Comments for Ben Aston | benaston.com http://benaston.com Fri, 16 Apr 2010 09:08:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 Comment on Truffles & Nuggets by Salomé http://benaston.com/truffles-nuggets/comment-page-1/#comment-10721 Salomé Fri, 16 Apr 2010 09:08:03 +0000 http://benaston.com/truffles-nuggets/#comment-10721 Thank you for posting your essays online... Was looking for stuff on globalisation (after having read hundred of pages and just getting more and more confused!) and your essay was clear, straight to the point, well-written... It made stuff much clearer to me! So thought you might be happyto know that the fruits of your intellect have helped some distressed student during her revision session! I'm also really curious about your essay on the rwandese genocide, will read it when i've got some free time :) Thank you for posting your essays online… Was looking for stuff on globalisation (after having read hundred of pages and just getting more and more confused!) and your essay was clear, straight to the point, well-written… It made stuff much clearer to me! So thought you might be happyto know that the fruits of your intellect have helped some distressed student during her revision session!

I’m also really curious about your essay on the rwandese genocide, will read it when i’ve got some free time :)

]]> Comment on I married a Brit. by Kevin http://benaston.com/2010/02/25/im-married-to-a-brit/comment-page-1/#comment-10704 Kevin Thu, 25 Feb 2010 13:08:31 +0000 http://benaston.com/2010/02/25/im-married-to-a-brit/#comment-10704 Congratulations, You are one of the 'old boys' now.... :o) Congratulations, You are one of the ‘old boys’ now…. :o )

]]> Comment on Manbags beckon – the Apple iPad has landed by Mark http://benaston.com/2010/01/27/manbags-beckon-the-apple-ipad-has-landed/comment-page-1/#comment-10682 Mark Fri, 29 Jan 2010 12:16:30 +0000 http://benaston.com/2010/01/27/manbags-beckon-the-apple-ipad-has-landed/#comment-10682 I can't wait for Jack Bauer to use one either, obviously tucking it away in his own man bag! I can’t wait for Jack Bauer to use one either, obviously tucking it away in his own man bag!

]]> Comment on NFU issues advice to Blunkett after cow attack incident by benaston http://benaston.com/2009/06/08/nfu-issues-sound-advice-to-blunkett-after-cow-attack-incident-3/comment-page-1/#comment-10569 benaston Tue, 23 Jun 2009 15:04:04 +0000 http://benaston.com/2009/06/08/nfu-issues-sound-advice-to-blunkett-after-cow-attack-incident-3/#comment-10569 Who'd have thought, the BBC have now done a whole new article on the dangers of walking with cows. I wonder if Alison agrees with the advice? Alison? http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/8114529.stm Who’d have thought, the BBC have now done a whole new article on the dangers of walking with cows. I wonder if Alison agrees with the advice?

Alison?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/8114529.stm

]]> Comment on NFU issues advice to Blunkett after cow attack incident by Steve http://benaston.com/2009/06/08/nfu-issues-sound-advice-to-blunkett-after-cow-attack-incident-3/comment-page-1/#comment-10559 Steve Mon, 15 Jun 2009 13:44:25 +0000 http://benaston.com/2009/06/08/nfu-issues-sound-advice-to-blunkett-after-cow-attack-incident-3/#comment-10559 Fair enough Allison, but what do we do if we are attacked by more than one cow? Should we have extra 'pawn' or 'decoy' dogs available to be let off the lead according to the number of cows with calves in the field? What would you suggest is an appropriate dogs : cows with calves ratio? You say the "NFU's advice is general", but your advice seems rather redundant in this case. As benaston points out, how is the blind person supposed to "get quite quickly to the edge of the field" once their guide dog has run off with the cow in hot pursuit? Perhaps the assumption is that the dog will return...but who's to say the cow will ever stop chasing the dog? This advice is clearly unsatisfactory and discriminatory against the blind. woof. Fair enough Allison, but what do we do if we are attacked by more than one cow? Should we have extra ‘pawn’ or ‘decoy’ dogs available to be let off the lead according to the number of cows with calves in the field? What would you suggest is an appropriate dogs : cows with calves ratio?

You say the “NFU’s advice is general”, but your advice seems rather redundant in this case. As benaston points out, how is the blind person supposed to “get quite quickly to the edge of the field” once their guide dog has run off with the cow in hot pursuit? Perhaps the assumption is that the dog will return…but who’s to say the cow will ever stop chasing the dog? This advice is clearly unsatisfactory and discriminatory against the blind.

woof.

]]> Comment on NFU issues advice to Blunkett after cow attack incident by Alison Pratt http://benaston.com/2009/06/08/nfu-issues-sound-advice-to-blunkett-after-cow-attack-incident-3/comment-page-1/#comment-10557 Alison Pratt Mon, 15 Jun 2009 12:26:01 +0000 http://benaston.com/2009/06/08/nfu-issues-sound-advice-to-blunkett-after-cow-attack-incident-3/#comment-10557 My right to reply! NFU's advice is general - let your dog off the lead and usually, the cow will chase the dog. Cows with calves are unpredicable: the cow is after all only protecting her young. The best advice of all, would be to avoid a field where there are cows with calves grazing. My right to reply!
NFU’s advice is general – let your dog off the lead and usually, the cow will chase the dog. Cows with calves are unpredicable: the cow is after all only protecting her young. The best advice of all, would be to avoid a field where there are cows with calves grazing.

]]> Comment on NFU issues advice to Blunkett after cow attack incident by benaston http://benaston.com/2009/06/08/nfu-issues-sound-advice-to-blunkett-after-cow-attack-incident-3/comment-page-1/#comment-10558 benaston Fri, 12 Jun 2009 21:42:32 +0000 http://benaston.com/2009/06/08/nfu-issues-sound-advice-to-blunkett-after-cow-attack-incident-3/#comment-10558 Yes, it is, but if you'd like to publish it elsewhere, please get in touch. Yes, it is, but if you’d like to publish it elsewhere, please get in touch.

]]> Comment on NFU issues advice to Blunkett after cow attack incident by Kelly Brown http://benaston.com/2009/06/08/nfu-issues-sound-advice-to-blunkett-after-cow-attack-incident-3/comment-page-1/#comment-10554 Kelly Brown Fri, 12 Jun 2009 20:07:43 +0000 http://benaston.com/2009/06/08/nfu-issues-sound-advice-to-blunkett-after-cow-attack-incident-3/#comment-10554 I really like your post. Is it copyright protected? I really like your post. Is it copyright protected?

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