Recent content by Ethan

Come on, even you don't believe that. it was not about choosing to play conservatively or aggressively. It was about making a decision specifically to benefit his team, and in doing so he undermined the integrity of individual competition and any ranking points that went with it. Nobody can make...

They need teams as the vehicles for franchising opportunities, can't franchise individual players. But they need those brands to be pretty familiar before it can really take off, otherwise there is no point in Hilton Hotels sponsoring The Hasbeens GC.

Two asterisks, surely?

It won't. The main problems with LIV are no proper relegation/qualification, no cuts, and the team format undermines individual ranking. The 54 hole thing is not a deal breaker, the other things are, and LIV can't change them because their team branding and franchise business model depends on...

That projected increase in case numbers is driven almost entirely by demography, though, a lot more older men means a lot more diseases that affect older men. Some of the common causes of death from the 70s and 80s have fallen a lot in prevalence since, heart attack, stroke, COPD, but everyone...

Not entirely left, just not around much these days.

Rahm had his nose out of joint because he thought he wasn't getting the recognition he deserved. Hatton is a player who knows he will win the odd event but probably not any of the majors, so wants to cash in now before he slips back into the pack. He also lives pretty well, and burns through...

No, they are for maintaining the integrity of the greatest championships and respecting the right of those who wish to play less golf, cash in and accept the consequences of playing in low quality events. Some LIV players have exemptions for a few years from previous major wins, and the...

I met a former classmate at the weekend. He is now a member of the R&A and sits on some of the Championship Committees. He offered me a game on the Old, but as I said on another thread, I am giving up golf. Anyway, we were chatting about our fellow countryman Rory McIlroy and I said that I...

That is the point. It was adopted to describe NI by one of the sides there, and used almost exclusively by people of that persuasion. Rory has often shown his preference not be associated with such labels. If you are describing provincial rugby or GAA teams, fine, but it is sometimes used rather...

I saw the story on Facebook. I see that the writer describes Rory as an "Ulsterman". This is unwise, as the term is a politically partisan term and many people from NI are not happy to be so described, me for example. Perhaps the writer cleared it with Rory, and if so, cool. But otherwise, I...

One thing worth bearing in mind is that because breast cancer is so common (as are some other cancers), a family history is also common. In some cases, it is just a coincidence that a family member got it, in others there is a genetic link. The saliva sample you gave should be enough for genetic...

Interesting. The thing with screening is that the return improves if you enrich the sample for more likely cases. The problem is kinda a mathematical one, since cancer is still relatively uncommon in any given sample at a given time, it follows that a lot more non-cancer patients will be...

That is not what is meant by reliable, which is not a useful term for this anyway. PSA may well be quite stable over time. The question is the predictive value for the risk of cancer, and it is very poorly predictive. There is a large overlap between the normal range and the cancer range, and...

No need to get angry. This is a question based on science on PSA and prostate cancer, and I am sure you realise that your experience may not be the same as others. I would also say, with respect, that personal experience gives a biased point of view. The science is based on millions of cases and...