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# Haruo Sotozaki

Haruo Sotozaki (Japanese: 外崎春雄, Hepburn: Sotozaki Haruo) is a Japanese anime and film director. He made his full directorial debut in 2004 with the anime adaptation of Ninja Nonsense. In 2019, he directed the anime adaptation of Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, as well as its film, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Mugen Train in 2020, which has earned numerous awards.

## Works
### TV series

* X (2002–2003) (episode director)
* Ninja Nonsense (ニニンがシノブ伝, Ninin ga Shinobuden) (2004) (director)
* Tales of Symphonia: The Animation (テイルズ オブ シンフォニア The Animation, Teiruzu Obu Shinfonia The Animation) (2007–2012) (director)
* Tales of Zestiria the X (テイルズ オブ ゼスティリア ザ クロス, Teiruzu Obu Zesutiria Za Kurosu) (2016–2017) (director)
* Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba (鬼滅の刃, Kimetsu no Yaiba) (2019–present) (director)

### Films

* Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Mugen Train (劇場版「鬼滅の刃」 無限列車編, Gekijō-ban "Kimetsu no Yaiba" Mugen Ressha-hen) (2020) (director)
* Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Infinity Castle (劇場版「鬼滅の刃」 無限城編, Gekijō-ban "Kimetsu no Yaiba" Mugen Jō-hen) (2025) (director)

### Video games

* Disgaea 2: Cursed Memories (魔界戦記ディスガイア2, Makai Senki Disugaia Tsū) (2006) (animation part director, character designer, scenarist, cinematographer, animation director, opening animator)

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Award | Category | Work/Recipient | Result |
| 2019 | 9th Newtype Anime Awards | Best Director | Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba | Won |
| 2020 | 4th Crunchyroll Anime Awards | Anime of the Year | Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba | Won |
| 2020 | Tokyo Anime Awards Festival | Best Television Animation | Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba | Won |
| 2020 | 45th Hochi Film Award | Best Animation Film | Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Mugen Train | Won |
| 2020 | Nikkan Sports Film Award for Yūjirō Ishihara Award | Best Director | Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Mugen Train | Won |
| 2021 | 44th Japan Academy Film Prize | Animation of the Year | Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Mugen Train | Won |
| 2021 | Mainichi Film Awards | Best Animation Film | Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Mugen Train | Nominated |
| 2021 | 25th Satellite Awards | Best Motion Picture, Animated or Mixed Media | Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Mugen Train | Nominated |
| 2021 | Tokyo Anime Awards Festival | Best Director | Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Mugen Train | Won |
| 2021 | 11th Newtype Anime Awards | Best Director | Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Mugen Train | Won |
| 2022 | 12th Newtype Anime Awards | Best Director | Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – Mugen Train Arc Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – Entertainment District Arc | Won |
| 2023 | 7th Crunchyroll Anime Awards | Best Director | Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – Entertainment District Arc | Won |
# Thiha Zaw

Thiha Zaw (born 28 December 1993) is a Burmese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Nagaworld in the Cambodian Premier League and the Myanmar national football team.

## Club career

Thiha Zaw has played at club level in the 2012 AFC Cup, 2013 AFC Cup, 2014 AFC Cup, 2015 AFC Cup and 2016 AFC Cup.

## Career statistics
### Club

Appearances and goals by club team and year :
| Club team | Year | Apps | Goals | Assists |
| Prey Veng | 2023–24 | 25 | 9 | 13 |
| Total | Total | 25 | 9 | 13 |

### International

    As of match played 29 August 2017
Appearances and goals by national team and year :
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Myanmar | 2015 | 5 | 1 |
| Myanmar | 2017 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 6 | 1 |
International goals
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1. | 9 September 2015 | Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon | New Zealand | 1–1 | 1–1 | Friendly |
| 2. | 14 November 2024 | Singapore National Stadium, Singapore | Singapore | 1–2 | 3–2 | Friendly |
| 3. | 19 November 2024 | Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon | Lebanon | 1–1 | 2–3 | Friendly |

## Honours

Ayeyawady United
* MFF Cup: 2012, 2014, 2015
* MFF Charity Cup: 2012, 2014, 2015
# State Bank of Pakistan cricket team

State Bank of Pakistan cricket team is a first-class cricket team sponsored by the State Bank of Pakistan. They compete in Pakistan's first-class List A and Twenty20 tournaments.

## 1980s

State Bank of Pakistan made their first-class debut (along with Pakistan Automobiles Corporation) in the Quaid-i-Azam Trophy in 1983–84, but lost all their nine matches. In a bizarre match against Muslim Commercial Bank they were dismissed for 73 and 57. Wisden explained: "Owing to injuries State Bank batted six short in each innings." Apart from that match, their last one of the season, they were dismissed for between 114 and 255 in every innings. In the first match Tariq Javed scored 124 in the second innings. It was the team's only century in the 1980s.
They next played in the BCCP President's Cup in 1986–87, losing all three of their matches with totals of 186, 54, 79, 229, 111 and 106.

## 2010 onwards

State Bank of Pakistan returned to first-class status in 2010–11 with a stronger team, finishing second in Division Two of the Quaid-i-Azam Trophy with 4 wins, 1 loss and 4 draws from 9 matches. They were promoted to Division One for the 2011–12 season, where they finished fourth, with 5 wins, 3 losses and 3 draws. In the President's Trophy in 2012-13 they finished ninth out of eleven teams, with 2 wins, 4 losses and 3 draws, and in 2013-14 they finished tenth, with 2 wins, 5 losses and 3 draws.
In May 2019, Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan revamped the domestic cricket structure in Pakistan, excluding departmental teams like State Bank in favour of regional sides, therefore ending the participation of the team. The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) was criticised in removing departmental sides, with players voicing their concern to revive the teams. However, in August 2023, the PCB announced the return of departmental cricket with the start of 2023–24 President's Trophy, therefore resuming the participation of the team.

## Notable players

* Mohammad Rizwan
* Maqbool Ahmed
* Mukhtar Ahmed
* Mohammad Ali
* Shaheen Afridi
* Faisal Athar
* Farhan Khan
* Babar Azam
* Hasan Mahmood
# Bleu Landau

Bleu Louie Landau (born 5 April 2005) is an English actor, known for his role as Dennis Rickman Jnr in the BBC soap opera EastEnders from September 2015 to February 2020. In 2017 he starred in Guy Richie's film King Arthur: Legend of the Sword as the role of Blue alongside Jude Law, David Beckham and Charlie Hunnam. He also appeared in Sky comedy drama Code 404 as Reece.

## Life and career

Bleu Louie Landau was born on 5 April 2005 in Bexley, London, in the United Kingdom and grew up on the Isle of Sheppey. In 2015, Landau replaced Harry Hickles in the role of Dennis Rickman on the BBC soap opera EastEnders. For his role, he was nominated for Best Young Performance at the 2017 British Soap Awards. The character was killed off in a boat accident aired over the 35th anniversary of EastEnders in February 2020; Landau's last scenes aired on 21 February. In 2017, he made his film debut in Guy Ritchie's film King Arthur: Legend of the Sword, he played Blue, Backlack's son. Landau is also a model, and has worked for Avon, M&S, La Petite, and River Island.

## Filmography

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2015–2020 | EastEnders | Dennis Rickman Jnr | Recurring role |
| 2017 | King Arthur: Legend of the Sword | Blue | Film |
| 2022 | Code 404 | Reece | 2 episodes |

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Award | Category | Production | Result |
| 2016 | Inside Soap Awards | Best Young Actor | EastEnders | Longlisted |
| 2017 | Inside Soap Awards | Best Young Actor | EastEnders | Longlisted |
| 2017 | The British Soap Awards | Best Young Performance | EastEnders | Nominated |
# Nam Na-yeong

Nam Na-yeong (Korean: 남나영; born 1970) is a South Korean film editor and negative cutter. She has edited films with directors Ryoo Seung-wan (Arahan, The City of Violence, and Crying Fist), Kim Jee-woon (The Good, the Bad, the Weird and I Saw the Devil), and Kang Hyeong-cheol (Scandal Makers, Sunny, and Tazza: The Hidden Card). As of 2020, Nam has edited more than 60 films.

## Early life and career

Nam was born in 1970, in Busan, South Korea. She graduated from Kyungsung University's department of theater and film.
Nam began her career as a negative cutter in 1997. Her career as a film editor began with the 2002 film Wet Dreams, and went on to work with established South Korean film directors, including Ryoo Seung-wan (Arahan, The City of Violence, and Crying Fist), Kim Jee-woon (The Good, the Bad, the Weird and I Saw the Devil), and Kang Hyeong-cheol (Scandal Makers, Sunny, and Tazza: The Hidden Card).

## Recognitions

Nam was nominated in the Best Editing category for her works on Arahan, The Good, the Bad, the Weird, Scandal Makers, and Confession of Murder; and won for Crying Fist and Masquerade. She won an Asian Film Award for I Saw the Devil; and at the Blue Dragon Awards, she won for Masquerade and was nominated for Tazza: The Hidden Card.

## Filmography

| Year | English title | Korean title | Notes |
| 2024 | Badland Hunters | 황야 | |
| 2023 | Honey Sweet | 달짝지근해: 7510 | |
| 2023 | Dream | 드림 | |
| 2021 | Romance Without Love | 연애 빠진 로맨스 | |
| 2019 | Jo Pil-ho: The Dawning Rage | 악질경찰 | |
| 2018 | The Princess and the Matchmaker | 궁합 | |
| 2014 | No Tears for the Dead | 우는 남자 | |
| 2013 | Flu | 감기 | |
| 2011 | Sunny | 써니 | |
| 2010 | Petty Romance | 쩨쩨한 로맨스 | |
| 2010 | Foxy Festival | 페스티발 | |
| 2010 | Desire to Kill | 죽이고 싶은 | |
| 2010 | I Saw the Devil | 악마를 보았다 | |
| 2010 | Secret Reunion | 의형제 | |
| 2009 | Just Friends? | 친구 사이? | |
| 2009 | Mother | 마더 | Negative cutter |
| 2009 | Castaway on the Moon | 김씨 표류기 | |
| 2009 | Insadong Scandal | 인사동 스캔들 | |
| 2009 | Private Eye | 그림자 살인 | |
| 2008 | Scandal Makers | 과속스캔들 | |
| 2008 | Dachimawa Lee | 다찌마와 리 - 악인이여 지옥행 급행열차를 타라! | |
| 2008 | The Good, the Bad, the Weird | 좋은 놈, 나쁜 놈, 이상한 놈 | |
| 2008 | His Last Gift | 마지막 선물 | |
| 2007 | 2 Faces of My Girlfriend | 두 얼굴의 여친 | |
| 2007 | The Houseguest and My Mother | 사랑방 선수와 어머니 | Not to be confused with the 1961 film of the same name. |
| 2007 | Black House | 검은 집 | |
| 2007 | Hwang Jin Yi | 황진이 | |
| 2006 | The Restless | 중천 (中天) | |
| 2006 | Marrying the Mafia III | 가문의 부활 - 가문의 영광 3 | |
| 2006 | Like a Virgin | 천하장사 마돈나 | |
| 2006 | The City of Violence | 짝패 | |
| 2006 | Oh! My God | 구세주 | |
| 2005 | Shadowless Sword | 무영검 - 無影劍 | |
| 2005 | Love in Magic | 연애술사 | |
| 2005 | Crying Fist | 주먹이 운다 | |
| 2005 | Wet Dreams 2 | 몽정기 2 | |
| 2004 | Shinsukki Blues | 신석기 블루스 | |
| 2004 | Some | 썸 | |
| 2004 | A Family | 가족 | |
| 2004 | R-Point | 알 포인트 | |
| 2004 | Doll Master | 인형사 | |
| 2004 | Arahan | 아라한-장풍 대작전 | |
| 2003 | Please Teach Me English | 영어완전정복 | |
| 2003 | Mr. Butterfly | 나비 | |
| 2002 | Wet Dreams | 몽정기 | |
| 2001 | My Boss, My Hero | 두사부일체 (頭師父一體) | |
| 1997 | No. 3 | 넘버 3 | |
# 1949 Southwest Texas State Bobcats football team

The 1949 Southwest Texas State Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Southwest Texas State Teachers College (now known as Texas State University) during the 1949 college football season as a member of the Lone Star Conference (LSC). In their fourth year under head coach George Vest, the team compiled an overall record of 3–6–1 with a mark of 0–3 in conference play.

## Schedule

| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
| September 17 | at Southwestern (TX)* | Snyder FieldGeorgetown, TX | T 0–0 | 3,000 |
| September 24 | Trinity (TX)* | Evans FieldSan Marcos, TX | W 20–6 | |
| October 1 | Texas A&I* | Evans FieldSan Marcos, TX | L 12–20 | |
| October 8 | Howard Payne* | Evans FieldSan Marcos, TX | L 3–6 | |
| October 15 | at Hardin* | Coyote StadiumWichita Falls, TX | L 6–19 | |
| October 22 | at Stephen F. Austin | Birdwell FieldNacogdoches, TX | L 20–23 | |
| October 29 | at North Texas State* | Eagle FieldDenton, TX | L 7–41 | |
| November 5 | East Texas State | Evans FieldSan Marcos, TX | L 6–13 | 5,000 |
| November 12 | Sam Houston State | Evans FieldSan Marcos, TX (rivalry) | W 19–14 | |
| November 18 | at East Texas Baptist* | Maverick StadiumMarshall, TX | W 31–26 | 1,500 |
| *Non-conference game ||||||
# Francynne Jacintho

Francynne Jacintho (born July 16, 1993) is a Brazilian volleyball player, a member of the club Praia Clube.

## Sporting achievements
### Clubs

South American Club Championship:
* 2014
* 2019
Brazilian Championship:
* 2014, 2019
Brazilian Cup:
* 2015
Brazilian SuperCup:
* 2018, 2019

### National Team

Youth South American Championship:
* 2008
U18 World Championship:
* 2009
Junior South American Championship:
* 2010
U20 World Championship:
* 2011

### Individual

* 2010: The Best Blocker Junior South American Championship
# Archdeacon of Worcester

The Archdeacon of Worcester is a senior clergy position in the Diocese of Worcester in the Church of England. Among the archdeacon's responsibilities is the care of clergy and church buildings within the area of the Archdeaconry of Worcester.

## History

The first recorded archdeacons in the Diocese of Worcester occur from c. 1086 around the same time that archdeacons occur across the church in England. Two archdeacons are recorded simultaneously from that time, but no clear territorial title occurs until 1143, when Gervase is called Archdeacon of Gloucester.
The Archdeaconry of Birmingham was created from Worcester and Coventry archdeaconries by Order-in-Council on 12 August 1892 but became part of the new Diocese of Birmingham upon its creation by Order-in-Council on 13 January 1905.
The archdeaconry is currently subdivided into six deaneries: Evesham, Malvern, Martley and Worcester West, Pershore, Upton, and Worcester East. The current Archdeacon of Worcester is the Venerable Mark Badger.

## Deaneries, area deans and lay chairs as of 2024

| Deanery | Rural dean | Lay chair |
| Pershore & Evesham | The Revd Sarah Dangerfield | Robin Lunn |
| Malvern & Upton | The Revd Gary Crellin | Maria Toman |
| Kidderminster & Stourport | The Revd Tim Williams | Clare Stockford |
| Worcester | The Revd Diane Cooksey | Sue Roulstone |
# Hit the Road (TV series)

Hit the Road is an American sitcom created by Jason Alexander, Peter Tilden and Dean Craig. The series stars Jason Alexander, Amy Pietz, Natalie Sharp, Nick Marini, Tim Johnson Jr. and Maddie Dixon-Poirier. The series premiered on Audience on October 17, 2017.
On December 31, 2017, Alexander confirmed on his official Twitter account that the series would not return for a second season.

## Cast and characters
### Main

* Jason Alexander as Ken Swallow
* Amy Pietz as Meg Swallow
* Natalie Sharp as Ria Swallow
* Nick Marini as Alex Swallow
* Tim Johnson Jr. as Jermaine Swallow
* Maddie Dixon-Poirier as Casey Swallow

### Recurring

* Maddie Phillips as Girl Alex
* Christian Sloan as Bailor
* Jerry Wasserman as Gary Vestimonte
* Siobhan Williams as Carissa
* Elfina Luk as Dr. Helen Nguyen
* Samantha Ferris as Linda
* Ian Collins as Luke

## Episodes

| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
| 1 | "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now" | Jerry Levine | Dean Craig | October 17, 2017 (2017-10-17) |
| 2 | "Just the Two of Us" | Jerry Levine | Brendan Casey | October 24, 2017 (2017-10-24) |
| 3 | "Jammin'" | Jerry Levine | Maxwell Vivian | October 31, 2017 (2017-10-31) |
| 4 | "School Spirit" | Jerry Levine | Bobby Bowman | November 7, 2017 (2017-11-07) |
| 5 | "Gone Daddy, Gone" | Jerry Levine | Jason Alexander, Peter Tilden & Maxwell Vivian | November 14, 2017 (2017-11-14) |
| 6 | "Tears on My Pillow" | Jerry Levine | Jason Alexander, Peter Tilden & Dean Craig | November 21, 2017 (2017-11-21) |
| 7 | "It's My Party" | Jerry Levine | Warren Lieberstein | November 28, 2017 (2017-11-28) |
| 8 | "Rehab" | Jerry Levine | Bobby Bowman & Maxwell Vivian | December 5, 2017 (2017-12-05) |
| 9 | "Kush" | Jerry Levine | Brendan Casey & Jesse Vincent | December 12, 2017 (2017-12-12) |
| 10 | "Miracles Happen Every Day" | Jerry Levine | Dean Craig | December 19, 2017 (2017-12-19) |
# Ekaterina Enina

Ekaterina Enina (born 10 May 1993 in Chelyabinsk) is a Russian volleyball player. She is part of the Russia women's national volleyball team. She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics.

## Career

She participated in the 2017 European championship, and 2016/17 Superliga.
On club level she has played for VC Uralochka-NTMK, and VC Dynamo Moscow.
# Geunjeongmun

Geunjeongmun (Korean: 근정문; Hanja: 勤政門) is a building in Seoul, South Korea. It is the southern gate of Geunjeongjeon, the main gate of Gyeongbokgung.

## History

Built in 1395, it was lost during the Japanese invasion of Korea. However, it was restored in 1876 when the palace was rebuilt. Geunjeongmun held major national ceremonies during the Joseon Dynasty.

## Structure

Geunjeongmun is a two-kan building consisting of three bays in front and two bays in side. There is a roof that looks trapezoidal when viewed from the front. The material shows an outwardly extended shape, which shows the sharp and curved architectural style of the late Joseon Dynasty.

## Transport

* Gyeongbokgung Station (Seoul Subway Line 3)
* Gwanghwamun Station (Seoul Subway Line 5)
* City Hall Station (Seoul Subway Line 1 and Seoul Subway Line 2)
# Babatunde Ayi Olatundun

Babatunde Ayi Olatundun is a Nigerian administrator and politician. He represents the Ilorin North-West constituency, Ilorin West local government area in the 10th Assembly of the Kwara State House of Assembly.

## Early life

Babatunde was born on 12 August 1961 in Ilorin, Ilorin West Local Government area of Kwara State Nigeria. She attended Oyun Baptist High School, Ijagbo, in Oyun and earned her West African School Certificate in 1981.

## Career

Between 1989 and 1994 she served as the administrative officer at Kwara State Broadcasting Services (Radio Kwara) and other private firms. She joined politics in 2014, when she was appointed to serve as the state woman leader of both the People's Democratic Party and Buhari Support Organisation. She was elected as the state assembly member that represents Ilorin North-West constituency in the Kwara State House of Assembly in the 2023 general election.
# Aortic bifurcation

The aortic bifurcation is the point at which the abdominal aorta bifurcates (forks) into the left and right common iliac arteries. The aortic bifurcation is usually seen at the level of L4, just above the junction of the left and right common iliac veins.
The right common iliac artery passes in front of the left common iliac vein. In some individuals, mainly women with lumbar lordosis, this vein can be compressed between the vertebra and the artery. This is the so-called Cockett syndrome or May–Thurner syndrome can cause a slower venous flow and the possibility of deep venous thrombosis in the left leg mainly in pregnancy.
In surface anatomy, the bifurcation approximately corresponds to the umbilicus.

## Additional images

* The abdominal aorta and its branches.
* Abdominal portion of the sympathetic trunk, with the celiac and hypogastric plexuses.
* Posterior abdominal wall, after removal of the peritoneum, showing kidneys, supra-renal capsules, and great vessels.
# Akihiro Yamauchi

Akihiro Yamauchi (山内 晶大, Yamauchi Akihiro) (born 30 November 1993) is a Japanese male volleyball player. He is part of the Japan men's national volleyball team. On a college club level he plays for Aichi Gakuin University. He is captain of the Panasonic Panthers team, with the jersey number 10.

## Personal life

It was announced on 14 April 2019 that he had gotten married in December 2018. He recently divorced in October 2021.

## Individual Award

* 2023: V.League Division 1 – Best SIX
# Mauritanian People's Party

Mauritanian People's Party (PPM, French: Parti du peuple mauritanien; Arabic: حزب الشعب الموريتاني, romanized: Hizb al-Sha'ab al-Muritaniy) was the sole legal party of Mauritania from 1961 to 1978. It was headed by President Moktar Ould Daddah.
Daddah founded the party shortly after Mauritania's independence from France in November 1960 by merging his Mauritanian Regroupment Party with opposition parties including Association de la Jeunesse Mauritanienne, Nahda, the Mauritanian National Union, and the Socialist Union of Mauritanian Muslims. The parties were united at a meeting of their political leadership in December 1961, and Daddah proceeded to enact a range of repressive laws, banning alternative political parties and bestowing virtually unlimited power upon the presidency.
Following the 10 July 1978 coup led by Mustafa Ould Salek, Mauritania's civilian leadership was replaced with military rule and the party was abolished and banned.

## Electoral history
### Presidential elections

| Election | Party candidate | Votes | % | Result |
| 1966 | Moktar Ould Daddah | 471,577 | 100% | Elected Y |
| 1971 | Moktar Ould Daddah | 512,708 | 100% | Elected Y |
| 1976 | Moktar Ould Daddah | 630,635 | 100% | Elected Y |

### National Assembly elections

| Election | Party leader | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | Position | Result |
| 1965 | Moktar Ould Daddah | 445,844 | 100% | 40 / 40 | 40 | 1st | Sole legal party |
| 1971 | Moktar Ould Daddah | 504,406 | 100% | 50 / 50 | 10 | 1st | Sole legal party |
| 1975 | Moktar Ould Daddah | 574,758 | 100% | 70 / 70 | 20 | 1st | Sole legal party |
| 1976 (by-election) | Moktar Ould Daddah | | 100% | 7 / 7 | 7 | 1st | Sole legal party |
# OSC OSCar

The OSCar was a synthesizer manufactured by the Oxford Synthesiser Company from 1983 to 1985. It was ahead of its time in several ways and its later versions were among the few mono-synths of its time to have MIDI. Around 2000 were made.

## History

When synthesizer manufacturer Electronic Dream Plant folded in 1982, Chris Huggett went on to form the Oxford Synthesiser Company. The OSCar synthesizer was launched in 1983. Chris Huggett designed the electronics while independent product designer Anthony Harrison-Griffin was responsible for the unique look and build of the OSCar.

## Design and features

Harrison-Griffin's use of distinctive black rubberized components to protect the controls and main casing became one of the instrument's most distinctive visual features. He even built a dummy 3-pin mains socket into the ends to safely store the plug.
While the basic structure of the OSCar is the common subtractive synthesis model, it has many unusual features and design quirks. The main difference from other synthesizers of the time was its digital oscillators and control system. The oscillators have an array of standard wave shapes including triangle, sawtooth, square and a variable pulse-width modulation, but the digital system also provides additive synthesis. New waveforms can be created by changing the amplitudes of up to 24 harmonics, widening the available sound palette in comparison with purely analogue synths. The two oscillators can either be played together monophonically, or the OSCar can be set in a duophonic mode where they keyboard controls one oscillator and the sequencer the other.
The filter consists of two 12 dB/Oct analog filters that can be combined into either a 24 dB low pass, a 24 dB high pass or a 12 dB bandpass filter. A similar design had been known from other analog synths of the era, such as the Roland Jupiter-6, but the OSCar has its own unique twist on it, by having a "Separation" control that allowed separate cutoff frequencies for the filters. The resulting two resonance peaks can give a unique "vocal" character.
The OSCar has an elementary sequencer. In duophonic mode it allows the user to play a monophonic lead whilst a sequence plays simultaneously. Many sequencers at the time could only play notes of a fixed length but on the OSCar it was possible to lengthen individual notes or insert rests.

## Users

Although only 2000 OSCars were made they found their way into many professional hands. Ultravox used one for the solo on "Love's Great Adventure", and it is used for the bass on Stevie Wonder's "Skeletons", Jean-Michel Jarre's Revolutions Overture, and "Do They Know It's Christmas?". It can be seen in the video for S'Express' "Mantra for a State of Mind".

## Emulation

The GForce impOSCar is a software emulation of the OSC OSCar.