• Modern banking arose in the then relatively free cities of northern Italy.

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  • The other is called Grupo Ciudades Libres (Free Cities Group) and is the brainchild of Michael Strong and Kevin Lyons, two entrepreneurs and libertarian activists.

    ECONOMIST: Free cities

  • The nine-hour Belfast tour (an epic in itself) takes in sites around Northern Ireland, including the caves where red priestess Melisandre of Asshai gave birth to an evil shadow-baby assassin, and Ballycastle, setting for the Free Cities where the eunuch Lord Varys was born as a slave.

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  • Pass them and free the cities and towns to manage their own budgets.

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  • Until then, tourists eager for free museum admission should bypass big cities for smaller, lesser-known ones, or otherwise target free and affordable options in big cities like the Smithsonian museums in Washington DC (which uniquely have free admission as a national trust).

    BBC: Should museums be free?

  • Until then, tourists eager for free museum admission should bypass big cities for smaller, lesser-known ones, or otherwise target free and affordable options in big cities like the Smithsonian museums in Washington DC (which uniquely has free admission as a national trust).

    BBC: Should museums be free?

  • The list is noticeably free of any cities in the Golden State.

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  • The Cabinet Office says the City Deal scheme aims to set cities free from Whitehall control - giving them autonomy over certain budgets including investment in transport improvements.

    BBC: Bus-only tunnels plan for Cambridge 'realistic'

  • While no other major airport offers such a generous incentive, several cities offer free parking for electric cars in metered spaces.

    WSJ: It's Less Easy Being 'Green' as Los Angeles Yanks Plug on Free Parking for Electric Cars

  • LVMH, Richemont and Swatch which are present in duty-free outlets and big cities worldwide and have established brands in China itself, should also do well.

    ECONOMIST: Chinese tourism

  • The no annual fee Citi Hilton HHonors Visa Signature Card from Citibank offers a sign-up bonus large enough for a few free nights in most cities.

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  • Salt Lake City has just joined several other cities that offer free metered parking for all green vehicles.

    NPR: Cities Offer Free Parking to Hybrid Drivers

  • The plan for the future is to extend the car-free day to embrace more cities and even entire regions.

    BBC: News | Europe | Off the roads

  • It also operates a popular Chinese website that offers same-day delivery in major cities, with free styling advice by phone.

    FORBES: Suited-Up Online: Why China's Fashionista Websites Aim High (And Low)

  • Even before TRAX, Salt Lake, just 6-miles outside of town, was one of the very few US cities offering scheduled free airport tours for passengers with layovers of 2-hours or more.

    FORBES: Long Airport Layovers Can Be Vacations, Not Hassles

  • Having all the medals in one place illustrates their evolution and you can learn interesting trivia, like the fact that the first modern Olympics in 1896 lacked gold (silver was first place, bronze second and third place finishers received no medal), and since 1972, host cities have been free to change the design of one medal, usually the silver.

    BBC: The story of the Olympics, with a bit of flair

  • Cities who decide to launch free wireless networks need to make sure they adequately promote the service, explain how to use it, and need to know in advance how people or businesses want to get online and help promote the project.

    FORBES

  • Closing little-used, expensive lines would free money to spend on carrying passengers into cities rather than moving fresh air around the countryside.

    ECONOMIST: Railways

  • Practices and scrimmages were open to the public for free and fans flocked to arenas in some cities such as Philadelphia, where 15, 000 fans watched the Flyers skate.

    NPR: NHL Has Work To Do To Win Back Fans After Lockout

  • It is still possible to pay green fees to tee off at many Vietnamese clubs, and at least one bank has a deal whereby customers can deposit money and get free games at golf courses near the main cities, Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.

    WSJ: Vietnamese Investors Sink Savings Into Golf Memberships

  • Eighteen states and 23 cities have adopted divestment and terror-free legislation and policies of one sort or another.

    CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Center For Security Policy

  • Seven U.S. and Canadian cities now have access to the data for free.

    FORBES: Get More From Mobile With Location-Based Services

  • The Vikings would effectively become a free agent franchise, sought by multiple sights around the Twin Cities and possibly by other cities looking to lure the team.

    FORBES: Where Will the Vikings Play?

  • Just as cities, states and other institutions using tax-free bonds to finance their operations will vehemently oppose the proposal to reduce by 25% the amount of the interest paid by municipalities that is now treated as tax-free income.

    FORBES: Obama's Attempts To Tax The Rich

  • Across Syria a picture is emerging of government forces holding the centre of big towns and the main roads, and the Free Syrian Army becoming increasingly active and almost controlling parts of cities like Homs and areas of the countryside.

    BBC: Homs attack: BBC reporter takes in differing accounts

  • The New York senator can count on a major base of support among farmers in the southern part of the state, and autoworkers and steelworkers in the central and north who resent free-trade agreements that have led to job loss in cities like Muncie.

    CNN: Wild cards could determine deadlocked Indiana

  • The goal is to expand car2go from four U.S. cities to more than 20 by 2016 and to give free participation in the program to all smart owners, Winkler says.

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  • Some plants are even offering cities long-term contracts to dump their recycling for free so that the plants can sell it high again when the market rebounds, according to Bear Keeling, manager of Latham Home Sanitation in Georgia.

    CNN: Recession squeezes recycling programs

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