active target or especially vulnerable due to natural circumstances. -- (U//FOUO) Any information Post has regarding CIP activities in country and who/what agency is responsible for those activities.

Â¶12. (U//FOUO) Questions can be directed to Sharri R. Clark in S/CT: ClarkSR@state.sgov.gov; ClarkSR@state.gov; 202-647-1514. Alternatively, questions can be directed to S. Gail Robertson in S/CT: RobertsonSG2@state.sgov.gov; RobertsonSG@state.gov, 202-647-3769.

Â¶13. (U//FOUO) ACTION REQUEST: Posts are requested to report by March 20, 2009 on CI/KR in their host country meeting the criteria outlined above and a brief explanation of why posts believes the asset meets the criteria. Due to the potential sensitivity of assets identified, posts are asked to consider the necessity of classifying their responses appropriately. Please note the list in its entirety is classified S/NF. If post determines there are no such CI/KR in its host country, a negative report is requested. Please send replies to the attention of Sharri R. Clark in S/CT and use the subject line "CI/KR Response for S/CT".

Â¶14. (U//FOUO) Posts' assistance with providing input to the first list created in 2008 was invaluable, and Department appreciates Posts' continuing cooperation.

Â¶15. (S//NF) Following is the 2008 Critical Foreign Dependencies Initiative (CFDI) list (CI/KR organized by region): [BEGIN TEXT OF LIST]

AFRICA Congo (Kinshasa): Cobalt (Mine and Plant) Gabon: Manganese - Battery grade, natural; battery grade, synthetic; chemical grade; ferro; metallurgical grade Guinea: Bauxite (Mine) South Africa: BAE Land System OMC, Benoni, South Africa Brown David Gear Industries LTD, Benoni, South Africa Bushveld Complex (chromite mine) Ferrochromium Manganese - Battery grade, natural; battery grade, synthetic; chemical grade; ferro; metallurgical grade Palladium Mine and Plant Platinum Mines Rhodium EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC Australia: Southern Cross undersea cable landing, Brookvale, Australia Southern Cross undersea cable landing, Sydney, Australia Manganese - Battery grade, natural; battery grade, synthetic; chemical grade; ferro; metallurgical grade Nickel Mines Maybe Faulding Mulgrave Victoria, Australia: Manufacturing facility for Midazolam injection. Mayne Pharma (fill/finish), Melbourne, Australia: Sole suppliers of Crotalid Polyvalent Antivenin (CroFab). China: C2C Cable Network undersea cable landing, Chom Hom Kok, Hong Kong C2C Cable Network undersea cable landing Shanghai, China China-US undersea cable landing, Chongming, China China-US undersea cable landing Shantou, China EAC undersea cable landing Tseung Kwan O, Hong Kong FLAG/REACH North Asia Loop undersea cable landing Tong Fuk, Hong Kong Hydroelectric Dam Turbines and Generators Fluorspar (Mine) Germanium Mine Graphite Mine Rare Earth Minerals/Elements Tin Mine and Plant Tungsten - Mine and Plant Polypropylene Filter Material for N-95 Masks Shanghai Port Guangzhou Port Hong Kong Port Ningbo Port Tianjin Port Fiji: Southern Cross undersea cable landing, Suva, Fiji Indonesia: Tin Mine and Plant Straits of Malacca Japan: C2C Cable Network undersea cable landing, Chikura, Japan C2C Cable Network undersea cable landing, Shima, Japan China-US undersea cable, Okinawa, Japan EAC undersea cable landing Ajigaura, Japan EAC undersea cable landing Shima, Japan FLAG/REACH North Asia Loop undersea cable landing Wada, Japan FLAG/REACH North Asia Loop undersea cable landing Wada, Japan Japan-US undersea cable landing, Maruyama, Japan Japan-US undersea cable landing Kitaibaraki, Japan KJCN undersea cable landing Fukuoka, Japan KJCN undersea cable landing Kita-Kyushu, Japan Pacific Crossing-1 (PC-1) undersea cable landing Ajigaura, Japan Pacific Crossing-1 (PC-1) undersea cable landing Shima, Japan Tyco Transpacific undersea cable landing, Toyohashi, Japan Tyco Transpacific undersea cable landing Emi, Japan Hitachi, Hydroelectric Dam Turbines and Generators Port of Chiba Port of Kobe Port of Nagoya Port of Yokohama Iodine Mine Metal Fabrication Machines Titanium Metal (Processed) Biken, Kanonji City, Japan Hitachi Electrical Power Generators and Components Large AC Generators above 40 MVA Malaysia: Straits of Malacca New Zealand: Southern Cross undersea cable landing, Whenuapai, New Zealand Southern Cross undersea cable landing, Takapuna, New Zealand Philippines: C2C Cable Network undersea cable landing, Batangas, Philippines EAC undersea cable landing Cavite, Philippines Republic of Korea: C2C Cable Network undersea cable landing, Pusan, Republic of Korea. EAC undersea cable landing Shindu-Ri, Republic of Korea FLAG/REACH North Asia Loop undersea cable landing Pusan, Republic of Korea KJCN undersea cable landing Pusan, Republic of Korea Hitachi Large Electric Power Transformers 230 - 500 kV Busan Port Singapore: C2C Cable Network undersea cable landing, Changi, Singapore EAC undersea cable landing Changi North, Singapore Port of Singapore Straits of Malacca Taiwan: C2C Cable Network undersea cable landing, Fangshan, Taiwan C2C Cable Network undersea cable landing, Tanshui, Taiwan China-US undersea cable landing Fangshan, Taiwan EAC undersea cable landing Pa Li, Taiwan FLAG/REACH North Asia Loop undersea cable landing Toucheng, Taiwan Kaohsiung Port EUROPE AND EURASIA Europe (Unspecified): Metal Fabrication Machines: Small number of Turkish companies (Durma, Baykal, Ermaksan) Austria: Baxter AG, Vienna, Austria: Immune Globulin Intravenous (IGIV) Octapharma Pharmazeutika, Vienna, Austria: Immune Globulin Intravenous (IGIV) Azerbaijan: Sangachal Terminal Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan Pipeline Belarus: Druzhba Oil Pipeline Belgium: Germanium Mine Baxter SA, Lessines, Belgium: Immune Globulin Intravenous (IGIV) Glaxo Smith Kline, Rixensart, Belgium: Acellular Pertussis Vaccine Component GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals SA, Wavre, Belgium: Acellular Pertussis Vaccine Component Port of Antwerp Denmark: TAT-14 undersea cable landing, Blaabjerg, Denmark Bavarian Nordic (BN), Hejreskovvej, Kvistgard, Denmark: Smallpox Vaccine Novo Nordisk Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Bagsvaerd, Denmark: Numerous formulations of insulin Novo Nordisk Insulin Manufacturer: Global insulin supplies Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark: DTaP (including D and T components) pediatric version France: APOLLO undersea cable, Lannion, France FA-1 undersea cable, Plerin, France TAT-14 undersea cable landing St. Valery, France Sanofi-Aventis Insulin Manufacturer: Global insulin supplies Foot and Mouth Disease Vaccine finishing Alstrom, Hydroelectric Dam Turbines and Generators Alstrom Electrical Power Generators and Components EMD Pharms Semoy, France: Cyanokit Injection GlaxoSmithKline, Inc. Evreux, France: Influenza neurominidase inhibitor RELENZA (Zanamivir) Diagast, Cedex, France: Olympus (impacts blood typing ability) Genzyme Polyclonals SAS (bulk), Lyon, France: Thymoglobulin Sanofi Pasteur SA, Lyon, France: Rabies virus vaccine Georgia: Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan Pipeline Germany: TAT-14 undersea cable landing, Nodren, Germany. Atlantic Crossing-1 (AC-1) undersea cable landing Sylt, Germany BASF Ludwigshafen: World's largest integrated chemical complex Siemens Erlangen: Essentially irreplaceable production of key chemicals Siemens, GE, Hydroelectric Dam Turbines and Generators Draeger Safety AG & Co., Luebeck, Germany: Critical to gas detection capability Junghans Fienwerktechnik Schramberg, Germany: Critical to the production of mortars TDW-Gasellschaft Wirksysteme, Schroebenhausen, Germany: Critical to the production of the Patriot Advanced Capability Lethality Enhancement Assembly Siemens, Large Electric Power Transformers 230 - 500 kV Siemens, GE Electrical Power Generators and Components Druzhba Oil Pipeline Sanofi Aventis Frankfurt am Main, Germany: Lantus Injection (insulin) Heyl Chemish-pharmazeutische Fabrik GmbH: Radiogardase (Prussian blue) Hameln Pharmaceuticals, Hameln, Germany: Pentetate Calcium Trisodium (Ca DTPA) and Pentetate Zinc Trisodium (Zn DTPA) for contamination with plutonium, americium, and curium IDT Biologika GmbH, Dessau Rossiau, Germany: BN Small Pox Vaccine. Biotest AG, Dreiech, Germany: Supplier for TANGO (impacts automated blood typing ability) CSL Behring GmbH, Marburg, Germany: Antihemophilic factor/von Willebrand factor Novartis Vaccines and Diagnostics GmbH, Marburg, Germany: Rabies virus vaccine Vetter Pharma Fertigung GmbH & Co KG, Ravensburg, Germany (filling): Rho(D) IGIV Port of Hamburg Ireland: Hibernia Atlantic undersea cable landing, Dublin Ireland Genzyme Ireland Ltd. (filling), Waterford, Ireland: Thymoglobulin Italy: Glaxo Smith Kline SpA (fill/finish), Parma, Italy: Digibind (used to treat snake bites) Trans-Med gas pipeline Netherlands: Atlantic Crossing-1 (AC-1) undersea cable landing Beverwijk, Netherlands TAT-14 undersea cable landing, Katwijk, Netherlands Rotterdam Port Norway: Cobalt Nickel Mine Poland: Druzhba Oil Pipeline Russia: Novorossiysk Export Terminal Primorsk Export Terminal. Nadym Gas Pipeline Junction: The most critical gas facility in the world Uranium Nickel Mine: Used in certain types of stainless steel and superalloys Palladium Mine and Plant Rhodium Spain: Strait of Gibraltar Instituto Grifols, SA, Barcelona, Spain: Immune Globulin Intravenous (IGIV) Maghreb-Europe (GME) gas pipeline, Algeria Sweden: Recip AB Sweden: Thyrosafe (potassium iodine) Switzerland: Hoffman-LaRoche, Inc. Basel, Switzerland: Tamiflu (oseltamivir) Berna Biotech, Berne, Switzerland: Typhoid vaccine CSL Behring AG, Berne, Switzerland: Immune Globulin Intravenous (IGIV) Turkey: Metal Fabrication Machines: Small number of Turkish companies (Durma, Baykal, Ermaksan) Bosporus Strait Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan Pipeline Ukraine: Manganese - Battery grade, natural; battery grade, synthetic; chemical grade; ferro; metallurgical grade United Kingdom: Goonhilly Teleport, Goonhilly Downs, United Kingdom Madley Teleport, Stone Street, Madley, United Kingdom Martelsham Teleport, Ipswich, United Kingdom APOLLO undersea cable landing Bude, Cornwall Station, United Kingdom Atlantic Crossing-1 (AC-1) undersea cable landing Whitesands Bay FA-1 undersea cable landing Skewjack, Cornwall Station Hibernia Atlantic undersea cable landing, Southport, United Kingdom TAT-14 undersea cable landing Bude, Cornwall Station, United Kingdom Tyco Transatlantic undersea cable landing, Highbridge, United Kingdom Tyco Transatlantic undersea cable landing, Pottington, United Kingdom. Yellow/Atlantic Crossing-2 (AC-2) undersea cable landing Bude, United Kingdom Foot and Mouth Disease Vaccine finishing BAE Systems (Operations) Ltd., Presont, Lancashire, United Kingdom: Critical to the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter BAE Systems Operations Ltd., Southway, Plymouth Devon, United Kingdom: Critical to extended range guided munitions BAE Systems RO Defense, Chorley, United Kingdom: Critical to the Joint Standoff Weapon (JSOW) AGM-154C (Unitary Variant) MacTaggart Scott, Loanhead, Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom: Critical to the Ship Submersible Nuclear (SSN) NEAR/MIDDLE EAST Djibouti: Bab al-Mendeb: Shipping lane is a critical supply chain node Egypt: 'Ayn Sukhnah-SuMEd Receiving Import Terminal 'Sidi Kurayr-SuMed Offloading Export Terminal Suez Canal Iran: Strait of Hormuz Khark (Kharg) Island Sea Island Export Terminal Khark Island T-Jetty Iraq: Al-Basrah Oil Terminal Israel: Rafael Ordnance Systems Division, Haifa, Israel: Critical to Sensor Fused Weapons (SFW), Wind Corrected Munitions Dispensers (WCMD), Tail Kits, and batteries Kuwait: Mina' al Ahmadi Export Terminal Morocco: Strait of Gibraltar Maghreb-Europe (GME) gas pipeline, Morocco Oman: Strait of Hormuz Qatar: Ras Laffan Industrial Center: By 2012 Qatar will be the largest source of imported LNG to U.S. Saudi Arabia: Abqaiq Processing Center: Largest crude oil processing and stabilization plant in the world Al Ju'aymah Export Terminal: Part of the Ras Tanura complex As Saffaniyah Processing Center Qatif Pipeline Junction Ras at Tanaqib Processing Center Ras Tanura Export Terminal Shaybah Central Gas-oil Separation Plant Tunisia: Trans-Med Gas Pipeline United Arab Emirates (UAE): Das Island Export Terminal Jabal Zannah Export Terminal Strait of Hormuz Yemen: Bab al-Mendeb: Shipping lane is a critical supply chain node SOUTH AND CENTRAL ASIA Kazakhstan: Ferrochromium Khromtau Complex, Kempersai, (Chromite Mine) India: Orissa (chromite mines) and Karnataka (chromite mines) Generamedix Gujurat, India: Chemotherapy agents, including florouracil and methotrexate WESTERN HEMISPHERE Argentina: Foot and Mouth Disease Vaccine finishing Bermuda: GlobeNet (formerly Bermuda US-1 (BUS-1) undersea cable landing Devonshire, Bermuda Brazil: Americas-II undersea cable landing Fortaleza, Brazil GlobeNet undersea cable landing Fortaleza, Brazil GlobeNet undersea cable landing Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Iron Ore from Rio Tinto Mine Manganese - Battery grade, natural; battery grade, synthetic; chemical grade; ferro; metallurgical grade Niobium (Columbium), Araxa, Minas Gerais State (mine) Ouvidor and Catalao I, Goias State: Niobium Chile: Iodine Mine Canada: Hibernia Atlantic undersea cable landing Halifax , Nova Scotia, Canada James Bay Power Project, Quebec: monumental hydroelectric power development Mica Dam, British Columbia: Failure would impact the Columbia River Basin. Hydro Quebec, Quebec: Critical irreplaceable source of power to portions of Northeast U. S. Robert Moses/Robert H. Saunders Power, Ontario: Part of the St. Lawrence Power Project, between Barnhart Island, New York, and Cornwall, Ontario Seven Mile Dam, British Columbia: Concrete gravity dam between two other hydropower dams along the Pend d'Oreille River Pickering Nuclear Power Plant, Ontario, Canada Chalk River Nuclear Facility, Ontario: Largest supplier of medical radioisotopes in the world Hydrofluoric Acid Production Facility, Allied Signal, Amherstburg, Ontario Enbridge Pipeline Alliance Pipeline: Natural gas transmission from Canada Maritime and Northeast Pipeline: Natural gas transmission from Canada Transcanada Gas: Natural gas transmission from Canada Alexandria Bay POE, Ontario: Northern border crossing Ambassador Bridge POE, Ontario: Northern border crossing Blaine POE, British Columbia: Northern border crossing Blaine Washington Rail Crossing, British Columbia Blue Water Bridge POE, Ontario: Northern border crossing Champlain POE, Quebec: Northern border crossing CPR Tunnel Rail Crossing, Ontario (Michigan Central Rail Crossing) International Bridge Rail Crossing, Ontario International Railway Bridge Rail Crossing Lewiston-Queenstown POE, Ontario: Northern border crossing Peace Bridge POE, Ontario: Northern border crossing Pembina POE, Manitoba: Northern border crossing North Portal Rail Crossing, Saskatchewan St. Claire Tunnel Rail Crossing, Ontario Waneta Dam, British Columbia: Earthfill/concrete hydropower dam Darlington Nuclear Power Plant, Ontario, Canada. E-ONE Moli Energy, Maple Ridge, Canada: Critical to production of various military application electronics General Dynamics Land Systems - Canada, London Ontario, Canada: Critical to the production of the Stryker/USMC LAV Vehicle Integration Raytheon Systems Canada Ltd. ELCAN Optical Technologies Division, Midland, Ontario, Canada: Critical to the production of the AGM-130 Missile Thales Optronique Canada, Inc., Montreal, Quebec: Critical optical systems for ground combat vehicles Germanium Mine Graphite Mine Iron Ore Mine Nickel Mine Niobec Mine, Quebec, Canada: Niobium Cangene, Winnipeg, Manitoba: Plasma Sanofi Pasteur Ltd., Toronto, Canada: Polio virus vaccine GlaxoSmithKile Biologicals, North America, Quebec, Canada: Pre-pandemic influenza vaccines French Guiana: Americas-II undersea cable landing Cayenne, French Guiana Martinique: Americas-II undersea cable landing Le Lamentin, Martinique Mexico: FLAG/REACH North Asia Loop undersea cable landing Tijuana, Mexico Pan-American Crossing (PAC) undersea cable landing Mazatlan, Mexico Amistad International Dam: On the Rio Grande near Del Rio, Texas and Ciudad Acuna, Coahuila, Mexico Anzalduas Dam: Diversion dam south of Mission, Texas, operated jointly by the U.S. and Mexico for flood control Falcon International Dam: Upstream of Roma, Texas and Miguel Aleman, Tamaulipas, Mexico Retamal Dam: Diversion dam south of Weslaco, Texas, operated jointly by the U.S. and Mexico for flood control GE Hydroelectric Dam Turbines and Generators: Main source for a large portion of larger components Bridge of the Americas: Southern border crossing Brownsville POE: Southern border crossing Calexico East POE: Southern border crossing Columbia Solidarity Bridge: Southern border crossing Kansas City Southern de Mexico (KCSM) Rail Line, (Mexico) Nogales POE: Southern border crossing Laredo Rail Crossing Eagle Pass Rail Crossing Otay Mesa Crossing: Southern border crossing Pharr International Bridge: Southern border crossing World Trade Bridge: Southern border crossing Ysleta Zaragosa Bridge: Southern border crossing Hydrofluoric Acid Production Facility Graphite Mine GE Electrical Power Generators and Components General Electric, Large Electric Power Transformers 230 - 500 kV Netherlands Antilles: Americas-II undersea cable landing Willemstad, Netherlands Antilles. Panama: FLAG/REACH North Asia Loop undersea cable landing Fort Amador, Panama Panama Canal Peru: Tin Mine and Plant Trinidad and Tobago: Americas-II undersea cable landing Port of Spain Atlantic LNG: Provides 70% of U.S. natural gas import needs Venezuela: Americas-II undersea cable landing Camuri, Venezuela GlobeNet undersea cable landing, Punta Gorda, Venezuela GlobeNet undersea cable landing Catia La Mar, Venezuela GlobeNet undersea cable landing Manonga, Venezuela [END TEXT OF LIST]

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(Pitpass.com) Bernie Ecclestone had a few choice words to say about Hispania, Lotus and Virgin Racing. 'We need to get rid of a few of those cripples,' he told Chris Sylt recently, 'they do nothing for us. They are an embarrassment.'

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Bernie Ecclestone had a few choice words to say about Hispania, Lotus and Virgin Racing. "We need to get rid of a few of those cripples," he told Chris Sylt recently, "they do nothing for us. They are an embarrassment."

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Las Salas de las Caballerizas del Torreón de Lozoya de la capital segoviana acogerán a partir del próximo viernes, 22 de octubre, una exposición de la obra de José Luis de Antonio bajo el título 'Colores del alma', según informaron a Europa Press fuentes de Caja Segovia.

José Luis de Antonio Pérez (Madrid, 1953) es pintor de larga trayectoria. Licenciado en Bellas Artes, ha realizado numerosas exposiciones individuales y participado en no menos muestras colectivas en Madrid, Alicante, Torrelaguna (Santander), Vigo, Vitoria, Granada, Badajoz, Marbella, etc., así como en diversas ciudades alemanas (Rantum, Sylt, Bad Kreuznach, Westerland, etcétera).

Su obra ha concurrido igualmente a un buen número de certámenes y ha sido seleccionado en muchas ocasiones en premios como el 'Villa de Madrid', 'Durán', 'Círculo Catalán de Madrid', 'Salón de Otoño de Madrid', 'Certamen Nacional de Pintura', 'Premio de la Crítica de Arte', 'Premio Francisco Alcántara', etcétera.

Se ha alzado con diversos galardones como el Tercer Premio de Pintura en el Colegio Mayor Barberán de la Universidad Complutense de Madrid (1982), el tercer y primer Premio del Certamen Nacional de la Villa de Coslada, Madrid (1986 y 1987) o el primer Premio de la Casa del Reloj del Ayuntamiento de Madrid (1997). Reseñas sobre su obra y su trayectoria aparecen en obras de referencia como el Diccionario de pintores y escultores del siglo XXI o Diccionario de artistas contemporáneos de Madrid.

Bajo el título 'Colores del alma', José Luis de Antonio presenta en las Salas de las Caballerizas del Torreón de Lozoya una obra figurativa no exenta de un cierto aire expresionista y de una gran libertad que se vierte en bodegones, escenas de interior y paisajes, alguno de ellos referido a Segovia y a la localidad segoviana de Navares de las Cuevas, el pueblo paterno con el que sigue manteniendo una estrecha vinculación.

La muestra permanecerá en las Salas de las Caballerizas del Torreón de Lozoya (Pza. de San Martín, 5 de Segovia) hasta el próximo día 21 de noviembre, en horario de 18.00 a 21.00 horas, de martes a viernes y de 12.00 a 14.00 y de 18.00 a 21.00 los sábados y festivos. Lunes cerrado.

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Another northern German island has become the target of arsonists. After this summer's series of fires on the North Sea island of Sylt, police said Monday they are investigating similar fires set on Usedom in the Baltic Sea.

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KOPENHAGEN - De Waddenzee tussen het Duitse eiland Sylt en de Deense baai Ho-Bucht heeft de status van nationaal park gekregen. De Deense prins Joachim en de minister van Milieu Karen Elleman maakten bekend dat het 146.000 hectare grote gebied ...

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Westerland provided the prefect conclusion to the slalom and freestyle world tours, but a distinct lack of swell left the wave sailors basking on the beach. From the 24th September through to the 3rd October Sylt’s Brandenburger Strand played ...

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Mittlerweile hat sich Sauvignon Blanc zu einer unserer Hauptweissweinsorten etabliert… Dieser Jahr durfte unser 2009er Sauvignon Blanc aus Baden bei der Vorrundenverkostung Baden den 1. Platz belegen. Dummerweise hatte mein Vater einen großen Teil davon zuvor nach Sylt verkauft, so dass wir danach rasch ausverkauft waren. Zum Trost haben wir ja noch unsere Sauvignon Blancs aus Neuseeland. Bei der [...]

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Thirty-five times world champion, Bjorn Dunkerbeck claims the final event crown, but ita TMs Antoine Albeau who walks away with the last race of the season and the 2010 title! With the possibility that the wind would be more suitable for the discipline of freestyle today, the worlda TMs most tricked up windsurfers arrived at the beach at dawn, only ...

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Thirty-five times world champion, Bjorn Dunkerbeck claimed the final event crown, but it was Albeau who walked away the 2010 title.

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Thirty-five times world champion, Bjorn Dunkerbeck claimed the final event crown, but it was Albeau who walked away the 2010 title.

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Thirty-five times world champion, Bjorn Dunkerbeck claims the final event crown, but it’s Antoine Albeau who walks away with the last race of the season and the 2010 title!

With the possibility that the wind would be more suitable for the discipline of freestyle today, the world’s most tricked up windsurfers arrived at the beach at dawn, only to be greeted by almost exactly the same conditions that had prevented them from taking to the water the past few days.

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Colgate World Cup 2010 Sylt - Thirty-Five times world champion, Bjorn Dunkerbeck claims the final event crown, but itâ??s Antoine Albeau who walks away with the last race of the season and the 2010 title!

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Finian Maynard and Antoine Albeau stole a bullet a piece on the racecourse today, whilst freestyle world champion, Jose 'Gollito' Estredo popped and styled his way to victory in an evening tow-in extravaganza! ...

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Finian Maynard and Antoine Albeau stole a bullet a piece on the racecourse today, whilst freestyle world champion, Jose ‘Gollito’ Estredo popped and styled his way to victory in an evening tow-in extravaganza! On the penultimate day of competition, ...

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Finian Maynard and Antoine Albeau stole a bullet a piece on the racecourse today

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Watch an interview with Antoine Albeau and some wave action from the seventh day of the 2010 PWA Colgate World Cup in Sylt, Germany.

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Thirty-five times world champion, Bjorn Dunkerbeck tamed the tricky offshore winds in Westerland today, claiming a further two bullets to maintain his perfect scorecard!

Following two tedious days on standby, Sylt delivered some seriously challenging conditions for the slalom sailors gathered in Germany on the seventh day of competition. A gusty 4-10 knots quickly increased to 12-20 knots and then backed off to 6-14 knots, but not before two full rounds of fast and furious racing had taken place.

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Thirty-five times world champion, Bjorn Dunkerbeck tamed the tricky offshore winds in Westerland today, claiming a further two bullets to maintain his perfect scorecard! Following two tedious days on standby, Sylt delivered some seriously challenging conditions for the slalom ...

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To get a feel for the German holiday island of Sylt, just look at its contradictions.

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PWA Colgate World Cup Sylt, Germany - Day 7. Thirty-five times world champion, Bjorn Dunkerbeck tamed the tricky offshore winds in Westerland today, claiming a further two bullets to maintain his perfect

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Freestyle action continued at the 2010 Colgate World Sylt yesterday despite very light winds putting the official competition on hold.

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Freestyle action continued at the 2010 Colgate World Sylt yesterday despite very light winds putting the official competition on hold. What do you do when there is no wind, an expectant crowd and riders desperate to jump back in the water?

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The world’s craziest freestylers flipped the vibe on day five with a spectacular display of tow-in trickery, which saw the king of pop, Steven Van Broeckhoven play true to his name on the becalmed North Sea! Despite very light ...

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Sylt 2010. It´s my 5th time up here in Sylt. 2005, 2007 till 2010. This time we see a very calm Sylt. So far the wind never picked up above 20 knots and no big onshore waves crashed on the shore of Westerland. ...

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Tricks were swapped for tactics and speed as the slalom sailors took to the water for the first day of their PWA World Cup Sylt racing

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Tricks were swapped for tactics and speed as the slalom sailors took to the water for the first day of their PWA World Cup Sylt racing

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Windsurfing’s longstanding legend, Bjorn Dunkerbeck dominated the race course in the light winds off Westerland today to start the week ahead of his archrival, Antoine Albeau!

The crowds gathered on Sylt’s golden sands were greeted by a completely different breed of windsurfer this morning as tricks were swapped for tactics, and culos changed for cams. Instead of the double-jointed youngsters that dominated the freestyle, the water was awash with wise men that were more interested in speed than spocks!

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Windsurfing's longstanding legend, Bjorn Dunkerbeck dominated the racecourse in the light winds off Westerland today to start the week ahead of his archrival, Antoine Albeau! The crowds gathered on Sylt's golden sands were greeted by a ...

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The three times World Champion Estredo, out-tricked all of his opponents with a faultless display of dynamic moves today to win the single elimination with emphatic style. From the very first second Estredo

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The three times World Champion Estredo, out-tricked all of his opponents with a faultless display of dynamic moves today to win the single elimination with emphatic style.

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The three times World Champion Estredo, out-tricked all of his opponents with a faultless display of dynamic moves today to win the single elimination with emphatic style.

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Three times world champion, Jose ‘Gollito’ Estredo shows Sylt’s spectators why he’s already the world’s number one freestyler this year as the PWA’s finest continue to ‘get tricky’ off Brandenburger Strand! When the sailors and the judges arrived at ...

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Campello cruises through the first day of freestyle action, following Saturday's frustrating lack of wind in Sylt, Germany. On Sunday, the Professional Windsurfers Association's top performers waited

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Campello cruises through the first day of freestyle action, following Saturday's frustrating lack of wind in Sylt, Germany.

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Campello cruises through the first day of freestyle action, following Saturday's frustrating lack of wind in Sylt, Germany.

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A last minute freestyle frenzy sees Seadi’s hopes of a comeback disappear as quickly as the wind, but his team mate and former rival, Campello cruises through!

During a lengthy period on standby windsurfing legend, Robby Naish and waterman prodigy, Kai Lenny kept the crowds entertained with their SUP antics, whilst the rest of the PWA’s top performers waited patiently for the wind to fill in.