"honorary fellow of Liverpool John Moores University and Goldsmiths, University of London. John Bird, Baron Bird John Anthony Bird, Baron Bird, (born 30 January 1946) is a British social entrepreneur and life peer. He is best known as the founder of ""The Big Issue"", a magazine that is edited by professional journalists and sold by street vendors who are homeless or vulnerably housed. He serves as a Crossbencher in the House of Lords. Bird was born in a Notting Hill slum to a poor London Irish family. He became homeless at the age of five, resided in an orphanage between"
"Tabard Theatre. Bird has appeared in several episodes of The Mighty Boosh, and in episodes of ""Noel Fielding's Luxury Comedy"" Series 1 and 2. Bird writes for ""The Huffington Post"" on a variety of social issues. In 2016 she released a book, ""The Mice Who Sing for Sex (and other weird tales from the world of science)"" with Dr Jack from her ""Geek Chic's Weird Science"" podcast. Bird is the co-founder of Help Refugees, a humanitarian organisation providing aid to refugees across Europe and beyond. Help Refugees was named as one of the NESTA New Radicals and won Liberty's ""Jo"
"present), where he raises funds for social causes and makes the plight of the homeless, the unemployed, and the unfortunate known. This is a consistent element in his ministry. David John Bird David John Bird (born December 16, 1946) is dean of the historic Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, the oldest church structure in continuous use in San Jose. He is a parish priest who reads and writes poetry and is particularly fond of Alfred Lord Tennyson. As a theologian, he emphasizes a liberal, compassionate, and inclusive approach and is devoted to ecumenism. Bird promotes Christian unity and is published in this"
"founder of the International Network of Street Papers, which now incorporates over 100 street papers, published in 34 countries, in 24 languages. In 2001, with The Big Issue Group chairman, Nigel Kershaw OBE, Bird founded Big Issue Invest, a provider of finance for businesses, charities and NGOs with the aim of creating social change. It is the social investment arm of The Big Issue Group, and initially only dealt in loan finance. In 2009, Big Issue Invest launched a social investment fund, and has since invested more than £30 million in hundreds of social enterprises making a positive impact in"
"washing dishes, a venue he would later return to as a life peer. In September 1991, Bird launched ""The Big Issue"" with Gordon Roddick, co-founder of The Body Shop. In November 1995, he launched The Big Issue Foundation to further support vendors of ""The Big Issue"". He is currently on the board of directors for The Big Issue Group, which incorporates ""The Big Issue"", Big Issue Invest and The Big Issue Foundation. ""The Big Issue"" magazine started as a London venture, but expanded with specific editions and services to other British cities, and then to other countries. Bird is a"
"David John Bird David John Bird (born December 16, 1946) is dean of the historic Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, the oldest church structure in continuous use in San Jose. He is a parish priest who reads and writes poetry and is particularly fond of Alfred Lord Tennyson. As a theologian, he emphasizes a liberal, compassionate, and inclusive approach and is devoted to ecumenism. Bird promotes Christian unity and is published in this field; since 2002, he has served on the national Committee of The Episcopal Church-United Methodist Church Dialogue. Bird was born in the village of Dorridge in the borough of"
"J. T. S. Bird John Theophilus Symons (JTS) Bird (1842 - 1932) was an Australian journalist, historian, author and gold prospector. Bird was born in Buckland Brewer, Devon in England on 10 May 1842. He was trained as a newspaper printer and compositor in Devon, and worked on local newspapers in Torquay including ""The Chronicle"" and ""The Recorder"". Bird and his two younger brothers departed England for Australia on 4 March 1863 aboard the migrant ship ""Beejapore"", arriving in Keppel Bay on 25 June 1863. The day after Bird arrived, he commenced work at ""The Morning Bulletin"" in Rockhampton as"
"medical students as their academic studies. He endeavoured to promote Christianity among medical students and encouraged other professionals to do likewise. To this end, Bird was responsible for the founding of the Christian Medical Association, although it did not become active until after his death. Bird had lifelong poor health and died at the age of 39. Bird was born in Downham, Norfolk, England, on 9 December 1814. His father (also named Golding Bird) had been an officer in the Inland Revenue in Ireland, and his mother, Marrianne, was Irish. He was precocious and ambitious, but childhood rheumatic fever and"
"in 1993. He became a freelance underwater photographer, working for magazines including Sport Diver and Skin Diver. His first book, Beneath the North Atlantic, a collection of his favorite images from the waters of New England, was published in 1997 by Tide-mark Press. He is the author of 7 books and his images have appeared in top nature publications including National Geographic Magazine, National Wildlife Magazine and BBC Wildlife Magazine. Bird formed Oceanic Research Group, Inc. in 1991 to produce educational ocean-related materials. Oceanic Research Group became a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization in 1993. Oceanic Research Group's first underwater film was"
"biochemical, clinical, genetic, immunohaematological and oncological aspects. His main focus was on human red blood cells, haemoglobin variants, blood groups, malignancies, red blood cell cryptantigens and polyagglutinability. His researches were published by way of over 200 medical papers and as reference manuals and chapters in many text books. A prolific speaker on haematology, he was also active in medical administration and was credited with automation and computerization of blood transfusion services during his career. Bird was married to Ruby and the couple had three daughters, Ann, Margaret and Dorothy. He died on 29 March 1997, at the age of 81,"
"a range of Christian denominations. Bird studied medicine at the University of Birmingham, and graduated with Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBChB) degrees in 1970. He trained as a general practitioner (GP) and worked in the King's Norton area of Birmingham until he returned to academia in 1974. He once again became a full-time GP in 1979, and ran an ""experimental medical practice"" in Balsall Heath, Birmingham until he retired in 1996. From retirement until his death, Bird held permission to officiate in the Diocese of Birmingham. He died on 16 May 2016, aged 85 years, from pancreatic cancer."
"School of Photo-Engraving in Bolt Court. He was seriously injured at the Battle of Gallipoli during World War I and invalided out of the British Army. Bird first contributed to ""Punch"" in 1916, while convalescing, and also contributed to several other British newspapers and magazines, including ""the Graphic"" and ""Tatler"". His pen name was based on the fougasse, a type of mine. As one of the best known cartoonists of the time, he was one of 170 authors who created doll-sized books exclusively for Queen Mary's Dolls' House; his illustrated verse tale, written on postage stamp-sized pages, was published as"
"career: ""Danger Man"", ""Special Branch"", ""Quiller"", ""The Onedin Line"", ""Arthur of the Britons"", ""Secret Army"" and ""Warship"". Author of ""The Town That Died: a chronicle of the Halifax disaster"" Souvenir Press of London 1962 Bird formed his own production company ""Gryphon Productions"" and negotiated a number of co-productions with the BBC. Michael J. Bird Michael J. Bird (31 October 1928, London – 11 May 2001, Great Shelford, Cambridgeshire) was an English writer. In addition to several novels, he is best known for his television drama series for the BBC which were usually set in the Mediterranean - ""The Lotus Eaters"""
"and Surveys Corporation, Baltimore, Md. (1993-2015) and at the Institutional Review Board, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, National Institutes of Health (1992-2003). He has served as chaplain to several organizations, including Single Caring Parents, Alle Kiski Valley, New Kensington, Pa. (as well as coordinator, 1981–84) and the Fraternal Order of Police, Pa., Lodge 39 (1986–89). Dr. Bird was a founding member of the Alle Kiski Valley Task Force on AIDS (1988), with the intent of opening the doors of traditional churches to those who contracted the infection. He remains an active member of Rotary International (1979–87, 2013 to"
"William Wilberforce Bird (MP) William Wilberforce Bird (2 July 1758 – 19 April 1836), merchant, civil servant and author, was the Member of Parliament for Coventry from 1796 to 1802. The son of John Bird and Judith Wilberforce, he was born in Coventry. He was a cousin of the philanthropist William Wilberforce, with whom he shared an interest in the well-being of slaves. He arrived at the Cape of Good Hope, South Africa, in 1807 where he founded the Cape Philanthropic Society. In 1810, he was appointed Controller of Customs, a civil service position he retained until his death. His"
"parable of the sower. In 1849 cholera ravaged Gainsborough, and Bird ministered to his parishioners. In 1852 Bird suffered himself a severe illness. In 1859 he was appointed chancellor of Lincoln Cathedral, and left Gainsborough. He died at the Chancery, aged 67, and was buried in the churchyard at Riseholme. A painted window to his memory was added to Gainsborough Church. Bird sent contributions to the ""Christian Observer"". Against the Irish educational measures for Catholics, he wrote ""Call to the Protestants of England"", later inserted among his poems. ""For Ever, and other Devotional Poems"" appeared in 1833. In 1839 Bird"
"John Bird (scientist) John Clifford Bird (born April 11, 1955) is a Canadian engineer, scientist, and journalist. Bird’s research has included laser physics, atmospheric physics, and materials in microgravity. He broke the world altitude record for hang gliding by launching from a helium balloon at 35,000 ft., and spent a year at the Amundsen-Scott South Pole station, which was documented in his book ""One Day, One Night: Portraits of the South Pole"". Bird’s career started as the youngest NASA-accredited journalist covering the Apollo 13 launch. Bird broke the world altitude record for hang gliding by piloting a hang glider from"
"Ron Ausburn and contributions on art and culture by Miller Francis. The newspaper, affectionally known as """"The"" ""Bird"","" was originally named after the country-gospel song of the same name. In 2011 Georgia State University made a digital archive of the ""Bird"" available online. The Great Speckled Bird (newspaper) The Great Speckled Bird was a counterculture underground newspaper based in Atlanta, Georgia from 1968 to 1976. Commonly known as ""The Bird"", it was founded by New Left activists from Emory University and members of the Southern Student Organizing Committee, an offshoot of Students for a Democratic Society. Founding editors included Tom"
"John Clayton, became interested in politics, was a delegate to the Whig Convention in Baltimore in 1844, and in 1848 wrote a campaign biography of General Zach Taylor. He then bought a third interest in the Philadelphia ""North American and United States Gazette"". This was his final profession. He became ill in the early winter of 1853, and it was too late to seek remedy in a change of occupation. He died on January 23, 1854 of effusion of the brain. Robert Montgomery Bird Robert Montgomery Bird (February 5, 1806 – January 23, 1854) was an American novelist, playwright, and"
"in Tamil Nadu, South India. He received his B.A. from Carleton College in 1973 and an M.S. in journalism from Northwestern University in 1975. Bird now lives in New York City with his wife, Susan Goldmark, a retired country director of the World Bank, and their son, Joshua. In January 2017, Bird was appointed Executive Director and Distinguished Lecturer at CUNY Graduate Center's Leon Levy Center for Biography in New York City. He is presently working on a biography of President Jimmy Carter, under contract to Crown Books/Random House. After graduation from Carleton, Bird received a Thomas J. Watson Fellowship,"
"communities across the UK. Bird was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) for ""services to homeless people"" in the 1995 Birthday Honours; and, in 2006, he received the Beacon Fellowship Prize for his originality in raising awareness of homelessness and his support of homeless communities worldwide. In 2015, he became a senior fellow of Ashoka and in 2017, he became a Social Enterprise UK fellow. Bird was a member of the Workers Revolutionary Party in the 1970s. In March 2007, Bird announced his intention to stand for election to the post of Mayor of London"
"among young and diverse communities. In 1886, ""Forest and Stream"" editor George Bird Grinnell was appalled by the negligent mass slaughter of birds that he saw taking place. As a boy, Grinnell had avidly read ""Ornithological Biography"", a work by the bird painter John James Audubon; he also attended a school for boys conducted by Lucy Audubon. So when Grinnell decided to create an organization devoted to the protection of wild birds and their eggs, he did not have to go far for its namesake. Within a year of its foundation, the early Audubon Society claimed 39,000 members. Eventually, it"
"Association in November 1854 at Exeter Hall. Bird was quick to defend the virtuousness of students. In November 1853, in a reply to a letter from a student in the ""Provincial Medical and Surgical Journal"" complaining of a lack of moral care from his superiors, Bird attacked the prevalent public view that students were ""guilty of every kind of open vice and moral depravity"". Bird laid much of the blame for this public opinion on the caricatures of students in the writings of Charles Dickens. He went on to say that the behaviour and character of students had greatly improved"
"final edition. New material included the magnetic properties of iron in ships and spectrum analysis. Bird was a committed Christian throughout his life. Despite his extremely busy professional life, he meticulously observed the Sabbath and saw to the Christian education of his children. He showed generosity to the poor, offering them treatment at his house every morning before going about his professional schedule. After it became clear that the remainder of his life was going to be very limited, he devoted much time to his religion. He wanted to promote Christian teachings and Bible reading among medical students. From 1853"
"articles on the laws affecting nonprofit organizations and charitable giving. He has been a member of the Board of Advisors of New York University School of Law's National Center on Philanthropy and the Law. In litigation Bird primarily has represented securities claims, such as a suit against Merrill Lynch and its Focus Twenty Fund, or a suit against TH Lee Putnam Ventures and Merrill Lynch, both of which resulted in favorable decisions; and charitable fraud and diversion claims, such as a suit on behalf of the M. L. Simpson Foundation or a suit against the Chatlos Foundation. In 2004, Bird"
"Michael J. Bird Michael J. Bird (31 October 1928, London – 11 May 2001, Great Shelford, Cambridgeshire) was an English writer. In addition to several novels, he is best known for his television drama series for the BBC which were usually set in the Mediterranean - ""The Lotus Eaters"" and ""Who Pays the Ferryman?"" were set in Crete, ""The Aphrodite Inheritance"" (1979) was set in Cyprus and ""The Dark Side of the Sun"" took place on Rhodes. His final series for the BBC ended this practice, ""Maelstrom"", was set in Norway. Bird also wrote for the following series during his"
"John Bird (New York) John Bird (November 22, 1768 – February 2, 1806) was an American politician and a United States Representative from New York. Born in Litchfield, Connecticut, Bird was the son of Dr. Seth and Hanna Sheldon Bird and pursued classical studies; graduated from Yale College in 1786, studied law, was admitted to the bar, and commenced practice in Litchfield. He married Eunice Porter on October 4, 1789. The marriage ended in 1797 divorce, which was granted to Eunice from the Connecticut General Assembly on the grounds of ill treatment by her husband. His second marriage was to"
"John Bird (bishop) John Bird (died 1558) was an English Carmelite friar and subsequently a bishop. He was Warden of the Carmelite house in Coventry, and twice Provincial of his order. He attracted the attention of Henry VIII by his preaching in favour of the royal supremacy over the English Church. He was one of the divines sent in 1531 to confer and argue with Thomas Bilney, the reformer, in prison; and in 1535 he was sent by Henry VIII along with Richard Foxe, the royal almoner, and Thomas Bedyll, a clerk of the council, to Catherine of Aragon, now"
"John Gooders John Gooders (10 January 1937 – 18 May 2010) was a British writer who first came to prominence with his first book ""Where to Watch Birds"". At the time he was a teacher, and a lecturer at Avery Hill College. In 1970, after taking two months off on the Churchill Fellowship in which he studied bird migration through North Africa, he launched his own magazine called ""The World of Birds"". He then finished up working for Anglia Television's ""Survival"" series, and edited the company's house magazine ""The World of Survival"". He appeared in the 1975 BBC programme ""In"
"at the Toowong Cemetery. Bird Court, a street in the Rockhampton suburb of Frenchville is named after J.T.S. Bird. J. T. S. Bird John Theophilus Symons (JTS) Bird (1842 - 1932) was an Australian journalist, historian, author and gold prospector. Bird was born in Buckland Brewer, Devon in England on 10 May 1842. He was trained as a newspaper printer and compositor in Devon, and worked on local newspapers in Torquay including ""The Chronicle"" and ""The Recorder"". Bird and his two younger brothers departed England for Australia on 4 March 1863 aboard the migrant ship ""Beejapore"", arriving in Keppel Bay"
"British Birds (magazine) British Birds is a monthly ornithology magazine that was established in 1907. It is now published by BB 2000 Ltd, which is wholly owned by The British Birds Charitable Trust (registered charity number 1089422), established for the benefit of British ornithology. Its circulation in 2000 was 5,250 copies; its circulation peaked at 11,000 in the late 1980s. The current editor is Roger Riddington. It is aimed at serious birdwatchers and ornithologists, rather than the more casual birdwatchers catered for by some other magazines on the subject. It publishes the findings of the British Birds Rarities Committee. Its"
"George William Gregory Bird George William Gregory Bird was a British medical doctor, academic, researcher and haematologist known for his expertise in the fields of blood transfusion and immunohaematology. He founded the Department of Transfusion Medicine at the Armed Forces Medical College, Pune and was inducted into their Hall of Fame in 2010. A winner of the Karl Landsteiner Memorial Prize and Morten Grove Rasmussen Memorial Award of the American Association of Blood Banks, Gregory Bird was honoured by the Government of India in 1963, with the award of Padma Shri, the fourth highest Indian civilian award for his services"
"and was a finalist at the 2017 Next Generation Indie Book Awards. The book was reviewed by Parade. Bird spoke at the 2016 global climate summit, COP22, in Marrakech, Morocco, and discussed climate change and extreme weather with Jesse Ventura on Ventura’s television show. John Bird (scientist) John Clifford Bird (born April 11, 1955) is a Canadian engineer, scientist, and journalist. Bird’s research has included laser physics, atmospheric physics, and materials in microgravity. He broke the world altitude record for hang gliding by launching from a helium balloon at 35,000 ft., and spent a year at the Amundsen-Scott South Pole"