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Rad on the Web Show Notes It's Halloween time again, and in this episode of Rad on the Web, Carlos and Neha are looking at sites to make your Halloween the best that it can be. Rad on the Web Special Offer: MEVIO is excited to present a great discount offer from the leading provider of weight management products and services Nutrisystem. Enjoy an amazing, healthy lifestyle with a delicious, well-balanced, nutritional meal plan. Just go to www.nutrisystem.com/mevi o and you can save $25 off your first food order (when you sign up for auto-shipping). FOLLOW US ON TWITTER @ presspauseshow YOU CAN ALSO FOLLOW CARLOS ( @onawa ) AND NEHA ( @nehalia ) SEND EMAIL TO presspause@mevio.com Fun Halloween Facts: (from Wikipedia ) Now Halloween has origins in the ancient festivals celebrating the end of summer and the beginning of the new year, the dark half, and .. the holiday has some celebration of the dead aspects in it. The ancient Celts believed that the border between this world and the Otherworld became thin on Samhain, allowing spirits (both harmless and harmful) to pass through. The family's ancestors were honoured and invited home whilst harmful spirits were warded off. It is believed that the need to ward off harmful spirits led to the wearing of costumes and masks. Their purpose was to disguise oneself as a harmful and thus avoid harm. In Scotland the spirits were impersonated by young men dressed in white with masked, veiled or blackened faces. Samhain was also a time to take stock of food supplies and slaughter livestock for winter stores. Bonfires played a large part in the festivities. All other fires were doused and each home lit their hearth from the bonfire. The bones of slaughtered livestock were cast into its flames. Sometimes two bonfires would be built side-by-side, and people and their livestock would walk between them as a cleansing ritual. Another common practise was divination, which often involved the use of food and drink. The term Halloween, originally spelled Hallowe’en, is shortened from All Hallows' Even – e'en is a shortening of even, which is a shortening of evening. This is ultimately derived from the Old English Eallra Hālgena ǣfen.[16] It is now known as "Eve of" All Saints' Day, which is November 1st. Fun Halloween Sites: Quick Sites: Carlos' Pick: http://www.brandonbird.com/halloween_treat.html Fun Chrisotpher Walken Mask Neha's Pick: http://www.theoworlds.com/halloween/ Online Pumpkin Carver Now the main site picks: Carlos: No.1 - http://www.buycostumes.com/ Find a great costume for your next Halloween party. ___ No.2 - http://pumpkingutter.com/ A place to see really awesome pumpkin carvings that are very artisically done. ___ No.3 - http://www.yardhaunter.com/halloween_intro.html A great site with how-to articles to make your home the scariest it can be. Neha: No.1 - http://www.bloody-disgusting.com A great resource for information on the latest in horror entertainment: movies, TV, DVDs, video games, and more. ___ No.2 - http://www.fangoria.com/ The most trusted name in horror, this magazine has been covering the horror scene for over 30 years. They bring that same knowledge and enthusiasm to their website. ___ No.3 - http://www.costumzee.com/ "Find, share, discuss favorite costumes and ideas" ___ No.4 - http://www.halloweenrecipes101.com/ A guide for making homemade halloween treats, like bloody popcorn and much more. ___ No.5 - http://www.findhauntedhouses.com A directory for finding haunted houses, hayrides, corn mazes, and pumpkin patches located all over the country. And last, but not least, we have some sites sent to us by the fans: No.1 - Sent to us from "pldoosamn" from our Ning site ( radontheweb.ning.com ) http://www.halloweenmonsterlist.info/ Another great list of Halloween do-it-yourself projects. No.2 - Comes from Twitter follower Evan Travers from Birmingham, AL http://www.zombo.com/ The site has been around for many years, but it has a sort of creepy quality in the voice. It sort of sounds like a cross between Satan and a Jamacian. The site was created by Josh Levine to parody silly dotcoms. Well that does it for this week. Come back next week when Carlos and Neha bring even more awesomely rad websites to you. Follow more Tech and Games Updates and Articles at our the MeVIO Tech Blog