Termites and Termite Control: a Report to the Termite Investigations Committee A Discussion of the Biology of Termites, and an Account of the, Termites of the United States, Mexico, the Canal Zone, the West Indies, Hawaii, and the Philippine Islands, with Recommendations for Prevention and Control of Termite Damage by Methods of Construction and the Use of Chemically Treated and Unpalatable Woods

ABSTRACTObjective: To assess the extent to which the systems in place for prevention and control of routine annual influenza could provide the information and experience needed to manage a pandemic.Methods: The authors conducted a qualitative assessment based on key informant interviews and the review of relevant documents.Results: Although there are a number of systems in place that would likely serve the United States well in a pandemic, much of the information and experience needed to manage a pandemic optimally is not available.Conclusions: Systems in place for routine annual influenza prevention and control are necessary but not sufficient for managing a pandemic, nor are they used to their full potential for pandemic preparedness. Pandemic preparedness can be strengthened by building more explicitly upon routine influenza activities and the public health system’s response to the unique challenges that arise each influenza season (eg, vaccine supply issues, higher than normal rates of influenza-related deaths). (Disaster Med Public Health Preparedness. 2009;3(Suppl 2):S160–S165)

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"Fondest Hopes of the West"

Nasser's Blessed Movement ◽

10.5743/cairo/9789774167782.003.0010 ◽

2016 ◽

Author(s):

Joel Gordon

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

The United States ◽

Suez Canal ◽

Military Rule ◽

The West ◽

Coup D'etat ◽

Canal Zone ◽

Alliance Politics ◽

Anglo American ◽

The U.S

This chapter examines the Free Officers' relations with Britain and the United States, particularly in light of the Anglo-Egyptian negotiations regarding the withdrawal of British troops from the Suez Canal Zone. In the aftermath of the March crisis, the Command Council of the Revolution (CCR) trained its sights on an evacuation agreement with the British. Both Washington and London felt that the officers shared common strategic and objective aims with the West. The chapter first considers the extent and nature of U.S. and British roles in the consolidation of military rule in Egypt before discussing the Anglo-Egyptian relations in the context of Anglo-American alliance politics. It also explores the question of the presence of British troops in the Suez Canal Zone, along with the U.S. and British response to the Free Officers' coup d'etat of 1952. Finally, it looks at the signing of the Suez accord between Egypt and Britain in October 1954.

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4. A Constabulary Navy

American Naval History: A Very Short Introduction ◽

10.1093/actrade/9780199394760.003.0004 ◽

2018 ◽

pp. 34-44

Author(s):

Craig L. Symonds

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

Great Lakes ◽

United States Navy ◽

West Indies ◽

Slave Trade ◽

Manifest Destiny ◽

The United States ◽

The West ◽

The Pacific ◽

Southern Border

After 1820, the day-to-day duties of the United States Navy involved dealing with smugglers, pirates, and the illegal slave trade and so deploying the large ships of the line was deemed unnecessary. Also, the successful completion of treaties with both England and Spain demilitarized the Great Lakes and stabilized the country’s southern border, easing concerns about a future foreign war. ‘A constabulary navy: pirates, slavers, and manifest destiny (1820–1850)’ describes the peacetime navy activities carried out by small squadrons of sloops and schooners acting as a constabulary force on distant stations abroad, mainly in the Mediterranean, but also in the West Indies, off Africa, in the Pacific, off Brazil, and in the East.

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1. Drinking and temperance

Prohibition: A Very Short Introduction ◽

10.1093/actrade/9780190280109.003.0002 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 7-27

Author(s):

W. J. Rorabaugh

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

Alcohol Consumption ◽

West Indies ◽

Heavy Drinking ◽

The United States ◽

The West ◽

Temperance Movement ◽

History Of ◽

Viable System ◽

The Revolution

‘Drinking and temperance’ describes the history of alcohol consumption in the United States and the introduction of the temperance movement. From the earliest European settlers to the fighters of the Revolution, Americans were among the world’s heartiest drinkers, producing their own corn beer and importing rum from the West Indies. The British blockades during the war meant access to rum was lost. Americans began to distill whiskey from corn instead, which became the country’s patriotic drink. Problems associated with heavy drinking resulted in reformers creating the temperance movement, a cause that was then taken up by Protestant preachers. In the 1850s, evangelicals lobbied for statewide prohibition laws, but there was no viable system of enforcement.

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