Claiming frustration at what they believed to be a corrupt Snohomish County government, on April 23, 1995, the Freedom County commissioners submitted to the Washington Secretary of State a petition with 12, 679 signatures calling for the secession of the northern half of Snohomish County, excluding Marysville and the Tulalip Indian reservation.

Claiming that corporations and government are planning to track every move of consumers and citizens with RFID as the latest step toward a 1984-like surveillance state, consumer privacy advocates, such as Katherine Albrecht and Liz McIntyre, have become Christian conspiracy theorists who believe spychips must be resisted because they argue that modern database and communications technologies, coupled with point of sale data-capture equipment and sophisticated ID and authentication systems, now make it possible to require a biometrically associated number or mark to make purchases.

Claiming that the UPA government did not intend to table the full report as it indicts the then Congress government of P V Narasimha Rao, Deputy Leader of BJP in Lok Sabha Sushma Swaraj said the Home Ministry leaked the report to divert attention from the issues being raised by a united opposition. Recently the BJP has been raising the issue of rising prices of essential commodities.

Claiming to be the rightful government of the Republic of China, it flew the same flag and displayed the same emblem as Chiang Kai-shek's National Government, with an extra pennant demanded by the Japanese.

Claiming illness, Uona was permitted to return to the capital where he died ; posthumously, the order of banishment was burned and his office restored.

Claiming to be Switzerland's first online bonus program, Bonuspoints was launched in early 2008 and offers incentives for shopping at 70 different online stores.

Claiming that Meres was obsessed with numerology, they propose that the numbers should be symmetrical, and that careful readers are meant to infer that Meres knew two of the English poets ( viz., Oxford and Shakespeare ) to actually be one and the same.

Claiming to be Britain's second oldest colony, this is one of the most isolated islands in the world and was for several centuries of vital strategic importance to ships sailing to Europe from Asia and South Africa.

Claiming that Ælfgifu wanted to have a son by the king but was unable to, she secretly adopted the newborn children of strangers and pretended to have given birth to them.

Claiming that he had " nothing more to write about ," McGovern originally planned to leave after the second series, but was allowed to write the controversial rape storyline, " Men Should Weep ", when he agreed to contribute a three-part story to the third series.

Claiming to see individuality and emotion in chimpanzees, she was accused of " that worst of ethological sins ", anthropomorphism.

Claiming the result was the indiscriminate murders of Burghers, women and children by Swazi commandos.

Claiming that invisibility was a major obstacle toward changing public opinion, he urged homosexual people to reveal their same-sex attractions.

Claiming the Norfolk area was unhealthful ( although it became an area of entrepreneurs ), Francis Nicholson, governor of the colony, and William Byrd, a wealthy and influential planter, offered the French settlement at Manakin Town, an abandoned Monacan village about 20 miles above the falls of the James River.

The Claiming of Sleeping Beauty was an erotic trilogy published in the 1980s by Anne Rice which contained bondage scenarios, as part of a wide range of BDSM acts.

Claiming the land for himself, he laid out what was to become the town of New Castle.

Claiming important domestic events in Russia to which he was required to attend, Peter had left Narva just days before and was therefore not present during the actual fighting.

Claiming the statue was not " art " but rather a " movie prop " the city considered various alternative locations and settled upon the front of the Spectrum in South Philadelphia.

The Claiming of Sleeping Beauty was read by actress Amy Brenneman.

Claiming Western-style democracy was unsuitable for Indonesia, he called for a system of " guided democracy.

Claiming to be the first CD-only independent record label in the United States, Rykodisc was founded in 1983 in Salem, Massachusetts, by Arthur Mann, Rob Simonds, Doug Lexa and Don Rose.

Claiming Umbach was under attack, Schmidt asked flight control permission to fire his 20 mm cannons, to which flight control replied " hold fire.

Claiming that it was a " rebellion " and that their next move would be to kill all the senators, he declared the Order to be enemies of the Republic.

Claiming parliamentary immunity, he was temporarily released and used his freedom to escape to France.

Claiming his interest in America ’ s ' vanishing race ' was sparked by a visiting American Indian delegation in Philadelphia, he set out to record the appearance and customs of America ’ s native peoples.

Claiming that the Home Office had intervened for political reasons to ensure that Blair would not have to resign over the incident as it had occurred in the aftermath of 21 July 2005 London bombings, Paddick says he came to accept that his police career was over and that he would never achieve his goal of becoming a chief constable.

Claiming Faker was cold, Orko offered him some hot coffee only for Faker to spill it into Orko's hood.

Claiming that she is allergic to the offered medication, Susan requests a prescription for the addictive pain-killer Demerol.

Claiming the ancient primacy of Peter and the title of " Apostolic See ", it remained the last court of episcopal appeal in serious matters for the whole Church, East and West.

Claiming divine guidance, she led the French army to several important victories during the Hundred Years ' War, which paved the way for the coronation of Charles VII of France.

Claiming the coastal strip, Omani Sultan Seyyid Said moved his capital to Zanzibar City in 1840.

Claiming the coastal strip, Omani Sultan Seyyid Said moved his capital to Zanzibar City in 1840.

Claiming that true religious language is universal, Paine uses elements of the Christian rhetorical tradition to undermine the hierarchies perpetuated by religion itself.

* March 23 – Claiming to be the Promised Messiah and Mahdi, Mirza Ghulam Ahmad founds the Ahmadiyya Muslim community in India.

Claiming the gods were hers because they were born of her necklace, and the goddesses were his, she decided that she had won the challenge, as his item produced women.

* 2012: MotoGP raises the maximum engine capacity to 1, 000 cc and introduces Claiming Rule Teams.

From 2012, teams not entered by one of the major manufacturers may seek Claiming Rule Team ( CRT ) status.

Under the ' Claiming Rule ', CRT teams agree to allow up to four of their engines per season to be claimed, after a race, by one of the major manufacturer teams at a cost of € 20, 000 each including transmission, or € 15, 000 each for the engine alone.

Claiming their rights as well as Schoenfeld's had been violated, the Devils appealed to New Jersey Superior Court judge James F. Madden — an unprecedented appeal to authority outside the league.

Claiming violations of the Linggajati Agreement, the Dutch described the campaign as Politionele acties (' police actions ') to restore law and order.

Claiming violations in the signature collection drive, 202 deputies voted against the referendum ; only thirty-five deputies supported it, and another thirty-five abstained.

Claiming that " hubristic, pompous displays of group pride might actually be a sign of group insecurity as opposed to a sign of strength ," she believes that those that express pride by humbly focusing on members ' efforts and hard work tend to have high social standing.