Super Bowl XLV Logo Unveiled By NFL

The new standard logo for the American Super Bowl XLV was unveiled today by the NFL and there’s a buzz on Twitter and some design blogs about it, although not very many images. There has been a new logo every year for the Superbowl but starting with the 2011 Super Bowl, the logo will basically remain almost the same. The only difference is that the Roman numerals and the stadium backdrop and will change for every year thereafter.

Image From ESPN

The silver XLV logo features the Lombardi Trophy, Roman Numerals and the Cowboys Stadium.  Mark Waller, chief marketing officer for the NFL, said that this logo will be the permanent design for the Super Bowl, with each host city allowed to regionalize the logo. Waller said there will be a style guide for the logo which can be customized with the colors of the city.  If you’re not up to scratch with your roman numerals XLV is 45.

Last years logo, a big, brasher, bolder affair was designed by Attik and was designed to look like a football whizzing through the goal posts with the Roman Numeral XLIV sitting either side.

Below you can see the schematic Attik have released giving an overview of how their logo was built up.

Any thoughts on the new logo? How do you think the shiney silver look compares with last years colorful, more brash logo?

Fort Worth aims to be "super clean" for Super Bowl XLV

Fort Worth residents have a unique opportunity to participate in Super Bowl XLV.

No, your commitment won't earn you a ticket to the big game, but it'll sure give you bragging rights as the cleanest city to ever host the game.

Fort Worth is doing its part by building new roads and installing new pedestrian lights. Now it's your turn.

"We're asking these guys to pitch in and be part of the effort to make sure that when our visitors come here and when they see Fort Worth for the first time, they see a city that's inviting, that's clean," said city spokesman Bill Begley.

Super Clean 2011 is Fort Worth's newest campaign aimed at getting 20 groups to adopt a street, park, spot or median.

"It's no secret that we've had some challenges with the budget, so volunteerism is an important part of trying to make sure that we maintain the quality of life we enjoy here in Fort Worth," Begley said.

Individuals or groups who adopt are expected to pick up debris and clean their area at least once every three months. Begley said the clean-up effort includes all of Fort Worth.

"We want to put our best foot forward everywhere — not just downtown; not just the high-impact areas," he said.

As an added incentive, the city is giving away free trash bags for groups willing to clean up before February 6. Individuals, groups, corporations or non-profit agencies can enroll in Super Clean 2011

TABC Gets Proactive for Super Bowl 45

ARLINGTON, Texas - With a little more than a month to go before Super Bowl 45 in Arlington, local law enforcement agencies and business owners are preparing for the thousands of fans who will descend on North Texas.

The Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission held a training session at Cowboys Stadium on Tuesday covering the prevention, deterrence and detection of alcohol violations.

“Any time we can be proactive and get on the front end of something it’s a whole lot better than being reactive and trying to clean up on the back end. And so we’re trying to be real proactive here both with our law enforcement community as well as our retailers,” said TABC’s Charlie Cloud.

But the TABC is focused on more than just booze.

Human trafficking is high on the agency's radar.  While many people think of the sex trade when human trafficking is mentioned, the bulk of the crime is labor-related.  Unsuspecting people, often foreigners, come to the United States legally on a work visa or similar arrangement.  Once stateside, they are forced into what amounts to indentured servitude.  (See video above)

"It's modern day slavery," said advocate Bill Bernstein.

He's one of a handful of those immersed in trying to stem the rising tide of human trafficking.  At Dallas' Mosaic Family Services, Bernstein and others have counseled more than 150 victims.

"Often, they don't see themselves as victims because they made the decision to enter into this arrangement," Bernstein notes.

But few realize that they have rights that protect them against forced work.

Spotting human trafficking is notoriously difficult.  Relatively few of the people being forced into abusive work conditions are completely isolated.  They walk among North Texans at grocery stores and in shopping malls.  Psychologically, though, they are hostage.  Along with law enforcement agencies local, state, and federal, Bernstein is part of a statewide task force hoping to crack down on human trafficking - especially at high profile events such as the Super Bowl.

The TABC session is one of several scheduled leading up to the big game on Feb. 6 and continues Wednesday.

DFW Airport Readies for Super Bowl Traffic

Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport has opened a new corporate aviation center designed to handle increased traffic created by Super Bowl 45. The airport wants to be ready for the thousands of corporate planes that will be flying in and out of North Texas during Super Bowl week, according to Airport Executive Officer Jeffrey Fagan.

The center, housed in the converted American Eagle terminal, will provide de-icing, fueling and Wi-Fi, among other services. "The Super Bowl will provide us with our first big test. We are expecting to see as many as 75 to 100 aircraft on the ground during the game," Fagan said. The airport has provided corporate aviation since 1974.

Dallas Raffles Super Bowl Tickets for $20

The Dallas Convention and Visitors Bureau is raffling two tickets to Super Bowl XLV at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington.

The Big Game Ticket Raffle will award one lucky winner two tickets to the big game at on Feb. 6.

Raffle tickets cost $20 and there is no limit to how many you can buy.

The winner will be randomly chosen in January.

Part of the raffle proceeds will benefit the Metro Dallas Homeless Alliance.

For more details visit the official site:
www.visitdallas.com/big_game_2011/raffle

Racers Can Win Super Bowl XLV Tickets

DALLAS - A lucky racer in an upcoming 5K run will win a pair of Super Bowl XLV tickets.

The Verizon Wireless Super Bowl XLV 5K Run takes place in Richardson on Jan. 8.

The event, which benefits victims of domestic violence, is part of Verizon's 45 Days to Super Bowl campaign.

Former Dallas Cowboys defensive tackle Randy White, who will emcee the event, said one lucky racer will win Super Bowl XLV tickets.

"Not the winner, but any participant that goes and registers … has an opportunity to win two Super Bowl tickets," White said.

Registration costs $10, he said.

Participants are asked to bring used cell phones that will be refurbished and given to victims of domestic violence.

Not a runner? The City of Dallas is raffling a pair of Super Bowl tickets . Each entry costs $20.

Super Bowl XLV will take place at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington on Feb. 6, 2011.

Happy New Year 2011: Quotes, Messages and Greetings

New year quotes are great way to wish your beloved and able to say Happy New Year, to help you cherish the spirit of New Year 2011 in a better and a tremenduos way. We are provding you some quotes on this New Year.

Cool new year quotes are :

A New Year’s resolution is something that goes in one Year and out the other.

Cheers to a New Year and another chance for us to get it right.

Here comes new year which gives us lots of Happiness.. Cheers!!!

Here and there everywhere is lots of smiles, that why i wana wish you Happy new year.

Cool cool every where its a feeling of a Happy new year, wishing you happy new year.

Happy New Year all you guys.

The New Year’s eve celebration is just around the corner, we have listed some Happy New Year 2011 Greetings, Quotes and Messages that you can send thru Facebook and SMS – Lots of people will celebrate and welcome the New Year 2011 , the Year of the Rabbit. Many things happened in the year 2010 and we are glad to welcome 2011 with a blast.

But before that you can also send one of this New Year 2011 quotes to your love ones and friends with the help of Facebook and thru SMS. Don’t be too late to send your love ones this Happy New Year greetings, quotes, messages and wishes for 2011.

With just couple of hours away from the celebration of the New Year’s eve, many awaits for the United States Mirror Ball countdown that will be airing live from New York.

Happy New Year 2011: Countdown at Time Square New Years Eve 2011

Happy New Year 2011: Countdown at Time Square New Years Eve 2011 – A couple of hours from now, people accross the country are so excited to witness again the Time Square New Years Eve celebration as the world celebrations the festivity and happiness of the upcoming year.

Apparently, in New Years Eve 2011, we will witness thereof the dropping of Time Square Ball. As the New Year countdown began, it is the tradition that the ball will begins to drop and people around the New York Time Square will rejoice for welcoming the New Year.

It is a tradition to millions of people around the world. Some people expected that people in United States will have a grand celebrations with amazing fireworks displays as they show to the world their own celebrations that is full of spectacular and joyous New Year parties and events.

Millions of people also around the world are expected to have an exchange message of Happy New Year 2011 quotes, greetings, wishes, saying and funny messages. Start collecting your New Year’s sms messages now and start sending them to your friends and families to greet them in advance or during the countdown celebration in Time Square

Start searching over the new for the possible source of the live coverage of the New Year’s countdown in Time Square Manhattan, New York City. Plan ahead of time and let us all witness the festivity and celebration as the said Time Square ball dropping and celebrate with the world with awesome fireworks displays to show when the clock hit by 12:00 midnight of January 1, 2011.

2011 Super bowl Commercials Cost

Reuters has confirmed that the 2011 Super Bowl commercials will cost around $3 million dollars for a 30 second spot. CBS claims that 90% of the ads have been sold.

In early news, PEPSI has said it will run at least six commercials and GM has announced that they will be back after a two year hiatus.

Coca-Cola and Anheuser-Busch have yet to confirm the number of commercials.

Doritos is also expect to “crash the super bowl ”.

2011 Super Bowl Date & Venue

The 46th Super Bowl XLV will be played on the 6th of February 2011, indoors at the Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas.

It will be televised live on NBC in the US and by various other broadcasters around the world (without the awesome commercials!). Needless to say, we will be streaming the commercials on here, from various sources.