"In America, our melting pot of cultures is bubbling on high,"
said CyraCom International CEO Michael D.
In 2003, Spanish was also No. 1, followed by Vietnamese, Russian ,
Mandarin and Korean.
"The reality today is that every hospital throughout the United
States needs to be prepared for a person speaking literally any
language to show up for routine or emergency care. Language
proficiency becomes intertwined with diagnostic, treatment and
liability issues ," he said. 3 was Arabic, although
Arabic has not been in the top five nationally since 2001. The company, which is based in Tucson, Ariz.

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Polish Now among the Top Five Most Needed Languages in U.S. Health Care Facilities; 18 New Languages Requested

Of 135 languages used in hospitals, 18 new ones emerged for the
first time.S. Cutting-edge restaurants are
creating hybrid dishes by blending elements of Thai, Vietnamese , and other
Southeastern Asian cuisines with more-familiar Chinese and Japanese elements.
These trends affect restaurant offerings and eventually supermarket offerings
in Asian rice mixes and frozen entrees and appetizers. Market for Asian Foods and Beverages" can be
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Greenbaum. The other four, in order, were Russian,
Vietnamese, Korean and Polish.
ClearLink, a new dual-handset telephone , connects them to
medically trained interpreters in less than 20 seconds around the
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Asian Cuisine Strikes Out as the Leader in Culinary Delights for 2005 According to New Market Research

retail sales of Asian
foods increased by 27. Market for Asian Foods and Beverages," a new report
from market research publisher Packaged Facts.
As independent Chinese restaurants reach a whopping 41,000 in number,
there is also an increase in Asian chain restaurants, such as P.F. It is not unusual to see Asian foods on non-Asian restaurant
menus.
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----Statistics released
today by the country 's major language services company showed changes
in 2004 within the five languages most requested nationwide by its 700
health care customers.
Greenbaum cautioned that the figures offer little comfort to
health care providers trying to have on staff people skilled in the
languages necessary to service prospective patients. 500 list of fastest-growing
privately held companies in the United States.com

NEW YORK, The total U.3% from 2000 to 2004 driven by a growing Asian-American
population and increasingly sophisticated American palates, influencing what
consumers are eating in restaurants and at home. While the Pan-Asian trend of
blending diverse Asian cuisines to create new tastes is still popular, there
is also an increased focus on distinct authentic flavors and regional cuisines
according to, "The U.S. Chang's and
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TUCSON, Ariz. "And our health
care facilities are dealing with near-scorching situations as they
cope with the diversity of many voices in many languages."
CyraCom reported that Spanish remained the most requested language
for interpretation. And there are variations across major cities., Somali was No.
ClearLink is CyraCom's latest in a series of innovations that in
2004 won the company a national award from InfoWorld magazine for
health care technology.cyracom. It is also available at
MarketResearch.PackagedFacts.com, or contact Irina Frukhtbeyn at 301-468-3650 x203, or
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For example, he said, the mid-Atlantic and Western states had a
high number of requests for Asian languages compared with the South
and Southeast. In
Denver , Vietnamese was the third most requested language; in Tucson,
Ariz.
The latest technology developed by CyraCom helps health care
providers immediately bridge the language gap with patients.
For more information, see www.
A number of Asian items from different countries of origin have potential
for mainstream appeal, including tempura, Southeast Asian satay, Vietnamese
sandwiches (banh mi ), curry, "everything-but-the-chicken" mandarin chicken
salad kits, Thai iced tea, and Bubble tea kits. It will include
layering flavors, considering umami or the fifth taste, and creating sensation
-- a sense of intensity and tingling," said Don Montuori, Acquisitions Editor
for Packaged Facts . For more information visit
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Polish was a newcomer in the top five
requests, replacing Mandarin. 3; and Chicago's No.,
also was named in 2004 to the Inc. These three trends factors will lead to greater usage of these food
items at home as consumers become more comfortable with ingredients --
especially when considered in tandem with the increasing availability of Asian
food products in supermarkets. For example, sushi, a specialty food not so
long ago, is now available in most supermarkets .
"Creating a 'wow' flavor means more than just adding heat in 2005.S.com/pub/1060402.