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Just a small technical point. Your article states that "...the basis of the explosive detection business... using spectroscopy to detect the mass and mobility of molecules."
Actually, spectroscopy works measuring the interaction of molecules (the building briks of nature)with radiation (e.g. x-rays). But if you want to detect the mass and mobility of molecules you step into a very different realm: mass spectrometry. And that is a most important boundary to cross because inside mass spectrometers you need ultra-high vacuum, which make them somewhat less convenient and easy to operate than a X-ray machine.
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Strangely enough you call this innervation. We could not eradicate
small box if small box did not exist. Tom and Jerry should be considered
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There is a certain amount of interested how-to pontificating and stupid boasting in these four comments. Major V & Caribis especially exhibit here unconsidered interest strongly flavored with showing how smart they are. Back in New York during the cold war, I was living with a fine & intelligent young woman whom I clearly told not to mention to anyone that I was an ex Vietnam Veteran Green Beret "A" team commander. One Afternoon I heard a familiar boom from up stairs, knew she had boasted about me, and some one had gotten hurt. The teen son of the building's superintendent had loaded and screwed together a pipe bomb without a fuse hole, and then lost his hands drilling one. He wanted to be a Green Beret like me. Who was to blame? Me for even telling the young woman or not persuading her with sufficient force to really keep he mouth shut, her for blabbing, the kid for being stupid, (or inspired?) or the then dominant cold war culture that so romanticized what he was trying to do? Catch my drift Caribis? Is it guaranteed NO unfortunate reader of your words some where in the world will find in them how to be stupid or inspired? Should I tell you about the Green Beret Demolitions EXPERT that confused Fuse Cord for Det Cord one day while blowing up a pile of old explosives? (fuse cord; abut one inch per second, det cord; about a mile per second) Or how about the very experienced old veteran that, for an impressive bar room trick, would press his semi-auto pistol to his head and pull the trigger? (many semis can't fire with the slide pushed back) Then last time, he hiccupped. Still with me? OK? Sure, I'm impressed, Free Speech,(etc) and how many angles can dance on the head of a pin, and so on yadda yada, but think about it, and maybe just not, OK, (?) or I'll X you. Just kidding. No kidding ;-)
Can you please to provide more descripted technology about manufacturing?
It takes a good deal of skill to disguise a fully assembled bomb. Granted, the guy at the scanner has to be paying attention, but you probably shouldn't assume complacency when planning to bomb an airliner. It takes considerably less skill to have multiple people take parts of a bomb through security and reassemble it on the far side. The bomber boards his or her plane and the accomplices continue on their way. Probably best to actually board the planes as ten people not showing up for a flight after they make it through security could raise a flag.
Thank you. To anyone who knows basic chemistry (something that is obviously not taught in journalism school), what is remarkable is not that terrorists have figured out how to make explosives, but that so many of them make such bad ones. There are a truly amazing number of things that can explode, many of which do not fall into the categories of standard military and commercial explosives. Military explosives must be powerful, stable, safe, and inexpensive, in that order. Commercial explosives must be inexpensive, safe, stable, and powerful, in that order. To a mining company that uses tens of tons of explosives per day, it matters if they can save a nickel a pound on explosives that cost well under a dollar a pound. To the DoD, putting a 20 lb warhead at the tip of a million-dollar missile, the cost of the explosive, no matter how exotic, is insignificant compared to the delivery system. In both cases it's vital that the explosive only detonate when desired, and in the military case, it has to have a long shelf life (commercial blasting agents are usually mixed and shot within the same day). To a terrorist, however, smuggling a bomb onto an airplane, it doesn't much matter if the explosive costs a dollar a pound or a hundred dollars a pound, and it doesn't matter if it has a shelf life of only a few months. It doesn't even much matter if it's a bit too sensitive for commercial or military use. All that matters is that it can be easily obtained and that it will go boom. That opens up a great many more possibilities, which I'll leave for someone else to detail, but suffice to say that many of them are undetectable chemically because they are composed of innocuous substances.
Technology is fine if we understand its limits, but let's keep in mind that the recent "toner bombs" were found not by sophisticated bomb-scanning machines, nor even by sniffer dogs, but by spies who caught wind of a plot being hatched by the terrorists. Once the plot was discovered, it was eventually possible to closely examine certain lots of cargo and to eventually find the bombs. Human intelligence is clearly the most general way of guarding against attacks because it's independent of the technical details of the attack. Relying only on technology, it's easy to miss an unexpected weapon. A metal detector won't detect a ceramic knife. A bomb sniffing machine will only detect certain pre-determined chemical compounds, not all substances capable of exploding. Furthermore, a bomb detector won't detect a gun, a metal detector may well miss a bomb, and even a "virtual strip-search" will miss a weapon concealed in a "body cavity".
It's much more useful to know, via human intelligence, that a person of a certain description is planning to attack a certain target at a certain time, with an unknown weapon, than to know that a machine has detected a certain weapon, with no context of a plot to put it in, and no way of knowing what other weapons have not been detected.
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A group of tech industry heavy hitters says there are fundamental flaws in a GSA/Pentagon report on how to establish contractor cybersecurity baselines to protect government IT acquisitions.
In comments to the GSA, the Information Technology Industry Council and its Information Technology Alliance for Public Sector (ITAPS) division said while they supported the agency's effort to strengthen cybersecurity measures in federal technology goods and services procurement, they had problems with some of the plan's basics.
According to an April 30 blog post by ITAPS Senior Director, Homeland Security, Pamela Walker, the ITI and ITAPS told GSA that the agency's draft plan takes a product- and service-centric approach based on Product Service Codes (PSCs). PSCs are used in the Federal Procurement Data System to report government procurement transactions. The group called the approach "inadequate" because it did not include a judgment on the importance of the mission, or how and where a product would be used in a given project.
Using the codes, according to ITAPS, means the government would address cyber risk in federal acquisition based on perceived risks inherent to the product or service, ignoring how a given product would be used.
"This approach also fails to assess risks inherent in processes and practices that may be used by the government for acquisition, such as using the lowest-priced item if technical specifications are met," said Walker's post. "In short, the proposed approach does not support effective risk mitigation practices, and in fact, may actually increase the government's cyber risks."
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The PSC-based approach assigns risks based on product groupings, incorrectly assuming risk is generated only in the product or service to be acquired, said the group. ITAPS listed a number of reasons why product/ service-centric approach wouldn't ease cyber risks to federal acquisition. For instance, it said the sheer number of products the government can use is vast, and product categories and diversity constantly change.
"Finally, a product and service-centric approach also would unfortunately send the wrong signal to other governments that the U.S. government believes cybersecurity, first and foremost, is based on products and services," Walker wrote.
The group recommended the government create a risk-based mission-focused process, where risk assessments occur at the front end of procurements.
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By Danny Hirt —
Two more district wins during the past week brings the Harper High School boys' varsity basketball team that much closer to a league regular season title.
After defeating Mason 67-54 at home on Friday, the Longhorns were victorious over Junction Tuesday evening, 60-54, on the road.
Harper continues its schedule by hosting Center Point this coming Friday, then traveling to Nueces Canyon on Tuesday. Both games will start at 8 p.m.
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With District 27-1A regular season hoops action winding down next week, the Harper High School Ladyhorns are in excellent position to claim one of the league's playoff seeds into the post-season tournament.
Harper (6-2 district, 21-7 overall) won its last two games, defeating Mason at home on Friday 46-32, then topping Junction on the road last night in a squeaker, 39-38.
Harper currently sits in the 24th position in the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches' most recent poll of 1A girls' teams in the state.
The Ladyhorns host Center Point on Friday and then travel to Nueces Canyon on Tuesday, Feb. 4 to end the schedule.
Both games will tip off at 6:30 p.m.
After picking up a 56-43 victory at New Life in San Antonio on Saturday, the Heritage School boys' basketball team had its momentum temporarily slowed down Tuesday, thanks to the most recent blast of wintry weather. That's when the home game slated with Seguin Lifegate was postponed due to icy roads.
The make-up date has been set for Monday, Feb. 10, at the Kroc Center in Kerrville. The contest will tip off at 7:30 p.m.
Up next for the Eagles will be a three-game swing during the next week, starting off Thursday when they host San Marcos Hill Country at the Kroc Center in Kerrville at 8 p.m.
From there, they return to the Fredericksburg First Baptist Church gymnasium to take on San Antonio Castle Hills on Saturday at 3:30 p.m.
Heritage will hit the road on Tuesday, Feb. 4, when it goes to San Antonio Rainbow Hills for a 7:30 contest.
The Lady Eagles from Heritage School picked up another District 4 basketball victory, topping San Antonio New Life on the road Saturday, 65-17.
Last night's contest with Seguin Lifegate, which had been scheduled for the Kroc Center in Kerrville, was postponed due to icy road conditions.
The game has been rescheduled for Monday, Feb. 10, starting at 6 p.m. in the Kroc Center.
Up next for the Eagles will be a three-game swing during the next week, starting off Thursday when they host San Marcos Hill Country in the Kroc Center in Kerrville at 8 p.m. From there, they return to the Fredericksburg First Baptist Church gymnasium to take on San Antonio Castle Hills on Saturday at 3:30 p.m. Heritage will hit the road on Tuesday, Feb. 4, when it goes to San Antonio Rainbow Hills for a 7:30 p.m. contest.
By Matt Ward —
After winning their seventh consecutive game last night, a showdown with rival Boerne this week could potentially determine the District 27-3A title as the 24th-ranked Fredericksburg High School varsity boys' basketball team prepares to host the Greyhounds Friday at 7 p.m.
FHS defeated Canyon Lake 55-28 last night after rallying back to defeat Bandera 57-52 Friday night.
The Billies (21-7, 4-0 district) will square off with Boerne (19-8, 4-0) in the final game of the first round of district play Friday before FHS travels to Navarro Tuesday night.
FHS 55, Canyon Lake 28
Opening on a 10-0 run, the Billies cruised to a 55-28 win over Canyon Lake last night.
With two wins over the past week, the Fredericksburg High School varsity girls' basketball team is heading into the final stretch of their District 27-3A schedule.
Playing in the FHS Gym on Tuesday night, the FHS girls opened the second round of district play just like they started it, with a win over Canyon Lake.
The Billies came out on top, 40-26.
On Friday night, the FHS varsity defeated Bandera, 71-31, in the FHS Gym.
Four more games remain on the district schedule, including a road trip to Boerne on Friday night, Jan. 24.
The Billies will play back-to-back district games at home against Navarro on Tuesday, Jan. 28, and against Wimberley on Friday, Jan. 31.
Fredericksburg will play its final game of the district schedule on the road in Bandera on Tuesday, Feb. 4.
All four games start at 7 p.m.
In other district basketball action on Tuesday night Wimberley defeated Bandera, 60-25, and Navarro won over Boerne, 61-47.
By Lisa Treiber-Walter —
Finding out what it takes to hang with the big cats, the Fredericksburg High School varsity boys' soccer team opened its 2014 season with with a 1-2 tournament outing at Smithson Valley over the weekend and a 4-1 win at Liberty Hill last night — all against Lions, Jaguars, Cougars and Panthers.
"We have some things that we really need to fix, but that is a constant because you always need to fix something," said FHS Coach Shannon Petsch.
It'll be an ongoing process this season as Petsch puts his players through the paces, trying to keep up with larger schools.
The University Interscholastic League (UIL) will add Class 3A soccer to its lineup of endorsed sports next year, but, until then, Fredericksburg will continue to "play up" in the Class 4A ranks.
The Fredericksburg High School girls' varsity soccer team is now 7-5 on the season, courtesy of a 6-1 run that included multiple wins at a recent tournament and an 8-0 win against Memorial Tuesday night.
The junior varsity team began their season last night against Memorial, but lost, 2-0.
The next soccer games will be Friday, Jan. 24 at Harlandale (JV starts at 5 p.m., varsity at 7 p.m.) and then Tuesday, Jan. 28 at home on Parents' Night against Wimberley (it's a varsity-only game that starts at 7:30 p.m.).
Combining a few varsity and junior varsity players, Fredericksburg High School opened its spring tennis season with a 13-6 (15-9) win over the San Saba varsity here Thursday, Jan. 16.
"We are a little rusty after the holidays, but it was a good start for us," said FHS Coach Donald Hohn.
"We have strong expectations coming off fall team tennis," added FHS Coach Randall King, whose Billies finished second in state in team tennis play (behind defending champion Abilene Wylie) on Nov. 9 to finish the fall with a 23-6 record.
"It'll give us a different outlook without team tennis sandwiched in the middle of the spring schedule this year," King said.
In past years, qualifying school programs played out most of their team tennis schedule in the fall, but then had to take a break in their University Interscholastic League (UIL) spring action for the team tennis finals.
The Harper High School boys' varsity basketball team picked up two wins this week, downing Nueces Canyon Friday and then topping Medina last night on the road.
Next up for the Longhorns (15-9, 4-0) will be a home game against Mason. The Longhorns will then travel to Junction Tuesday. Both contests will start at 8 p.m.
Harper 55, Medina 31
The Longhorns overcame a slow start to eventually down Medina 55-31 on the road Tuesday night.
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A lot of thought goes into selecting just the right name for a much-anticipated new family member — especially when that addition happens to be a
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Fascinated by these findings, we decided to dig even deeper into the whys and hows of modern-day pet naming, so we culled Vetstreet's records to determine the feline and canine names that have been trending up over the past 12 years. It turns out that the names we select for our pets say a lot about our culture — and the fact that we have truly come to view pets as indispensible members of the family.
For some added insight about these increasingly popular names, we also asked Laura Wattenberg, author of The Baby Name Wizard and creator of babynamewizard.com, to help us make sense of why less-than-expected monikers, such as Zoey and Bentley, are all the rage these days.
Popular names like Lulu, Milo, Leo and Louie bear a striking resemblance to a current baby-naming trend that Wattenberg calls "Guys and Dolls–style." In other words, these are nicknames that are short and cute but somewhat old-fashioned. "Parents are giving pets the more extreme versions of their kids' names," says Wattenberg. "While they're happy to name their children Leo and Max, they aren't quite ready for Lulu or Milo for their kids."
The names we choose for animals also symbolize our increasing connection to pets — and this is particularly evident when it comes to female kitty names, such as Lola, Stella, Zoey and Penny. Not only do these picks have a soft, cozy sound to them, but Wattenberg also points out that "the more human names we give our pets, the more family-like a role they tend to play. These names lend a feeling of warmth and personal attachment to the pet."
Another popular pet-naming trend that speaks to our tendency to look at pets as children: single-sex picks like Dexter and Gunner. "Classic unisex pet names used to be about physical characteristics — Spot, Midnight, Fluffy — which you might think of as objectifying today," says Wattenberg. "Now pets are given more traditional, single-sex human names."
As long as blockbuster books and flicks continue to hit the market, people will gravitate toward pop culture monikers. A couple of hot names for pets today: Bentley, the name of a baby on Teen Mom, and Nala, a main character in The Lion King.
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Anyone go with the natural approach?
I am dealing with high cholesterol and high blood pressure lately. I was on a cholesterol medication but it was making my knees and hips hurt so I stopped it. I have an appointment next month and I'll talk to him about changing it or controlling with diet if that's possible.
Then, the last week, I've been so tired, had sudden dizzy spells, and my arms and legs feel like they weigh 100 pounds. Today the dizzy spell wouldn't go away so I had my blood pressure checked and it was 134/80. I'm overweight, don't drink enough water, and have been more than a little stressed lately, but still, it's not normal for me to be above 120. I don't have time for to see a doctor before the wedding, so I looked up some foods that lower blood pressure (and what not to eat).
Anything work for you?
a lot of what you are experiencing sounds like me. I am moving toward the natural. (i'm still defining pepsi as natural tho)
lots more veggies. a pile of veggies w/rice is a good dinner to me! gave up white bread well over a yr ago. (mostly. don't tell me they use white flour in donuts - lol!)
I eat very, very little meat. some turkey from the deli (low sodium) for a sandwich and some chicken chopped into chicken salad or into my veggies and rice.
hopefully I'll do better once moved and I can find (and have space) the colander, spinner etc.
I've also given up cow milk. don't drink it anyway but for cooking I'm gonna make my own almond milk as needed. I buy a tiny container of milk, use 1/4 - 1/2 cp and toss the rest anyway. will try freezing the almond milk.
also trying to move away from using canned food items.
Marti- You need to take care of yourself! If your blood pressure is high, you should go see a doctor and see if you need to change your blood pressure medicine or adjust the amounts you're taking.
The best thing to do to lower your blood pressure is to reduce your salt intake. Most people (without high blood pressure) should eat no more than 2,000 miligrams of salt, a day. Spaghetti sauce and soups often have that much salt in a large serving! It's important to read the labels...I buy 'no salt' tomato sauce and add dill, basil, pepper, etc. I had to learn to cook with very little salt, when my grandmother used to stop by for dinner. She had high blood pressure and was on a low salt diet. It means you taste the food more...but when you cook at home, you have much fresher ingredients than what they use in most canned foods.
As for the cholesterol...I've read that olive oil not only reduces bad cholesterol, but increases the good kind. I use canola oil, soy milk, soy cheese and margerine, when I cook and bake. I use Nucoa stick margerine, because tub has too much water...and Silk Soy Milk. Get the 'natural' (green carton) for baking, since everything else has vanilla flavoring in it. Does not taste right, when you make biscuits! :)
I still eat chicken, turkey, fish and eggs, but living so far from town...means more cooking/baking at home and virtually no take out. That makes a big difference! It's amazing how much salt and cholesterol is in a fast food meal :(
Steph, I'm a Pepsi addict too, but starting tomorrow, it's off limits.
LL, I"m not on any blood pressure medication, and have been limiting salt for a long time. Enough that I can really taste the salt when I eat things with salt in it.
Dh & I are starting a diet tomorrow, mine by choice and his because he is too macho to cook for himself. Woman's work and all that. I'm eliminating cheese, red meat, and sugar to start with. I don't drink milk, don't eat cereal, and only use it in mashed potatoes and cooking other things right now. I tried soy mlk, but I really don't like it. Rice milk is ok, and I looked at a carton of almond and can't remember why I rejected it. Sugar maybe?
Most soy milk smells like baby formula...and I think it tastes even worse! I found that out the hard way, ordering soy milk, in a few lattes, when I still drank coffee! Yuck!! LOL
The 'green' carton of Silk Soy milk is really good, especially for baking. Maybe try it in biscuits or muffins and see what you think. I tried rice milk (maybe a different brand?) but it tasted too watered down to use in most baking.
Good luck on the new diet! Let me know how it works out. I switched to soy cheese for pasta and pizza, but I can't find anything to replicate cream cheese or ricotta. Still looking, so I can try a few other recipes. I probably eat a little too much sugar, but I'm trying to cut back. I think if I kick the Coke (LOL) rather than Pepsi habit, I'd lose 10 pounds! Even drinking just one a day, seems to be a problem...and I can't stand diet pop :(
oh boy, aren't we the addicts! lol! I'm sure I'd drop a ton if I quit pepsi. last monday I had 1 in the early morning and not another one til about 6pm. When the guy showed up to jump my car battery and I told him I hadn't had a pepsi all day he went to his cooler in the back of the truck and pulled out a can of pepsi for me! God bless that guy - lol!
marti - try making the almond milk yourself. search google for a 'recipe'. should just be the almonds (natural) and some water.just puree it to death. or liquify. I plan to do that when I get settled in new place. Along with more fresh veggies and fruits. I seldom eat red meat. Am thinking about having a roast ground at the store to have some to add to chili and for meatballs. I'd freeze it in 1/4 lb pkgs.
I've heard celery is good for the blood pressure.
I know that cholesterol is from eating animal products. Less meat, less fat, less cholesterol. I went the 'natural' route about 5 yrs ago, now maintaining good levels in my tests. It is a major adjustment but I did one thing at a time.
A can of Pepsi: read the serving size, it is 2 per can, that means sugar, calories, carb X 2 on that label!
There are lots of diet suggestions online to help you figure out what to eat. Women do not need as much food as a man, so if your portions equal your husband's then there is part of the problem. Also sodium, as we get older we need less than 2,000 mg per day, I think for a woman over 50 is now like 1,200 or so. There is sodium naturally in foods so no need to add any. If you crave salt, eat celery, it is natural sodium and the good kind (you need when sweating in the summer heat).
As we age health changes FAST, not like when we were young. But if you have had children, you know that women's bodies are forever changing, we can become someone entirely different (weight, hormones, etc) almost overnight...
Good luck with your diet changes, it is not easy but so do-able especially once you get a feel for a healthier you!
Wow! After four hours working on the horse pasture and walking up and down (1/8 mile each way) I think this is my new exercise program! LOL My jeans are already looser, so I just need to walk up and down the pasture at least 4 times a week. At least what I gain over the winter seems to disappear over the summer :)
Well, I have a Vitapro mixer that turns everything to liquid just about, and I am eating raw foods, actually green smoothies.
I had a blueberry, English peas (both frozen) and pomegranate juice (real thing), and broccoli smoothie for dinner yesterday. It was delicious.
I'm happy not to be cooking these veggies, and now I have lots of fresh home grown tomatos and peppers to blender up as well. I could let it run for a while and the blender would heat it up and make a nice hot soup. Look into that, Marti.
My DH says the blender/mixer with its TWO HORSE POWER MOTOR, sounds like an airplane taking off, and I'm inclined to keep my hand over the top in case it makes lift off. Maybe I will read the instructions on how to do it right, but so far I've been able to eat everything I've blendered up. DH says his favorite was the BlueBell Homemade Vanilla ice cream and the frozen whole unsweetened strawberries. Best dessert ever, he said. Oh yes, and a couple of cups of fat free milk. It sure went down smooth!!!!


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Franklins managing director Aubrey Zelinsky said the business had made a full-year trading profit of $2.3 million for the 12 months to the end of February – an $11 million rise on the previous 12 months – on sales of $820 million.
The result was boosted by a $7.9 million profit on the sale of 2 stores. But Mr Zelinsky said the second half of the financial year saw a profit of $1.2 million without the benefit of 1-off items, and Franklins expected to continue posting profits.
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Allen revels in Premiership triumph
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Leicester centre Anthony Allen said the heartbreak of losing two Aviva Premiership finals in as many seasons helped power the Tigers to their 37-17 victory over Northampton.
The Tigers overcame their East Midlands rivals in a final tainted by Dylan Hartley's first-half red card which seemed to be due to dissent levelled in the direction of referee Wayne Barnes. However, Leicester showed their experience on the big stage in what was their ninth successive Premiership final to end their losing streak in the competition's showpiece.
Tries from wings Niall Morris and Vereneki Goneva, lock Graham Kitchener and centre Manu Tuilagi, with Toby Flood booting a penalty and conversion before leaving the field with concussion before his replacement George Ford kicked four penalties, sealed the win. Northampton conjured tries from Stephen Myler, Ben Foden and Lee Dickson, with Myler adding one conversion, but it was not to be enough.
"It's a bit overwhelming really," Allen told ESPN. "The last two finals we have come here and lost and it's taken us 12 months to get us back to this point again. The boys did fantastically well today and we kept fighting.
"Saints played well, even with 14 men, and we struggled at times but maybe that was the difference on the day. Those (final) losses and losses build up so to get the win today was fantastic."
Allen, who was named man-of-the-match, also hailed the composure of 20-year-old fly-half George Ford, who replaced captain Flood after he left the field following a crunching tackle by Courtney Lawes.
"Flood is a quality player, he's our captain. Fordy was here last year and he's an experienced campaigner now and I thought he stepped up and had a great game," Allen said. "Coming off the bench early doors is always quite tricky so fair play to Fordy, well done."
Leicester hooker Tom Youngs, who will tour with brother Ben on the Lions tour to Hong Kong and Australia, said the result is a great send off to departing stalwarts, captain and full-back Geordan Murphy and prop Martin Castrogiovanni.
"We work all year and grafted through pre-season so to get to the big stage here and win like that, it's massive," Youngs said. "It wasn't great at times but it was fantastic to pull through and send Geordan Murphy and Castro away like this."
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