Kevin Batae

07/07/2008 : 2 reasons to love this beach

There are typically three reasons people go on vacation: they want to experience a climate different from their usual (at least for the time being), they want to eat without counting calories (guilt comes later, of course), and they want to leave work behind (ahhh, no stress).

Vin (my boyfriend) and I did just that this past week. Our destination: Mazatlan, Mexico. We'd like to say that we carefully picked the vacation spot, but we'd be lying. We didn't care where we went, we just wanted to fulfill those key causes for leaving the Northeast. And, success! We accomplished our intentions, and Riu Emerald Bay, the all-inclusive resort where we spent seven days, met our expectations.

Here's what we discovered…

Hello, Mazatlan!

When one travels outside of their comfort zone — usually to a foreign territory — you can't help but feel a little suspicious. Upon our arrival to the Mazatlan International Airport, we were greeted by gorgeous weather and friendly faces. Weirdness came a little later when finding a taxi became a recruitment session to lease a timeshare. Luckily, we were not prime candidates — we were under the age of 30 and unmarried. (If there was ever a good reason to lie about your marital status and age, keep that in mind if you ever visit Mazatlan).

Once we nabbed a taxi without an agenda, it took about 30 minutes — with a little bit of traffic — to get to Riu Emerald Bay. At check-in, we were given cool, fruity beverages, as well as plastic bracelets to wear at all times to indicate we were resort guests. Okay, so the bracelets were a little reminiscent of those pesky things you'd wear around your wrist at under-21 dance clubs, but we were too mesmerized by the hotel's beautiful lobby and great scenery to react.

We escorted ourselves to our oceanfront jacuzzi suite (you can also have a bellboy bring you if you desire), dropped our bags, and headed off to explore the food that awaited us.

Buffet, Anyone?

Although typical dining options are offered at the resort's Mexican restaurant and steakhouse whereby you order from a selection of appetizers, entrees and desserts, Riu Emerald Bay thrives on being plentiful. By that, I mean endless selections in a buffet style.

Unlike the all-you-can-eat restaurants you sadly might be familiar with — quantity over quality, spooky salad bars, unidentifiable dishes — the buffet options at Riu Emerald Bay exhibit some finesse and sophistication. Yes, there's a wide variety, and sure, some dishes might be too exotic to recognize, but quality was made a priority (and luckily, everything is labeled).

For breakfast, stations await you where you can order anything from poached eggs to a custom omelette — feel free to add some delicious salsa at your leisure. Lunch provides scrumptious specialties like paella and empanadas. And, carving stations that serve proteins like lamb, duck and ribeye sprout up at dinnertime. There are also chefs available on demand should you want steak, pork loin or pasta made to order (just to name a few).

Of course, the menu doesn't just end there. The options were vast and the food was quite tasty, that by day three of our weeklong trip, we were wishing we brought sneakers and exercise clothes to make use of the resort's modest gym, or at the very least, do some cardio on the beach.

Ahhh…

In between stuffing our faces, however, we took full advantage of the sun. We lounged on the beach in the morning located just steps from the resort's backdoor, at one of the three swimming pools in the afternoon with occasional dips in the refreshing water, and in our 19th floor suite's balcony jacuzzi to watch the sunset over the Pacific Ocean.

FIY, each guest is only allowed one beach towel at a time. You can trade wet ones in for dry ones throughout the day, but come nightfall, you have to bring yours back in exchange for a card to use the following day. Although it might seem a little cumbersome, we actually loved the rule as it discouraged annoying lounger savers and towel wasters.

On our last day in Mazatlan, we took in a couple's aromatherapy massage at the Renova Spa, located on the resort's premises. Before or after treatments, guests can take a dip in the spa's lavish indoor jacuzzi, sit in the saunas located in gender-specific locker rooms, or just enjoy some tea on a lounger.

The only snag? Although robes and hand towels were readily available, there were no large towels in sight! We looked everywhere, and finally had to ask spa attendants for a couple to dry ourselves off from our dip in the jacuzzi. Minutes after use, they disappeared. Were there other patrons desperate for big towels? Or, are their spa attendants just that quick to tidy up? We'll never know.

By week's end, it was apparent — the towel limitations, trying bracelets and guilt-ridden eating frenzies were no match for all that this all-inclusive resort had to offer. We'd gladly come back for the glorious weather, tasty food, luxurious amenities and the kind hospitality of the Riu Emerald Bay staff alone. It's a small price to pay for paradise.

It could not be immediately determined if Foulk had an attorney.

Foulk was appointed director of Napa State Hospital in 2007. Hospital officials declined to comment.

“We did not know anything about this until Long Beach police came to the hospital and arrested him this morning,” said Nancy Kincaid, spokeswoman for the California Department of Mental Health.

She noted the alleged incidents predated Foulk's arrival at Napa State Hospital.

“He was not in one-on-one contact with patients,” Kincaid said. “He had no clinical hospital privileges, so he wouldn't have been offering treatment.”

Dr. Stephen W. Mayberg, director of the state mental health department, said Foulk had been fired.

Napa State Hospital Administrator Dolly Matteucci is serving as acting executive director while the department searches for Foulk's replacement, Kincaid said.

At the time of Foulk's appointment to Napa State Hospital he was lauded for his lengthy career in mental health services in both the private and public sectors.

Prior to taking the position in Napa, Foulk worked for the state Department of Mental Health as the Chief of Program, Policy and Fiscal Support, the Long Beach Press-Telegram reported. Before that, he held positions as chief executive officer and chief operating officer of private community acute psychiatric hospitals, including CPC Horizon Hospital and Clinic in Pomona and CPC Alhambra Psychiatric Hospital in Rosemead, according to a Department of Mental Health news release.

Napa State Hospital is one of the largest state mental health facilities in the United States, with about 1,260 beds for patients. Many of the hospital's patients come from the criminal justice system – including those found not guilty by reason of insanity. No juveniles or child molesters are treated at Napa.

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Associated Press Writers Denise Petski and Shaya Tayefe Mohajer in Los Angeles, Terence Chea in San Francisco and Donald Thompson in Sacramento contributed to this report.

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In the early 1990's, an invention exulted it's wings to take a flight that would uniquely shape every industry, for the way it works.

Yes, I am talking about the Internet.

The digital world of internet is a cobweb of activity occurring between various hubs of computers or to be precisely called servers. When you type in an address of your favorite website you are basically requesting to access some information from a particular server which is located very far away from you. On the other hand, if you have a network at home and you move files from various computers , this is basically how the Internet works when this network of computers just grows bigger, and Global!

Now a days, Internet can gleefully brag the way automobiles industry is interacting with it's customers. Earlier it used to be a “landscape” that was predominantly ruled by the “magazine racks”. People do their research for their favorite cars, not by magazines anymore, but mostly by delving deep into the information served by the variety of automobile websites.

The magazines have fathomed this mighty culmination of web at the right time, as they have launched into on line world with their exclusive review services. Instead of collecting revenues due to the sales from magazine, they now are turning on to advertisers – looking to publish their ads on-line.

Incidentally , many of these advertisers turn out to be from the automotive industry. Auto-Makers are realizing that if they want their car to get the press it needs, they need a strong web presence to do that.The sale of cars is also moving away from the showrooms and on to the screens of personal computers. They are variety of websites which are shelving off exciting services that allow you to get the best price deals on your car without having to go to showroom and seeing an annoying sales person.

Welcome to a website which is loaded with a “virtual sales feature ” – where you can see the car you want, get the best deal without any hidden costs, pay insurance and your car will be escorted to your doorsteps. It sounds great to me – Thank's to Internet.

I also can't forget the “Second Hands Car Segment”. Once it was restrained to the pages of magazines or the newspapers, the internet is now the main source where people are looking to sell or buy used cars.

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