Subscribe | UPI Odd Newsletter Subscribe OLDEST U.K. VET GETS TO RIDE IN CAR In a concession to Britain's oldest World War I veteran, the country's Remembrance Day parade in London was led by a car for the first time. Advertisement Henry Allingham, 107, accompanied by two other veterans ages 103 and 102, rode in an open-car 1911 Austin leading more than 10,000 other veterans, the London Telegraph reports. The parade and wreath-laying ceremony is held on the Sunday nearest the Nov. 11 Armistice Day -- held on the 11th day and the 11th hour when World War I ended -- that honors the dead of all wars, including those who died this year in Iraq. Members of the royal family participated in the ceremony, followed by the British and Australian prime ministers and representatives of 46 Commonwealth nations. SURFING STUDIES DEGREES AWARDED Southern Cross University in Australia will offer surfing studies in 2004 at its Tweed Gold Coast campus. Most of the lessons, though, will be delivered in a classroom and taxpayers down under are not footing the bill for the course. The Diploma in Sport Management or Surfing Studies is aimed at those who work in, or wish to work in, the management of the sport or the industry, according to the university. Advertisement In 2004, SCU if offering 40 students the one-year full-time, or two year part-time, course covering subjects such as marketing, events management, sport media, business and sport management. Applicants do not have to know how to surf, but the university says it would help. Two million Australians surf. POORER COLLEGES GET LESS AID The federal government typically gives the wealthiest private universities, with the smallest percentage of low-income students, the most financial aid. Despite having some of the largest endowments in the nation, Ivy League schools get more money for financial aid than colleges with more poorer students, the New York Times reports. Such disparities have been a sore point among universities. The formula was devised in the 1970s when committees -- often made of colleagues, determined aid levels. At most universities, whenever low-income students get money from the federal government under the Pell grant program, the college receives some as well to help poorer students. DRIVING IS THE BIGGEST TEEN KILLER A study published in the American Journal of Health Education says motor vehicle accidents are the leading cause of injury and death of adolescents ages 16 to 19. The high rate is blamed on teen immaturity and inexperience, driving at night, teenage passengers, alcohol, high-speed driving and not using seat belts, says the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development in Bethesda, Md. Advertisement Important skills involving perception, anticipation and risk avoidance develop gradually over time and many miles of driving, the researchers say. They recommend teens have more practice in driver's education, a longer period before getting a license and more parental supervision.
