def date_to_string(date, lang = lang)
      local_date_string(date, Localization::DATE_FMT_SHORT[lang], lang)
    end
def date_to_string(date, lang = lang)
      local_date_string(date, Localization::DATE_FMT_SHORT[lang], lang)
    end
Overwrites the original method to generate localized date strings.