Ho ho ho, Santa here (aka Dylan) and I'm taking a break coming down chimneys for a couple minutes. I was flying over a Starbucks when, presto, my laptop picks up an Internet connection! I immediately cracked the password (yes children, Santa can give you passwords for Christmas as well) and here I am. I have decided to hack into Dongbu Feng and release their 24th podcast early this week. It is a Holiday Special and an extra present for all of you! You can listen on iTunes or in the podcast page.

Jake also here along with Dylan wishing millions of people across the globe a Merry Christmas!  We at Dongbu Feng hope you are having a great holiday with your family today, and well if you don't celebrate Christmas, we hope you at least have a happy holiday season with your family.

Hope everybody is enjoying their time off from work and/or school!  Enjoy!

Dylan here. The 23rd "From the Spirit World" Podcast is up! It is the 2nd Shipping Special! You can listen on iTunes or in the podcast page.

Also, sign ups for the DF team for the Olympics have begun. You can sign up in chat.

Last night in our 313 title reveal we also revealed a new event: Avatar Fandom Olympics.  Jake here and I am planning this event for the entire fandom.  I have a good number of sites already in the event, and am still accepting sites.  So if you have a site you would like to enter into the Olympics, email me at webmaster(at)avatarolympics.net.  However, you must meet a minimum requirement of having 15 people (max of 25) who are willing to compete for your site.

The Olympics will begin on January 14th and conclude on February 15th.  This timing does not take into account the return of the show in the US.  It may return sooner than February 15th, or later, we do not know at this time.

People who are not accepted on to fansite teams may compete in fandom teams.  Fandom teams can be composed of 10-15 fans who are committed to participating.  Fandom teams will participate in similar events as the sites, but will not compete against the sites, only against other fandom teams.

Each person can only join one team.  If you are on a fansite team, you can't be on a fandom team, and vice versa.

Throughout the weeks there will be various activities for the teams to participate in.  Art, writing, video and scavenger hunt activities will occupy most of the time.  There will also be occassional live events, such as trivia, being held during the month-long event; however not all members of a team will be required to be there due to time zone differences, etc. 

The base of operations will be http://avatarolympics.net .  Check there for full details on everything within the coming weeks.

To submit your site or a fandom team, please send a list of the members who are participating on your team, as long as they meet the minimum and maximum requirements, to webmaster(at)dongbufeng.net.  Also send any questions to that address as well.

Also, if you are interested in helping in the planning or execution of the Olympics, I am definitely looking for help!  Drop me an emai at the above address to see what's available!  Thanks!

Dylan will be organizing the Dongbu Feng team, so talk to him in chat this week to sign up.