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a copy of the final version of the score of "Romeo" from Tchaikovsky, care of the music publisher Besel. Delighted Tchaikovsky had not forgotten him, he replied with an invitation for Tchaikovsky to visit him in Saint Petersburg. In the same letter, he forwarded the programme for a symphony, based on Lord Byron's poem "Manfred", which Balakirev was convinced Tchaikovsky "would handle wonderfully well." This programme had originally been penned by Stasov for Hector Berlioz. Tchaikovsky initially refused, but two years later changed his mind, partly due to Balakirev's continued prodding over the project. The "Manfred" Symphony, finished in 1885,

Question: If Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky had completed the "Manfred" Symphony two years after Mily Balakirev received the final version of the score of "Romeo", how many years earlier would this have been compared to when he actually finished it?
Answer: 3
three
of 's first draft led him to make changes to the project, ultimately taking the role of director. was unhappy with the differences between the book and the screenplay. and visited and invited her to the studio; she allowed the project to continue. The film was originally intended to be a 60-minute special, but expanded into a feature film after completed the storyboards and screenplay. "Kiki's Delivery Service" premiered on July 29, 1989. It earned ¥2.15 billion at the box office, and was the highest-grossing film in Japan in 1989. From March to May 1989, 's manga was published in

Question: If the film "Kiki's Delivery Service" had not been expanded, how long would it have originally been?
Answer: 60 minutes
early Sicilian Baroque, can be considered provincial, naive and heavy-handed, compared with later developments. Whatever its merit, it is evident that during the 17th century the Baroque style in the hands of the local architects and sculptors was already deviating from that of mainland Italy. This localised variation on the mainstream Baroque was not peculiar to Sicily, but occurred as far afield as Bavaria and Russia, where Naryshkin Baroque would be just as eccentric as its Sicilian cousin. Sicilian Baroque from 1693. Earthquake and patrons. The great Sicilian earthquake of 1693 destroyed at least 45 towns and cities, affecting an

Question: If the great Sicilian earthquake of 1693 had not occurred, how many towns and cities would have been preserved in Sicily by 1694?
Answer: 45
for more than 100 consecutive years. Over the years, it acquired, merged with or owned part of at least 800 other rail lines and companies. At the end of 1926, it operated of rail line; in the 1920s, it carried nearly three times the traffic as other railroads of comparable length, such as the Union Pacific and Atchison, Topeka &amp; Santa Fe railroads. Its only formidable rival was the New York Central (NYC), which carried around three-quarters of the Pennsy's ton-miles. In 1968, the Pennsylvania Railroad merged with its rival New York Central Railroad and the railroad eventually went by

Question: If the Pennsylvania Railroad had ceased expansion after the year 1926, what would have been its total length in miles?
Answer: 11,640.66 miles
The 2014 Connecticut gubernatorial election took place on November 4, 2014, to elect the governor and lieutenant governor of Connecticut, concurrently with elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. Incumbent Democratic Governor Dannel Malloy won re-election to a second term in office. Connecticut, unlike most states, holds separate primary elections for governor and lieutenant governor, with the winners then running together on the same ticket. Malloy and incumbent Lieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman were renominated unopposed. The Republicans nominated former U.S. Ambassador to Ireland

Question: If Dannel Malloy had not been victorious in the 2014 Connecticut gubernatorial election, who would have assumed the governor's role?
Answer: Thomas C. Foley
the film and the special edition includes a Ghibli DVD player. "Spirited Away" sold 5.5million home video units in Japan by 2007, and currently holds the record for most home video copies sold of all-time in the country. The movie was released on Blu-ray by Walt Disney Studios Japan on 14 July 2014, and DVD was also reissued on the same day with a new HD master, alongside several other Studio Ghibli movies. In North America, the film was released on DVD and VHS formats by Walt Disney Home Entertainment on 15 April 2003. The attention brought by the Oscar

Question: If "Spirited Away" had been released globally on the earliest regional release date, when would it have been available worldwide?
Answer: April 15, 2003
owl, for the first six books, but follows Nyroc, Soren's nephew, later renamed Coryn, for books seven through eight, and twelve through fifteen are books describing the Reign of King Coryn. Books nine through eleven are half-prequels to the other books, following the story of Hoole, the first king of the Ga'Hoole Tree. "The Capture". Soren, a Barn Owl, or a Tyto Alba, lived in a nest in a hollow of a fir tree with his parents Noctus and Marella and siblings Kludd and Eglantine, who is newly hatched, in a forest kingdom called Tyto. Soren falls out of the

Question: If the initial release of the first book in the Guardians of Ga'Hoole series had been delayed by a month, when would it have been published?
Answer: July of 2003
The Indianapolis mayoral election of 1995 took place on November 7, 1995. Incumbent Republican mayor Stephen Goldsmith was reelected. The Indianapolis mayoral election of 1995 took place on November 7, 1995. Incumbent Republican mayor Stephen Goldsmith was reelected.

Question: If Stephen Goldsmith had lost the 1995 Indianapolis mayoral election, who would have been the Democratic mayor?
Answer: Z. Mae Jimison
Indian Standard time (IST) is the time zone observed throughout India, with a time offset of . India does not observe daylight saving time or other seasonal adjustments. In military and aviation time IST is designated E* ("Echo-Star"). It is indicated as Asia/Kolkata in the IANA time zone database. History. After Independence in 1947, the Union government established IST as the official time for the whole country, although Kolkata and Mumbai retained their own local time (known as Calcutta Time and Bombay Time) until 1948 and 1955, respectively. The Central observatory was moved from Chennai to a location at Shankargarh

Question: If the Indian Union government had not unified the time zones after 1947, how many time zones would India have had?
Answer: 3
ambassador sending a fleet to protect Nelson and his property from Mothra. While adapting the story for the film, screenwriter Shinichi Sekizawa picked his favorite aspects of the story and ignored everything else. Sekizawa patterned his script after the original "King Kong" and "Godzilla" films. Sekizawa felt that too much detail will confuse audiences and that it was more important to keep audiences entertained, stating, "My philosophy is to just add enough to tell the story and keep it moving along." Honda later admitted that the fantasy elements were Sekizawa's ideas while Honda was interested in the anti-nuclear themes. Originally,

Question: If Shinichi Sekizawa had adhered to the original story while adapting the film, who would have dispatched a fleet to safeguard Nelson and his property from Mothra?
Answer: Rolisican ambassador
up being almost four times that at 370 pages), was "The Annie Wilkes Edition". While discussing the pros and cons (mostly cons) of pre-plotting novels, King mentioned that he had originally planned for Annie to force her prisoner to write a book, which she would then bind in Paul's skin. When commenting on why he chose not to go that route, King said: ... it would have made a pretty good story (not such a good novel, however; no one likes to root for a guy over the course of three hundred pages only to discover that between chapters sixteen

Question: If Stephen King had stuck to his initial plan, what would have been the approximate page count of his novel "Misery"?
Answer: 30,000
would not be likely to significantly affect other, more important, research efforts. After considerable argument, the decision to proceed ultimately fell to an unlikely political expediency. At the time, the UK was pressing for admission to the European Economic Community, and this became the main rationale for moving ahead with the aircraft. The development project was negotiated as an international treaty between the two countries rather than a commercial agreement between companies and included a clause, originally asked for by the UK government, imposing heavy penalties for cancellation. This treaty was signed on 29 November 1962. Charles De Gaulle would

Question: If the UK hadn't been pressing for admission to the European Economic Community, which treaty would not have been signed with France?
Answer: Concorde
Concorde aircraft
parents house Vaijantha, the Jayewardene's moved to their own house Braemar in 1938, where they remained the rest of their lives, when not holidaying at their holiday home in Mirissa. Early political career. Jayewardene was attracted to national politics in his student years and developed strong nationalist views. He converted from Anglicanism to Buddhism and adopted the national dress as his formal attire. Jayewardene did not practice law for long. In 1943 he gave up his legal career to become an activist in the Ceylon National Congress (CNC), which provided the organizational platform for Ceylon's nationalist movement (the island was

Question: If J.R. Jayewardene and his wife had decided not to relocate from their initial residence, in whose house would they have continued to reside?
Answer: Jayewardene's parents
of Chaville. When she first arrived in France, she took speech classes after her school declared her Québécois accent to be "improper". At the age of 17, Farmer discovered acting and undertook a three-year course at the Cours Florent, a drama school in Paris. Changing her name to Mylène Farmer as a tribute to her idol, 1930s Hollywood actress Frances Farmer, she began to earn a living as a model acting in several TV adverts, such as those for IKEA, Fiskars and Caisse d'Epargne. Farmer also appeared in a local stage production of "Le Pere Noel est une ordure". In

Question: If Mylène Farmer hadn't adopted a stage name, what would be her original name?
Answer: Mylène Jeanne Gautier
Conception. History. The Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception (or PFIC) was founded in 1941 by the Holy See; however, it traces its origins to 1834 when the first house of studies (or "general "studium"") was established in Somerset, Ohio, under the leadership of Nicholas Dominic Young, O.P. After the founding of The Catholic University of America, the province moved the house of studies to Washington, D.C. in 1905. With a major university nearby, the Eastern Province Dominicans could continue the long-standing tradition of training the next generation of friars in close proximity to other universities, while maintaining their independence.

Question: If the Catholic University of America hadn't been established in Washington D.C., where would the Eastern Province Dominicans have relocated the Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception?
Answer: Somerset, Ohio
Federal funding for the project was secured by U.S. Representative William Lipinski as a favor from then-President Ronald Reagan, who wanted to thank Lipinski for his vote to provide aid to the Nicaraguan contras. In 1987, construction of the $500 million transit line began and continued until fall 1993. When the Midway Line opened, the CTA decided to adopt a color-coded naming system for the rapid transit network (like Boston, Washington D.C. and Cleveland) and named it the Orange Line. Former proposed extension. Destination signs on CTA trains have a line bearing Ford City. The Ford City Mall is about

Question: If U.S. Representative William Lipinski hadn't supported aid to the Nicaraguan contras, which Chicago project wouldn't have received federal funding from President Reagan as a favor?
Answer: Southwest Transit Project
state of emergency was declared in Ohio. Damages in Ohio was originally estimated at $553 million with 131,000 insurance claims filed in the first few days following the storm. The overall total damage in Ohio exceeded $1.1 billion, tying the 1974 Xenia tornado as the costliest storm in Ohio's history. Also in Salem, Indiana, and Scottsburg, Indiana, wind gusts up to were recorded. In Indiana, high winds caused more than 200,000 customers to be without power throughout the state. Wind gusts of were recorded at Indianapolis International Airport. Coming into Indianapolis, on September 14, Ike also caused disruptions to the

Question: If the initial damage estimates from Hurricane Ike in Ohio in September 2008 were doubled, what would the total cost be in dollars?
Answer: 1.106 billion
headed by Philippa Langley claimed that the University of Leicester had agreed to release the remains once scientific testing had been finished, so that they might be placed in a "prayerful environment", prior to reburial. A Catholic site was felt to be appropriate since Richard had been a pre-Reformation (and thereby Catholic) monarch, and had initially been laid to rest in the monastic church of Greyfriars, Leicester. In 2014, John Ashdown-Hill, genealogist with Langley's team, told the "Leicester Mercury", "The site originally proposed for this was Mount St Bernard's Abbey, which is not far from Leicester. This would be a

Question: If the discovered remains of King Richard III had been placed in the initially proposed prayerful environment, what location would that have been?
Answer: Mount St Bernard Abbey
has also linked telomerase to cancer and to tumor growth and formation. Nanotechnology. Future advances in nanomedicine could give rise to life extension through the repair of many processes thought to be responsible for aging. K. Eric Drexler, one of the founders of nanotechnology, postulated cell repair machines, including ones operating within cells and utilizing as yet hypothetical molecular computers, in his 1986 book Engines of Creation. Raymond Kurzweil, a futurist and transhumanist, stated in his book "The Singularity Is Near" that he believes that advanced medical nanorobotics could completely remedy the effects of aging by 2030. According to Richard

Question: If K. Eric Drexler's book "Engines of Creation" had been published ten years after Albert Hibbs suggested the medical application of Richard Feynman's theoretical nanomachines, how many years earlier would it have been released than its actual publication date?
Answer: 17
One change was to escape a small set of control characters, DLE, XON, XOFF and SYN. These were escaped by inserting a DLE in front of them, and then modifying the character by XORing it with 64. In theory, this meant the packet might be as long as 264 bytes if it originally consisted entirely of characters that required escaping. These inserted and modified characters are not part of the CRC calculation, they are removed and converted at the receiving end before calculating the CRC. Additionally, all packets were prefixed with a SYN character, which meant the packet lead-in was

Question: If XMODEM had been altered to only escape four-letter control characters, which control character would still be included?
Answer: XOFF
the Jain caves. Funding for the construction of the monuments was provided by royals, traders and the wealthy of the region. Although the caves served as temples and a rest stop for pilgrims, the site's location on an ancient South Asian trade route also made it an important commercial centre in the Deccan region. It is north-west of Aurangabad, and about east-northeast of Mumbai. Today, the Ellora Caves, along with the nearby Ajanta Caves, are a major tourist attraction in the Marathwada region of Maharashtra and a protected monument under the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI). Etymology. Ellora, also called

Question: If the Ellora Caves were situated half the distance from Sambhaji Nagar, how many miles away would they be?
Answer: 9 miles
depth-of-field comparisons between formats are discussed, applying the formulae derived in the article on depth of field. The depths of field of the three cameras may be the same, or different in either order, depending on what is held constant in the comparison. Considering a picture with the same subject distance and angle of view for two different formats: so the DOFs are in inverse proportion to the absolute aperture diameters formula_2 and formula_3. Using the same absolute aperture diameter for both formats with the "same picture" criterion (equal angle of view, magnified to same final size) yields the same

Question: If the quantity of depth of field comparisons in the Image sensor format were to be doubled, what would be the total count?
Answer: 6
six
Affairs to prepare a constitution. The task of drafting this document was given to the American Raymond B. Stevens and Phaya Sri Wisarn Waja. In March the following year they submitted an "Outline of Changes in the Form of Government" together with their comments. Prajadhipok originally planned to announce the new constitution to the nation of 6 April at the opening of the Memorial Bridge to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Chakri dynasty. These proposals met strong opposition from Prince Damrong and other royal members of the Supreme Council and despite his own misgivings that to not proceed would

Question: If Prajadhipok had disregarded all opposition and proceeded as planned on April 6, 1931, what would he have announced at the opening of the Memorial Bridge?
Answer: announce new constitution
The Washington–Franklin Issues are a series of definitive U.S. Postage stamps depicting George Washington and Benjamin Franklin, issued by the U.S. Post Office between 1908 and 1922. The distinctive feature of this issue is that it employs only two engraved heads set in ovals—Washington and Franklin in full profile—and replicates one or another of these portraits on every stamp denomination in the series. This is a significant departure from previous definitive issues, which had featured pantheons of famous Americans, with each portrait-image confined to a single denomination. At the same time, this break with the recent past represented a return
was issued. Numbers for stamp issues from "Scotts" US Stamp Catalogue. The Washington–Franklin Issues are a series of definitive U.S. Postage stamps depicting George Washington and Benjamin Franklin, issued by the U.S. Post Office between 1908 and 1922. The distinctive feature of this issue is that it employs only two engraved heads set in ovals—Washington and Franklin in full profile—and replicates one or another of these portraits on every stamp denomination in the series. This is a significant departure from previous definitive issues, which had featured pantheons of famous Americans, with each portrait-image confined to a single denomination. At the

Question: If the issuance of the Washington-Franklin Issues had been delayed until 1910 instead of beginning in 1908, what would have been the duration of their issuance?
Answer: 12 years
as "māwaddam". Originally, a "disa" (usually rendered into English as Dissavony) was a duchy, notably Matale and Uva. There are three other types of local authorities: municipal councils (18), urban councils (13) and pradeshiya sabha, also called pradesha sabhai (256). Local authorities were originally based on feudal counties named "korale" and "rata", and were formerly known as "D.R.O. divisions" after the divisional revenue officer. Later the D.R.O.s became "assistant government agents," and the divisions were known as "A.G.A. divisions". These divisional secretariats are currently administered by a divisional secretary. Foreign relations. Sri Lanka is a founding member of the Non-Aligned

Question: If the officials in Sri Lanka still used their original titles, what would the local authorities be referred to as?
Answer: divisional revenue
Divisional revenue officer
sequence (and all motel scenes), but Herrmann insisted he try his composition. Afterward, Hitchcock agreed it vastly intensified the scene, and nearly doubled Herrmann's salary. The blood in the scene was Hershey's chocolate syrup, which shows up better on black-and-white film, and has more realistic density than stage blood. The sound of the knife entering flesh was created by plunging a knife into a casaba melon. There are varying accounts whether Leigh was in the shower the entire time or a body double was used for some parts of the murder sequence and its aftermath. In an interview with Roger

Question: If Alfred Hitchcock had followed his original plan for the film Psycho, what kind of music would have been used in the shower murder scene?
Answer: none
Heroes for Hire destroy the Master of the World's plans. Cage remains with the group thereafter, and dates a fellow member, the She-Hulk. When the Stark-Fujikawa Corporation buys out Heroes for Hire, Cage and Ant-Man are fired because of their prison records, and the rest of the team quits in protest. Cage, bitten by the hero bug once more, continues to share adventures with Iron Fist and other heroes. Briefly resuming his Power Man identity, he is hired by Moon Knight to join an unnamed team of street-level New York vigilantes, but mere days after he joins, the group dissolves

Question: If Luke Cage had been bitten by the hero bug one more time than he actually was, how many times in total would he have been bitten?
Answer: 2
The 2014 Anzac Test played at the Sydney Football Stadium on 2 May, saw test football return to Sydney for the first time since the 2010 Four Nations. The 2015 Anzac Test, played at Suncorp Stadium, was originally scheduled to take place on 1 May but bad weather caused the game to be postponed to 3 May. This marked the first time a rugby league Test in Australia was ever done so. The 2016 Anzac Test was played at Hunter Stadium on 6 May, the first time the match was played in Newcastle since 2004. The Kangaroos won the match

Question: If the 2015 Anzac Test rugby match at Suncorp Stadium hadn't been delayed due to bad weather, on which date would it have originally occurred?
Answer: May 1, 2015
General elections were held in Zimbabwe on 31 July 2013. Incumbent President Robert Mugabe was re-elected, whilst his ZANU–PF party won a two-thirds majority in the National Assembly. Background. This was the first election held under the new constitution approved in a referendum in March 2013 and signed into law by President Robert Mugabe on 22 May. The Supreme Court ruled on 31 May that President Mugabe should set a date as soon as possible, and that presidential and parliamentary elections must be held by 31 July. The ruling followed an application to the court by a Zimbabwean citizen, Jealousy

Question: If Robert Mugabe had not been re-elected in the 2013 Zimbabwean general elections, who would have been the president?
Answer: Morgan Tsvangirai
open contract talks with Ibehre and his other out of contract players. 2006–07 season. Offered a two-year contract extension by the club in May 2006, Ibehre signed the deal at the end of the month, saying that it was "great to get the contract signed this early on". He made his first League One appearance as a substitute midway through the second half in Orient's 3–0 defeat to Port Vale at Vale Park on 5 August, but featured mainly as a substitute during the early stages of the season. However, on 31 August, both Brighton &amp; Hove Albion and Wycombe

Question: If Port Vale had been defeated in the football match at Vale Park on August 5, 2006, which team would have emerged victorious?
Answer: Orient