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Johnson and cites
# The fourth stage can be detrimental, as Johnson cites it as a risk for premature death.
Cabrel cites the artist as one of a number of blues influences, including Charley Patton, Son House, Blind Lemon, Robert Johnson, Howlin ' Wolf, Blind Blake, Willie Dixon, and Blues Boy Willie, whose father toured with Rainey.
Johnson specifically cites two pirates as having named their flag " Jolly Roger ": Bartholomew Roberts in June, 1721 and Francis Spriggs in December 1723.
Critics note that Johnson, as a principal officer of the Discovery Institute, often cites an overall plan to put the United States on a course toward the theocracy envisioned in the Wedge Strategy, and that the Discovery Institute as a matter of policy intentionally obfuscates its agenda.
Observing that such a thing could never have happened in Europe, the British historian Paul Johnson cites this astounding feat as a dramatic example of American determination and ingenuity: based on the conviction that anything material is possible.
ESPN's Bill Simmons frequently cites Johnson to be the " cause " of the many exciting finishes to the games he calls, calling it " the Law of Gus.

Johnson and foundation
The program laid the foundation for NASA's current human spaceflight capability, and funded construction of its Johnson Space Center and Kennedy Space Center.
Other luminaries include Keith Johnstone, the British teacher and writer – author of Impro, who founded the Theatre Machine and whose teachings form the foundation of the popular shortform Theatresports format, Dick Chudnow, founder of ComedySportz which evolved its family-friendly show format from Johnstone's Theatersports, Stan Wells, creator of the " Clap-In " longform style and founder of The Empty Stage Comedy Theatre in Los Angeles, and Bill Johnson, creator / director of The Magic Meathands, who pioneered the concept of " Commun-edy Outreach " by tailoring performances to non-traditional audiences, such as the homeless and foster children.
Samuel Johnson made an interleaved copy the foundation of his own Johnson's Dictionary.
Carter's vocal delivery also attracted attention in the music press with, for example, John Dougan commenting: ' Carter wielded his instrument like a cross between Wilko Johnson and Pete Townshend ; he was a deft soloist, but it was his tricky, complex rhythm playing that gave the band sheet-after-sheet of supercharged sound for a foundation.
The organization researches, allocates, and awards grants and monies from the foundation to causes, agencies, organizations and individuals that further the mission of the Patrick J. Johnson Foundation ( e. g. Sustainability and Renewal Energy Resources, Job Creation and Training for Armed Forces Vets, Leadership Conferences and Seminars, Community College Scholarship programs, Interfaith-Social Justice projects, and Entrepreneurship programs, respectively.

Johnson and intelligent
Phillip E. Johnson, retired UC Berkeley law professor, leading proponent of intelligent design, founding advisor of the Discovery Institute's Center for Science and Culture, and " father " of the intelligent design movement, assisted Santorum in phrasing the amendment.
In addition, opponents of the amendment cite the stated agenda of the Discovery Institute's Phillip Johnson use of the " Wedge strategy " to " affirm the reality of God by challenging the domination of materialism and naturalism in the world of the mind " and thereby return Christian creationism in the guise of intelligent design to public school classrooms.
* Phillip E. Johnson ( born 1940 ), professor of law and one of the founders of the intelligent design movement
A critic of what he calls " Darwinism " and " scientific materialism ", Johnson rejects evolution in favor of neocreationist views known as intelligent design.
Johnson popularized the term " intelligent design " in his 1991 book, Darwin on Trial.
In 2004 he was awarded the inaugural " Phillip E. Johnson Award for Liberty and Truth " by Biola University, a private evangelical Christian college noted for its promotion of intelligent design.
Johnson is best known as one of the founders of the intelligent design movement, principal architect of the Wedge Strategy, author of the Santorum Amendment, and one of the ID movement's most prolific authors.
Johnson has advocated strongly in the public and political spheres for the teaching of intelligent design as preferable to the teaching of evolution, which Johnson characterizes as " atheistic " and " falsified by all of the evidence " and whose " logic is terrible ".
Nancy Pearcey, a Center for Science and Culture fellow and Johnson associate, credits Johnson's leadership of the intelligent design movement in two of her most recent publications.
Phillip Johnson has developed what is called the ' Intelligent Design ' movement ..." In Christianity Today, she reveals Johnson's religious beliefs and his criticism of evolution and affirms Johnson as " The unofficial spokesman for ID " The scientific community views intelligent design as unscientific, pseudoscience and junk science .< ref >< cite >" Biologists aren ’ t alarmed by intelligent design ’ s arrival in Dover and elsewhere because they have all sworn allegiance to atheistic materialism ; they ’ re alarmed because intelligent design is junk science.
Johnson acknowledges that the goal of the intelligent design movement is to promote a theistic agenda as a scientific concept.
Johnson has been explicit about the Christian principles underlying his philosophy and agenda and that of the intelligent design movement.
Johnson is one of the authors of the Discovery Institute's Wedge Document and its Teach the Controversy campaign, which attempts to cast doubt on the validity of the theory of evolution, its acceptance within the scientific community, and reduce its role in public school science curricula while promoting intelligent design.
In his 1997 book Defeating Darwinism by Opening Minds Johnson summed up the underlying philosophy of his advocacy for intelligent design and against methodological and philosophical naturalism:
Johnson has been accused of being intellectually dishonest in his arguments advancing intelligent design and attacking the scientific community.
Since Johnson is considered by those both inside and outside the movement to be the father and architect of the intelligent design movement and its strategies, Johnson's statements are often used to validate the criticisms leveled by those who allege that the Discovery Institute and its allied organizations are merely stripping the obvious religious content from their anti-evolution assertions as a means of avoiding the legal restrictions of the Establishment Clause, a view reinforced by the December 2005 ruling in the Kitzmiller v. Dover Area School District trial which found that intelligent design is not science and is essentially religious in nature.
There is broad scientific consensus that HIV is the cause of AIDS, but some individuals reject this consensus, including biologist Peter Duesberg, biochemist David Rasnick, journalist / activist Celia Farber, conservative writer Tom Bethell, and intelligent design advocate Phillip E. Johnson.

Johnson and design
KISS is an acronym for the design principle articulated by Kelly Johnson, Keep it simple stupid !.
The principle is best exemplified by the story of Johnson handing a team of design engineers a handful of tools, with the challenge that the jet aircraft they were designing must be repairable by an average mechanic in the field under combat conditions with only these tools.
At the beginning of World War II, Lockheed – under the guidance of Clarence ( Kelly ) Johnson, who is considered one of the best known American aircraft designers – answered a specification for an interceptor by submitting the P-38 Lightning fighter plane, a somewhat unorthodox twin-engine, twin-boom design.
Burgee eased Johnson out of the firm in 1991, and when it subsequently went bankrupt, Burgee's design career was essentially over.
That same year, Burgee negotiated a lesser role in the partnership for Johnson, as a design consultant, and in 1988 he asked Ahuja to leave.
" From the very beginning Tim wanted the Maggot to be a Peter Lorre-esque character, and we had a good time working with that and it went through various design changes ," said co-director Mike Johnson in the book Tim Burton's Corpse Bride: An Invitation to the Wedding.
He claimed to come up with the idea for Twister while working on a Johnson ’ s Shoe Polish promotion at his father ’ s design company.
Completed in 1987, the architects behind the design of the local landmark were Scott Johnson, Bill Fain and William L. Pereira.
Balanchine collaborated with architect Philip Johnson in determining its design and finally had a theater large enough for the works he wanted to stage when the house opened in 1964.
Johnson had a series of whimsical flyers advertising his design services printed via offset lithography, and began mailing these out.
Madigan's final design was based on a brief prepared by the National Capital Development Commission ( NCDC ) with input from James Johnson Sweeney and Mollison.

Johnson and Gospel
He served in the Presbyterian Church, but later left to promote the Gospel from a non-sectarian standpoint, serving as a pilgrim under both Pastors Russell and Johnson.
* I'm on My Way, with Kenny Whitson, piano / cornet ; Wellman Braud, bassist ; Billy Strange, guitar ; Earl Palmer or Jesse Sailes, drums ; and Ray Johnson, Rocco Wilson and the Andrews Gospel Singers from Oakland.
* Gospel Jamz with Curtis Johnson 4: 00AM-6: 00AM
* Gospel Jamz with Curtis Johnson ; Sunday 7: 00AM-1: 00PM.
# " Get Up "; Real ; Israel ; Paul Garcia, Israel Houghton, Tim Johnson ; Integrity Gospel

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