Beads are used to create jewelry or other articles of personal adornment; they are also used in wall hangings and sculpture and many other crafts. Beadwork techniques are broadly divided into loom and off-loom weaving, stringing, bead embroidery, bead crochet, and bead knitting. Most cultures have employed beads for personal adornment. Archaeological records show that people made and used beads as long as 5,000 years ago.
Alcohol laws in Houston, Texas. Hours of sale for liquor stores, gas stations, and supermarkets: In Houston, Texas, the sale of packaged liquor is prohibited on Sunday. Packaged liquor may be sold between 10:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m., Monday through Saturday. Packaged beer and wine may be sold between noon and midnight on Sunday, between 7:00 a.m. and midnight, Monday through Friday, and between 7:00 a.m. and 1:00 a.m. on Saturday.
In an effort to control alcohol consumption in the country, the government set up Systembolaget stores in 1955. The store has a monopoly on retail sales of alcohol: it's the only place you can buy wine and spirits and beer with an alcohol content above 3.5 percent. You have to be 20 years or older to buy in stores, though in Swedish bars and restaurants the drinking age is 18. Most towns have one Systembolaget. Cities have a few, but finding them isn't always easy. General opening hours are Monday to Friday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.