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Local Oscar Heroes
WTOP Film Critic Jason Fraley chats with the Oscar winners.
Jason Fraley, WTOP film critic
WASHINGTON - The Academy Awards had just gone to commercial break, and inside Los Angeles' Dolby Theatre, a couple from Chevy Chase, Md. knew their category was next.
Sean Fine and Andrea Nix Fine turned to their 19-year-old guest, the namesake of their 40-minute film "Inocente" (2012), and saw she was nervous about the prospect of winning for Best Documentary Short.
"I don't know if I really want to go on stage," Inocente Izucar said.
"You don't have to say anything, but I think it'll be great if you came up," the married filmmakers replied.
When Kerry Washington called their names, they took the stage in shock. Andrea tried thanking a list of people before the "Jaws" cutoff music. Sean donned a pair of RG3 socks, nimbly evading the shark's fin by getting to the heart of their gratitude.
"Most of all, we want to thank this young lady, who was homeless just a year ago, and now she's standing in front of all of you," he said, drawing cheers from the Hollywood crowd.
"She's an artist, and all of you are artists, and we feel like we need to start supporting the arts. They're dying in our communities and all of us are artists, and we need to stand up and help girls like her be seen and heard. It's so important."
Four days later, the Fines brought their Oscars to WTOP.
"I think these Oscars mean so much to us because this film was really hard," Sean said. "It took three years. We almost didn't make it a few times. We almost got funding pulled. It was just hard scraping everything together for this one. They're all hard, but this one was really hard, so it means a lot to us to be recognized for all the hard work."
Filmmaker Origins
Awards are in Sean Fine's burgundy and gold blood. His parents, Paul and Holly Fine, met at WJLA and won four Peabody Awards while collaborating on pieces for "60 Minutes" and "Primetime."
"I grew up tying action figures to editing equipment," Sean said.
He spent summers on the Chesapeake Bay, gaining appreciation for wildlife, and looked up to his grandfather, the late Nate Fine, a photographer for the Redskins for 51 years. He applied both passions to a double major in Zoology and Filmmaking at Connecticut College.
The clincher was a summer filmmaking class at NYU.
"I never worked so hard and enjoyed myself so much," he said. "I think I worked 72 hours straight on something without sleeping, and I remember leaving the editing room when it was done, feeling so fantastic, and I was like, 'I have to do this.'"
Meanwhile, Andrea grew up in Rochester, New York, where the last semester of senior year, she took a documentary course and was inspired to work at a PBS station in Rochester.
"I realized that (with documentaries) you could do a different subject on just about anything, so you kind of learn the rest of your life," she said.
Cinematic Romance
The two eventually made their way to National Geographic in D.C., where Andrea was asked to retrieve him from the lobby on his first day.
Their brief encounter was no "thunderbolt" moment, a la "The Godfather" (1972), but after hanging out with the same group of people, they hit it off talking about movies.
"We were out having drinks with people and I went on some kind of rant about film. I was going on and on about the idea that National Geographic was transitioning at the time out of using film and I was upset about it. I was saying we need to not lose sight that what we do is an art form," Sean said.
"He was so quiet all the time and then finally I saw him get really passionate," Andrea said. "I remember thinking, 'There you are.'"
Before long, the two were going on constant movie dates just so they could hang out in a movie theater. These movies ranged from embarrassing romances like "Message in a Bottle" to serious documentaries like "Hoop Dreams" (1994) and "Microcosmos" (1996) at the since-closed Key Theater in Georgetown. Eventually, it became hard to juggle work and play.
"We worked at National Geographic long enough that we were making our own films independently there and we were traveling so much to far-flung crazy places," Andrea said. "We would just be like ships passing in the night, and it was great professionally, but it wasn't great for us. So, we sooner or later said, 'Let's get married.'"
In a gesture straight out of a movie, Sean proposed to Andrea with the same engagement ring his maternal grandfather had used to propose to his grandmother, which he bought from Tiny Jewel Box in D.C. She said yes, and the two were hitched in 2003.
Career vs. Marriage
Marriage is one thing. Being married to your co-director is another.
While an individual filmmaker might wake up in the middle of the night to jot down an idea, Sean and Andrea can simply elbow the person on the other pillow.
"I think it's great we can always talk about an idea. I think we've also learned there are times not to talk about ideas," Sean said.
"There are times we have to be a family, or there are times we have to be husband and wife, and we have to turn it off. But for me, my biggest critic and my biggest fan is the person I'm married to, so it pushes me to work even harder," he said.
Both co-direct their films, while Andrea focuses on writing, and Sean focuses on cinematography.
"Sean's an incredible cinematographer," Andrea said. "I'm always so lucky, because the footage I sit down to work with is some of the most incredible footage anybody could ever bring home."
"Andrea's an amazing writer," Sean said. "A lot of people don't realize how much writing is involved, even in documentaries. Everything from treatments to proposals ... and being able to go through hundreds of pages of transcripts and find the nuggets, the best bytes, and string them together."
The Film
The two dabbled in documentary shorts and TV documentaries from 2002 to 2006, before co-directing their Oscar-nominated feature documentary "War Dance" (2007) about three displaced Ugandan kids competing in a national music and dance festival.
Then came the Oscar-winning idea: a documentary on child homelessness and the arts.
"We read that one in 45 kids in American experience homelessness, which is insane," Andrea said.
The two thought making a film would help bring attention to the crisis. They decided to find a kid who was not only homeless but was also a talented artist; a sort of diamond in the rough.
"It was a way to give them a voice and a face and express themselves," she said.
Finding that kid was a three-month process, as Sean and Andrea called schools, shelters and social programs across the country, including D.C. and Baltimore.
The search brought them to Inocente, a 15-year-old undocumented immigrant from San Diego who had been homeless for nine years after fleeing abusive parents.
She takes refuge in her painting, aided by San Diego's ARTS program, which chooses her among thousands of young artists to host her first art show. Every painting sells, except a special painting she keeps for herself. In the end, we learn ARTS helped Inocente obtain legal status in 2011.
Like the great documentary filmmaker Errol Morris ("The Thin Blue Line"), Sean and Andrea allow young Inocente to speak directly into the camera. Nothing she says is scripted; it's all from the heart, with tears flowing from the colorful swirls of face paint around her eyes.
"I think it's a very intimate way for them to share their stories; especially for kids," Sean said. "I always think, 'Man, this is gonna be very hard,' but people really open up this way. I feel like they're not talking to us; they're talking to the lens and it really opens up and it becomes personal."
Style and Substance
"Are documentary filmmakers filmmakers first or are they activists?" Sean said. "We see ourselves as filmmakers. We love film, the art of it, the language of it."
Here, the substance of child homelessness is beautifully layered with cinematic style. While Andrea fell for Sean's rant on film versus digital, "Inocente" was ironically shot digitally with a Panasonic Varicam and a Canon 5D for interviews. The filmmakers use fast motion to see Inocente create a piece of art in time lapse, and slow motion to focus on tiny details, like glitter falling from her hand.
"We love playing around with the different film speeds," Andrea said. "The speed of the shot sends a different message. When things are slowed down, you tend to focus on it and pay attention to it in a different way, and I think sometimes there's a different weight and it has a totally different emotion."
"With your normal eyes, you don't pay attention to details, but with the camera, you string together a bunch of details," Sean said. "Those details are the things that I find the most interesting, because they're things we pass by in our normal, quick-paced lives. That's cinematic. That's the language of film ... And you put that with the right music and the right voiceover, and you have a whole scene that just moves you. I don't know any other medium you can do that with."
Shooting the film was only half of the battle, as post-production labored on for months. The film was edited in the basement of their Chevy Chase home with the help of go-to editor Jeff Consiglio. Here, they carefully worked out the film's structure, pacing, plot points and how to present a devastating scene, only to pick the audience back up and carry them into the next scene.
"It just twists you up for so long and you never feel like you're gonna get it," Andrea said. "The first few minutes is always the part you rip up 10,000 times, because that's the 'who, what, why, when' that you gotta get right on the money."
The hard work paid off, as the film breathes life with every brush stroke and every tiny detail.
"I always thought Sean would make a great cop," Andrea said, "He always notices all the details about people all the time."
Now they don't need no stinkin' badges. They have Oscar statues.
Oscar Night
The limo ride to the Oscars allowed Sean and Andrea to watch young Inocente take in the life-changing moment. She played with the electric windows, talked to people outside the limo and looked the part, thanks to a stylist who offered to do her hair and makeup for free. When her high heels began hurting her feet, she pulled a Shoeless Joe and went barefoot most of the night.
"It was a no-brainer to bring her," Sean said. "Oscar tickets are hard to come by and we had a lot of people who worked on this film, but everybody rallied and was like 'That's the right thing to do.' The whole thing was just amazing with her, to see it through her eyes and see her embrace it, because you never know if this is gonna make somebody turn into a little cocoon, especially a kid."
When the big moment came, Sean and Andrea were glad to have Inocente on stage with them.
"Being up on stage with Inocente herself, she's been through so much, and to have her up there, it meant the world to us, and it meant the world to her," Andrea said. "Here you are looking at each other's faces like, 'I can't believe this is really happening.'"
"I remember looking down in front of us and there's Ben Affleck and Jack Nicholson, all these famous people, and I remember bringing her up and I remember their faces looking like, 'Who's this?'" Sean said. "Then I remember saying the words, 'A year ago she was homeless,' and I remember many of their mouths opened. ... I felt them feel her, so it was a big moment."
The adulation continued after the ceremony, as the Oscar statues served as tickets to the Vanity Fair after party. There, Sean and Andrea brushed elbows with Quentin Tarantino and Steven Tyler, while Inocente met her "Harry Potter" hero Daniel Radcliffe.
But there was no time for starstruck gawking; there were teachable moments to be had. Daniel Day-Lewis told Inocente, 'It's not always best to listen. It's better to sometimes follow your own heart." Peter Fonda said, "We gotta support the arts," and Sean gasped, "'Easy Rider' just talked to us!"
"I realized at that party, she moved all these artists," Sean said. "They remembered her on stage, and that to me showed these aren't all self-involved people. ... Sometimes I think we get lost in what people are wearing, did this person fall down. ... I think sometimes it's refreshing to have something real. Not going up there as a documentary filmmaker and preaching, 'You gotta do this' as an activist, but just being real. Laying it out there. And I think it did that for some of those people that night."
The Future
The sky is the limit now for young Inocente. The day before the Oscars, she got offered a big art show in New York. The day after, a college reached out with a potential scholarship offer.
"Her phone's lighting up right now," Andrea said of Inocente. "She wants to be an advocate for other kids. She wants to be able to help connect people to the issues of homelessness, the need for art, immigration. She launched her own website to sell her artwork. She's also doing speaking engagements, and they're talking about maybe even having a day in San Diego being Inocente Day."
As for Sean and Andrea, their filmmaking careers will never be the same. Their HBO documentary "Life According to Sam" (2013) just premiered at Sundance about a young boy with a rare disease called progeria, which causes parts of his body to age rapidly, like Robin Williams in "Jack" (1996).
"It's meddling a little bit with the fountain of youth idea," Andrea said. "This disease creates a crazy abnormal protein that builds up very rapidly in these kids. A baby is born with almost none of it. An old person has a good deal of it. And these kids have a ton of it. So trying to figure out the mechanism that will help them also looks at the same mechanism that makes us all age, so I'm very interested in what happens with that side of the science."
The couple also came to the Oscars prepared to hock four fiction feature scripts, which are getting some traction. Sean loves fiction filmmakers like Martin Scorsese and Terrence Malick; Andrea is a fan of Ridley Scott's "Blade Runner" (1982).
"As directors for documentaries, we've witnessed birth, we've witnessed death, we've witnessed every emotion you can imagine in real time, filming it with real people," Sean said. "So I think we'll be able to bring that when we make something that's fiction. We have a grab bag of emotions we can pull from."
Bleeding Burgundy and Gold
Tucked somewhere in that grab bag is a passion for the burgundy and gold, which they're not afraid to share with their new Oscar-winning L.A. brethren.
"People ask, 'Oh, Washington! You must know all about politics.' But if you ask me the one thing I associate with Washington, it's the Redskins," Sean said. "I wish the stadium was still here. I miss RFK. To take the Metro to your stadium in your city, that's where it should be, not a day's trip out."
His first Redskins game came against the Giants when he was 4 years old. He was in the locker room during the 1983 NFC Championship against the Cowboys, where the RFK bleachers shook with chants of 'We want Dallas.' Art Monk, Darrell Green and John Riggins were his heroes, and he has the jerseys to prove it. Such are the perks of being the grandson of the team's official photographer.
When he and Andrea were nominated for "War Dance," he wore his grandfather's two Super Bowl rings to the Oscars. When they lost to a film called "Taxi to the Dark Side" (2007), their defeat brought painful memories of the Redskins 5-11 record the previous season. As the team struggled for 15 years, Sean and Andrea had their faith tested, like many 'Skins fans.
All that changed last year with the arrival of Robert Griffin III.
"On the one hand, he's a physical specimen and watching him play is electric," Andrea said.
"He's also somebody my kids can watch and I want my kids to learn from," Sean added. "His actions speak louder than his words. And so, at the Oscars, deciding to wear RG3 socks, it was a no-brainer to me. It's bringing Washington with me. It's bringing part of my kids' hero and a guy I'm a big fan of, too. You gotta bring something of your home to Hollywood."
And so, Sean wore burgundy and gold socks with the RG3 motto: "No Pressure, No Diamonds." Andrea wore jewelry donated by Tiny Jewel Box. Together, they're using a camera to achieve what RG3 is doing with his playbook: inspiring a D.C. community.
When they returned home from the Oscars, they discovered their neighbors had brought them cards and flowers. Even the local grocery store Brookville Super Market brought congratulatory champagne.
"That's what it's about for us living in Washington," Sean said. "We come home and there's a community that embraces us and embraces what we do. It feels good."
No pressure, no diamonds, and Oscar wins are a long time coming. To quote "Shawshank," that's all it takes sometimes: pressure and time. That and a big RG3 poster.
Follow WTOP Film Critic Jason Fraley on Twitter @AboveTheJFray or check out his blog The Film Spectrum.
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Minsky's concept, developed nearly a half century ago shortly after the explosive decoupling of the dollar from gold in 1971, was primarily a cyclically contained model that acknowledged recession and then rejuvenation once the system's leverage had been reduced. That was then. He perhaps could not have imagined the hyperbolic, as opposed to linear, secular rise in U.S. credit creation that has occurred since as shown in Chart 1. (Patterns for other developed economies are similar.) While there has been cyclical delevering, it has always been mild – even during the Volcker era of 1979-81. When Minsky formulated his theory in the early 70s, credit outstanding in the U.S. totaled $3 trillion. Today, at $56 trillion and counting, it is a monster that requires perpetually increasing amounts of fuel, a supernova star that expands and expands, yet, in the process begins to consume itself. Each additional dollar of credit seems to create less and less heat. In the 1980s, it took $4 of new credit to generate $1 of real GDP. Over the last decade, it has taken $10, and since 2006, $20 to produce the same result. Minsky's Ponzi finance at the 2013 stage goes more and more to creditors and market speculators and less and less to the real economy. This "Credit New Normal" is entropic much like the physical universe and the "heat" or real growth that new credit now generates becomes less and less each year: 2% real growth now instead of an historical 3.5% over the past 50 years; likely even less as the future unfolds.
Not only is more and more anemic credit created by lenders as its "sixteen tons" becomes "thirty-two," then "sixty-four," but in the process, today's near zero bound interest rates cripple savers and business models previously constructed on the basis of positive real yields and wider margins for loans. Net interest margins at banks compress; liabilities at insurance companies threaten their levered equity; and underfunded pension plans require greater contributions from their corporate funders unless regulatory agencies intervene. What has followed has been a gradual erosion of real growth as layoffs, bank branch closings and business consolidations create less of a need for labor and physical plant expansion. In effect, the initial magic of credit creation turns less magical, in some cases even destructive and begins to consume credit markets at the margin as well as portions of the real economy it has created. For readers demanding a more model-driven, historical example of the negative impact of zero based interest rates, they have only to witness the modern day example of Japan. With interest rates close to zero for the last decade or more, a sharply declining rate of investment in productive plants and equipment, shown in Chart 2, is the best evidence. A Japanese credit market supernova, exploding and then contracting onto itself. Money and credit may be losing heat and running out of time in other developed economies as well, including the U.S.

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text: 5 Revenge Has Its Price!MovieZone | 18/02/2009 | See all MovieZone's reviews (88)Top 10 Reviewer Top 10 DVD Reviewer This is without doubt a solid performing western adventure, based on man seeking revenge like some of the greatest Westerns from the past. So nothing different here, but what is unusual are the two main character roles of Pierce Brosnan and Liam Neeson. Both played brilliantly defined characters with total conviction from start to finish.Gideon (Pierce Brosnan) is being hunted by Carver (Liam Neeson) accompanied with a bunch of misfits Michael Wincott, Ed Lauter and Xander Berkeley. The initial twenty minutes is a snowbound survival Western depicting the wilderness and loneliness, not unlike that of another western classics Jeremiah Johnson.Gideon in the first few minutes of the film is hunted and wounded in a snow covered mountain terrain, and to make sure he's dead, he is pursued by the gang to make sure they can find his body. Carver is only prepared to pay his misfits based on finding Gideon's dead body, but all they find is a trail of blood.For a long time during the film it is not clear why Carver is pursuing Gideon and indeed who is the good guy and who is the bad guy. This increases the tension and adrenaline and the mystery is heightened, as it is not understood if Carver is a lawman or a bounty hunter. Only very late in the film do we get an explanation as to why the feud began in the first place- taking us back to the Civil war in the deep south.Throughout the film both Gideon and Carver create hostilities with each other, there is no turning back, no mercy, no escape. The final showdown in the desert and the ultimate confrontation with each other has left a question with a number of reviewers, as to whether these scenes were truly necessary. Firstly, the old Indian (Wes Studi) sitting by a waterhole waiting to get paid for taking his water, and the medicine woman with her wagon selling anything from guns and tonic to each of the hostile strangers.My understanding would be that due to the near total exhaustion by both hunter and the hunted, these two scenes were an apparition or a hallucination if you like, playing on the minds of two - soon to die exhausted men. The terrain and landscape of the West shaped western movies a long time ago and created an incredible following with moviegoers and moreover shaped a genre all on its own, and Seraphim Falls simply portrays it all. A Western that embraces the true bloody west and based on the acting talents, both Liam Neeson and Pearce Brosnan should fit naturally into many more great westerns.


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A computer station is located on site and high-speed wireless Internet access is complimentary. A 24-hour business center is on site. A complimentary breakfast is offered each morning. A roundtrip airport shuttle is complimentary to guests at scheduled times. This San Bruno hotel also offers a spa tub, multilingual staff, and coffee/tea in the lobby. Onsite self parking is complimentary.
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GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. - Budding entrepreneurs may be glad to learn that Grand Junction's Business Incubator Center is one of the best in the world.
Competing with more than 4,000 Incubators worldwide, Grand Junction's center was awarded the Dinah Adkins Incubator of the Year in the general and special focus category by the National Business Incubator Association at its international conference in Boston earlier this week.
Grand Junction Incubator Executive Director Jon Maraschin was there to receive the award.
"I'm really proud that we have collaboration with the city, county, and professionals who come together to help our young businesses to be successful," Maraschin said. "That's a rare thing."
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"We all work together," Maraschin said. "We have amazing clients that do really good things."
Since its founding 25 years ago, the Incubator has helped launch more than 260 companies, funded more than 330 local businesses and created approximately 10,461 jobs.
Maraschin became executive director 20 months ago. Typically, Incubators are vulnerable during leadership transition, he said, so to be recognized as Incubator of the Year is quite an honor.
Additionally, the Grand Junction Incubator is the only center to have won the title twice. The first time was in 1996.
Maraschin said he found it interesting that the NBIA was also impressed to learn that the Grand Junction Incubator holds an annual Holiday Open House in December. The organization learned of the event when some Denver Incubator professionals attended the open house last year.
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In Boston, Maraschin was given a plaque and $2,000 from the Dinah Adkins Foundation.
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Stoke City beat Manchester United for the first time in the Barclays Premier League thanks to two goals from Charlie Adam.
In a first half largely dominated by the visitors, Stoke went ahead after 38 minutes thanks to a deflected Adam free-kick, which hit United's Michael Carrick on the edge of the area and flew beyond the reach of David de Gea. Robin van Persie equalised two minutes after half-time but Adam earned the Potters' first win over United since 1984 with an unstoppable effort from outside the area after 52 minutes. It sealed United's eighth league defeat of the season and their third straight loss on the road in all competitions.
United manager David Moyes started the attacking trio of Juan Mata, Van Persie and Wayne Rooney for the first time as they looked to claim a third victory over Stoke this season.
While United were able to field a full-strength forward line, Moyes was given a defensive injury headache just 10 minutes in when Jonny Evans was replaced by Rafael Da Silva having suffered what appeared to be a hamstring problem. Rooney had the first chance of the match, turning and firing wide inside the area on 14 minutes after Patrice Evra's cross from the left.
From there United began to pile on the pressure and Van Persie was the next to go close with an effort that deflected wide past Asmir Begovic's right post. Stoke survived the pressure and Phil Jones had to produce a well-timed tackle to stop Jonathan Walters having a shot. Van Persie went close for the visitors when his close-range header took a deflection off Glenn Whelan and crept over the crossbar.
Seven minutes before the break, Adam's free-kick, with the help of an inadvertent Carrick deflection, put the home side ahead. Things got worse for United before half-time when Jones was taken off injured after a mid-air clash of heads with Walters.
Straight after the break the visitors were level when Van Persie angled a finish past Begovic following Mata's carefully weighted through-ball. Parity lasted only five minutes before Adam produced a magnificent left-footed strike to restore Stoke's lead with his sixth league goal of the season.
With time running out United threw everything forward, and Begovic produced a stunning save in the seven minutes of added time to deny Rooney from a free-kick. Stoke, who were in the relegation zone prior to kick-off, held on for their first league win since December to move up to 11th in the table.
Stoke City manager Mark Hughes: "To a man, we were fantastic. We got a little bit of luck with the first goal which we have felt we haven't had in recent months but, throughout the game, every one of my players put heart and soul into what we were trying to do.
"I was not surprised by Charlie Adam's second goal because, when the ball drops to him anywhere outside the area he has the capacity to do that. In training he hits it clean and true and today it was such a good strike that the keeper was never going to get anywhere near it."
Manchester United manager David Moyes: "I don't know what we have to do to win. We were extremely unlucky, we played well in difficult conditions but we have lost to one wicked deflection and one worldy.
"We should have been out of sight with the amount of opportunities we had today and we only have ourselves to blame."
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Jackson Hole /
CLIENT: Jackson Hole
A rugged area juxtaposed with newfound luxury, Jackson Hole is so much more than a mountain. And since 2011, Cactus has been creating national print and digital advertising campaigns that capture the unique character of the Town of Jackson, Grand Teton National Park, Yellowstone National Park and Teton Village. In that time, Jackson Hole has enjoyed the highest number of visits in the history of the ski resort (in 2012-2013) and the distinction of Ski Magazine declaring Jackson Hole as the #1 overall ski destination in North America for 2014.
Man Therapy /
CLIENT: Man Therapy
Working-aged men account for the largest number of suicide deaths in Colorado. Unfortunately, these men tend to believe that mental health issues are unmanly signs of weakness, so they rarely seek help. Cactus wanted to help end the stigma surrounding men's mental health, so we created Man Therapy. Featuring a fictitious therapist, Dr. Rich Mahogany, Man Therapy uses humor to reach working-aged men before they're in crisis. By providing men with facts, information, helpful resources and a strong dose of levity, Man Therapy helps men break down the barriers that stigma creates and discover opportunities to get the help they need. The response has been overwhelming—both from within Colorado and from around the world. Ad Age named Man Therapy its Pro Bono Campaign of the Year for 2013, and a down-under version of Man Therapy has recently launched in Australia.
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The Mental Health Center of Denver is the national model for recovery-oriented mental healthcare. In fact, more than 75% of MHCD patients who receive treatment go on to lead healthier, more productive lives. With our help, MHCD has been able to increase awareness of their important work and show the positive impact of mental wellness on a community. As a result, MHCD's year-over-year development dollars continue to rise, as does the number of new patients walking through their doors.
Hunter Douglas /
CLIENT: Hunter Douglas
As a luxury brand known for innovative designs and superior quality, Hunter Douglas has long-been the recognized leader in the window treatment industry. For two of Hunter Douglas' premier brands, Luminette and Heritance, Cactus was tasked with creating a sophisticated new look and feel for their sample book, along with a messaging strategy that effectively communicated each brand's unique values and benefits.
Smashburger /
CLIENT: Smashburger
Smashburger and Cactus joined forces in 2010. At the time, the burger chain had 67 locations, modest awareness and trial, and big dreams of growing their concept nationally. Cactus started as we always do—by identifying the simple truth about the brand and then bringing it to life across every touch point, from store design and menus to point-of-sale and mass advertising. As it turns out, dreams do come true. Smashburger has now grown to more than 250 locations and was recently named America's Most Promising Company by Forbes.
Denver Zoo /
CLIENT: Denver Zoo
With a history spanning more than 100 years, Denver Zoo is one of Colorado's biggest tourist attractions. And as their agency partner since 2011, we've helped Denver Zoo continue to grow their brand relationship with Coloradans, and become more successful than ever before. Spearheading the launch their $50 million, 10-acre Toyota Elephant Passage exhibit, we helped Denver Zoo set an all-time attendance record of over 2 million visitors in 2012.
Albert Bartlett /
CLIENT: Albert Bartlett
As the #1 potato brand in the UK, it was only a matter of time until Albert Bartlett jumped the pond and began offering its red rooster potatoes to red-blooded Americans. In the two years since we began the U.S. launch of the brand, we've helped Albert Bartlett grow from regional sales through Walmart, to nationwide distribution in every major big box retailer and grocery channel.
Charter Media /
CLIENT: Charter Media
As one of the largest cable companies in the U.S., Charter Media knows a thing or two about the importance of communications. So when they needed to reestablish their brand presence across five nationwide markets, they turned to Cactus. Using TV, Print, Digital, Web and even a quarterly magazine, we've injected new vitality and meaning into their brand. As a result, Charter Media continues to grow its customer base and outperform the industry.
Colorado Lottery /
CLIENT: Colorado Lottery
Since becoming the Colorado Lottery's agency of record since 2007, we've implemented a full-scale rebranding effort, launched several new products and grown market share for existing products—all while reminding Coloradans of the Lottery's mission of funding and protecting Colorado's parks, trails, recreation and open space. And with record sales in 6 of the last 7 years, you might say we've helped our client hit the jackpot.
Tri-State /
CLIENT: Tri-State
For nearly 60 years, Tri-State has provided electricity to rural communities, but has primarily stayed behind the scenes. When they felt the need to become a more visible brand, they called Cactus. We started by creating a public education and branding campaign that put Tri-State in the spotlight for the first time by informing consumers that Tri-State was the power behind their local electric co-op. Today, as Tri-State moves into the future of new power generation methods and technology, we continue to develop campaigns that extend the Tri-State brand story.
Odell Brewing /
CLIENT: Odell Brewing
It's hard to believe, but when Odell Brewing Company opened back in 1989, they were only the second microbrewery in Colorado. Since then, the brewery has become a leader in our state's booming craft beer industry. Yet, at their core, Odell is still simply a group of good people making good beer and doing good things along the way. They're just the kind of folks we like to work with—and share a pint with.
Gates Carbon Drive /
CLIENT: Gates Carbon Drive
Gates Carbon Drive is a breakthrough in bike technology that replaces the traditional chain with a carbon-reinforced belt similar to those found in cars. These belts are stronger, quieter and, without the need for oil, cleaner—three qualities urban and commuter cyclists really appreciate. By developing a website that elegantly communicates the product's unique and innovative features, we've helped Gates Carbon Drive establish a brand that's as distinct and attractive to their target audience as their product.
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CLIENT: SmartyPants Vitamins
Gummy vitamins have always been a great idea, but they've also always been full of unnecessary, not-so-great ingredients. SmartyPants saw an opportunity to do things differently by offering the only all-in-one gummy vitamin that combines eco-friendly Omega 3 DHA & EPA, plus a multivitamin and Vitamin D3 in one serving—without any added junk. They're mighty healthy and might tasty. And we're might glad they're not just for kids.
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University of Colorado Hospital has long been one of the leading academic and teaching hospitals in the United States. As their agency of record, it's been our job to build a strong brand relationship between UCH and Coloradans, while also increasing the hospital's national reputation within the industry. And our work is paying off. In 2011, and again in 2012, UCH was named the nation's #1 academic hospital, becoming the first hospital to ever win the award twice in a row.
Winter Park /
CLIENT: Winter Park
Founded in the 1920's, Winter Park Resort is Colorado's longest continually operated ski resort. And although it boasts more than 3,000 acres of award-winning terrain, it can still be hard to get people's attention with other Colorado resorts outspending Winter Park's marketing budget. That's where we came in. We helped Winter Park aggressively reposition their brand and create deeper connections with core visitors. Our hyper-focused "Winter Park For Life" campaign was anchored by an immersive microsite that visually delivered the brand story, incentivized engagement and drove bookings—leading to an increase in visitors for the season.
SmartyPants Vitamins /
Brand Campaign
By creating an all-in-one gummy, SmartyPants has innovated the vitamin world and eliminated the need for the daily gauntlet of swallowing horse pills. So with our "Make Every Day Fun" campaign, we encouraged active moms innovate their personal health routines by finding new ways to keep things fun and interesting.
Colorado Lottery /
Roboto Bucks
In these two short spots, retro robots discuss Roboto Bucks, a $10 Scratch ticket with a $500,000 top prize. Featuring bold colors, simple animation and punchy bot banter, the characters are at the center of a robust digital campaign that includes video, mobile, rich media, and social media components.
Charter Media /
Brand Campaign: TV
While most small business owners are experts when it comes to delivering the products and services their customers need, they often lack the expertise it takes to effectively market to their customers. Some of those small business owners rely upon the multi-screen marketing expertise of Charter Media. Others don't. And it shows.
Colorado Lottery /
Mobile Apps
We saw an opportunity to create apps that the average Lottery player would really find useful. We created the Scratch mobile app so that players can scan their tickets and find out immediately if one's a winner. We also created a Jackpot app that alerts players if their numbers win, immediately after the drawing. They're both available for free, but they're worth millions.
University of Colorado Hospital /
Game Changers
With more than 300 clinical trials underway, and a long tradition of scientific breakthroughs and revolutionary procedures, University of Colorado Health is more than a national leader in advancing medicine, they're game changers in the lives of their patients.
Man Therapy /
Case Study
When a man scrapes his knee, he rubs some dirt on it. When he has a leaky sink, he fixes it with duct tape. But unfortunately, if he has a mental health issue, there are social stigmas that prevent him from getting help. Man Therapy™ is a new approach to men's mental health. Through straight talk and poop jokes, we made men feel comfortable thinking and talking about their mental health.
Odell Brewing /
Texas Launch
Everything's bigger in Texas. So when Odell was preparing to distribute to the Lone Star State, it was a huge opportunity for the brewery. To make the announcement and prime the taps, we created a digital and social campaign that paid homage to a classic Texas tune. In short order, we picked up nearly 5,000 new Facebook fans and earned more than 19,000 video views. The buzz around the Texas launch drove a 2% jump in Q1 sales. Yee-haw!
Cactus /
Building Video
Our recent growth was causing some problems. Notably, restroom traffic jams and people conking heads in the hallways. It was time for us to either leave the nest, or redesign it to be more practical. So we worked with architect, Tres Birds, to not only bring more function to our home, but a renewed vitality and energy to our creative culture.
Denver Zoo /
Do at The Zoo 2014
In 2014, Denver Zoo's Do at the Zoo event celebrated 25 years of supporting and benefiting countless Zoo programs. For the event, we created a collection of pieces honoring the milestone, each featuring a custom illustration. A foil stamped finish accentuated the silver anniversary.
Jackson Hole /
Winter 2014 Campaign
Using a smart blend of paid, owned and earned media, we inspired winter vacationers at every stage of their vacation planning process. The results: plane loads up 12 percent, occupancy up 8 percent and sales tax up 6 percent over, year-over-year. Oh, and Jackson Hole Mountain Resort reported the most skier visits in it's history.
University of Colorado Hospital /
Wall Stories Campaign
UCH is one of the best hospitals in the country and is known for having success rates on par with the prestigious Mayo clinic. In order to tell perspective patients about UCH's status as a leading hospital, we didn't want to use dull statistics, instead, we told some of their most impressive success stories through the voices of their patients.
Denver Zoo /
Rebrand & Website
Denver Zoo has long been one of the most widely enjoyed treasures of the community, but its brand was in need of a breath of new life. After conducting extensive research with stakeholders, staff and visitors, we developed a brand identity that highlights the always changing, always growing, always vibrant experience the Zoo offers. Denver Zoo is Alive.
University of Colorado Hospital /
Direct Mail Posters: Oath
As a gift to University of Colorado Hospital's medical colleagues, we created a high-end, limited edition letterpress poster of the Hippocratic Oath. Printed with an attention to detail that mirrors that performed by UCH surgeons, these posters quickly became a hot commodity. The first run of 300 handmade prints were gone within a week of launch.
Colorado Lottery /
Holiday Campaign Print and Digital
There's an old advertising axiom that says: If you're going to advertise a Holiday Scratch game, you should probably do it by making all of your outdoor, digital and point-of-sale pieces practically, out of gingerbread cookies, and then photographing them. Then, once all of the custom-designed cookies have been photographed, you should probably celebrate by eating them. So that's what we did.
Colorado Lottery /
Mobile Website
These days, the only thing a Lottery player is more likely to have in their pocket than a lucky scratching quarter is a smartphone. So, we architected and designed a mobile website for Lottery players on the go. Since its release, the Lottery has enjoyed a significant increase in traffic from mobile devices.
Visit coloradolottery.com on your mobile device.
Colorado Lottery /
Holiday TV
First we inspired Colorado Lottery players to use Holiday Scratch tickets as a way to give unexpected thank-yous to the many people who work behind the scenes to make the holidays special for the rest of us. Then we brought the TV concept into real life via social media, by going out and filming actual Lottery employees surprising real holiday workers with Scratch tickets.
Man Therapy /
Gentlemental Healthcare Kit
The Man Therapy Gentlemental Health Care Kit was designed to help men take care of their mental health themselves. It suggests manly ways to fix issues and find little-known ways to take control of their mental health. You gotta love it when the term "penis hat" is strategically relevant.
Colorado Lottery /
Pick 3 TV
For the first time in three years, the Lottery added a brand new jackpot game, Pick 3. By creating an integrated campaign that helped players personalize the game's unique characteristics, we were able to generate the most awareness of any game from the Lottery since the launch of Powerball in 2001.
Mental Health Center of Denver /
Employee Poster
As part of our Foundational campaign, we interrupted an all-staff meeting at MHCD and asked 500 employees to come up with one word that described what they appreciated about their work. As words were chosen, we had a local artist paint them on a canvas in real time, resulting in a beautiful and symbolic art piece that speaks to their work and personality. It hangs proudly in their office.
Smashburger /
Website and Mobile Site
Smashburger had a good problem. They were growing so fast that their website was no longer able to keep up with new store details – including location, menu and pricing. So we simplified their site using WordPress and Google Maps, allowing new stores, and their details, to be added instantly and accurately. Because having no problems is better than having good problems.
Visit smashburger.com.
Cactus /
Bike From Work Bash 2013
In 2009, a small group of Cactus bike lovers asked if they could throw a Bike To Work Day party in our parking lot. Never the types to turn down a party, we obliged. What started as a simple keg party for a few hundred friends is now a major event in Denver. Last year's event featured 15 sponsors and saw more than 5,000 two-wheelers show up to help us celebrate bike-love in Denver.
Gates Carbon Drive /
The Gates Carbon Drive is an alternative to the traditional bike chain. It's stronger. It's quieter. And without the need for oil, it's also cleaner than a chain. As bike geeks ourselves, we were passionate about spreading the word. So we set out to develop a website that was as clean, innovative and elegant as the product.
Visit gatescarbondrive.com.
Albert Bartlett /
Pinterest CozyComfort Contest Microsite
To bring Rooster potatoes to the attention of America's foodies, we turned to the food porn capital of the Internet, Pinterest. We held a contest that encouraged people to give up their best secret recipes, and shared a few of our own Rooster recipes as well.
Jackson Hole /
Winter 2013: Mobile Billboards
Elite skiers and riders across the country have kept Jackson Hole's extreme terrain a secret for years. So when it came time for Jackson Hole to attract new people to their slopes, we did what had to be done. We parked mobile billboards along the I-70 corridor and poked fun at Colorado's mountains.
Smashburger /
Brand Experience
Smashburger selected Cactus to help build their brand and meet their aggressive growth goals. So we developed a new brand voice, a new brand look, and even redesigned their in-store lighting, decor and materials. In two short years, Smashburger grew from 60 to 200 stores, and sales grew from $67 to $165 million. Oh, and they were also named named "America's Most Promising Company" by Forbes. Brand built, goals met.
Man Therapy /
PSA and Web Videos
Men tend to be just fine with confrontation, except when it comes to confronting their own mental health issues. As part of our award-winning Man Therapy campaign, we created these videos highlighting some of Dr. Mahogany's best manly mental health tips. The PSA aired nationwide on donated airtime, while the other videos were pushed out via social media.
Man Therapy /
Launch Campaign
Dr. Rich Mahogany, a fictional therapist and manly man, uses a perfect blend of humor and straight talk to remove the stigma and heaviness men feel about the topic of their mental health. Dr. Mahogany may not be a real doctor, but his efforts have achieved Ph.D-worthy results. With a tight budget, and relying primarily upon donated media, our mantherapy.org launch campaign generated more than 500,000 impressions and drove more than 100,000 unique visitors to the site in its first three months alone.
Denver Zoo /
Toyota Elephant Passage Launch
The Toyota Elephant Passage is an impressive 10-acre, $50 million expansion of the Denver Zoo, featuring a variety of Asian species. To launch the addition, we created a campaign that captured the magic and grandeur of Asia and the new exhibit. The result was a hugely successful opening summer (and probably a few cancelled flights to Bangladesh).
Cactus /
When the time came to refresh our stationery, we scrapped everything but the logo. We created new type, a new proprietary color palette and a new prickly pattern. Only time will tell if the thicker, green-edged business cards will improve our odds of winning free lunches from fishbowl drawings.
Cactus /
Bike From Work Bash 2012
In 2009, a small group of bike lovers at Cactus asked if they could throw a Bike To Work Day party in our parking lot. Never a group to turn down a party, we obliged. What started as a keg party for a few hundred friends is now a major event in Denver. Last year, we had 15 sponsors and more than 5,000 two-wheelers show up to help us celebrate bike culture in Denver. Cheers.
Hunter Douglas /
Luminette Sample Book
Hunter Douglas, designers of high-end window coverings, hired us to create a sample book for one of their premiere brands, Luminette® Privacy Sheers & Modern Draperies. We hired exquisite home photographers, used top-of-the-line materials, and carefully crafted copy, so that every detail captured the elegance and upscale quality of the Luminette® brand. When a situation calls for class, our pinkies shoot straight up.
Albert Bartlett /
In-store Displays
When Albert Bartlett, a 65-year-old potato giant from the UK, first launched in Walmart stores throughout the U.S., we created in-store displays highlighting Albert Bartlett's unique potato varietals and their commitment to growing naturally – ensuring that potato and potahtoe lovers alike preferred the Albert Bartlett brand.
Colorado Lottery /
Powerball: Huge is better than big
Powerball jackpots had always been big, and tickets had always cost $1. So when the cost of a Powerball ticket went to $2, it was big news. But the news that the game's starting jackpots were growing to $20 million from $40 million, well, that was huge. And as we all know, huge is better than big.
Hunter Douglas /
Shutter Collection Sample Books
When it came time to update the sample books for Hunter Douglas dealers, our goal was to create something that felt every bit as high-end and sophisticated as the product they were selling. What we developed was something they can show off and accessorizes wonderfully with everything from slacks to khakis.
Colorado Lottery /
Immortalizer Campaign
At the peak of America's obsession with vampires, the Colorado Lottery announced a relevant new Scratch ticket: Immortal Cash. To promote it, we created a fully integrated campaign that core players, casual players and even "Twi-Moms," could sink their teeth into.
Winter Park /
Winter Park for Life Campaign
"Lifers" are the skiers and riders of Winter Park who have been going there for years. To help our audience discover what makes Winter Park lifer-worthy, we created print and web materials, as well as a microsite. We also gave away the single most valuable item a lifer can own: a Winter Park ski pass for life.
Colorado Lottery /
Holiday Web Videos: Father's Day
Grilling the perfect burger. Using duct tape. Holding mom's purse. Dads are petty amazing creatures, capable of remarkable feats. So when the Colorado Lottery asked us to promote the Opulent Riches Scratch game in conjunction with Father's Day, the solution was pretty simple: tell The Legend of Your Dad.


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Lush At-A-Glance
Strengths: None… OK, they do offer complete ingredient lists on their website.
Weaknesses: Almost every product contains at least one potent skin irritant; no sunscreens to be found, nor are they recommended by the company; no products to address common skin conditions such as acne, hyperpigmentation, or eczema; jar packaging; this isn't skin care, it's fragrance dressed up with food ingredient posing as skin care!
With its beginning in England in the late 1970s (the company that later became Lush sold their first products to none other than The Body Shop!) this line captured consumers' attention with the promise of hand-made cosmetics, and since then has had its share of ups and downs. After closing down for a few years (when they were known as Cosmetics to Go), they reemerged in England as Lush, and now have a global presence and booming mail-order business. Not bad for a shop whose layout and displays look more like a grocery store's than a slick cosmetics boutique.
"Natural" is a major theme here, and we mean major. Essential oils and perfumes are infused into everything; walking into one of these stores will knock you over if you have allergies or a sensitive nose. The unique angle you'll find here is that Lush sells skin-care products the way grocery or health food stores let you shop for bulk food items. You can scoop the stuff up yourself from bins and tubs, or buy prepackaged items, some of which are refrigerated to supposedly ensure freshness (though cold is no more helpful for skin-care formulas than heat is).
Even more eye-catching are the shapes, sizes, and decorations for the numerous Lush bar cleansers. These are nothing short of artwork and are either beautiful or fetchingly cute. As clever as all that is (and some of the product names are adorably witty), none of it is at all helpful for skin. Lush's lineup for facial care is one of the most disappointing, lacking, and problematic. Most of their products are prime examples of "natural" not being inherently better for skin. Lots of natural ingredients (including many antioxidants, such as green tea or pomegranate) are good for skin. Why Lush overlooked almost all of the beneficial options in favor of harmful ones is a question worth asking, but don't expect a straight answer. The staff at Lush stores eagerly supports the company's claims that lemon and lime can decongest oily skin, or that tiger lily can "tighten skin tissues," among other far-fetched, unproven assertions. It seems that at Lush all you need for healthy, radiant skin are fragrant oils wrapped up in beguiling stories of how the product came to be or what else it's good for (it is suggested that one of their moisturizers can also be used as fragrance). The lure of the natural is strong for many consumers, but the siren song Lush sings isn't a tune your skin wants to hear.
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Slots Complete Set$251.00This series is the perfect training tool for working anything from deadpointing to precise footwork. The Slots are ideal for anything from warm-up routes on vertical terrain to the most difficult boulder problems on steeper terrain. The following 4 sets are included:
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Slopers General Complete Set$596.00This series is a versatile setting tool for intermediate to difficult routes on vertical and slightly overhanging walls, or great stemming problems in dihedrals and compression problems on arêtes. Running the full range of size and angle, from positive to shallow, these holds can be used for anything from moderate climbing to the most balance-intensive and technical of routes and problems. The following 13 sets are included:
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Sediments Complete Set$427.00This signature series is based around sedimentary conglomerates, with striking cobbles jutting out of smoothed sandstone. These are some of the most distinctive and sought-after holds on the market, and this versatile series includes everything from micro-crimp pebbles to massive features can be set to create anything from moderate to extremely difficult routes and problems that will have a more unique feel than any other climb on your wall. The following 9 sets are included:
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Ribbed Slopers Complete Set$312.00Full-texture multi-contour slopers, designed in the same style as our popular Tufa line. The subtle ridges on these holds give setters multiple options for use with every single hold in the series. A more advanced series, good for moderate to advanced climbing on the vertical wall, and for increasingly difficult problems on steeper terrain. The following 4 sets are included:
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Powertools Complete Set$585.00A classic retro series for climbers looking to get a little bit of everything. Complete with specialized hold sets for specific training fuctions, such as our popular Refiner Crimps, Sliders, or Slots, the Powertools offer a wide variety of options at a great price, and are ideal for routes of any angle from moderate to extreme difficulty. The following 10 sets are included:
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Power Domes Complete Set$1,120.00A series of massive slopers, designed for pure power climbing. A combination of new shapes and classic features dating back to the early nineties, the Power Domes are fantastic for moderate to advanced climbing on vertical walls to more difficult routes and problems on steeper terrain. The following 17 sets are included:
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Polished Granite Complete Set$381.00This series of pinches and slopers is another strikingly realistic set molded from actual river-polished granite found in local Southern California bouldering areas. The subtle intricacies of these low texture holds emphasize precision and contact strength, and are for more advanced problems and routes of any aspect. The following 7 sets are included:
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Pinches Complete Set$595.00A fantastic training series, filled with a full variety of angles from juggy pinches to wide-angle sloper pinches that will put your climbers to the test. These pinches can be used in almost any way, from easy and moderate vertical routes to extremely difficult problems on steeper terrain. The following 12 sets are included:
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Patinas Complete Set$861.00One of our original signature series, our patina series runs the gamut from huge, sweeping flakes to juggy micro-crimps, and everything in between. The patinas are one of the most versatile sets that we make, and can be easily set for anything from simplistic jughauls for first-time climbers to steeper problems that will challenge the strongest climbers in your gym. The following 15 sets are included:
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Heading out on some picnics this summer? Use these recipes for creative and delicious picnic sandwiches...and see if you can wait until the picnic actually starts to eat them!
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California Veggie Sandwich
Don't forget the vegetarians on your next picnic. This sandwich piles high crunchy cucumber, carrot, and radish and pairs them with creamy goat cheese, avocado, and sprouts for a sandwich that will please veggie-eaters from the West coast to the East coast.
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Zalewski DNA Study
Are you a Zalewski?
Ok, all of you Zalewski people out there, want to find out as much information as you can about the Zalewski surname and where it comes from? Is your Zalewski ancestor related to one of the many Zalewski families being researched by others?
With advances in genetic testing, genealogists now have another tool to aid us in our family history endeavors. The Zalewski Surname DNA Project was recently organized to determine whether there are genetic links between the various Zalewski families throughout the world. It can also serve to validate research within established lines, and to prove or disprove relationship theories when no documentation has been found through traditional research.
If you are researching a Zalewski family, we invite you to participate in our study! The success of this project depends on the number of participants, so please pass this information along to other Zalewski researchers!
The success of our Project will depend on the number of male participants who join our testing group, as well the documentation of the research connected with each line regarding dates and locations of birth, death, marriage, etc. Please, contact and encourage males of the above surnames to participate in our Project to help to ensure its success.
Here's how it works
The Zalewski DNA Project is a study of the Y-Chromosome DNA, which is passed from father to son unchanged, except for occasional mutations.
We have chosen Family Tree DNA of Houston, TX as our testing company. The testing laboratory will be analyzing either the 12, 25, or 37 markers on the Y-chromosome. If two people have a match, that means they have a common male ancestor somewhere in the past. The test won't tell you specifically who that ancestor was, but it can narrow down a time frame of when the most recent common ancestor (MCRA) lived. Though, possibly through the sharing of family information with other participants, that ancestor could be found. It is our opinion that the 25 or 37 marker test is much better at reporting the kind of data that we need to determine that we are related, as the 12 marker test can find many matches that are not close in generations to most research. You can upgrade from the 12 marker to the 25 marker or 37 marker at a later date, if desired.
As a member of the surname project, it is expected that you will share what you know of your family history and its earliest known ancestor. This is to help to identify each line and assign an ID#.
Can I join the study?
Because only males carry a Y-chromosome, participants must be males with the ZALEWSKI surname or direct male bloodline. But that doesn't eliminate females, or males with another surname, from becoming involved. You can ask any male relative (father, brother, uncle, distant cousin) with the Zalewski surname to represent your family line, as long you both descend from a common Zalewski ancestor.
How do I JOIN?
Well, visit the current Zalewski Surname DNA Study website.
What surnames can join?
We are currently seeking Zalewski or similar surnames for the study. If you surname is not listed, contact Brian and let him know. Here are the current surnames: Zalewski, Zalewska, Zalewsky, Zaleski, Zaleska, Zalesky, Salewski, Salewsky, Saleski, Salesky, Zelewski, Zalocki, Zalucki
Questions and Answers
- DNA Testing & FamilyTreeDNA FAQ
- What's included in a DNA Testing kit?
- How does it work?
- Privacy concerns? View the privacy & confidentiality statement
Helpful Links
Here are some other Surname DNA project websites that will help you get the feel of how they work, and what they can do for your research.
Disclaimer and Conditions
The project organizer, Brian Zalewski, has no commercial affiliation with any profit making organization and receives no compensation for services or expenses involved with the project. At present, the websites involved with this project are for information, lineages, and posting DNA matching results of participants.
Although, as a participant, you receive a discount at Family Tree DNA, that by no means suggests a business partnership or other relationship between the Project and the Laboratory. All funds are payable only and directly to the Laboratory. The project organizer will not be the recipient nor steward of any DNA samples and has no responsibility for their care, handling or return to participant, nor duty to act on behalf of participant in mediation of any dispute between the Participant and the Laboratory.
While a match between two participants may indicate that they share a common male ancestor, it will not identify the specific ancestor and there is no guarantee that every participant will match another participant.
By participation in the project, the participant agrees to all conditions of the Project.


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Lace Bodice Faille Dress
With a banded waist that's higher in front than in the back, black faille cocktail dress has a surplice-wrapped bodice of eyelash-fringed lace silhouetted against the soft glow of charmeuse. Below the banded waist, box pleats open up a skirt that conceals satin-lined pockets.
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- Surplice wrap is tacked at V-neck. Darts beneath the bust. Fitted, banded waistband. Box-pleated skirt.
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