The city of Austin is indefinitely postponing New Year's Eve

The City of Austin just can’t get enough of 2014.
A party and fireworks were scheduled to take place in the city’s Butler Park on Dec. 31, but the city’s website announced that the celebrations would be “postponed due to anticipated inclement weather.”
See also: Around the world on New Year’s Eve in photos

City of Austin postpones New Year’s Eve. 2014 to continue indefinitelypic.twitter.com/KsEf6oiBhm
— C. Alan Pritchardo (@cubbie9000) December 30, 2014

“This decision was made for the safety and comfort of the entire Austin community, said William Manno, Austin’s corporate special events manager. He added that Austin will be exploring “alternative dates” to ring in the new year when the weather finally decides to cooperate Read more…More about Weather, Austin, New Year, New Years Eve, and Us World

Mashable http://feeds.mashable.com/~r/Mashable/~3/iK1UC50o2XA/ Brian Ries

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The ghosts of London past: Christmas in the capital through the ages

LONDON — Christmas in the capital: you either love it or hate it
Whether you can’t get enough of the festive markets, ice rinks and last minute shopping, or run to the hills as soon as December rolls around, it’s hard to deny London gets a bit more epic at this time of year.
See also: 40 photographers team up to capture stunning London time-lapse
Getty photographer Peter Macdiarmid has trawled the archives to find iconic pictures of the city at Christmas, and digitally merged them together to show how much the place has — or hasn’t — changed as each new year rolls around.

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Mashable http://feeds.mashable.com/~r/Mashable/~3/RSwyjwgzCr0/ Tim Chester

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13 albums we can't wait to hear in 2015

New year, new music
In 2015, a slew of artists will bless fans with brand new albums. From the surprise return of Modest Mouse to the embattled swan song of Lil Wayne, audiophiles are eagerly awaiting a bunch of new releases
See also: 15 visually stunning album covers of 2014
While we can speculate about the potential return of stars like Adele, Kendrick Lamar and Rihanna, here are 13 albums listeners can definitely spin in 2015. Read more…
More about Music, Features, Albums, Entertainment, and 2015

Mashable http://feeds.mashable.com/~r/Mashable/~3/tAX2XN6ZSxY/ Yohana Desta

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Apple Watch coming in spring 2015, report says

When Tim Cook unveiled the Apple Watch in September, he teased an “early 2015” launch date. But a new statement uncovered on Sunday indicates that we may have to wait a little longer — try spring
The new time window comes via a report from 9to5Mac, which obtained a transcript of an internal Apple video statement from Angela Ahrendts, Apple’s Senior Vice President of Retail and Online Stores, addressing the company’s employees.
See also: The Apple Watch Is Poised to Wipe Out Fitness Trackers
“We’re going into the holiday, we’ll go into Chinese New Year, and then we’ve got a new watch launch coming in the spring,” reads the transcript of Ahrendts’ video message obtained by a source in contact with the site Read more…More about Apple, Wearables, Wearable Tech, Tech, and Apps Software

Mashable http://feeds.mashable.com/~r/Mashable/~3/DnR48IReaus/ Adario Strange

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29-year-old Brittany Maynard chose to die on Saturday

Brittany Maynard, the woman behind a heartbreaking video campaign in which she told the world she had chosen to die, ended her life on Saturday with lethal prescription drugs.
The 29-year-old was diagnosed on New Year’s Day with terminal brain cancer and given six months to live. Maynard and her husband, Dan Diaz, decided to move from California to Oregon, as the state has assisted-suicide laws which give terminally ill patients the option to end their lives
It was there that Maynard decided she would end her life on Nov. 1, two days after her husband’s birthday and less than three weeks before her 30th birthday Read more…More about Us World, Us, Videos, Health Fitness, and Brittany Maynard

Mashable http://feeds.mashable.com/~r/Mashable/~3/4ATFxjYrsZ4/ Jenni Ryall

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