History has shown us that roughly every 8 years we experience down cycles for various reasons including natural disasters, man-made disasters and economic downturns. Sometimes these cycles are a result of natural corrections in the market.

If you failed your audition on American Idol, life does go on. So maybe you're not destined to be the next pop superstar. You could always learn to play an instrument, right? You could learn how to operate recording equipment and get a job in a recording studio. Maybe you could work as a publicist. Just because a few people think that you can't sing, doesn't mean that you can't have a career in music.

hats fitted Gloves are another must have. There are various kinds of beekeeping gloves available and each beekeeper will figure out which one works best for him. Gloves come in leather and various cloths. Bees usually can't sting through leather as it's tough and their stingers are short. Leather gloves can limit a beekeeper's dexterity, though, so sometimes a heavy cloth glove is the best choice. Whatever the choice, the gloves should either reach the beekeepers elbow so as to cover a lot of the arm, or they can be wrapped around the wrist with duct tape. Nobody wants a bee in their glove!

There's no room for boring rice at Yxta either. There's a Mexican rice, which hails from the family's other restaurant in Highland Park, but the Cilantro Lime Rice is out of the ballpark, and has a nice zing to it. The Black beans are cooked with an avocado leaf which ads a nice touch to their flavor.

What's a Mexican restaurant without a Margarita? Yxta has several that are far from ordinary. We sampled the Real Pina, nicely spiced with real silver, muddled pineapple, cilantro and jalapeno. I've never had a spicy Margarita, and I thought this one might even put hair on my chest. Wow! On a tamer note, try the Jamaica Margarita with centenario rosangel, fresh sour, and jamaica.

You don't have to be a seamstress to create the sock cap purses. Basically all you need to do is attach a handle and a fastener. The handle can be anything from a piece of rope to a satin ribbon. Other choices include a strip of hemmed or rolled cloth, braided yarn, or even a piece of an old belt.

If your grandad likes food and drink which most of them will! then why not put together a hamper of all of his favourite things.