Word: controller
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Dates: during 1980-1980
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October 1, 1979 brought bad news for Mr. and Mrs. Tom Smith. The rent was increased by 25 per cent as a result of a general adjustment in rentals granted by Cambridge Rent Control Board. It has become very difficult for the Smith's to make ends meet. They are retired and live on a fixed income and have lived in this neighborhood for over twenty years. They have recently learned that the adjacent building has been converted into conominiums and that many of their neighbors are buying units. They called their son to seek his advice. They have never...
...downs. It succeeds when the more talented troupe members play off one another as they move about Peter Miller's functional (if noisy) set. Sam Samuels, Courtney B. Vance and Ralph J. Zito manage most of the evening's best moments, switching roles adeptly and keeping their characters under control. Vance plays animals effectively: as the ass in "The Bremen Town Musicians," he carries you down the road with him and as the flounder in "The Fisherman and His Wife" he slithers wonderfully, bellowing his anger. If Vance's performance is strained in both "Henny Penny" and "The Master Thief...
...addition to considering the benefits of conversion to potential condominium owners, we must analyze the reason for the willingness to convert on the part of present property owners. Inflation, legislation, rent control, among other factors, have combined to create more and more incentives for owners of residential real estate to convert to condominiums. The development, ownership, construction, and management of residential real estate is an honorable profession and an extremely vital industry. However, in light of current legislation and political developments, even the most responsible landlords feel that the industry is over-regulated and that there is no future...
...Marglin was a neoclassical economist who believed the economy could be successfully managed by adjusting economic tools. He is now convinced that a "fundamental change" in society's structure is needed to bring about a more meaningful work, commumity and family experience. Workers, he believes, need to have more control over what is produced and which technologies are used. "We need worker participation in all levels of the production process, including real changes on the shop floor," he says...
Harvard is making an effort to reduce energy costs on its own, James E. Duncan, energy coordinator fo the department of Buildings and Grounds, said yesterday. Duncan cited efforts to upgrade the house-maintenance computer system, to control building temperatures, and to reduce water use, as examples of conservation programs underway at the University...