The DSM-IV-TR states that if a phobic stimulus, whether it be an object or a social situation, is absent entirely in an environment â a diagnosis cannot be made. An example of this situation would be an individual who has a fear of mice but lives in an area devoid of mice.
Coffee production in Hawaii. The only state in the United States of America able to grow coffee plants commercially is Hawaii. (However, it is not the only coffee grown on U.S. soil; for example, Puerto Rico has had a coffee industry for some time, although it is not a state but a U.S. territory. Ramiro L. Colon worked in the coffee industry of Puerto Rico since 1925, for example.
The Arabian Peninsula. Coffee cultivation and trade began on the Arabian Peninsula. By the 15th century, coffee was being grown in the Yemeni district of Arabia and by the 16th century it was known in Persia, Egypt, Syria, and Turkey. Coffee was not only enjoyed in homes, but also in the many public coffee houses â called qahveh khaneh â which began to appear in cities across the Near East.