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Brutal wind swirled the snow into dry ice, backlit by an ultra-violet sky and an immense panorama of other-worldly desolation unfolded; deathly white peaks and Toblerone-perfect pyramids spread around the compass to the horizon.
Skiing in Turkey: a long way from St Anton Gemma Bowes 2010
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But, as it turns out, it only sees health risks in the use of ultra-violet light by practitioners who are not members of their trade group.
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BP's oil mixed with Corexit fluoresces bright orange at night under high-powered ultra-violet lights, revealing areas where beach sand is coated with the mixture that is invisible under daylight conditions.
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The ultra-violet rays, and other high-velocity and invisible rays from the upper end of the spectrum, rip and tear through their tissues, just as the X-ray ripped and tore through the tissues of so many experimenters before they learned the danger.
Chapter 32 2010
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The future exhibit could include a ultra-violet image with the full text, as well as interactive elements with a translation to show visitors how it is linked to the rights of the Declaration of Independence and U.S. Constitution.
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BP's oil mixed with Corexit fluoresces bright orange at night under high-powered ultra-violet lights, revealing areas where beach sand is coated with the mixture that is invisible under daylight conditions.
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Another investigator previously testified she noticed the outline of a heart on one of three pieces of duct tape while examining it under ultra-violet lighting.
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Now obviously smoking is a bad habit and can lead to many many health issues, but so can over exposure to the ultra-violet light in other words the sun so go figure ….
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Another investigator previously testified she noticed the outline of a heart on one of three pieces of duct tape while examining it under ultra-violet lighting.
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The future exhibit could include a ultra-violet image with the full text, as well as interactive elements with a translation to show visitors how it is linked to the rights of the Declaration of Independence and U.S. Constitution.
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