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...first time, same-sex couples in Cambridge will be officially recognized on the census forms. In the past, the form only allowed heterosexual couples to describe themselves as “married,” but the Census Bureau announced last year that in 2010 the survey will recognize same-sex couples who report being married...
Areas such as school campuses are categorized by the Census Bureau as “group quarters.” In such situations, the way in which students are counted is left up to the administrations of various institutions. Options include distributing the forms individually to all its students’ mailboxes—Harvard’s chosen method—or allowing Census numerators to set up count stations on campus...
...addition community outreach groups, the Census Bureau has heavily employed paid advertisements in cities across the country this year...
...took on an orange hue as sandstorms swept through Beijing on March 20 and 22, causing the city's weather bureau to issue its worst possible air-quality rating. Other parts of northern China were also affected by the brutal conditions, with residents cautioned to stay indoors. Farther south, air-pollution indexes in Hong Kong and Taiwan reached record levels. While sandstorms are not uncommon in China because of Asia's large interior deserts, growing desertification has exacerbated the problem...
Inspectors from the Boston Public Health Commission’s Infectious Disease Bureau recommended measures to contain the spread of the disease including urging students and faculty members to wash their hands and not share food utensils...