Prior to the standardization of rapid radiosity calculation, some graphic artists used a technique referred to loosely as false radiosity by darkening areas of texture maps corresponding to corners, joints and recesses, and applying them via self-illumination or diffuse mapping for scanline rendering.

Prior to the relatively recent ITU standardization of the term, one common meaning for coarse WDM meant two ( or possibly more ) signals multiplexed onto a single fiber, where one signal was in the 1550 nm band, and the other in the 1310 nm band.

Prior to the mid-90s different platforms had used various custom solutions, but SGI's power in the graphics market, combined with the efforts of the OpenGL Architecture Review Board ( ARB ), led to the rapid standardization of OpenGL across the majority of the graphics workstation market.

Prior to standardization in this area, there were overlapping standards, or ad hoc approaches where there was a functional gap and no standard.

Prior to the standardization of HE AAC v2 by MPEG, Coding Technologies submitted the combination of HE-AAC v1 coupled with Parametric Stereo under the name Enhanced AAC +.

Prior to the Dodd-Frank act, some Asian hedge funds had registered with the SEC.

Prior to ISDN, the telephone system was viewed as a way to transport voice, with some special services available for data.

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Prior to 1979, the symbol < span style =" font-size: 112 %"></ span > ( script small l, U + 2113 ), came into common use in some countries ; for example, it was recommended by South African Bureau of Standards publication M33 and Canada in the 1970s.

Prior to 2002, available historical accounts noted that Beria had a notorious reputation that " almost certainly had some foundation ", but was ultimately inconclusive.

Prior to the start of the book he had attempted to steal from some of his partners in crime.

Prior to Prohibition, some of the finest rum distilleries were located in New England.

Prior to the European foundation of the city, there was no established nation state, and the population instead consisted of some indigenous semi-nomad groups that are collectively called Chichimecas.

Prior to his death, Marlon Brando provided some voice work for Vito, which was eventually deemed unusable and was dubbed over by a Brando impersonator.

Prior to the launch of its HD feed in 2004, some sitcoms and drama series were presented in this format, but now reality, talk, and game shows ( American Idol being the lone exception, as it is presented in High Definition ) are only presented in the enhanced definition widescreen mode.

The remains of some of his soldiers were found in the nearby village of Cleeve Prior after fleeing from the battle of Evesham.

Prior to the 1890s Perthshire's boundaries were irregular: the parishes of Culross and Tulliallan formed an exclave some miles away from the rest of the county, on the boundaries of Clackmannanshire and Fife ; while the northern part of the parish of Logie formed an enclave of Stirlingshire within the county.

Protracted legal action returned some rights to the Prior, but in 1414, Henry V finally suppressed the ' alien ' houses.

Prior to 1965 Kensington formed the Royal Borough of Kensington, and some residents objected to the merger with Chelsea, formerly an inexpensive and bohemian borough compared with the fashionable Royal Borough.

Prior to the arrival of the missionaries, some 550 natives were scattered throughout the local area ; by 1790, the number of converted Christians had grown to 700, and just six years later nearly 1, 000 " neophytes " ( recent converts ) lived in or around the Mission compound.

Prior to widespread vaccination, mortality rates in individuals with smallpox were high — up to 35 % in some cases.

Prior to the decision of the House of Lords in Re B ( A Child ) UKHL 35 http :// www. publications. parliament. uk / pa / ld200708 / ldjudgmt / jd080611 / child-1. htm there had been some confusion-even at the Court of Appeal-as to whether there was some intermediate standard, described as the ' heightened standard '.

Prior to European settlement, Groote Eylandt had been inhabited by Aboriginal people for thousands of years and there had been regular contact between local Aboriginals and Macassan traders, evident in the names of some Groote Eylandt settlements, such as Umbakumba, which can be traced back to a Macassan origin.

Prior to 1921 " Uzbek " and " Sart " were considered to be different dialects ; " Uzbek " was a vowel-harmonised Kipchak dialect spoken by descendants of those who arrived in Transoxiana with Shaybani Khan in the 16th century, who lived mainly around Bukhara and Samarkand, although the Turkic spoken in Tashkent was also vowel-harmonised ; " Sart " was a Qarluq dialect spoken by the older settled Turkic populations of the region in the Ferghana Valley and the Kashka-Darya region, and in some parts of what is now the Samarkand Province ; it contained a heavier admixture of Persian and Arabic, and did not use vowel-harmony.

Prior to 1985, almost all finals were played in the 2-2-1-1-1 format ( although the 1971 finals between Milwaukee and Baltimore were on an alternate-home basis, some 1950s finals used the 2-3-2 format, and the 1975 Golden State-Washington and 1978 and 1979 Seattle-Washington finals were on a 1-2-2-1-1 basis ).

Prior to 1962, in addition to comics published through Dell, Western published some comics under its own name, particularly giveaways such as March of Comics and the annual kite safety title ( which featured an array of licensed characters ) published over a span of 32 years for power utility companies.

The supercilious " abbot in waiting ", Prior Robert Pennant ( 1148 – 1167 ) succeeded Radulfus some time after the end of the Cadfael Chronicles.

Prior to the start of the 2012 – 13 season, Athletic went through a period of some turmoil.

Prior to and immediately after European settlement, the land today comprising Lancaster and Fairfield County, Ohio was inhabited variously by the Shawnee, Iroquois, Wyandot, and other Native American tribes.

Prior to his broadcasting career, Buck attended Ohio State University, where he majored in radio speech and minored in Spanish.

Prior to 1970, Indian Hill was incorporated as a village, but under Ohio law became designated as a city once its population was verified as exceeding 5, 000.

Prior to white settlement, various Native Americans called the Ohio country their home.

Prior to that, hostilities between whites and Indians all along the Ohio River Valley probably precluded the possibility of settlement in the absence of a substantial stockade.

Prior Health Sciences Library in Ohio

Prior to 2007, four states ( Ohio, Missouri, Virginia and Wisconsin ) had practice mobility laws in place for CPAs.

Prior to the debut of professional football in the city, an amateur team from Canton was mentioned as being a superior team in Stark County, Ohio.

Prior to 1978, the capital statute of Ohio had placed limitations on what mitigating factors the defense could present during sentencing.

Prior to the construction of The Pentagon during the 1940s, the Second Empire-style Ohio State Asylum for the Insane in Columbus, Ohio was reported to be the largest building under one roof in the U. S., though the title may actually belong to Greystone Park Psychiatric Hospital, another Kirkbride Second Empire asylum.

Prior to the 1924 season, the NFL ordered the Toledo Maroons, based in Toledo, Ohio, to either transfer or suspend operations.

Prior to joining the NFL, the Maroons played in the unofficial " Ohio League " from 1902 until 1921.

Prior to moving to Ohio, the Royals ' biggest rival was the Syracuse Nationals.

Prior to founding Iams and Eukanuba, he worked for a number of companies including his father ’ s feed business in Dayton, Ohio.

Prior to this, Ohio, the second state to adopt the electric chair as a means of execution, executed 315 people between 1897 and its last use in 1963.

Prior to the launch of the Big Ten Network in September 2007, the station aired Ohio State games offered by ESPN Plus in both sports, including prime-time pre-emptions of CBS network programming for games.

Prior to that WSWZ played an Oldies format that served the Lancaster, Ohio area.

Prior to 2004, the court met in the James A. Rhodes State Office Tower and earlier in the Judiciary Annex ( now the Senate Building ) of the Ohio Statehouse.

Prior to this, O ' Connor served as an Associate Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court and as the 61st Lieutenant Governor of Ohio, serving under Governor Bob Taft.

Prior to the evolution of the CH & D, an entity called the Ohio Electric Railway in the early 1910s had attempted to combine small and local interurbans into a large central Ohio interurban network.

Prior to her marriage, she served as the first paid Executive Secretary of the Ohio Credit Union League ( now Ohio Credit Union System ) which she co-founded.