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In our Behind the Scenes series, CNN correspondents share their experiences in covering news and analyze the stories behind the events. CNN's Jay Kernis reports on what it was like inside the Kodak Theatre at the Academy Awards.

Hugh Jackman, the host of the 81st Academy Awards, speaks to the audience at the Kodak Theatre on Sunday.

LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- When you're at home, you can sit back and be critical. When you're inside the theater, the whole show seems to work, especially the big production numbers.

Maybe it was a particularly well-produced show this year, but when you're in the audience, you feel part of it -- even way up in the second mezzanine.

I've been at the Oscars to cover them, but this is the first time I've ever been inside the ceremonies. I was there with my 17-year-old son, Noah.

When you arrive on the red carpet, you enter a security tent and show your ticket and driver's license.

You notice that the tent is bisected by red velvet ropes and, with a friendly and practiced technique, celebrities are moved to the left of the rope and others to the right.

This way, celebs leave the tent closer to the cameras and the fantasy that you might have that everybody in a gown or tux are somehow equals on one night sort of disappears.  View scenes from the Oscars Â»

If you ever were curious about what happens during the commercial breaks: Stagehands with really powerful flashlights guide the changing of the sets and curtains; they make sure empty orchestra seats are filled; host Hugh Jackman introduces his parents; they show a short film about the power of the movies that got cut from the show in progress; Jackman hands his wife a plate of cookies, thinking she probably was hungry; and he later points out that the guy playing the cello on stage in the Academy Award Orchestra was actor Dermot Mulroney. Who knew?  Watch a report on the night's big winners Â»

The show was best when it demonstrated that Hollywood can still do what it has always done well: getting your attention and holding it -- seeing five Best Actors presenting Oscars on the same stage was pretty amazing. So is Best Actor Sean Penn's self-awareness.

The Oscars can still astonish: They still know how to put on the big musical number, with a hundred dancing performers in top hats, moving with Busby Berkeley precision.

They still know how to break your heart: Heath Ledger's parents and sister received his Academy Award and said that they did so in celebration. But I bet they'd rather have had him accept it.

And for all of the breathtaking special effects that Hollywood can muster, for all the star power in the theater last night, there was something remarkable about seeing Philippe Petit in person -- the wire walker who, in 1974, hovered between the World Trade Center towers for 45 minutes.

There was something joyous about watching him balance an Oscar statue on his chin.

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(CNN) --   Much has been made of the electric car driving to the rescue of ailing automobile manufacturers and saving the planet at the same time. But what if that eco-savior came on two wheels instead of four?

Lean, green electric machine: KLD is hoping to kickstart the electric scooter industry with its new engine.

A high price tag, a limited range, sluggish performance and the tendency not to work when they get wet, have meant that electric scooters are a rare sight on the roads.

However, KLD Energy Technologies, an electric engine company based in Texas, believes that its new electric motor can overcome all these problems and kick-start the sector. It's teaming up with Vietnamese motorbike manufacturer Sufat to produce an affordable electric-powered scooter that has a performance just as good as a normal petrol-powered bike.

"We chose Vietnam [to launch the bike] because there are 22 million scooters in a country of 85 million people. That's a lot of people riding scooters in a contained area and the pollution is a concern. All governments in southeast Asia are looking for solutions [to pollution problems], but so far there hasn't been one. We believe that we've found that solution," Christian Okonsky, founder of KLD Energy Technologies told CNN.

Rather than looking at making batteries more efficient, KLD has improved the performance of the engine itself. The company has built an engine using nano-crystalline composite materials, which it believes is 10 times more efficient than traditional iron core motors, giving an output of 2500 hertz.

Together with a computerized motor control, the KLD engine is compatible with any type of battery. Top speed of the KLD scooter is about 55 mph, which is almost double that of many electric scooters and delivers twice as much torque, accelerating from 0 to 50 mph in ten seconds. The engine also doesn't require a transmission.

The range on a full charge depends on the type of battery used, although in tests KLD says that its motor system extends the distance a battery can go before a charge is required by 40 percent.

Cost-efficiency of components and years of technological development have created the engine KLD has the sole license to produce.

"The nano-crystalline material was developed 20 years ago, but it was incredibly expensive and people couldn't figure out how to use it in a motor. Even 10 years ago a computer, to run this kind of high frequency engine, would have been more like the size of a desk top computer. The magnets we use today that cost 20 cents 10 years ago would have cost $4 to $5," said Okonsky.

Vectrix Electrics is another company that has been developing electric scooters, so far selling only in North America and Europe. While the performance of its scooters is comparable to KLD's, their models sell at a much higher price tag around $11,000. Earlier this month Vectrix reported financial difficulties and has been forced to make staff cuts.

Okonsky, however, remains positive that the KLD scooter engine will be successful and that there is a market for electric-powered scooters. By the end of the year KLD is aiming for 2,000 scooters a month to be produced by Sufat with its electric engine. The projected retail price is around $1500, only slightly more than Sufat's existing bikes that sell in Vietnam for between $800 and $1250.

"Among two-wheelers a scooter is the best for electric drive," auto industry analyst John Wormald of Autopolis told CNN.

"A motorcycle is too performance-driven, so it's not really suitable, but a scooter would be. For many electric bikes with very limited battery capacity, the power is just an assist and the battery can be heavy which isn't great, if you're cycling."

Yet the market for electric bikes -- the pedal variety with a battery pack -- has been booming, particularly in China. According to the China Bicycle Association, sales of electric bikes in China stood at 58,000 in 1998, compared with the 20 million recorded just a decade later in 2008.  Watch the report on electric bikes Â».

However, rather than replacing cars, the majority of electric bikes are affordable substitutions for bicycles, as Chinese cities continue to grow and daily commutes get longer. Their impact in reducing pollution then is open to question, as car sales in the country continue to rise.

Ultimately the real eco-credentials of electric vehicles depends on how the electricity is generated, but for helping to relieve vehicle exhaust-filled streets, especially in Asia's two-wheel dominated city centers, electric mopeds could go a long way.

As the idea of electric vehicles as viable substitutions for petrol-powered ones becomes more widely accepted, Okonsky's bigger challenge will be convincing skeptics that the old problems of electric scooters have been overcome.

"I'm always asked, 'What happens if I go through a puddle, will it still work?' The answer is yes," Okonsky said.

In fact, Okonsky says that they've tested their engine underwater and it still works. Expect a video of the trial on KLD's Web site soon.

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(CNN) -- A 22-year-old man from Pakistan hopes to soon swim the English Channel with an American friend -- but first he's got to navigate the currents of bureaucracy.

College teammates David Gatz (left) and Usman Javaid want to swim the English Channel for charity.

Usman Javaid, an Ohio college student who has won national swimming titles in his native Pakistan, wants to swim the channel with his best friend, David Gatz, a fellow member of the swim team at Ohio Wesleyan University in Delaware, Ohio.

They want to honor their international friendship by working together to accomplish a great feat: a relay across the English Channel. They also hope to raise money for charity.

"With teamwork and cooperation you can tackle even the toughest of challenges," Javaid told CNN in a phone interview Wednesday from Islamabad, Pakistan.

Yet the British government has denied Javaid's request for the visa that would let him enter the country.

British authorities say they can't grant a visa because they have questions about Javaid's student status, the young man said.

"They weren't satisfied I was going to Britain for the stated purpose," he said.

Javaid said his passport contains a valid student visa for the United States and he sent documentation from the Channel Swimming Association with his visa application to prove he is scheduled to do the swim.

The United Kingdom Border Agency told CNN in a written statement that "all visa applications are considered on their individual merits, taking into account all the information provided."

"Where an applicant fails to demonstrate they meet the relevant rules, their application will be refused," the statement said.

The agency noted that anyone who is refused can reapply with additional information.

Mark Cooper, the director of marketing and communication at Ohio Wesleyan University, said British authorities have not contacted the university to ask about Javaid's student status.

"We did send ... documentation to [British authorities] to follow up" after Javaid's application was denied, he said.

Javaid has since applied to the British high commissioner in Islamabad for an emergency visa.

Meanwhile, Gatz and the university's head swim coach, Dick Hawes, are waiting in Dover, England, hoping things will work out so the men can try to accomplish their goal.

The Channel Swimming Association has granted them permission to try their crossing between July 29 and August 6, Javaid said. The association determines such "swim windows" after considering the expected tides and the schedules of pilot boats, which accompany the swimmers.

The association sent a letter Thursday to the British high commissioner in Pakistan to confirm Javaid's mission, said Joan Metcalfe, the association's chairwoman.

As the clock ticks, Gatz remains in Dover, where he passes the time by training in the channel.

"There is some frustration," he said Thursday, "but we're also optimistic."

Gatz is the captain of Ohio Wesleyan University's varsity swim team. He swam twice for the university at the NCAA national championship meet and holds numerous records.

Javaid is a gold medalist on the Pakistani national swim team and represented his country at the South Asian Federation Games.

Their coach said he's proud of the pair, no matter the outcome of their attempt.

"I think it's great. It shows so much maturity on their part -- first, to take on such a large endeavor, but it also speaks so much about their friendship," Hawes said.

Their relationship reflects the unity of the entire swim team at the school, he said.

"This is an international family," the coach said of his swimmers. "It's a phenomenal environment. This has just been such a great experience."

As they work to accomplish their goal, Gatz and Javaid also are accepting donations for Doctors Without Borders, an international medical humanitarian organization also known by its French name, Medecins Sans Frontieres.

Gatz, who is double-majoring in biochemistry and pre-med, said the idea came as they followed news reports of Pakistan's campaign against the Taliban this year, which displaced thousands of civilians in the country's northwest.

"We wanted to donate to an organization that was helping people there," he explained.

Javaid added Thursday, "That was a big reason we chose Doctors Without Borders, because there are a lot of people suffering in that area and they are assisting them."

Some of the donations will cover costs associated with their anticipated channel swim, he added.

But even if they don't get to do their relay, Javaid said, their effort is still worthwhile.

"Even if my visa doesn't go through, we'll continue with Channeling Peace," he vowed, referring to the organization they set up for their effort.

"Even if I have to swim in a lake in Pakistan while David swims in the English Channel, it's still a powerful symbol," Javaid said.

"Symbols gather power not from the act itself but from the people who are supporting them," he said. "A lot of people around the world are supporting us and our message. As long as they support it in their hearts and minds, we have been successful."

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(PEOPLE.com) -- There may be an extra place setting around Jack Wagner's dinner table this holiday season -- and not just because he and longtime girlfriend Heather Locklear are no longer together.

Wagner, 52, discovered earlier this month that he has a long-lost 23-year-old daughter from a "fling" he had with the girl's mother in the late 1980s, TMZ reports.

The girl, named Carrie, introduced herself to Wagner backstage at a November 4 concert in Boca Raton, Florida. where the actor was performing with Rick Springfield.

Less than two weeks after the encounter, Wagner and Locklear announced they had called off their engagement, saying planning their wedding was not allowing them enough time to spend with their children.

Reports say Carrie, who was given up for adoption as an infant, had recently tried to track down her birth parents, a search that led her Wagner. Sources told TMZ that the two embraced at the Florida concert and, at a later performance, Wagner introduced her to the entire audience.

The newly expanded family appeared in public this week at the taping of the Hollywood Christmas Parade Tree Lighting Concert at Universal Citywalk, which will air December 12 on the Hallmark Channel. Carrie and Wagner's two other children cheered their father on as he performed two songs.

"They were completely having fun," according to an onlooker. "[Wagner] was in great spirits with his family. They were all celebrating together. The kids totally supported their dad, which was really cute."

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The photographs show the Boeing VC-25 making a steep bank not usually seen with passenger aircraft

Three months after the White House released a single photograph taken during a photo op of "Air Force One" flying over New York -- a flight that caused panic on the streets below -- the U.S. Air Force on Friday released the remaining 145 photos taken during the flight.

The photographs show the Boeing VC-25 -- a military version of a 747 -- making three passes by the Statue of Liberty, at one point accompanied by an F-16 fighter jet and at another point making a steep bank not usually seen with passenger aircraft. That latter move may have contributed to the chaos below.

The photographs and several lengthy government e-mail chains were released in response to Freedom of Information Act requests by CNN and other news organizations.

The e-mail chains show that the flight's government organizers were aware of many New Yorkers' fears of low-flying aircraft before the April 27 flight, and show a flurry of second-guessing, finger-pointing, damage control and occasional expressions of regret in the hours immediately after the flight.  Watch a compilation of still images of the flyover Â»

"Thanks for the heads up on sensitivities in the New York area," an Air Force colonel wrote in an e-mail two days before the flight. "This is an issue that PAG [the Presidential Airlift Group] has also been concerned with. As a result, their coordination has been substantial."

But while the White House, the military and numerous federal and local government agencies coordinated the flight, the federal government demanded secrecy, preparing a news release that was to be distributed only if there were media inquiries.

Those inquiries came during the morning flight, triggering a quick chain of e-mails among government officials.

"We...need to construct some sort of timeline on when folks became aware of it if that is possible," one Air Force official wrote, responding to the public interest.

"I agree we... need to accomplish damage control, but we aren't the POC [point of contact]," the response reads. "Nor do I want to become a belly button for NORAD to push on this one."

Wrote one top Pentagon spokeswoman: "Nothing like having everyone point the finger at someone else so we ALL look like a big bunch of buffoons... can you say Moe, Larry & Curly!??!?!"

In addition to the informal e-mail banter, the documents show the regimented system the Pentagon uses to monitor and respond to breaking news stories.

A U.S. Northern Command document offers this "assessment" of the story: "Last 4 hours: Story reported quickly. Covered by AP, CNN, FOX major news outlets. Local reporting very critical, highlighting 'scare' factor. Local populace very critical of event, due to 9-11 sensitivities."

It continues: "Web site blog comments 'furious' at best. Twitter search reveals 'tweets' regarding two F-16's chasing commercial airliner. Rate of 1 tweet per minute and growing."

"No positive spin is possible. Admit mistake," it concludes.

In another e-mail, USAF Col. Scott M. Turner, commander of the Presidential Airlift Group, was doing just that. "Again, my apologies sir. Real intent here was to honor NYC, not cause mass chaos," it reads.

The next day, the Northern Command's internal memo included depictions of New York's three major tabloids featuring the headlines, "Scare Force One," "Just Plane Stupid!" and "How Dumb Was This!"

The photographs released Friday, meanwhile, show the presidential aircraft making a steep bank, seemingly well beyond the 30-degree maximum for Boeing 747s carrying passengers, according to one airline pilot consulted by CNN. That may have contributed to the anxiety on the ground.

The Pentagon estimated the cost of the flight at $328,835, which includes the Boeing aircraft and the two fighter jets that accompanied it. But, they said, "the hours would have been flown regardless, and the expenses would have been accrued on a different mission."

The VC-25 aircraft is designated "Air Force One" only when the president is aboard. President Obama was not on the plane during the photo op.

After the incident, Louis Caldera, the director of the White House Military Office responsible for the flyover, resigned.

"I have concluded that the controversy surrounding the Presidential Airlift Group's aerial photo shoot over New York City has made it impossible for me to effectively lead the White House Military Office," Caldera said in a letter to Obama. "Moreover, it has become a distraction to the important work you are doing as president. After much reflection, I believe it is incumbent on me to tender my resignation and step down as director of the White House Military Office."

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JERSEY CITY, New Jersey (CNN) -- Alfa Demmellash grew up on less than a dollar a day, and against the backdrop of torture and murder. But these days she's living the American dream and helping others do the same.

Alfa Demmellash helps low-income entrepreneurs in New  Jersey start or grow their businesses.

"Entrepreneurs are at the very heart of what the American dream is all about," says Demmellash, a native of Ethiopia. And from her small office in Jersey City, her nonprofit, Rising Tide Capital, is helping small businesses flourish.

Robin Munn, who runs a flower shop in Jersey City, says the skills she learned through Demmellash helped her transform the way she operates her business. "I was thinking about closing, but once I started taking the classes I found that the fire came back."

Kim Bratten, a 39-year-old painter and mother of six, says she's seen her yearly income increase by 50 percent since she started working with Demmellash and her team. "They put hope back into the community," Bratten says.  Watch small business owners describe how Demmellash has helped them Â»

Demmellash's own struggle began in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, amid instability and unrest. Thousands of Ethiopians -- including her aunt -- disappeared or were tortured and/or killed under the ruling military regime.

When Demmellash was 2, her mother fled the country, leaving the toddler in the care of her grandmother and aunt. Demmellash lived on less than a dollar a day but never considered herself poor.  Watch Demmellash talk about her childhood Â»

Nearly a decade later, Demmellash and her mother reunited in Boston, Massachusetts. But Demmellash found her mother wasn't living the American dream she'd envisioned.

"I [thought] I would find my mom in a beautiful mansion with trees [and] gold everywhere," recalls Demmellash, now 29. "I was shocked when I found her in her tiny apartment ... working very, very hard."

Her mother had worked as a waitress during the day and a seamstress at night to earn money to bring her daughter to the United States. Watching her mother sew beautiful gowns for low profits, Demmellash thought there had to be a way for her to increase what she was making as a seamstress.

"Even though she had the skills, she did not necessarily have the business skills," she says, adding that her mother's pricing "was completely off."

Still, her mother worked tirelessly to keep her daughter adequately fed, clothed and in school. Demmellash was later admitted to Harvard University, which she was able to attend with the help of "wonderful financial aid."

At Harvard, Demmellash and classmate Alex Forrester discussed what their generation could do to alleviate poverty on a local level. They set out to learn what resources people needed -- or as Demmellash says, "to find people like my mom."

In 2004, the pair started Rising Tide Capital (RTC) to help those who had ideas and abilities but needed the education and support to launch or grow their businesses.

"You hear a lot of talk about Main Street and Wall Street, but no one really talks about how exactly you go about helping the Mom-and-Pops," says Demmellash.

The group runs the Community Business Academy, an intensive training session coupled with year-round coaching and mentorship to help individuals "really work on the hands-on management side of their business," Demmellash says. The organization supports underserved populations, including women, the formerly incarcerated, minorities, unemployed and working poor, and immigrants and refugees.

Demmellash and Forrester -- now married -- have helped 250 entrepreneurs and small-business owners in New Jersey so far, 70 percent of whom are single mothers.

RTC raises money from corporations and works with local governments for funding in order to provide classes and support its participants at affordable costs. Participants pay a small materials and registration fee based on their income range: either $100 or $225 for the course that Demmellash says would cost thousands of dollars otherwise.

The organization has also built partnerships with micro-lenders, so when students are ready, the lenders provide financing.

"The ability to become self-reliant, to have economic hope, [that is] the fabric of this country and we have to fight for it," Demmellash says.

Many of RTC's students use the increased earnings from their new business to supplement their wages, allowing them to better provide for their families and transform the face of their communities, according to Demmellash.

"There are thousands of entrepreneurs, millions across this country, who do incredible things and make money to put food on the table, to pay their bills, and to save for the future and their children," she says.

"If we were to literally bank on them, invest in them [and] support them ... that's the kind of stuff that changes lives and strengthens families."

Want to get involved? Check out Rising Tide Capital's Web site and see how to help.

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text: would

text: find

text: my

text: mom

text: in

text: a

text: beautiful

text: mansion

text: with

text: trees

text: and

text: gold

text: everywhere

text: recalls

text: Demmellash

text: now

text: I

text: was

text: shocked

text: when

text: I

text: found

text: her

text: in

text: her

text: tiny

text: apartment

text: working

text: very

text: very

text: hard

text: Her

text: mother

text: had

text: worked

text: as

text: a

text: waitress

text: during

text: the

text: day

text: and

text: a

text: seamstress

text: at

text: night

text: to

text: earn

text: money

text: to

text: bring

text: her

text: daughter

text: to

text: the

text: United

text: States

text: Watching

text: her

text: mother

text: sew

text: beautiful

text: gowns

text: for

text: low

text: profits

text: Demmellash

text: thought

text: there

text: had

text: to

text: be

text: a

text: way

text: for

text: her

text: to

text: increase

text: what

text: she

text: was

text: making

text: as

text: a

text: seamstress

text: Even

text: though

text: she

text: had

text: the

text: skills

text: she

text: did

text: not

text: necessarily

text: have

text: the

text: business

text: skills

text: she

text: says

text: adding

text: that

text: her

text: mother

text: 's

text: pricing

text: was

text: completely

text: off

text: Still

text: her

text: mother

text: worked

text: tirelessly

text: to

text: keep

text: her

text: daughter

text: adequately

text: fed

text: clothed

text: and

text: in

text: school

text: Demmellash

text: was

text: later

text: admitted

text: to

text: Harvard

text: University

text: which

text: she

text: was

text: able

text: to

text: attend

text: with

text: the

text: help

text: of

text: wonderful

text: financial

text: aid

text: At

text: Harvard

text: Demmellash

text: and

text: classmate

text: Alex

text: Forrester

text: discussed

text: what

text: their

text: generation

text: could

text: do

text: to

text: alleviate

text: poverty

text: on

text: a

text: local

text: level

text: They

text: set

text: out

text: to

text: learn

text: what

text: resources

text: people

text: needed

text: or

text: as

text: Demmellash

text: says

text: to

text: find

text: people

text: like

text: my

text: mom

text: In

text: the

text: pair

text: started

text: Rising

text: Tide

text: Capital

text: RTC

text: to

text: help

text: those

text: who

text: had

text: ideas

text: and

text: abilities

text: but

text: needed

text: the

text: education

text: and

text: support

text: to

text: launch

text: or

text: grow

text: their

text: businesses

text: You

text: hear

text: a

text: lot

text: of

text: talk

text: about

text: Main

text: Street

text: and

text: Wall

text: Street

text: but

text: no

text: one

text: really

text: talks

text: about

text: how

text: exactly

text: you

text: go

text: about

text: helping

text: the

text: Mom

text: and

text: Pops

text: says

text: Demmellash

text: The

text: group

text: runs

text: the

text: Community

text: Business

text: Academy

text: an

text: intensive

text: training

text: session

text: coupled

text: with

text: year

text: round

text: coaching

text: and

text: mentorship

text: to

text: help

text: individuals

text: really

text: work

text: on

text: the

text: hands

text: on

text: management

text: side

text: of

text: their

text: business

text: Demmellash

text: says

text: The

text: organization

text: supports

text: underserved

text: populations

text: including

text: women

text: the

text: formerly

text: incarcerated

text: minorities

text: unemployed

text: and

text: working

text: poor

text: and

text: immigrants

text: and

text: refugees

text: Demmellash

text: and

text: Forrester

text: now

text: married

text: have

text: helped

text: entrepreneurs

text: and

text: small

text: business

text: owners

text: in

text: New

text: Jersey

text: so

text: far

text: percent

text: of

text: whom

text: are

text: single

text: mothers

text: RTC

text: raises

text: money

text: from

text: corporations

text: and

text: works

text: with

text: local

text: governments

text: for

text: funding

text: in

text: order

text: to

text: provide

text: classes

text: and

text: support

text: its

text: participants

text: at

text: affordable

text: costs

text: Participants

text: pay

text: a

text: small

text: materials

text: and

text: registration

text: fee

text: based

text: on

text: their

text: income

text: range

text: either

text: or

text: for

text: the

text: course

text: that

text: Demmellash

text: says

text: would

text: cost

text: thousands

text: of

text: dollars

text: otherwise

text: The

text: organization

text: has

text: also

text: built

text: partnerships

text: with

text: micro

text: lenders

text: so

text: when

text: students

text: are

text: ready

text: the

text: lenders

text: provide

text: financing

text: The

text: ability

text: to

text: become

text: self

text: reliant

text: to

text: have

text: economic

text: hope

text: that

text: is

text: the

text: fabric

text: of

text: this

text: country

text: and

text: we

text: have

text: to

text: fight

text: for

text: it

text: Demmellash

text: says

text: Many

text: of

text: RTC

text: 's

text: students

text: use

text: the

text: increased

text: earnings

text: from

text: their

text: new

text: business

text: to

text: supplement

text: their

text: wages

text: allowing

text: them

text: to

text: better

text: provide

text: for

text: their

text: families

text: and

text: transform

text: the

text: face

text: of

text: their

text: communities

text: according

text: to

text: Demmellash

text: There

text: are

text: thousands

text: of

text: entrepreneurs

text: millions

text: across

text: this

text: country

text: who

text: do

text: incredible

text: things

text: and

text: make

text: money

text: to

text: put

text: food

text: on

text: the

text: table

text: to

text: pay

text: their

text: bills

text: and

text: to

text: save

text: for

text: the

text: future

text: and

text: their

text: children

text: she

text: says

text: If

text: we

text: were

text: to

text: literally

text: bank

text: on

text: them

text: invest

text: in

text: them

text: and

text: support

text: them

text: that

text: 's

text: the

text: kind

text: of

text: stuff

text: that

text: changes

text: lives

text: and

text: strengthens

text: families

text: Want

text: to

text: get

text: involved

text: Check

text: out

text: Rising

text: Tide

text: Capital

text: 's

text: Web

text: site

text: and

text: see

text: how

text: to

text: help

question: What is the name of her non-profit?

answer: Rising Tide Capital,

text: Rising Tide Capital,

question: What does Alfa Demmellash do?

answer: Jersey start or grow their businesses.

text: Jersey start or grow their businesses.

question: What is the name of her non profit?

answer: d Rising Tide Capita

text: d Rising Tide Capita

question: Where is Demmellash from?

answer: Ethiopia.

text: Ethiopia.

question: Where is she from?

answer: Ethiopia.

text: Ethiopia.

question: What group does the non profit primarily serve?

answer: low-income entrepreneurs

text: low-income entrepreneurs

question: Who helps low income enterpreneurs?

answer: Alfa Demmellash

text: Alfa Demmellash

question: What does Alfa help low-income entrepreneurs do?

answer: start or grow their businesses.

text: start or grow their businesses.