Volume 55, Number 1 - November 1975

Volume 55, Number 1 - November 1975. 27 pages including covers and advertisements. Contributions Slonina, Patricia L. Taking Out the Boat Prevey, Debra impressions: fall Tremblay, Bill Janis Joplin & The Invention of Barbed Wire Schaffer, Dora Bounty Hunter Coskren, Thomas M., O.P. A Better Parlor: Setting as Meaning in Henry James\u27s The Bostonians Maciag, Drew My Heart Is A Japanese Garden Like Paper Blossoms In A Chinese Sunset McCrorie, Edward Big Tree Talk Avakian, Robert M. Crystal Sphericon Windows Gray, Jereld Complaint Picararo, Steve Rousseau! Rousseau! Selley, April Love Poem Perel, Jane Lunin Bass Head Washed Up on Shore at Galilee, R.I., July 16, 1975 Woody, Michael M. The Elegy Logan, S. What The Fish Sees Photograph McCrorie, Edwar

Transformational Leadership and Mentoring: Theoretical Links and Practical Implications

Organizations are becoming increasingly aware of the advantages of generating a stream of transformational leaders who will be able to successfully move their companies into the future. Yet, theory providing guidance for developing such leaders is at a premium. In particular, prior research has not explored in detail the complexity of the relationship between mentoring and the development of transformational leaders. To address this important topic, we develop logical links between traditional mentoring activities and the behaviors associated with the Four I\u27s of transformational leadership (individualized consideration, idealized influence, inspirational motivation, intellectual stimulation). Based upon our review and synthesis of the literature, we conclude that existing models of mentoring may be insufficient for developing transformational leaders. Building on these two literatures, we propose a process of transformational mentoring and describe eleven propositions depicting the relationship between transformational mentoring activities and protege outcomes associated with transformational leadership. We also identify and discuss mentor- and protege-based barriers that may mediate that relationship. We conclude with directions for future research that capitalize on the overlap between mentoring and the activities identified with transformational leadership. Request a copy of the paper from the author: Lynda St. Clair ([email protected]

Taking the High Road to Canalside: How Community Activism Has Shaped Buffalo’s Waterfront

This policy brief was drafted by Michelle Zhao, the 2017 Cornell High Road Fellow at Partnership for the Public Good. It documents the efforts of local advocates to bring “High Road” economic development to Canalside, to advance community benefits over corporate control. After setting out the historical context of Canalside and the fight that won its preservation, the brief focuses on the period of 2004 to 2015. It details the proposal to bring a Bass Pro Shop to the Inner Harbor, the leadership and governance of the Erie Canal Harbor Development Corporation (ECHDC), and the campaign for a Community Benefits Agreement for the waterfront. This campaign led to three years of negotiations with the ECHDC, leading to the formal adoption of a consensus document, “A Public Statement of Principles for High Road Development of Buffalo’s Waterfront,” to guide development practices in the future. The community activists who took the High Road to Canalside succeeded in changing the way that economic development is understood and practiced in Buffalo. The author extends her thanks to the organizers, advocates, and officials who shared their stories and insights for this brief

Quasi-isometry Invariants from Decorated Trees of Cylinders of Two-Ended JSJ Decompositions

We construct quasi-isometry invariants of a one-ended finitely presented group by considering the tree of cylinders of a two-ended JSJ decomposition of the group. When the group satisfies additional quasi-isometric rigidity hypotheses we construct finer invariants by also considering relative amounts of stretching across edges of the tree of cylinders.Comment: arXiv:1601.07147 now contains all of these results and much, much mor

Carting Away the Oceans 8

Greenpeace released the 8th edition of its annual report, Carting Away the Oceans, which evaluates 26 major retailers on their seafood sourcing and sustainability. Whole foods and Safeway topped the ranking guide. Four supermarkets -- Roundy's, Bi-Lo, Save Mart and Publix -- failed altogether. Kroger, the fifth biggest food retailer in the world, is exposed for selling the most Red List species of any U.S. grocery chain, for the third consecutive year."Consumers want to be able to walk into their local grocery store and know that all the options are sustainable," said James Mitchell, Greenpeace Senior Oceans Campaigner. "That's why Greenpeace is pushing companies like Bi-Lo, Save Mart and Roundy's to drastically improve their sourcing, so that making the right decision is easy for their customers."Hy-Vee was evaluated for the first time and immediately entered the top five best performing retailers for sustainable seafood sourcing.Four of the top five supermarkets have, or will shortly launch private label (store brand) sustainable canned tuna products. Consumers will now be able to find sustainable and affordable alternatives to destructively-caught tuna at Whole Foods, Safeway, Trader Joe's, Hy-Vee, and Walmart. The report gives further credit to Whole Foods and Trader Joe's for not stocking Bumblebee, Chicken of the Sea or StarKist's tuna, which are caught using destructive fishing methods."When Greenpeace started ranking America's retailers on seafood sustainability in 2008, every company failed. We've seen huge improvements since then, yet grocery giants like Kroger are still stocking too many threatened Red List species, which are often caught using highly destructive fishing methods." said Mitchell.Despite progress made by the retail sector overall, overfishing, destructive fishing, and illegal fishing are still major problems for ocean conservation and the economies of developing countries.  Populations of the ocean's top predators like sharks, tuna, and swordfish have dropped by as much as 90% over the past half-century.  Bycatch - where species like sharks and turtles are caught unintentionally in the process of fishing, then thrown back into the sea dead or dying - threatens marine ecosystems as well as global food security.