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After 72 years under a cloak of secrecy, the federal government threw open the doors on the details of the 1940 Census Monday, in an unveiling marked by great fanfare – and even greater computer glitches.
For the first time, the census details — the actual answers offered up by our grandparents and great-grandparents – were made available online.  And in the web equivalent of Walmart offering an iPad for $99 on Black Friday, millions of Americans raced for the doors Monday morning, promptly overwhelming computer servers and leaving most would-be genealogists in the dark. Read More.

Scholarships for Seniors Heading Back to College

Are you searching for retraining grants and scholarships for retirees and the elderly? This financial aid is granted under the state’s federal fund of block grants and may not always be available in light of other community needs, but is something well worth looking into. Let's delve deeper. Read More.

How retirees spend their days

Watching television is the second-most-popular activity -- after sleeping.

Many people dream about how they will spend the eight or more extra hours per day they will have once they no longer need to go to work. However, Americans between ages 65 and 74 spend only about 1.7 more hours per day on leisure activities than the population as a whole, according to the most recent American Time Use Survey, released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics last week.

Instead, most older Americans spend their extra free time lingering slightly longer over everyday activities like meals and household chores, and they watch considerably more TV than the population as a whole. Here is how Americans spend their time in retirement:

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