The city has been ranked as high as the second-best place to live in the United States by Money Magazine's annual list, but has not been ranked in the top 100 since 2006.

Beginning in 1947 during the Harry S. Truman administration, every Thanksgiving the president is presented with a live domestic turkey during the annual national thanksgiving turkey presentation held at the White House.

The Anonymus Valesianus wrote that Odoacer, " taking pity on his youth ", spared Romulus ' life and granted him an annual pension of 6, 000 solidi before sending him to live with relatives in Campania.

All Muslims who live above the subsistence level must pay an annual alms, known as zakat.

Extensive stripes are posited to have been of little use to equids that live in low densities in deserts ( like asses and some horses ) or ones that live in colder climates with shaggy coats and annual shading ( like some horses ).

In October the Foundation sponsors an annual Harvest Festival, featuring tons of pumpkins grown on the Pierce farm, a five-mile ( 8 km ) corn maze, rock climbing, games and rides for the children, a petting zoo, live music and Halloween frights for the whole family.

* The crude birth rate, the annual number of live births per 1, 000 people.

* The general fertility rate, the annual number of live births per 1, 000 women of childbearing age ( often taken to be from 15 to 49 years old, but sometimes from 15 to 44 ).

* age-specific fertility rates, the annual number of live births per 1, 000 women in particular age groups ( usually age 15-19, 20-24 etc.

* The infant mortality rate, the annual number of deaths of children less than 1 year old per 1, 000 live births.

Apart from bacteria, the total live biomass on earth is about 560 billion tonnes C, and the total annual primary production of biomass is just over 100 billion tonnes C / yr.

Salisbury's annual International Arts Festival, started in 1973, and held in late May to early June, provides a programme of theatre, live music, dance, public sculpture, street performance and art exhibitions.

The annual All Ireland Camogie Championship attracts attendances of up to 33, 154 and is televised live, attracting a TV audience of over 300, 000, or 7 % of the Irish population.

The movie title is reported to have been the influence for the name of the popular annual live music festival South By Southwest in Austin, Texas, started in 1987, with the name idea coming from Louis Black, editor and co-founder of the local alternative weekly The Austin Chronicle as a play on the Hitchcock movie title.

In honor of its namesake, the City of Calabasas and the Calabasas Chamber of Commerce hold an annual Pumpkin Festival in October, including carnival games, exhibits, demonstrations, and live entertainment.

* The Norwalk Oyster Festival is an annual fair in the city of Norwalk that features craft vendors and live music performances.

Gloucester also has a historic court circle, which is also where the annual Black Powder and Paint Festival is held, at which you can view live music and high-quality handmade crafts like powder horns, and sea shell jewelry, or even purchase items.

The Emporia Bicycling Club hosts regular group rides, including the annual Great Peanut ride which attracts hundreds of bicyclists who ride to visit a peanut farm and are treated to hearty meals and live entertainment at camp.

Her father had given her an annual income of £ 500 ( roughly £ 40, 000 / US $ 65, 000 in present terms ), which allowed her to live comfortably and to pursue her career.

Sheridan host an annual event based on the areas deep roots in the timber industry called Timberfest, which includes a lumberjack competition and live music around the courthouse square.

The town hosts an annual Fourth of July celebration which usually comprises a pancake breakfast, a parade, a subsequent car show, live music in the park, and fireworks at dusk.

As a result of the location of the music festival, numerous live albums and videos have been recorded or filmed in Bushnell, including the annual Cornerstone Festival DVD.

The annual Hey Days celebration in May features a carnival, food and live entertainment.

Clayton is known for its annual Fall Festival sponspored by the Clayton Community Association in September featuring horse pulls, tractor pulls, live bands, food, kid's games, bingo, a parade and more.

Since then, the annual Cityfolk Festival has continued to bring the best in folk, ethnic and world music and arts to Dayton.

Recently Day has participated in telephone interviews with a radio station that celebrates her birthday with an annual Doris Day music marathon.

Several annual music festivals take place in Davenport, including the Mississippi Valley Blues Festival, The Mississippi Valley Fair, and the Bix Beiderbecke Memorial Jazz Festival.

* Ellensburg hosts the annual Jazz in the Valley music festival on the last weekend in July.

Radio collaborations include Euroclassic Notturno – an overnight classical music stream, produced by BBC Radio 3 and broadcast in the United Kingdom as Through the Night – and special theme days, such as the annual Christmas music relays from around Europe.

Today, the goth music scene thrives in Western Europe, with large annual festivals in Germany such as Wave-Gotik-Treffen in Leipzig and M ' era Luna in Hildesheim.

Thus began one of the most productive periods in Telemann's life: during his tenure at Eisenach he composed a wealth of instrumental music ( sonatas and concertos ), and numerous sacred works, which included four or five complete annual cycles of church cantatas, 50 German and Italian cantatas, and some 20 serenatas.

He provided various music for two churches, Barfüsserkirche and Katharinenkirche ( composing, among other pieces, more annual cycles of cantatas ), as well as for civic ceremonies ; he also revived the city's collegium musicum.

Fans of " mountain music " come from around the United States to hear this annual concentrated gathering of talent.

Ice-T toured with Body Count on the first annual Lollapalooza concert tour in 1991, gaining him appeal among middle-class teenagers and fans of alternative music genres.

Usually such music was associated with annual festivals, when the year's crop was harvested and several days were set aside for celebration.

* Mercury Prize, an annual United Kingdom music prize

* Signal – The Southeast Electronic Music Festival, an annual music festival held in the United States

* East Coast Music Awards, an annual awards ceremony for music appreciation on the east coast of Canada

In 2005, Cracker and Camper Van Beethoven started an annual three night " Campout " at Pappy and Harriet's Pioneertown Palace in Pioneertown, California, close to where Lowery and Hickman met, in which they and several other bands perform, including sets by Cracker and Camper band members performing their own music.

Beginning in December 1914, London worked on The Acorn Planter, A California Forest Play, to be performed as one of the annual Grove Plays, but it was never selected — it was described as too difficult to set to music.

The MuchMusic Video Awards is an annual awards ceremony presented by the Canadian music video channel MuchMusic.

" Cuth's Day ", the annual college day, is celebrated in the Easter term with music, entertainment, festivities and drinking.

The annual Omaha Blues, Jazz, & Gospel Festival celebrates local music along with the Omaha Black Music Hall of Fame.

* Australian Music Prize, annual Australian music award

The annual Three Choirs Festival, originating in the 18th century and one of the oldest music festivals in Europe, is held in Hereford every third year, the other venues being Gloucester and Worcester.

Holst became an occasional organist and choir master at Thaxted Parish Church and began an annual music festival at Whitsuntide in 1916, at which students from Morley College and St Paul's School performed.

Groningen is also the host city for the Eurosonic Festival, an annual music showcase event for over a hundred bands from all over Europe.