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Institution of Engineering and Technology

The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) is a multidisciplinary professional engineering institution. The IET was formed in 2006 from two separate institutions: the Institution of Electrical Engineers (IEE), dating back to 1871, and the Institution of Incorporated Engineers (IIE) dating back to 1884. Its worldwide membership is currently in excess of 158,000 in 153 countries. The IET's main offices are in Savoy Place in London, England, and at Michael Faraday House in Stevenage, England.

In the United Kingdom, the IET has the authority to establish professional registration for the titles of Chartered Engineer, Incorporated Engineer, Engineering Technician, and ICT Technician, as a licensed member institution of the Engineering Council.

The IET is registered as a charity in England, Wales and Scotland.

Formation
Discussions started in 2004 between the IEE and the IIE about merging to form a new institution. In September 2005, both institutions held votes of the merger and the members voted in favour (73.5% IEE, 95.7% IIE). This merger also needed government approval, so a petition was then made to the Privy Council of the United Kingdom for a Supplemental Charter, to allow the creation of the new institution. This was approved by the Privy Council on 14 December 2005, and the new institution emerged on 31 March 2006.

History of the IEE
The Society of Telegraph Engineers (STE) was formed on 17 May 1871, and it published the Journal of the Society of Telegraph Engineers from 1872 through 1880. Carl Wilhelm Siemens was first President of IEE in 1872. On 22 December 1880, the STE was renamed as the Society of Telegraph Engineers and of Electricians and, as part of this change, it renamed its journal the Journal of the Society of Telegraph Engineers and of Electricians (1881–1 82) and later the Journal of the Society of Telegraph-Engineers and Electricians (1883–1888). Following a meeting of its Council on 10 November 1887, it was decided to adopt the name of the Institution of Electrical Engineers (IEE). As part of this change, its Journal was renamed Journal of the Institution of Electrical Engineers in 1889, and it kept this title through 1963. In 1921, the Institution was Incorporated by royal charter and, following mergers with the Institution of Electronic and Radio Engineers (IERE) in 1988 and the Institution of Manufacturing Engineers (IMfgE) in 1990, it had a worldwide membership of around 120,000. The IEE represented the engineering profession, operated Professional Networks (worldwide groups of engineers sharing common technical and professional interests), had an educational role including the accreditation of degree courses and operated schemes to provide awards scholarships, grants and prizes. It was well known for publication of the IEE Wiring Regulations which now continue to be written by the IET and to be published by the British Standards Institution as BS 7671.

History of the IIE
The modern Institution of Incorporated Engineers (IIE) traced its heritage to The Vulcanic Society that was founded in 1884 and became the Junior Institution of Engineers in 1902, which became the Institution of General Technician Engineers in 1970. It changed its name in 1976 to the Institution of Mechanical and General Technician Engineers. At this point it merged with the Institution of Technician Engineers in Mechanical Engineering and formed the Institution of Mechanical Incorporated Engineers in 1988. The Institution of Engineers in Charge, which was founded in 1895, was merged into the Institution of Mechanical Incorporated Engineers (IMechIE) in 1990.

The Institution of Electrical and Electronic Technician Engineers, the Society of Electronic and Radio Technicians, and the Institute of Practitioners in Radio and Electronics merged in 1990 to form the Institution of Electronics and Electrical Incorporated Engineers (IEEIE).

The IIE was formed in April 1998 by the merger of The Institution of Electronic and Electrical Incorporated Engineers (IEEIE), The Institution of Mechanical Incorporated Engineers (IMechIE), and The Institute of Engineers and Technicians (IET, not to be confused with the later-formed Institution of Engineering and Technology). In 1999 there was a further merger with The Institution of Incorporated Executive Engineers (IIExE). The IIE had a worldwide membership of approximately 40,000.

History of the Institution of Manufacturing Engineers
This forerunner institution was known in all but its last year as the Institution of Production Engineers (IProdE) and was initiated by H. E. Honer. He wrote to technical periodical Engineering Production suggesting that the time was ripe to form an institution for the specialised interests of engineers engaged in manufacture/production. The resulting mass of correspondence spawned a meeting at Cannon Street Hotel on 26 February 1921. There it was decided to form the IProdE to:
 * establish the status and designation of production or manufacturing engineers
 * promote the science of practical production in industry
 * facilitate the interchange of ideas between engineers, manufacturers and other specialists.

The term 'production engineering' came into use to describe the management of factory production techniques first developed by Henry Ford, which had expanded greatly during the First World War. The IProdE was incorporated in 1931 and was granted armorial bearings in 1937. From the outset it operated through decentralised branches called local sections wherever enough members existed. These were self-governing and elected their own officers. They held monthly meetings at which papers were read and discussed.

Outstanding papers were published in the IProdE's Journal. The work of six foremost production engineers took centre stage in certain national meetings: Viscount Nuffield, Sir Alfred Herbert, Colonel George Bray, Lord Sempill, E. H. Hancock, and J. N. Kirby. National and regional conferences were arranged dealing with specific industrial problems. Sister Councils took hold including in Australia, Canada, India, New Zealand, and South Africa.

The Institution's education committee established a graduate examination which all junior entrants undertook from 1932 onwards. An examination for Associate Membership was introduced in 1951.

The Second World War accelerated developments in production engineering and by 1945 membership of the IProdE stood at 5,000. The 1950s and 1960s were perhaps the most fruitful period for the Institution. Major conferences such as 'The Automatic Factory' in 1955 ensured that the Institution held a place at the forefront of production technology. A Royal Charter was granted in 1964 and membership stood at over 17,000 by 1969.

In 1981 the IProdE instituted four medals starting from its Diamond Jubilee: the International Award, the Mensforth Gold Medal, the Nuffield Award and the Silver Medal. The Mensforth Gold Medal was named after Sir Eric Mensforth, founder and chairman of Westland Helicopters and a former IProdE President. It was awarded to British recipients who had made an outstanding contribution to the advancement of production engineering technology. Renamed the Mensforth Manufacturing Gold Medal, it is the IET's top manufacturing award.

Financial constraints, a slowing in membership and a blurring of distinctions between the various branches of engineering led the IProdE to merger proposals in the late 1980s. The Institution of Electrical Engineers (IEE) had interests very close to those of the IProdE. The IEE was a much larger organisation than the IProdE and the proposal was that the IProdE should be represented as a specialist division within the IEE. While these talks were reaching fruition in 1991 the IProdE changed its name to the Institution of Manufacturing Engineers. A merger with the IEE took place the same year, with the IMfgE becoming the IEE's new Manufacturing Division.

IET Presidents
The IET is governed by the President and Board of Trustees. The IET Council, on the other hand, serves as the advisory and consultative body, representing views of the members at large and offering advice to the Board of Trustees. Since founding the IET, several prominent engineers have served as its President and the recent Presidents are listed below:

• 2000 Professor John Edwin Midwinter FREng FRS

• 2001 Professor Brian Mellitt FREng DIC

• 2002 Professor Michael John Howard Sterling FREng

• 2003 Sir David Brown FREng CEng BSc DMS

• 2004 Professor John O'Reilly FREng

• 2005	Sir John Chisholm MA FREng

• 2006	Sir Robin Saxby BEng FREng

• 2007	John Neil Loughhead BSc(Eng) MSc DIC FCGI

• 2008	Christopher Martin Earnshaw FREng BSc

• 2009	Christopher Maxwell Snowden FRS FREng

• 2010	Nigel John Burton BSc(Eng) PhD

• 2011	Michael John Short FREng BA

• 2012	Andrew Hopper CBE FRS FREng

• 2013	Commodore Barry P S Brooks BSc(Eng) Royal Navy

• 2014	William Timothy Webb FREng BEng MBA PhD

• 2015	Naomi Climer FREng BSc

• 2016	Jeremy Daniel McK Watson CBE FREng MSc DPhil

• 2017 Nicholas Paul Winser CBE FREng BSc

• 2018 Michael Douglas Carr OBE FREng BSc(Eng) HonDTech

• 2019 Peter William Bonfield OBE FREng BSc MSc PhD

• 2020 Danielle Amanda George MBE BSc MSc PhD

• 2021 Sir Julian Young KBE CB FREng

• 2022 Professor Bob Cryan CBE DL CCMI FREng FIET

Purpose and function
The IET represents the engineering profession in matters of public concern and assists governments to make the public aware of engineering and technological issues. It provides advice on all areas of engineering, regularly advising Parliament and other agencies.

The IET Archives collect and retain material relating to the IET and its predecessor institutions as well as the history of engineering and technology. The collections cover innovation and developments in these areas from the fourteenth century to the present day, including the archive for the Women's Engineering Society (WES).

The IET also grants Chartered Engineer, Incorporated Engineer, Engineering Technician, and ICT Technician professional designations on behalf of the Engineering Council UK. IEng is roughly equivalent to North American Professional Engineer designations and CEng is set at a higher level. Both designations have far greater geographical recognition. This is made possible through a number of networks for engineers established by the IET including the Professional Networks, worldwide groups of engineers sharing common technical and professional interests. Through the IET website, these networks provide sector-specific news, stock a library of technical articles and give members the opportunity to exchange knowledge and ideas with peer groups through discussion forums. Particular areas of focus include education, IT, energy and the environment.

The IET accredits degree courses worldwide in subjects relevant to electrical, electronic, manufacturing and information engineering. In addition, it secures funding for professional development schemes for engineering graduates including awards scholarships, grants and prizes.

In August 2019 the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) appointed the IET as the lead organisation in charge of designing and delivering the new UK Cyber Security Council, alongside 15 other cyber security professional organisations collectively known as the Cyber Security Alliance. The council, which officially launched in April 2021, will be "charged with the development of a framework that speaks across the different specialisms, setting out a comprehensive alignment of career pathways, including the certifications and qualifications required within certain levels".

Membership and Fellowship
The IET has several categories of membership, some with designatory postnominals:

 * A Fellow (FIET) is a person who has demonstrated significant individual responsibility, sustained achievement and professionalism in engineering areas relevant to the interests of the Institution.
 * The category of Member (MIET or TMIET) is open to professional engineers (MIET) and technicians (TMIET) with suitable qualifications and involvement in areas relevant to the interests of the Institution. MIET is a regulated professional title recognised in the European Union by Directive 2005/36.  MIET is included in the list of professions regulated by professional bodies incorporated by Royal Charter under part 2 of the European Communities (Recognition of Professional Qualifications) Regulations 2007 (in the list in part 2 of schedule 1).
 * The category of Associate is open to persons with an interest in areas relevant to the interests of the Institution who do not qualify for the Member category.
 * The Student category is open to persons studying to become a professional engineers or technician.

Publications
The IET has a journals publishing programme, totalling 24 titles such as IET Software as of March 2012 (with the addition of IET Biometrics and IET Networks). The journals contain both original and review-oriented papers relating to various disciplines in electrical, electronics, computing, control, biomedical and communications technologies.

Electronics Letters is a peer-reviewed rapid-communication journal, which publishes short original research papers every two weeks. Its scope covers developments in all electronic and electrical engineering related fields. Also available to Electronics Letters subscribers are something called the Insight Letters.

Micro & Nano Letters, first published in 2006, specialises in the rapid online publication of short research papers concentrating on advances in miniature and ultraminiature structures and systems that have at least one dimension ranging from a few tens of micrometres to a few nanometres. It offers a rapid route for international dissemination of research findings generated by researchers from the micro and nano communities.

Achievement Medals
The IET Achievement Medals are awarded to individuals who have made major and distinguished contributions in the various sectors of science, engineering and technology. The medals are named after famous engineers and persons, such as Michael Faraday, John Ambrose Fleming, J. J. Thomson, and Oliver Heaviside. The judging panel look for outstanding and sustained excellence in one or more activities. For example: research and development, innovation, design, manufacturing, technical management, and the promotion of engineering and technology.

 * The Faraday Medal is the highest medal and honour of the IET. Named after Michael Faraday, the medal is awarded for notable scientific or industrial achievement in engineering or for conspicuous service rendered to the advancement of science, engineering and technology without restriction as regards nationality, country of residence or membership of the Institution. It is awarded not more frequently than once a year. The award was established in 1922 to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the first Ordinary Meeting of the Society of Telegraph Engineers.
 * The J. J. Thomson Medal for Electronics, named after J. J. Thomson, was created in 1976 by the Electronics Divisional Board of the Institution of Electrical Engineers (IEE), and is awarded to candidates who have made major and distinguished contributions in electronics.
 * The Ambrose Fleming Medal for Information and Communications was first awarded in 2007 to Professor Simon Kingsley. It was named after John Ambrose Fleming, the inventor of vacuum tubes, and is awarded to candidates who have made outstanding and distinguished contributions to digital communications, telecommunications, and information engineering.
 * The Mensforth Manufacturing Gold Medal is awarded to candidates who have made major and distinguished contributions to advancing the manufacturing sector. Like the Faraday Medal, the Mensforth Manufacturing Gold Medal is awarded without restriction regarding nationality, country of residence or membership of the IET.
 * The Mountbatten Medal celebrates individuals who have made an outstanding contribution, over a period of time, to the promotion of electronics or information technology and their application. Contributions can be within the spheres of science, technology, industry or commerce and in the dissemination of the understanding of electronics and information technology, whether to young people, or adults. The Medal was founded by the National Electronics Council in 1992 and named after The Earl Mountbatten of Burma, the Admiral of the Fleet and Governor-General of India.

Other recognitions

 * The IET Volunteer Medal, introduced in 2015, is awarded to individuals for major and outstanding contributions voluntarily given to furthering the aims of the IET.
 * The IET has awarded the Young Woman Engineer of the Year Award (YWE) since 1978 to top female engineers in the UK to recognise the contribution they make and to encourage young women and girls to consider engineering as a career. The award was created as part of an initiative to address the shortage of women in engineering roles.
 * The IET Apprentice and Technician Awards, introduced in 2013, are open to all Apprentices, Technician and Armed Forces Technicians. These awards are to recognise individuals who stand out from their peers and are making achievements in their area of expertise. Individuals who are role models to others and are passionate about promoting engineering to the world.

Scholarships
The IET offer Diamond Jubilee undergraduate scholarships for first year students studying an IET accredited degree. Winners receive between £1,000 and £2,000 per year for up to four years to help with their studies. Eligibility is partially based on the exam results at the final year of school prior to university. IET also offers postgraduate scholarships intended for IET members carrying out doctoral research; the postgraduate scholarships offered by the IET assist members with awards of up to £10,000 to further research engineering related topics at universities. The IET Engineering Horizons Bursary is offered at £1,000 per year for undergraduate students on IET accredited degree courses in the UK and apprentices starting an IET Approved Apprenticeship scheme to those UK residents who have overcome personal challenges to pursue an engineering education.

The IET outside the United Kingdom
The IET refers to its region-specific branches as "Local Networks".

Australia
IET Australian is the Australian Local Network of the IET (Institution of Engineering and Technology). The Australian Local Network of the IET has representation in all the states and territories of Australia. These include the state branches, their associated Younger Members Sections, and university sections in Australia. The Younger Members Sections are divided in categories based on each state, e.g. IET YMS New South Wales (IET YMS NSW).

Canada
The IET Toronto Network covers IET activities in the Southern and Western areas of Ontario and has approximately 500 members. The first Canadian Branch of the IEE (now the IET) was inaugurated by John Thompson, FIEE, and Harry Copping, FIEE, in Toronto in the early 1950s.

China
IET China office is in Beijing. It started in 2005 with core purposes of international collaboration, engineering exchange, organisation of events and seminars, and the promotion of the concept/requirements of and awarding of the title of Chartered Engineer.

Hong Kong
IET Hong Kong is the Hong Kong Local Network (formerly Branch) of the IET (Institution of Engineering and Technology). The Hong Kong Local Network of the IET has representations in the Asian region and provides a critical link into mainland China. It includes six sections, i.e. Electronics & Communications Section (ECS); Informatics and Control Technologies Section (ICTS); Management Section(MS); Power and Energy Section (PES); Manufacturing & Industrial Engineering (MIES); Railway Section( RS), as well as the Younger Members Section. It has over 5,000 members and activities are coordinated locally. It is one of the professional organisations for chartered engineers in Hong Kong.

Italy
IET Italy Local Network was established in 2007 by a group of active members led by Dr M Fiorini with the purpose to represent locally the aims and services of the IET. The vision of sharing and advancing knowledge throughout the global science, engineering and technology community to enhance people's lives is achieved building-up an open, flexible and global knowledge network supported by individuals, companies and institutions and facilitated by the IET and its members.

India
An IET India Office was established in 2006. It has eight Local Networks: Bengaluru, Chennai, Delhi, Kanyakumari, Kolkata, Mumbai, Nashik and Pune.

Kenya
An IET in Kenya was established on 16 November 2011. It has been enacted with powers including its awards being recognised by the Kenya National Assembly. With support of Faculty at the newly established Technical University of Kenya (formerly the Kenya Polytechnic) and Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture & Technology, the institution considers registration of Technologists, Technicians and Craftspeople, particularly being open to those excluded from Engineering Board of Kenya registration.

Kuwait
IET Kuwait community was established in 2013 by Dr. Abdelrahman Abdelazim. The community is very active in the region, overseeing 4 student chapters in Kuwait universities. The community's most notable event was the 2015 GCC robotics challenge, which involved collaboration with many networks in the region.

Malaysia
IET Malaysia Local Network has more than 1,900 members in Malaysia. In addition, the network has facilitated On Campuses in public and private universities. These are mentored by the Young Professional Section (YPS) of IET. As of December 2019, there are 19 active On Campuses.


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Template talk:Infobox Test team

 I prefer Smoddy's version. I think we need to add the website http://www.cricket.com.au/ ,

Note that the year Test status granted is wrong! Test status was only granted to that match retrospectively. Since you're showing the first Test details, it's also superfluous. Cricket Australia and John Buchanan should be linked, but they look better not in bold face. The logo looks better than the cap. There should be a win/loss/draw results summary, not just win/loss - and a win/loss/NR for ODIs. Also, what about international Twenty20 games?

I don't see a need for a "result in last World Cup", but would like to see an ICC Champions Trophy summary, jguk 11:46, 31 May 2005 (UTC)

 * I despise the ICC's money-grab that is the Champions Trophy. I agree about the year granted thing is incorrect.  It should be win/loss/draw/tie though, and win/loss/tie/NR.  If international Twenty20 takes off, then we can put it in.  At the moment, few matches have been played, and it just seems slightly over the top to me right now.  I put the result in last world cup to give an idea of the team's current status, but I guess that is slightly invalidated by the rankings.  smoddy 13:21, 31 May 2005 (UTC)

I prefer Smoddy's too. A few small things: I don't think I'd have the ICC Champions Trophy — I feel it's easy to put too many stats in an infobox. Don't forget ties in Tests and ODIs too. I would have an "as of" date, like the player infobox does. You've correctly changed some "test" to "Test", but there are still a couple left over. Stephen Turner 12:57, 31 May 2005 (UTC)

I prefer the second template, with the logo. That's partly because of my unease about the use of the cap photo (even though the use of logos also relies on "fair use"), partly because it's simple and obvious, and partly because it would be a simple way to allow all teams' infoboxes to have a similar appearance. I'm with Smoddy in thinking that all four results (I suppose it could even be five, if you count Tests abandoned as being separate from draws) should be included in the results summary. Agreed also that the Champions Trophy is a side-issue and can be dealt with on individual teams' pages; the World Cup is enough. Loganberry 13:53, 31 May 2005 (UTC)

So, are we planning to swap them around any time soon? smoddy 21:26, 1 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Broken image links
Why is this template assuming all images will be jpegs? Pakistani cricket team currently has no image, so I tried to use the placeholder Image:NO IMAGE YET to prevent the template displaying a broken image link, but since that's not a .jpg, it doesn't work. I'm sure there are situations when other file types would be used in the template instead, and see no reason for the template to force a .jpg extension. Angela. 23:12, 11 October 2005 (UTC)

 * No reason. Thanks for pointing it out. I've fixed it. I've also added flags for all the countries that didn't have an image. Stephen Turner 20:40, 21 October 2005 (UTC)

Merge with standard cricket team infobox
Is anyone actually doing this, as if not I'll remove the notice as it is 2 years out of date. Spike 'em (talk) 14:24, 30 September 2016 (UTC)

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Pedro Gómez

Pedro Gómez or Gomez may refer to:
 * Pedro Gómez Labrador (1755–1852), Spanish diplomat and nobleman
 * Pedro Gomez (journalist) (1962–2021), Cuban-American sports reporter
 * Pedro Gomez (dance instructor) (born 1963), Cuban Salsa dance instructor
 * Pedro Nel Gómez (1899–1984), Colombian engineer, architect, painter, and sculptor
 * Pedro Gómez Valderrama (1923–1992), Colombian lawyer, writer and diplomat
 * Pedro Gómez de la Serna (1806–1871), Spanish jurist and politician
 * Pedro Daniel Gómez (born 1990), Mexican racewalker
 * Pedro Gómez Gómez (born 1970), Mexican politician

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Luyia

Luyia may refer to:
 * the Luyha or Luyia people
 * the Luhya or Luyia language

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Moses Kimhi

Moses Kimhi (c. 1127 – c. 1190), also known as the ReMaK, was a medieval Jewish biblical commentator and grammarian.

Birth and early life
Kimhi was born around 1127, the eldest son of Joseph Kimhi and the brother of David Kimhi, known as the RaDaK. He was born and lived in Hachmei Provence in Occitania, an area that was heavily under the influence of the Sephardic community of that time. Little else is known of his early life.

Adulthood
He apparently raised his younger brother David following the death of their father, and was a major influence in his commentaries.

Career as a commentator
Like his father, he wrote a number of commentaries on the Bible, basing himself on the literal meaning of the text. His surviving works include commentaries on the books of Proverbs, Job, Ezra, and Nehemiah. He also wrote a book of essays on Hebrew grammar, in which he described the underlying principles of his commentaries, combined with tangential discussions of medieval philosophy.

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Seletar Airport

Seletar Airport is a civilian international airport serving the north-east region of Singapore. It is located approximately 16 km northwest from Changi Airport, the country's main airport, and about 16 km north from the main commercial city-centre.

The airfield was originally opened in 1928 as RAF Seletar, a military airbase of the British Royal Air Force (RAF). The base was handed back over to Singapore in 1971. The Government of Singapore intended for Seletar Airport and the surrounding areas to function as the operating aerodrome for their plan to expand Singapore's status as an industrial aviation hub, today known as the Seletar Aerospace Park.

Today, Seletar Airport mostly serves turbo-prop and smaller-sized private and business jet airlines and aircraft. It helps to serve as a secondary destination to Singapore for turbo-prop aircraft to decrease load from Changi Airport, which has heavy air traffic consisting of jet aircraft. Nevertheless, the airport's runway is capable of handling jet aircraft such as the Airbus A320 family (but not at full takeoff load). The runway designation is 03/21, where the precise headings on ground of the actual runway are 033° / 213°.

RAF Seletar

RAF Seletar was a Royal Air Force station in Singapore between 1928 and 1971. Plans for establishing an airfield, flying boat and naval base in Singapore were first agreed by the RAF in 1921. In 1923, two sites in the northern region of the island were approved. The first planes to arrive at the base were four Supermarine Southampton seaplanes on 28 February 1928.

RAF Seletar was also used for civilian flights from 1930 to 1937, when Kallang Airport was opened.

Amy Johnson landed at Seletar in May 1930 on her UK – Australia flight in her Gipsy Moth named 'Jason'. Amelia Earhart also landed there in June 1937 on her world flight attempt in an Lockheed 10 Electra.

World War II
With the threat of war in the area, the RAF started building up their forces in the Far East in the late 1930s and early 1940s. Seletar airfield was the target of carpet bombing when Japanese navy bombers conducted the first air raid on Singapore, sometime after their ground forces invaded Kota Bahru. It was abandoned when the Japanese took Johor Bahru, which brought their artillery in range of the airfield.

When the Japanese launched their invasion of Malaya and Singapore, Seletar housed four RAF units. 205 Sqn operated Consolidated Catalina flying boats, and No. 36 and No. 100 Squadron RAF operated obsolete Vickers Vildebeest torpedo bombers (as well as five Fairey Albacores acquired by 36 Sqn to supplement its Vildebeests). These flying squadrons were serviced by 151 Maintenance Unit RAF.

21 Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force was also based at Seletar in 1941–42, and was in the process of converting from lightly-armed CAC Wirraway trainers to Brewster F2A Buffalo fighters, when hostilities began.

These units stayed until Jan–Feb 1942, soon before the surrender to the invading Japanese.

During the Japanese occupation, Seletar as was in the case of Sembawang came under the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service while Tengah fell under the jurisdiction of the Imperial Japanese Army Air Force. From 1942 through 1945, a number of IJN squadrons were based or transited through Seletar mainly, for training. Among the units known to be based at Seletar during this time were 936th Kōkūtai (B5N Kate, D3A Val and E13A1 Jake), 381st Kōkūtai (A6M Zero and J2M Raiden). The 601st Kōkūtai was also stationed there for training early before its destruction on board Japanese aircraft carriers during the Battle of the Philippine Sea (Marianas Turkey Shoot) in June. Seletar's present runway was built during the Japanese Occupation.

Post-World War II

After World War II, the base went back to the RAF and, in the late 1940s and 1950s, the base was heavily involved in the Malayan Emergency, with Beaufighters, Spitfires and Mosquitos based there while operating against Malayan Communist insurgents. Among the many squadrons based there during this time were Nos 60, 81 and 205 Sqns of the RAF. The base was also the home of 390 MU – the Maintenance Base for the whole of the RAF Far East Air Force - FEAF.

During the 1960s, RAF Seletar was home base to No's 103 and 110 Squadrons, both of which were equipped with Westland Whirlwind Mk 10 helicopters and to 34 Squadron, which was equipped with Blackburn Beverley transports. All three Squadrons (among several others) were involved with support of operations in North Borneo during the Indonesia-Malaysia confrontation. From June 1962, 66 Squadron (led by Sqn Leader Gray) with their Bristol 192 Belvedere helicopters were also based at Seletar, and were sent on frequent tours and detachments to Kuching, Brunei, Labuan and Butterworth as part of the Borneo hearts and minds campaign (the squadron was later disbanded in March 1969). The helicopter squadrons provided a search and rescue service for the Singapore area. The station was also, at that time, home to 209 Squadron, equipped with Single and Twin Pioneer aircraft. 65 Squadron based at Seletar operated Bloodhound Mk II surface-to-air missiles as anti-aircraft defence from 1 January 1964 until the squadron was disbanded on 30 March 1970 with the equipment and role handed over to 170 Squadron, Republic of Singapore Air Force. Auster aircraft were flown during the Emergency and Confrontation periods in troop/enemy spotting patrols.

In December 1966, three Andover CC Mk1 arrived to replace the ageing Vickers Valetta C1 aircraft of 52 Sqn. 52 Squadron was later reformed in March 1967 after the arrival of a further three aircraft. By now, Confrontation had finished and with no purpose the squadron moved to Changi in 1968 before being disbanded in January 1970.

The RAF station closed at the end of March 1971 (see East of Suez) and Seletar was handed over to Singapore's Department of Civil Aviation.

Several aircraft types flew their last RAF operational sorties from Seletar including the Short Singapore flying boat (Mk.III K6912 of No. 205 Squadron RAF 14 October 1941, aircraft transferred to No. 5 Squadron RNZAF), Supermarine Spitfire (PR.XIX PS888 of 81 Sqn 1954), De Havilland Mosquito (PR.34 RG314 of 81 Sqn 1955), Short Sunderland flying boat (GR.5 ML797 "P" of 205 Sqn, 15 May 1959) and Bristol Beaufighter (TT.X RD761 Station Flight 1960). The Short Sunderland flying boats started in RAF service from Seletar on 22 June 1938 with 230 Sqn, a sister squadron of 205 Sqn.

Seletar Airbase
The formative years of the SADC (later the RSAF) was established at Seletar Airbase in September 1968, with the setting up of the Flying Training School (FTS) utilising three Cessna 172G/H on loan from the Singapore Flying Club. The subsequent arrival of eight new Cessna 172Ks in May 1969, took over the duty from the former and contributed to the increase of training tempo for more selected trainees to participate in the basic flight-training course.

On 29 October 1977, four armed Vietnamese hijacked a domestics Air Vietnam flight from Saigon, Vietnam to Phu Quoc island west of Saigon, and forced the aircraft, a Douglas DC-3, to land at Seletar Airport. The hijackers killed two Vietnamese crew members and seriously wounded a third. The hijackers were seeking political asylum in Singapore and eventually surrendered themselves to Singapore authorities.

Changi Airport Group management
Changi Airport Group took over the management of the airport from the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore on 1 July 2009.

As part of the Seletar Aerospace Park programme, the runway was extended to 1,840 metres in 2011 to enable larger and heavier aircraft to use the airport. The airport's avionics systems were also upgraded.

The airport underwent refurbishment in 2015 as part of plans to relieve pressure on Changi Airport by increasing Seletar Airport's capacity and move smaller and slower aircraft from Changi to Seletar airport.

A new passenger terminal building opened on 19 November 2018, replacing the previous passenger terminal. The terminal houses four check-in counters, six immigration lanes, two security screening stations and a gate holdroom that can accommodate 200 passengers.

Instrument Landing System (ILS) usage
In 2018, the use of the Instrument Landing System (ILS) at Seletar Airport by Singapore was disputed by Malaysia, saying that the flight path used by the system may encroach into its airspace. In 2019, an agreement was reached between the two countries whereby Malaysia will immediately suspend its permanent restricted area in the airspace over Pasir Gudang, while Singapore will similarly suspend its implementation of Instrument Landing System (ILS) procedures for Seletar Airport.

Current operations
Seletar Airport now operates as a general aviation airport, mainly for chartered flights, private aircraft operations and training purposes. The airport is currently open for arrivals and departures from 07:00 LCL until 22:00 LCL. It has a single runway with 27 aircraft stands, 100 square metres of warehouse space and can handle 840 tons of freight per day. In 1998, the airport recorded receiving a total of 7,945 scheduled flights, handled 23,919 passengers and 6,025 tons of cargo. The airport fire service, AES Seletar, is provided by Changi Airport Group. AES Seletar has 1 station housing 6 apparatus (water tender, foam tender and others) and provides Level 7 protection.

The Republic of Singapore Flying Club and Seletar Flying Club are situated at Seletar Airport. The renowned Singapore Youth Flying Club has its headquarters built on western side of the airport's runway. Completed in June 2003, the clubhouse also has its own parking bays for its fleet of Diamond DA40. In addition, the rotary training unit of Republic of Singapore Air Force – 124 Squadron, has a training detachment at the civilian airport although it is normally headquartered at Sembawang Air Base.

Previously, Berjaya Air operated scheduled flights to Tioman and Redang. The Berjaya Air service ended on 31 October 2010 and relocated to Changi Airport, though was discontinued after four years. Berjaya Air has since returned to Seletar from Redang on a charter basis.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of daily commercial flight operations at the airport have severely declined. Airport operations are also subjected to new processes and rules laid down by the Singapore government Ministry of Health and according to the Infectious Diseases Act. On 13 June 2022, Firefly marked the resumption of flights to the airport since the suspension of commercial flights due to the pandemic.

Bus
Two bus services (services 103 and 117) are available from the old airport terminal.

Since 14 October 2018, Service 102 also serves the new airport terminal of Seletar Airport, with a bus stop within the Passenger Terminal Building. Service 102 allows access to the North East Line via Sengkang and Hougang station.

Passengers heading to Changi Airport can alight at Jalan Kayu roundabout and transfer to 858. Connections to Tampines, Pasir Ris & Serangoon via services 168, 39 and 103 are also possible here.

Rail
While there are currently no Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) services in the vicinity, passengers may transfer to service 103 at Aft Baker St bus stop to head to Yishun MRT station on the North South Line. Geographically, the closest MRT station is Sengkang MRT/LRT station on the North East Line via Thanggam LRT station on the Sengkang LRT line's West Loop.

Taxi
Taxis are available at the taxi stands located outside the departure hall. There is an additional airport surcharge for all trips originating from the airport.

Private transportation
All pick-ups by private transportation occur at the arrival pick-up point.

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User talk:Grounsell

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User talk:Eric Larcher

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Talk:The Three Graces (Canova)

 * Added this (slightly modified) from a essay I wrote in May of 2005, if anyone has any specific information relating to the Baroque styles used in the piece or the different versions, please add it. Also if anyone wants to correct my slightly bizarre grasp of English grammar or 'wikify' the piece more competantly than I've done - feel free :)

--Inexplicable 12:22, May 30, 2005 (UTC)

 * (1) The images in this article are listed as Public Domain, despite the fact that they don't look nearly old enough for the copyrights to have expired.
 * (2) This article should probably be titled The Three Graces (Canova sculpture), leaving the door open for articles like The Three Graces (Thorvaldsen sculpture) etc. Lee M 01:13, 22 Jun 2005 (UTC)

 * Unless the photographer explicitly placed those images in the public domain, they aren't tagged properly. Since the sculpture depicted is in the public domain, it is possible to make public-domain photographs of it, but since such photographs involve creative effort, they are not automatically in the public domain. --Carnildo 07:11, 23 Jun 2005 UTC)

It's quite possible I tagged the photos wrong, I was under the impresson that because they depicted art in the PD, they were by proxy. So I guess we better start looking for some we're sure of? These ones were off the Hermitage web-site and the V&A, neither site made any mention of specific copyright on the pictures. Cheers. --Inexplicable 10:31, July 17, 2005 (UTC)
 * Photographs of two-dimensional artwork (such as paintings) are in the public domain "by proxy" if the image is as accurate a copy of the original as possible, leaving no creative input by the photographer. Photographs of three-dimensional artwork cannot be in the public domain "by proxy" because a two-dimensional reproduction cannot be perfectly accurate: the photographer always has creative input, by selecting such things as the angle to photograph from, or the lighting used. --Carnildo 19:53, 18 July 2005 (UTC)

This is all very well and good, I understand the need for correct tagging etc. BUT to not have a photographic representation of a sculpture in an encylopedic article is just daft. I've had a poke around the web but can't find a photo that is not copyright in some way. Could someone slightly more experinced in finding PD images of art help out? I really think this article needs a photo. Thanks. --Inexplicable 10:37, 18 October 2005 (UTC)

Well, the second version is currently in Edinburgh, where I happen to live. I think it's highly unlikely that I'll be allowed to photograph it, but I'll take a look. Maccoinnich 12:31, 16 December 2005 (UTC)

I shot several angles of this piece in 1999 at Hermitage. Feel free to use however- I made the rights Copy Left. Posted to commons, these were the two best angles. Let me know if there are other articles needing Canova shots- I have similar sorts of 360 degree shots from Louvre and Borghese Gallery. I shall try and upload everything but it is tedious and if folks could indicate some sense of priorities that would be helpful. --User:MakThorpe 12 Feb 2006

Thanks a lot Mark, I've put the pictures 'in' the article. I think that'll do very nicely for the moment. I'll update this article when I get a chance! --Inexplicable 12:50, 16 March 2006 (UTC)
 * We never got to the Canova museum in italy, and I am afraid these shots were not that great. If you are doing other italian or french sculptors, I have a huge cache of pictures to be uploaded.  Lots and lots of Roman, some greek, some contemporary spanish.  drop a note of the sculptor examples needed, and I'll see what I have. -Mak Thorpe 23:26, 14 April 2006 (UTC)

History of the Three Graces sculpture in the V&A
The article says that the Three Graces sculpture was acquired for the nation by the V&A and the National Gallery of Scotland. When did this happen. I remember seeing the statue at Woburn Abbey when I was a child in the fifties. For a while the work stood outdoors in a courtyard, perhaps 1957...? Was that in preparation of its removal to the national collections perhaps. Everybody got to be somewhere! (talk) 16:11, 5 February 2015 (UTC)

Depiction of faces
It's not exactly clear from the article, but were the faces based on drawings rather than live models? Viriditas (talk) 08:49, 4 August 2023 (UTC)

 * The faces are not the important part 86.168.212.28 (talk) 21:26, 25 October 2023 (UTC)

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Sembawang Air Base

The Sembawang Air Base is a military airbase of the Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) located at Sembawang, in the northern part of Singapore. The base motto is Swift and Resolute.

RAF Sembawang
Before Singapore's independence from the United Kingdom, it was a Royal Air Force station known as RAF Sembawang as well as being the Royal Naval Air Station – HMS Simbang – to the carrier pilots of the Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm (attached to the Eastern Fleet based in Singapore) who used it for rest and refit whenever an aircraft carrier of the Royal Navy berthed at the nearby HMNB Singapore for refuel and repairs, which also housed the largest Royal Navy dockyard east of Suez up to the time of UK forces withdrawal from Singapore.

After the Japanese capture of Singapore during World War II, the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service took over the two RAF stations of Sembawang and Seletar. Singapore was split into north–south spheres of control, and the Imperial Japanese Army Air Force took over RAF Tengah. It was not until September 1945 that the two airfields reverted to British control following the Japanese surrender.

RAF Sembawang was a key part of Britain's continued military presence in the Far East (along with the three other RAF bases in Singapore: RAF Changi, RAF Seletar, RAF Tengah) during the critical period of the Malayan Emergency (1948–1960), the Brunei Revolt in 1962 and the Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation (1962–1966).

Units
1941–42
 * No. 62 Squadron RAF (detachment) – Bristol Blenheim I.
 * No. 21 Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) – Brewster Buffalo
 * No. 453 Squadron RAAF – Brewster Buffalo I.

1945–1971 Royal Air Force
 * No. 28 Squadron RAF – Supermarine Spitfire FR.18.
 * No. 60 Squadron RAF – Spitfire F.18.
 * No. 194 Squadron RAF reformed here during February 1953 from the Far East Casevac Flight – Westland Dragonfly HC.2.
 * No. 656 Squadron RAF reformed here on 29 June 1948 from No. 1914 Flight RAF – Auster AOP.5.

Royal Navy
 * Aircraft Holding Unit Sembawang.
 * Naval Aircraft Support Unit Sembawang.
 * 791 Naval Air Squadron
 * 800 Naval Air Squadron
 * 802 Naval Air Squadron
 * 804 Naval Air Squadron
 * 806 Naval Air Squadron
 * 807 Naval Air Squadron
 * 811 Naval Air Squadron
 * 812 Naval Air Squadron
 * 814 Naval Air Squadron
 * 815 Naval Air Squadron
 * 816 Naval Air Squadron
 * 817 Naval Air Squadron
 * 820 Naval Air Squadron
 * 824 Naval Air Squadron
 * 825 Naval Air Squadron
 * 826 Naval Air Squadron
 * 827 Naval Air Squadron
 * 837 Naval Air Squadron
 * 845 Naval Air Squadron
 * 846 Naval Air Squadron
 * 847 Naval Air Squadron
 * 848 Naval Air Squadron
 * 849A Naval Air Squadron
 * 888 Naval Air Squadron
 * 1700 Naval Air Squadron
 * 3 Commando Brigade Air Squadron

Sembawang Air Base
The base was renamed Sembawang Air Base (SBAB) in 1971 when it was handed over to the Singapore Air Defence Command (SADC). From 1971 to 1976, under the auspices of the Five Power Defence Arrangements (FPDA), Sembawang housed British, Australian and New Zealand forces.

In 1983, the airbase became a full-fledged rotary-wing air base when the first resident helicopter squadron – 120 Squadron – was permanently relocated from Changi Air Base.

In the late 1990s, the extension of Sembawang Airbase has acquired the portion of Lorong Gambas and Lorong Lada Merah for redevelopment works.

Organisation
Currently, there are approximately 100 helicopters based in Sembawang Air Base, almost all are operating in support of the Singapore Army and the Republic of Singapore Navy. It is the home base to all the RSAF helicopter squadrons, consisting of Eurocopter AS332 Super Pumas, Boeing CH-47SD Chinooks, Sikorsky S-70B (derivative of Sikorsky SH-60 Seahawk) naval helicopters, as well as the Eurocopter Fennecs and Bell UH-1Hs, which are currently stored in reserve. Recently added to the base are the Boeing AH-64D Longbow Apache attack helicopters.

The Flying squadrons are:
 * 120 Squadron with 20 AH-64D Longbow Apaches;
 * 123 Squadron with 6 S-70B Seahawks, these are owned and operated by the Republic of Singapore navy but flown by RSAF pilots;
 * 124 Squadron with 5 EC120 Colibri, headquartered at SBAB with a training detachment at Seletar Airport;
 * 125 Squadron with 22 AS332M Super Puma & Airbus H225, four of these are configured for Search and rescue duties;
 * 126 Squadron with 12 AS532UL/AL Cougar;
 * 127 Squadron with 6 CH-47D and 12 CH-47SD Chinooks.

The Support Squadrons are:
 * Aircraft Operations Engineering Squadron – 806 SQN
 * Aircraft Specialist Engineering Squadron – 816 SQN
 * Airbase Sustainment Squadron – 706 SQN
 * Airbase Civil Engineering Squadron – 506 SQN
 * Force Protection Squadron – 606 SQN
 * Control Squadron – 206 SQN

Currently, the RSAF's Chong Pang Camp with its associated Air Defence assets, is also located within the compound of the air base as well as the famous local Sembawang Hot Spring.

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Hesperia Unified School District

Hesperia Unified School District is a school district in San Bernardino County, California. Hesperia Unified School District serves the City of Hesperia and adjacent areas in the High Desert of San Bernardino County and covers 140 square miles. The Hesperia Unified School District provides public education services for kindergarten through senior high school students. It includes 3 comprehensive high schools, 2 continuation high schools, 3 middle schools, 12 elementary schools, 3 choice schools, 2 alternative schools, 1 adult education school, and 5 charter schools.

Hesperia Unified School District was formed in 1987. Until that time, students in the area were served by the Hesperia Elementary School District and the Victor Valley Union High School District.

High schools

 * Hesperia High School
 * Oak Hills High School
 * Sultana High School

Middle schools

 * Cedar Middle School
 * Hesperia Junior High School
 * Ranchero Middle School

Elementary schools

 * Carmel Elementary School
 * Cottonwood Elementary School
 * Eucalyptus Elementary School
 * Hollyvale Elementary School
 * Joshua Circle Elementary School
 * Juniper Elementary School
 * Kingston Elementary School
 * Lime Street Elementary School
 * Maple Elementary School
 * Mesa Grande Elementary School
 * Mesquite Trails Elementary School
 * Mission Crest Elementary School

Choice schools

 * Cypress School of the Arts (K-6)
 * Krystal School of Science, Math, and Technology (K-6)
 * Topaz Preparatory Academy (K-6)

Alternative/Continuation schools

 * Hesperia Adult School
 * Canyon Ridge High School
 * Mojave High School
 * Hesperia Community Day School
 * Shadow Ridge School

Transitional Kindergarten available at the following locations

 * Cottonwood Elementary
 * Hollyvale Elementary
 * Joshua Circle Elementary
 * Juniper Elementary
 * Mesa Grande Elementary
 * Krystal Elementary

Charter schools

 * Encore Jr/Sr High School for the Visual and Performing Arts (7-12)
 * LaVerne Elementary Preparatory Academy
 * Mirus Secondary School
 * Pathways to College (K-8)
 * Summit Leadership Academy

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Pedro Gomez (dance instructor)

Pedro Gomez (born c. 1963) is a Salsa dance instructor from Cuba.

Biography
After Gomez was born, his parents decided to abandon Cuba, perhaps to allow his son to live under better economic conditions.

The Gomez family arrived in Puerto Rico. Salsa music had been popularized in Cuba by Celia Cruz, Olga Guillot and others, and, in Puerto Rico, it shared the general public's top spot among favorite types of music with American rock and pop music. Such stars such as El Gran Combo and Eddie Santiago were famous during the 1980s there. Gomez started to become interested in this type of music since he was a child, demonstrating ability to dance it from his early years.

Gomez tried to continue learning and practicing his dance moves as a teenager, after he had moved to Miami. Later, he went into the army and was stationed in Germany. After getting out of the Army, he worked for a while in Germany until he eventually settled in Rome, Italy.

Salsa is a growing music genre in Europe; Andy Montañez, another Puerto Rican star of the 1970s and 1980s, toured Belgium, Spain and other countries, for example. Gomez, basking in Salsa's new popularity in that continent, set a dancing school there.

Soon, Gomez became one of the best known dancing teachers in Europe, in part because people from Italy and other countries wanted to learn how to dance Salsa.

Gomez has popularized the Puerto Rican and New York City dancing styles, among others, in Italy as well as in other countries such as England and Denmark. He has also taught at schools in Muslim countries (particularly in northern Africa) as well as in South Africa.

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User talk:Tedtownsend

Hi Ted. Thought I'd take a minute to suggest moving the content Ted Townsend back to your user page, rather than using your user page as a redirect to an article space.

The page has been nominated for deletion here, and will go through the normal decision process there. The general practice is that your user page is for whatever you want it to be, but than an article needs to conform to standards of notability. Nateji77 12:26, 30 May 2005 (UTC)

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1904 Republican National Convention

The 1904 Republican National Convention was held in the Chicago Coliseum, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, on June 21 to June 23, 1904.

The popular President Theodore Roosevelt had easily ensured himself of the nomination; a threat had come from the Old Guard favourite Ohio Senator Mark Hanna, the loyal kingmaker in Republican politics, but he died early in 1904, which ended any opposition to Roosevelt within the Republican Party.

There were also very informal talks with future president William Howard Taft about trying for the nomination, but Taft refused these motions as evidenced by a letter to Henry Hoyt, the Solicitor General, in 1903.

Roosevelt was nominated by 994 votes to none, while the only other serious opponent to Roosevelt, Indiana Senator Charles W. Fairbanks, was nominated for vice president by acclaimation.

Platform
The 1904 Republican platform favored the protective tariff, increased foreign trade, the gold standard, expansion of the Merchant Marine and strengthening of the United States Navy; it also praised Roosevelt's foreign and domestic policies.

Vice presidential candidates
As Theodore Roosevelt had ascended to the presidency following the death of William McKinley on September 14, 1901, he served the remainder of McKinley's term without a vice president as the 25th Amendment had not yet been passed. This also left the convention with the task of choosing a running mate for Roosevelt.

Entering the convention, Senator Charles Fairbanks of Indiana was considered the likely favorite for the vice presidential nomination, but the Roosevelt administration favored Illinois Representative Robert R. Hitt or Secretary of War William Howard Taft of Ohio; Speaker Joseph Gurney Cannon of Illinois also had support among the delegates, but Cannon had no desire to leave his position in the House. After the administration decided not to launch a fight over the nomination of Fairbanks, he was nominated by acclamation.

Speakers
There were significantly fewer speakers at the 1904 convention than there are at a typical convention today. This is because the convention at the time was much lower in viewership (as there were not the mass media devices of TV or radio at this time only those actually invited saw it). Also, this was before the primary era so the delegates were expected to nominate the candidate at the actual convention as well as more typical tasks such as electing the chairman and handling other business which varies in importance at the Republican Convention today. Nonetheless, there were speeches by the following individuals at the 1904 Republican National Convention:

Tuesday, June 21

 * Opening prayer by Rev. Timothy Prescott Frost, D. D.
 * Elihu Root, United States Secretary of War

Wednesday, June 22

 * Opening prayer by Rev. Thomas E. Cox
 * Joseph Gurney Cannon, Speaker of the United States House of Representatives and Convention Chairman.

Thursday, June 23

 * Opening prayer by Rev. Thaddeus A. Snively.
 * Frank S. Black, Governor of New York.
 * Albert J. Beveridge, United States Senator from Indiana.
 * George A. Knight, Attorney and Businessman
 * H.S. Edwards, Southern Writer
 * William O'Connell Bradley, Former Kentucky Governor
 * Joseph B. Cotton, Former Minnesota State Representative.
 * Harry Sythe Cummings, First African-American City Councilman from Baltimore, Maryland
 * Jonathan P. Dolliver, United States Senator from Iowa
 * Chauncey Depew, United States Senator from New York
 * Joseph B. Foraker, United States Senator from Ohio and former Governor of Ohio
 * Samuel W. Pennypacker, Governor of Pennsylvania
 * Thomas H. Carter, United States Senator from Montana

Roosevelt and his running mate Charles W. Fairbanks, were unanimously nominated but unlike candidates today they did not give convention speeches instead having individuals give nominating speeches for them. Roosevelt's nomination speech was made by former New York Governor Frank S. Black and it was seconded by Indiana Senator Albert Beveridge. Fairbanks's nomination speech was made by Iowa Senator Jonathan P. Dolliver and seconded by New York Senator Chauncey Depew.

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