Before that time, at the peak of the last ice age ( c. 16, 000 BC ) sea levels everywhere were 130 metres lower, and there were large well-watered coastal plains instead of much of the northern Aegean.

Before the 1999 season, fans began discussing Earnhardt's age and speculating that with his son, Dale Jr. getting into racing, Earnhardt might be contemplating retirement.

Before the modern age and the worldwide spread of knowledge, written examples of new mathematical developments have come to light only in a few locales.

Before long, scientific inquiries provoked by his claims had pushed back the age of the earth into the millions of yearsstill too short when compared with the accepted 4. 6 billion year age in the 21st century, but a distinct improvement.

Before the computer age, this was accomplished by the card catalogue — a cabinet ( or multiple cabinets ) containing many drawers filled with index cards that identified books and other materials.

Before the electronic age, the RGB color model already had a solid theory behind it, based in human perception of colors.

Before entering politics, he had been a classical scholar, becoming a full Professor of Ancient Greek at the age of 25.

Before 2010, the earliest known fossil prawns come from rocks in Madagascar of Permo-Triassic age,.

* July 5 Before sentencing, Kenneth Lay dies of heart attack in Aspen, Colorado at the age of 64.

Asimov read this story at the age of 11, and acknowledged it as a source of inspiration in Before the Golden Age ( 1975 ), an anthology of 1930s science fiction in which Asimov told the story of the science fiction he read during his formative years.

Before he reached 19 years of age, Fargue had already published in L ' Art littéraire in 1894 and his important poem Tancrède appeared in the magazine Pan in 1895.

Before trumpeter Booker Little's untimely death at the age of 23, he and Dolphy had a very fruitful musical partnership.

Before the age of two, he lost his mother.

Before the age of automobiles, they would depart the train in Ashland and board a steamer, which traveled up the Squam River to rustic fishing camps or hillside hotels beside Squam Lake.

" Before his death at age 83 in 1931, the prolific inventor amassed a record 1, 093 patents for creations including the phonograph, a stock ticker, the motion-picture camera, the incandescent lightbulb, a mechanical vote counter, the alkaline storage battery including one for an electric car, and the first commercial electric light.

Before his own conversion in his thirties following a nervous breakdown in the Army, as she explains, " My father was Protestant Church of Ireland, and my mother was Unitarian up to the age of 20 when she abandoned it.

Before finishing gymnasium, in 1850 Cui was sent to Saint Petersburg to prepare to enter the Chief Engineering School, which he did the next year at age 16.

Before the age of 20, Colbert had a post in the war office ; a position generally attributed to the marriage of an uncle to the sister of Secretary of War Michel le Tellier.

Before the vaccine to rubella was introduced in 1969, widespread outbreaks usually occurred every 6 – 9 years in the United States and 3 – 5 years in Europe, mostly affecting children in the 5-9 year old age group.

Before age 15, a majority of first-intercourse experiences among females are reported to be non-voluntary ; the Guttmacher Institute found that 60 % of girls who had sex before age 15 were coerced by males who on average were six years their senior.

Before the advent of printing in Scotland, writers such as Robert Henryson, William Dunbar, Walter Kennedy and Gavin Douglas have been seen as leading a golden age in Scottish poetry.

Before Lanier took over, fans were accustomed to Houston's occasional slow starts, but with Lanier leading the way, Houston got off to a hot start, winning 13 of their first 19 contests.

Before the Congress opened on 13 June, negotiations between Andrássy and the British Foreign Secretary Marquess of Salisbury had already " ended on 6 June by Britain agreeing to all the Austrian proposals relative to Bosnia-Herzegovina about to come before the congress while Austria would support British demands.

Ten of his songs were nominated for the Oscar, many written with Cahn, including " I've Heard That Song Before " (# 1 for 13 weeks for Harry James and His Orchestra in 1943 ), " I'll Walk Alone ", " It's Magic " ( a # 2 hit for Doris Day in 1948 ) and " I Fall in Love Too Easily ".

Before its outright purchase by Nokia in December 2008, Symbian Ltd. was owned by Nokia ( 56. 3 %), Ericsson ( 15. 6 %), Sony Ericsson ( 13. 1 %), Matsushita ( 10. 5 %), and Samsung ( 4. 5 %).

Before the close of the war Custer received brevet promotions to brigadier general and major general in the regular army ( March 13, 1865 ) and major general of volunteers ( April 15, 1865 ).

Before the merger, the last municipal council of Obdam consisted of 13 seats, which were divided as follows:

Before the merger into Medemblik, the municipal council of Wognum consisted of 13 seats, which were divided as follows:

* The town of Swindon abandoned the use of fixed cameras in 2009, questioning their cost effectiveness with the cameras being replaced by vehicle activated warning signs and enforcement by police using mobile speed cameras: in the nine months following the switch-off there was a small reduction in accident rates which had changed slightly in similar periods before and after the switch off ( Before: 1 fatal, 1 serious and 13 slight accidents.

Other films have included the science fiction feature Gattaca ( 1997 ), the title role in Michael Almereyda's Hamlet ( 2000 ), the action thriller Assault on Precinct 13 ( 2005 ), and the crime drama Before the Devil Knows You're Dead ( 2007 ).

With their third consecutive single (" Let Love In ") from the album, the Goo Goo Dolls hit a record 12 Top 10 hits in Adult Top 40 history, beating Matchbox Twenty and Sheryl Crow until Matchbox Twenty's release of Exile on Mainstream and the Goo Goo Dolls ' release of " Before It's Too Late " from the Transformers Soundtrack, which left both groups with 13 Top 10 hits in the Adult Top 40.

Before the 1909 season started, Montreal defended its Cup in a challenge by the Edmonton Eskimos, winning 13 – 10 in two games.

Before European colonization of surrounding valleys in the mid 19th century, Paiute Indians occupied summer hunting camps up to about 13, 100 feet ( 4, 000 meters ), leaving ruins of archeological interest.

Before the war, the population of Shaanxi province totalled approximately 13 million inhabitants, at least 1, 750, 000 of whom were Dungan ( Hui ).

Before releasing their next full-length album, Iced Earth released the single I Walk Among You on June 13, 2008.

Before adjourning on 13 September, Parliament passed legislation creating a Department of Munitions and Supply.

Before the demolition of the fourth stand, the stadium had a capacity of 13, 624.

* 13 Songs You May Or May Not Have Heard Before ( Amalgamated Balladry, 2011 )

Before he could assume this command, however, his orders were changed and he was posted — effective 13 April 1914 — to German East Africa, the mainland of present Tanzania.

Before the end of World War I, 13, 574 will be manufactured, and total will reach 20, 478 by 1919.

Before play, the dealer antes five chips to the pool, deals 9 cards in batches of 3s, and places the remaining 13 face down on the table to form the stock, or talon.

Before U. TV, the station used the names CKVU 13, VU13, and CKVU.

An IMSAI 8080 can also be spotted being used as a prop in an office scene approximately 13 minutes into Sidney Lumet's 2007 crime-drama-thriller film Before the Devil Knows You're Dead.

Before his arrest, Spanish authorities informed the FBI in a letter from April 13, that they reviewed the fingerprint on the bag as a negative match of Mayfield's fingerprint, though this letter was not communicated to Mayfield's attorneys.

Before its abolition, they were subject to indentured servitude ( episode 1. 05 ), and there is still considerable racial segregation and resentment by normal humans ( e. g. episodes 1. 01, 1. 07 ), and governmental abuse for morally dubious purposes ( episode 1. 13 ).