Most associations now expressly note their status on web sites, e-mails and letterhead in order to prevent future arguments based on agency.

The association described his work as seminal and noted "his building of bridges between varied disciplines in the behavioral sciences."

But there was still plenty of space, the association noted, in the concurrent session on direct marketing, public relations and sales promotion.

The association noted that crossing two different street car tracks and walking along streets without sidewalks was not safe for children going to school.

The association favors catch-and-release angling, but notes that it is not possible to weigh certain fish without killing them.

The national association noted in a recent report that such areas are on the upswing now because of their "lower prices, family friendliness and convenient locations."

As recently as 1997, the association notes in its latest annual report, the rental market in the United States declined by 4 percent.

Also, the association noted, orders for the first quarter of this year fell 24.5 percent, to $464.7 million, from the corresponding period last year.

The association notes that in addition to an estimated $4 billion in costs from heightened security, the price of jet fuel has doubled.

But the association noted that unusually warm weather probably helped inflate the numbers.