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 climate of the United States does not allow for the growth of the coffee plant, but it remains one of the major consumers of the beverage--90 percent of the population consumes coffee daily--making the country a major importer of the coffee bean. Other People Are Reading.