Around the Corner is aPhillyCAMshow that offerslocal social impactleaderstheopportunity to share what impact their work is having on the Philadelphia area.

But it produces guides of other kinds, too such as the recently released The XX Factor, a report that helps funders learn more about how to improve the lives of women and girls through five lenses: economic empowerment, personal safety, legal rights, health and education, explained analyst Rebecca Hobble.

The XX Factor also includes 10 evidenced-based best bets for those new to giving in this area, which includes donating to organizations dealing with labor force participation, protection from child marriage and access to technology.

And for those looking to help victims of Hurricane Harvey beyond drinking beer, check out CHIPs quick primer on how to think about giving in a disaster. Its advice? Give money, not stuff, and give even after the floodwaters have receded. Read it here.

Learn more about CHIP in Hobbles Around the Corner interview below.

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CLOVIS, N.M. (AP) The father of a teenager accused of gunning down two employees inside a New Mexico public library sensed trouble when he discovered two handguns were missing from his home safe.

He called Clovis police to report that information and the fact that his troubled 16-year-old son on suspension from his high school was not at home.

But by then, the fatal shooting had already occurred.

Nathaniel Jouett had planned to shoot up his high school but went to the library in the rural community instead Monday afternoon, according to court documents filed Wednesday.

Jouett was on a two-day suspension from Clovis High School on Monday and the teens pastor, David Stevens, has said that Jouett said he had fought back after another boy hit him.

The teen told police he didnt know why he picked the Clovis-Carver Public Library and he did not know anyone there.

But he told investigators he had wanted to target his high school for a long time because he was mad at everyone since he got kicked out of school last year, the documents said. He also told them he felt like no one liked him.

Jouett told investigators he first used the librarys bathroom, exited and started shooting and yelling.

Witnesses have said it appeared the gunman fired randomly as parents, children and others hid under tables and behind closed doors. Four others also were seriously wounded, including a 10-year-old boy.

Suspects parents issue statement

Jouetts parents said in a statement Wednesday they were saddened by the shooting and offered their thoughts and prayers to the victims and their families.

As parents, this is something you never expect. Nathaniel is a loving son to us, a wonderful brother to his siblings and a caring member of our family, the statement said.

Jouett, a sophomore, faces nearly a dozen charges including two counts of first-degree murder, four counts of assault with intent to commit a violent felony, four counts of aggravated battery with a deadly weapon and one count of child abuse.

The Associated Press generally does not identify juveniles accused of crimes. But it is identifying Jouett because of the seriousness of the crime and because authorities plan to file a motion requesting the cases transfer from the juvenile system to adult court.

Jouett remained in custody Wednesday at a juvenile detention center pending a hearing Thursday afternoon.

Clovis residents continued to place flowers and ribbons on makeshift memorials for the victims. Vigils were planned for Wednesday and Thursday.

Jouett told investigators he had been thinking bad things for a while but did not want to tell his family, his girlfriend or friends at the Living Word Church of God, where he had been attending services for about three months, the documents said.

Stevens said Jouett had been troubled but appeared to be turning his life around, never missed a service and recently helped the congregation raise money for a youth camp. Jouett and Stevens daughter were dating.

Suicide notes found

Investigators found a bag with suicide notes inside a desk drawer at Jouetts home, the documents said.

After officers stormed the library and Jouett surrendered, police found a handgun on a nearby shelf as the teen held his hands above his head, the documents said. They also found a bag in the library with a second handgun and ammunition.

The two workers killed were circulation assistant Wanda Walters, 61, and youth services librarian Kristina Carter, 48.

Another circulation assistant, Jessica Thron, 30, was injured. Authorities identified the wounded library patrons as 10-year Noah Molina, his 20-year-old sister Alexis Molina and 53-year-old Howard Jones.

They were being treated at University Medical Center in Lubbock.

Attendance plummets at Clovis HS

Attendance at Clovis High School plummeted the day after the shooting at the city library.

School district Superintendent Jody Balch estimated only half of the schools 1,600 students were in class Tuesday morning, and only a few hundred remained by days end.

The Eastern New Mexico News (https://goo.gl/cPraEh) reports the attendance drop may have resulted because of social media posts about the possibility of additional violence, but no incidents were reported Tuesday at Clovis schools.

A 16-year-old student from the school was arrested in the shooting Monday and awaits charges.

Balch says the social media posts were found to not be credible.

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Alexander Hamilton statue next to the Treasury Building in Washington, DC (May 17, 1923) (via Library of Congress/Wikimedia)

Around 12,000 documents from the Alexander Hamilton Papers at the Library of Congress (LOC) are now online, available in their original format for the first time. The digitization, which was announced on August 28, includes correspondence, manuscripts related to his speeches, andpapers from his career as a lawyer, chronicling how the young, scrappy, and hungry St. Croix clerk became the United States first Secretary of the Treasury.

The success of the Hamilton musical, still running at Broadways Richard Rodgers Theatre after two years, inspired the creation of this public resource on the ten-dollar Founding Father without a fathers legacy. Alexander Hamilton is certainly having his moment and I am so thrilled that people can learn more about him actually read his descriptions of Revolutionary War battles, read letters to his wife, see the cross-outs in his draft of George Washingtons farewell address and so many other things, Carla Hayden, Librarian of Congress,stated in a release. Sharing this history is what the Library is all about.

In fact, some of the language in the musical was adapted by composer Lin-Manuel Miranda from these LOC letters.As NPR reported, one of the digitized documents is Hamiltonslast letterto his wife, Eliza, drafted before he went to New Jersey for a fatal duel with Aaron Burr. He signed off in1804: This letter, my very dear Eliza, will not be delivered to you, unless I shall first have terminated my earthly career. Adieu best of wives and best of Women.

Although his life was short compared to the other American Founding Fathers, Hamilton left behind extensive writings, and his skill with the quill was undeniable. Now anyone can read materials that were previously only viewable on-site, on microfilm, at the LOC. Among the earliest is a letter from Hamilton at age 12, professing his desire to rise up from his station, signed with a flourishing signature. Theres also an outline of the speech he gave atthe Constitutional Convention; a draft of theReynolds Pamphlet, in which he dramatically admitted to his infidelity; and letters to Angelica Schuyler, his wifes sister. (You can now squint for missing commas after dearest yourself.) A few selections from the archive are shared below, with hundreds more now accessible online.

The Alexander Hamilton Papers are now available online through the Library of Congress.

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If you've seen the hit musical Hamilton or even if you've only heard about it you might want to know more about the founding father who was the United States' first Secretary of the Treasury. And if so, the Library of Congress just made it easier to go right to the source.

Before, if you wanted to see for example Alexander Hamilton's letters to his wife, you had to travel to the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., and even then, you'd have to view them on microfilm. Now, Julie Miller, the library's curator of early American manuscripts, says the collection has been digitized. "The web site is meant to open these up to a much broader public," she tells me and given the increased interest in Hamilton, the timing is no accident.

Miller says the musical's enormous popularity motivated the library to make approximately 12,000 Hamilton documents available on the Internet. At a briefing, Miller and members of the library's digital team lay out some of the original documents underneath a screen displaying the new website

"We're going to start with something very, very early," Miller says. "This is actually a famous letter." In the letter, written when Hamilton was 12 years old, he expresses his desire for what he calls a larger life. "He has fantastically good handwriting," she says, "because he was a clerk in a trader's office on the docks in St. Croix, and part of being a clerk was learning how to write like that."

Hamilton signs off with a youthful flourish, a signature that ends in a series of curlicues. Bill Kellum, of the library's web division, says it's that kind of detail that makes the digital collection so fascinating. "When you take the papers or the archives of a person and put them online, you get to see all of the things that are not famous, whether it's their receipts, or their letters, or it's correspondence that previous experts have thought unimportant, you get to see those ... it really kind of humanizes a person."

One of the most moving documents in the collection is a letter written by Hamilton to his wife Eliza, the night before his duel with Aaron Burr. Miller reads a bit of it for me: "It says, 'This letter will not be delivered to you unless I shall first have terminated my earthly career' ... And then he says, 'With my last idea, I shall cherish the sweet hope of meeting you in a better world.' And I think this is what people know from the play: 'Adieu, best of wives and best of women, embrace all my darling children for me.' And that was the end of Alexander Hamilton."

You can now see that letter and thousands of other documents from the Hamilton collection on the Library of Congress web site.

This story was produced and edited for radio by Tom Cole and Andrew Limbong. Petra Mayer adapted it for the web.

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It is the year 1948 in England at a benefit dinner, and a well-known writer has documented quite a bit of confidential information in his latest book.

Keeping the book from being published, and a secret from being revealed, is something that one dinner guest might just kill for.

The Independence County Library Friends Foundation will present its Murder Mystery Dinner Theatre Fundraiser at 6 p.m. Sept. 16 in The Loft of the Barnett Building in Batesville.

The nonprofit organization was started in February by Vanessa Adams, library director, as a way to get the community involved with the library.

Instead of forming a Friends of the Library and a foundation, I took Darla Inos advice, the director of the White County Regional Library System, and formed one nonprofit organization, as she has done successfully. The ICLFF raises money for the library through an ongoing book sale in the library, Adams said.

The dinner theatre will be the foundations first major fundraiser, she said, and proceeds from the event will go toward purchases for the new Independence County Library, scheduled to open next summer.

Adams said an original play written by Georgette Sims, Vicki Lowery and herself will be presented at the event and separated into four acts.

Drinks and appetizers, prepared by ICLFF members, will be served before the play, she said, then dinner will be served in three courses between each act.

After the third act, audience members will have the opportunity to guess who the murderer was.

Those who guess correctly will be placed into a drawing for a prize, she said.

Adams said a silent auction will also take place at the event, and winners will be announced after Act Four.

Auction items include jewelry, paintings, autographed books, a Boston Red Sox autographed baseball, a Kindle e-reader, a Yeti cooler and gift cards, she said.

Tickets are $35 and must be purchased by Sept. 8 to reserve a seat.

Tickets are available at the Independence County Library, Citizens Bank Main Branch and First Community Bank Main Branch in Batesville.

An autumn-themed dinner featuring smoked squash salad, maple and cherry glazed pork loin, glazed carrots, herb-potato puree and a fig and an almond tart for dessert will be served by The Field & The Fork Catering Company, she said.

Adams said the ICLFF is important to her because it provides a way for members of the community to give back.

Ive had many people say to me that our library gives them so much, they have wanted a way to give back. The ICLFF is doing that by raising awareness of our needs and raising funds for us, she said.

Five members currently serve on the ICLFF board, but Adams said she hopes to expand to ten members within the next couple of months.

We have about 80 members now. Dues are $25 per year, which gives the members voting rights and discounts on book sale purchases and discounts on ticket purchases to our events, she explained.

Mary Beth Frensley, member of the ICLFF board, said members of the organization hope to promote the library while looking forward to their new location on Main Street in the near future.

Assisting the library through fundraising events and activities that make Independence County a better place is the foundations main focus, she said.

I also enjoy the opportunity to meet new people who have either returned or relocated to Batesville. Batesville has become my home and my desire is to give back to our great town, she said.

Frensley said she is excited about attending the mystery dinner and trying to guess the murderer herself.

Adams said the play is set in England at a time when people were still raw from World War II.

Lord and Lady Tilney are having a benefit dinner at their country estate and their good friend Simon Peters, who is a well-known writer has asked that certain guests be invited to the dinner. Hes written a tell-all book about certain members of society who have some secrets they dont wish to be revealed. All the guests are aware hes written a book, and they are nervous about it being published, she said.

How far are they willing to go to keep the book from being released?

Staff writer Kayla Baugh can be reached at (501) 244-4307 or kbaugh@arkansasonline.com.

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The British Library Releases 570 Pages of Leonardo da Vinci's Manuscripts Online

A collaboration between theBritish LibraryandMicrosoft, titledTurning the Pages 2.0,made 570 pages ofLeonardo da Vinci's'Codex Arundelavailable for free online. Now anyone can navigate the writings of one of the most inventive minds of the Renaissance. In the hundreds of digitized pages are ideas for airplanes, helicopters, parachutes, submarines and automobiles, centuries before they were developed and brought to the world.

During his lifetime, part of his ideas and reflections were recorded in his notebooks. Some of these manuscripts have been lost over the centuries, and those that remain have become rare objects accessed only by a select group of collectors and historians - until now.

Painter, sculptor, architect, mathematician, engineer, botanist, historian, musician... it seems thatLeonardo da Vinci'slist of aptitudes is truly universal - and perhaps that is precisely why he is one of the most famous artists in the world, inside and outside the art circles.

The process of digitization began in 2007 today it is possible to "turn" the pages of the da Vinci's manuscript as if it were a real book, including notes from the British Library.

Browse the texts and drawings of Leonardo da Vinci's manuscriptshere, and to know more about the life and work of the inventor, seehere.

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Fans of author Jane Austen have celebrations planned in England and North American in 2017, the 200th anniversary of her death. The Bank of England is even printing a 20 pound note with her picture on it.

In the last century, many other authors have been inspired by her characters and her themes.

Some biographies about Jane Austen and books that have been inspired by her work are:

Jane Austen at Home: A biography, by Lucy Worsley. This biography focuses on the homes that Jane Austen lived, studied, worked and visited in during her short life from 1775-1817. Her writings and her possessions are tied to these locations.

The Jane Austen Project, by Kathleen Flynn. In this novel, two researchers from the future are sent back in time to London, 1815, in order to retrieve an unpublished Jane Austen manuscript and determine the illness that killed Jane Austen two years later. While doing this, they must not change the past.

Emma: A modern retelling, by Alexander McCall Smith. In this retelling, heroine Emma Woodhouse is a recent university graduate who has come home to Hartfield as an interior designer. She finds her father obsessed with germs, and her governess spending her time online. Hartfield needs her help.

First Impressions: A novel of old books, unexpected love, and Jane Austen, by Charlie Lovett. In this novel, a recent graduate of Oxford, Sophie Collingwood, is working in an antique bookstore. A customers request for a rare book leads Sopphie into a deeper mystery of whether Jane Austen plagiarized Pride and Prejudice. Alternating chapters follow the young Jane Austen as she writes her first novel with the supportive friendship of the older clergyman Richard Mansfield.

Jane and the Waterloo Map: Being a Jane Austen mystery, by Stephanie Barron. In this 13th mystery in the Jane Austen mystery series, Jane is in London in 1815 nursing her ill brother Henry. In a rare opportunity to visit the prince regents library, Jane stumbles across a dying war veteran who mentions the words Waterloo Map to her. With the help of a spy, she solves the mystery of the killer and the importance of the map.

Learn to Play Bridge: 6:30-7:45 p.m., Thursdays, Sept. 7, 14, 21, 28. Registration required. The classes provide basic instruction in the card game bridge. Sponsored by the Friends of the Chaska Library.

Tails for Reading: 10:30-noon Saturday, Sept. 9. Preschool and school-age children are welcome to read books out loud to therapy dogs to encourage confidence in reading. Presented by North Star Therapy Animals. Children read for a 15-minute session on a first come, first served basis.

Mail Fraud, Postal Scams, and Identity Theft: 6:30 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 7. Learn how to prevent becoming a victim of mail fraud and identity theft. U.S. Postal Inspector Jeff Long will discuss mail and types of e-mail that should cause you concern. Registration required.

Teen Advisory Board: 6:30-7:30 p.m., Monday, Sept. 11. Ages 13-18. Join other teens to help plan programs, activities, and volunteer as Teen Advisors. Discuss new books and have some snacks. Bring a friend if you wish.

Club Book author talk by P.J. Tracy is 6:30 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 14. P.J. Tracy is the pseudonym for Traci Lambrecht. She co-wrote with her mother the internationally bestselling Monkeewrench mystery novels. The most recent book in the series is Nothing Stays Buried.

Writers Group: 10 a.m.-noon Saturday, Sept. 16. Join other aspiring writers for support and advice.

Free Online Classroom: 6-8 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 14. Register. This workshop will provide participants with an overview of popular free online learning platforms. Come explore the endless opportunities for online learning.

Storytimes at Carver County Libraries resume the week of Sept. 11.

Kathy Bognanni is the branch manager of the Chanhassen Library and the Victoria Library, Carver County Library. She can be reached at kbognanni@co.carver.mn.us

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It became too difficult for students and teachers to reconcile eating meat with caring for abandoned animals.

The German International School in Chennai, India, has gone entirely vegan. Students used to dine on chicken, fish, beef, and cheese, but the school ran into an ethical dilemma when it started opening its doors to abandoned and injured animals. Suddenly, eating meat felt much more uncomfortable. As one school advisor, Thomas Pallushek, told the Times of India:

It became tough to eat mutton with a pet goat on the lawns nearby. We felt it was ethically not right. We wanted to reduce the human impact on the environment and eating less meat is the simplest way.

The process was gradual. School staff began by reducing the amount of meat and dairy served to kids in the middle of 2016, and then decided to eliminate it completely. Now the menu consists of legumes, beans, quinoa, hemp seeds, seitan, and homemade vegan cheese made from cashews The menu ranges from cucumber avocado toast, zucchini bread and apple sauce, to ratatouille, flavoured rice with dal curry, pumpkin spice muffins and fruit smoothies.

To facilitate the transition to veganism, the school showed documentary films, held debates in ethics classes, and organized a banquet that introduced many families to how delicious, nutritious, and satisfying vegan cuisine can be. Some parents have been pleasantly surprised by how willing their kids are to eat vegetables. Says Neha Banerjee, whose 9-year-daughter is non-vegetarian at home:

At home, I can't get her to eat vegetables. But in school, she is eating a variety of vegetables and also other grains such as ragi and barley, and getting wholesome nutrition.

India is a good place to start exploring veganism, as much of the population already embraces vegetarianism and eats legumes on a daily basis. What makes this situation unusual, though, is that the transition has occurred in a German school, whose culinary tradition is very meat-centric.

Even in Germany, however, change is happening. The country has the fastest growing market for vegan food products in the world, and its environment minister Barbara Hendricks made international headlines for saying no more meat would be served at official functions.

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The herbivores are getting wild. The occasion? Vegan Street Fair Nights, two nights of animal-friendly delights, setting up shop at The Federal Bar in North Hollywood on Friday, September 1, and Saturday, September 2, 2017, from 4 p.m. to 11 p.m.

Curated by Tim Moore (better known as the Instagram celeb@veganfatkid), the night-market style fair features vegan food and drinks from vendors from L.A. and beyond, including Bling Bling Dumpling, S + M Vegan, Taqueria La Venganza, and The Wild Chive. Satisfy your sweet tooth with treats from Cocobella Creamery, Donut Friend, and Scandylous Delights. Full menus to whet your appetite are available on Vegan Street Fairs website.

Photograph by @VeganFatKid

When youve eaten your fill, dance your butt off to two DJs and a live performance by the 80s cover band FlashPants, relax in the beer garden, or play oversized lawn games. You can also make friends with other vegans and talk about vegan things (suggested topic: tofu or tempeh and why?).

Its like having all of our closest friends over for a party packed full of delicious vegan food from across SoCal, and since VeganFatKid hand-picked the food, you know its going to be off the chain, Jessica Schoech, the events creator, said in a statement.

Photograph by @VeganFatKid

Friday night is for adults only; ticketholders must be 21 or over (and drinks from the bar can be enjoyed anywhere in the event, rather than confined to designated zones). Saturdays event is family-friendly, and children 12 and under are free. General admission tickets are $24 per night when purchased in advance or $30 at the door, and get you entry to the event, but food purchases are up to you. Upgraded VIP Passport tickets go for $80 to $164 and include food, drinks, and the ability to skip any lines.

Photograph courtesy of Vegan Street Fair

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Ok so by the title of this post, youre probably either angry or excited!Ill admit that even though I eat meat, Im not an enormous bacon fan. I dont love bacon in salads or other lighter fare. I dont believe that bacon makes everything better. I love the saltiness of it but its usually too indulgent and greasy for me. In the summer, I want lighter foods that make me feel good.

I learned how to make vegan bacon from my friend Laura Wright. This bacon recipe comes from her book, The First Mess. And the rest is, well, everything that youd put on a tomato sandwich: vegan mayo, heirloom tomatoes, butter lettuce and salt and pepper. Its simplicity at its finest!

Eggplant is booming and thriving at the markets right now and I consumed them at nearly every meal. Im so grateful that the things I love to eat are usually healthy and delicious.

Hope you find the time to give this eggplant-bacon a try because its super savory and delicious!

Want to eat more veggies? You won't even realize this BLT is vegan and full of vegetables. (Recipe Credit: Adrianna Adarme of Fresh Tastes)

Yield: Makes 4 sandwiches

Adrianna Adarme is a food blogger and author living in Los Angeles, California. She writes the blog A Cozy Kitchen, where she shares comforting, everyday recipes from her kitchen. She recently authored her first cookbook, PANCAKES: 72 Sweet and Savory Recipes for the Perfect Stack. Shes a lover of breakfast, pie (and sometimes even pie for breakfast), corgis and cute things. You can find her on Twitter, Instagram, or Facebook.

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