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Donald Trump's executive order suspending entry to the US of nationals from seven Muslim-majority countries (Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen), has disrupted the lives of hundreds of thousands of people, ripping families apart and leaving careers in limbo.Here are the stories of people directly affected by Trump's new policy, in their own words (some have asked not to be named for security reasons):
Employee of an international airline at Dubai airport
We've had no written instructions yet from the US, at least not on the frontline, and the instructions that we have received don't mention dual nationality or green cards – it's very unclear what to do.
Some people are being stopped, while others are being given the benefit of the doubt. So if, for example, a passenger is Syrian holding a US passport we're turning a blind eye – we're pretending we haven't seen the Syrian passport.
One passenger stuck in the airport here is a Syrian green card holder who was denied boarding. Her family, her job, her whole life is in the US and when she asks us when we will allow her to go home, none of us know what to say. Unfortunately because she's Syrian it's difficult for her to get a visa for Dubai and it's difficult for her to go elsewhere.
At the moment her chances of getting into the US depend on which airport she goes to. If she's landing in New York they'll send her back, if it's Houston they might accept her – what we've found is it really depends on which shift is operating; it's not even a standard airport policy.
Last I heard they were trying any airport as long as she gets to US soil, and then at least once she's there she can create a legal challenge or manage her way in instead of being stuck in Dubai.
Yazidi refugee in Iraq, due to fly to the US this weekend
I went through the whole process at the airport and was waiting at the gate when an employee from the airline, FlyDubai, called my name and told me I would not be able to board the flight. I asked why and was told to go and speak to the US consulate. I told them I am not leaving the airport because I paid for my ticket, and I am a displaced person so I don't have the money to pay again.
We are under threat here in Irbil because of my husband's work with the Americans. Rejecting us in this way is really shocking – especially for those that helped the Americans. If one person worked with the Americans then the whole family is under threat [from extremists].
I am not trying to go to the US for political or economic reasons; I am fleeing Iraq because I am a minority, and every day I live in fear that [Isis] will attack and l will be displaced all over again.
Fatemeh Shams, Iranian professor at University of Pennsylvania
After June 2009, when the Islamic Republic [of Iran] imprisoned my loved ones, persecuted my family and sent hate messages all the way to Oxford, where I was finishing my doctorate, I pretty much lost everything.
It was hard, nearly impossible, to stand up again and build everything from scratch. Finding new friends, building a new life. It took me seven years to get where I am today [in Pennsylvania]. Now, my whole life is up in the air again as a result of one signature.
Everything including my career is now at risk. I have been sleepless for two nights. Sleepless and speechless. It doesn't matter if you are a professor at one of the best universities of this country or a student or a migrant or a refugee. As long as you were born in Iran you are accused of being a terrorist and therefore you are banned from living a normal life.
You are banned from seeing your loved ones. You are banned from travelling. You are banned from being a human being.
Syrian refugee married to an American and living in Irbil, Iraq
In November 2016, before he married, Mohammed tried to smuggle himself to Sweden in the hope of a better life. On the way, he was on a boat that sank. Eleven people drowned, including five children.
I was in the water for four hours. I lost hope. I thought everything was finished. I saw the coastguards try to give CPR to a five-year-old child who had already drowned. His mother was crying and the entire scene was the most devastating thing I've ever seen.
If I go back to Syria I have to join the army and I would have to shoot or be shot. I want to go to America to have a decent, safe life for my family, and be somewhere I can continue my studies and have a future. Now I feel offended because [Trump's] decision is specifically targeting Muslims.
I used to think America was an open-minded country with an open-minded government; but now I've seen it's a racist government, and I can't raise my children in a racist society so I'm rethinking my decision. Trump's order must be challenged."
Tara Sepehrifar, Iranian researcher at Human Rights Watch
The past couple of days have been a sober reminder that I should not get comfortable with my life here, that the journey has not come to an end.
It was the winter of 2010, while I was in Evin prison in Tehran, that I decided to leave Iran indefinitely. I was desperate to learn how I can effectively challenge repression. At the time I wanted to work for the United Nations to make the world a better place for all. With enormous pressure from my parents, I left immediately after I was released.
Here [in the US], I have tried my best to not live as a victim and have been pretty lucky. I have achieved many things I wanted to do. I have had the iron-clad support of my family, made new friends and found love.
And yet, still I feel I have no home. It sucks to feel unwelcome, to feel undignified, to be a minority. I can't help but to question why I'm still here. I want to tell myself that as long as I live here, which I don't know how long will be, I will do my part to fight for justice.
Syrian man who has lived in the US for 20 yearsIt caught all of us by surprise, me, my family, the people I know. We had heard about it in the campaign but we were wishfully thinking it was just campaign talk. We never thought once he took office his advisers would go along with him; [we thought] somebody would talk him out of it because it's akin to fascist policies.
We're all thinking about plan B. The fear is that this is just the first step. The administration might try to suffocate us out of the country. What could be next? My entire life is in the US, I don't own anything outside it, my house, my car, my office, I lived there for almost 20 years. This is unreal.
Ali Abdi, Iranian student with permanent residency in the US
I am Iranian-born anthropology PhD candidate studying in the US. I left New York on 22 January, two days after Trump was sworn in. I'm now in Dubai, waiting for my visa to enter Afghanistan to carry out research.
The language of the executive order is ambiguous, but it is likely to prevent me from returning to the country where I am a student, where I still have to defend my thesis. I cannot stay in Dubai for long or my UAE visa will expire. It's not wise to go to Iran either. This is just one story among thousands.
Masih Alinejad, Iranian journalist exiled in the US
For the past seven years I have been deprived of the pleasure of seeing and hugging my family members. Due to my journalistic activities abroad, my family in Iran was taken hostage by the judiciary and barred from leaving Iran. Ever since I left, I have never been able to see them.
The one thing that has kept me alive is my son. Seven years into my life in exile, my son has grown up and he goes to university in the UK. However, this time, Trump has built a wall between me and my son. We are both in limbo.
He cannot come and see me and nor can I go to the UK to visit him. If I were to go and visit him, I would be deprived of the right to come back to the United States. I am neither a terrorist, nor a murderer. I am merely the victim of a repressive government. Photojournalist from Palestine who lives in the US
It's like waking to a nightmare coming true, something so scary to imagine, yet my family is dragged to live through it. We are living under the threat of [our lives] all vanishing, [it's] not safe inside and we are not able to go outside [the US] without risking not being able to come back.
In an open prison you at least know where you stand; we don't even know that.
Of course I'm terrified, everything that seemed [too] insane to be happening is actually happening on the very first weeks of Trump's presidency. I'm afraid now we will have the registration for real as Muslims and Middle Easterners. We will be tattooed with numbers and will be taken to camps like they did to the Japanese. To those who will say that's insane or impossible, I would say we thought Trump winning was impossible, and we thought the Muslim ban is impossible.
Sudanese fellow at nonprofit organisation
It's a very strange feeling to be in America – a place where many strive and dream to reach – and to be stuck here and forced to stay put, with no other alternative than to oblige. I'm currently on a J1 training visa.
I still thought I had the safety net of my British passport, being a dual citizen. The reality of course was very different. As I begin to hear more and more stories of people being detained at airports, some deported, friends and colleagues being interrogated, mothers who can't travel, families separated, my fear grows.
I'm scared of what's happening, scared of what's to come, scared of the uncertainty and scared because my British passport is just as useless as my Sudanese passport right now.
Part of my freedom has been taken away and I have to patiently wait and see to see if it will be given back. Ironic, as we are the ones seen as the enemy.
Salimeh Maghsoudlou, Iranian lecturer at Yale University
Both me and my husband are Iranians and permanent residents of Canada. My husband lives and works in Montreal. I was issued a multiple entry visa which made my travel to Canada possible. I had to cancel my travel this weekend when I heard about the executive order on immigration.
With the new situation not only I will not be able to see my husband for at least three months, but my academic career at Yale will be jeopardised. Once I return to Canada after finishing the spring semester, I won't be able to go back and take up my position at Yale.
Of course I can stay here through next year, but this means that me and my husband will live separated from each other for more than one year. An option that I prefer not to envisage.
Additional reporting by Yousra Elbagir


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The Handmaid's Tale star Elisabeth Moss has lined up a new film project, once again exploring a world seemingly designed to disenfranchise and dehumanize women (i.e., this one). According to The Hollywood Reporter, Moss has signed on to star in the upcoming biopic A Letter From Rosemary Kennedy, where she'd play the older sister of John F. Kennedy, who was lobotomized on her father's orders when she was 23 years old.
Born with an intellectual disability, Rosemary Kennedy was frequently kept out of the public eye, as parents Joseph P. Kennedy and Rose Kennedy reportedly sought to minimize both her own discomfort, and her impact on the family's reputation. As she aged into adulthood, though, her behavior became harder to control, and so, in 1941, her father asked Drs. Walter Freeman and James Watts—two of the major American proponents of the then-new surgical "cure," which had only been performed on 80 or so people in the U.S. (mostly women)—to perform a lobotomy on her. The procedure was deemed a failure, for whatever that means when you're cutting into someone's brain in order to forcibly change their personality; Rosemary lost the ability to walk or speak, and was placed in private and constant care for the rest of her life, while her family did everything it could to curtail conversations about her from breaking out in public.
The new film is being directed by Ritesh Barna, whose 2017 efforts included Robert Redford's Our Souls At Night and the literary adaptation The Sense Of An Ending. The Black List script was penned by Nick Yarborough.

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Internationalizing Flutter apps
- Introduction to localizations in Flutter
- Advanced topics for further customization
- How internationalization in Flutter works
- Alternative internationalization workflows
If your app might be deployed to users who speak another language then you'll need to internationalize it. That means you need to write the app in a way that makes it possible to localize values like text and layouts for each language or locale that the app supports. Flutter provides widgets and classes that help with internationalization and the Flutter libraries themselves are internationalized.
This page covers concepts and workflows necessary to localize a
Flutter application using the
MaterialApp and
classes, as most apps are written that way. However, applications
written using the lower level
WidgetsApp class can also
be internationalized using the same classes and logic.
Introduction to localizations in Flutter
This section provides a tutorial on how to internationalize a Flutter application, along with any additional setup that a target platform might require.
Setting up an internationalized app: the Flutter
_localizations package
By default, Flutter only provides US English localizations.
To add support for other languages,
an application must specify additional
MaterialApp (or
properties, and include a package called
flutter_localizations. As of November 2020,
this package supports 78 languages.
To use flutter_localizations,
add the package as a dependency to your
pubspec.yaml file:
sdk: flutter
flutter_localizations: # Add this line
sdk: flutter # Add this line
Next, run
pub get packages, then import the
flutter_localizations library and specify
localizationsDelegates and
supportedLocales for
import 'package:flutter_localizations/flutter_localizations.dart';
return const MaterialApp(
title: 'Localizations Sample App',
localizationsDelegates: [
supportedLocales: [
Locale('en', ''), // English, no country code
Locale('es', ''), // Spanish, no country code
home: MyHomePage(),
After introducing the
flutter_localizations package
and adding the code above, the
Material and
packages should now be correctly localized in
one of the 78 supported locales. Widgets should be
adapted to the localized messages, along with
correct left-to-right and right-to-left layout.
Try switching the target platform's locale to
Spanish (
es) and notice that the messages should
be localized.
Apps based on
WidgetsApp are similar except that the
GlobalMaterialLocalizations.delegate isn't needed.
The full
Locale.fromSubtags constructor is preferred
as it supports
scriptCode, though the
Locale default
constructor is still fully valid.
The elements of the
localizationsDelegates list are factories that produce
collections of localized values.
provides localized strings and other values for the Material Components
GlobalWidgetsLocalizations.delegate defines the default
text direction, either left-to-right or right-to-left, for the widgets
More information about these app properties, the types they depend on, and how internationalized Flutter apps are typically structured, can be found below.
Adding your own localized messages
Once the
flutter_localizations package is added, use the
following instructions to add localized text to your application.
Add the
intlpackage to the
dependencies: flutter: sdk: flutter flutter_localizations: sdk: flutter intl: ^0.17.0 # Add this line
Also, in the
pubspec.yamlfile, enable the
generateflag. This is added to the section of the pubspec that is specific to Flutter, and usually comes later in the pubspec file.
# The following section is specific to Flutter. flutter: generate: true # Add this line
Add a new yaml file to the root directory of the Flutter project called
l10n.yamlwith the following content:
arb-dir: lib/l10n template-arb-file: app_en.arb output-localization-file: app_localizations.dart
This file configures the localization tool; in this example, the input files are located in
${FLUTTER_PROJECT}/lib/l10n, the
app_en.arbfile provides the template, and the generated localizations are placed in the
${FLUTTER_PROJECT}/lib/l10n, add the
app_en.arbtemplate file. For example:
{ "helloWorld": "Hello World!", "@helloWorld": { "description": "The conventional newborn programmer greeting" } }
Next, add an
app_es.arbfile in the same directory for Spanish translation of the same message:
{ "helloWorld": "¡Hola Mundo!" }
Now, run
flutter gen-l10nso that codegen takes place. You should see generated files in
Add the import statement on
AppLocalizations.delegatein your call to the constructor for
import 'package:flutter_gen/gen_l10n/app_localizations.dart';
return const MaterialApp( title: 'Localizations Sample App', localizationsDelegates: [ AppLocalizations.delegate, // Add this line GlobalMaterialLocalizations.delegate, GlobalWidgetsLocalizations.delegate, GlobalCupertinoLocalizations.delegate, ], supportedLocales: [ Locale('en', ''), // English, no country code Locale('es', ''), // Spanish, no country code ], home: MyHomePage(), );
Use AppLocalizations anywhere in your app. Here, the translated message is used in a Text widget.
You can also use the generated
supportedLocaleslist instead of providing them manually.
const MaterialApp( title: 'Localizations Sample App', localizationsDelegates: AppLocalizations.localizationsDelegates, supportedLocales: AppLocalizations.supportedLocales, );
This code generates a Text widget that displays "Hello World!" if the target device's locale is set to English, and "¡Hola Mundo!" if the target device's locale is set to Spanish. In the
arbfiles, the key of each entry is used as the method name of the getter, while the value of that entry contains the localized message.
To see a sample Flutter app using this tool, please see
To localize your device app description, you can pass in the localized
string into
return MaterialApp(
onGenerateTitle: (context) =>
For more information about the localization tool, such as dealing with DateTime and handling plurals, see the Internationalization User's Guide.
Localizing for iOS: Updating the iOS app bundle
iOS applications define key application metadata,
including supported locales, in an
Info.plist file
that is built into the application bundle.
To configure the locales supported by your app,
use the following instructions:
Open your project's
ios/Runner.xcworkspaceXcode file.
In the Project Navigator, open the
Info.plistfile under the
Select the Information Property List item. Then select Add Item from the Editor menu, and select Localizations from the pop-up menu.
Select and expand the newly-created
Localizationsitem. For each locale your application supports, add a new item and select the locale you wish to add from the pop-up menu in the Value field. This list should be consistent with the languages listed in the supportedLocales parameter.
Once all supported locales have been added, save the file.
Advanced topics for further customization
This section covers additional ways to customize a localized Flutter application.
Advanced locale definition
Some languages with multiple variants require more than just a language code to properly differentiate.
For example, fully differentiating all variants of Chinese requires specifying the language code, script code, and country code. This is due to the existence of simplified and traditional script, as well as regional differences in the way characters are written within the same script type.
In order to fully express every variant of Chinese for the
country codes
TW, and
HK, the list of supported
locales should include:
supportedLocales: [
Locale.fromSubtags(languageCode: 'zh'), // generic Chinese 'zh'
languageCode: 'zh',
scriptCode: 'Hans'), // generic simplified Chinese 'zh_Hans'
languageCode: 'zh',
scriptCode: 'Hant'), // generic traditional Chinese 'zh_Hant'
languageCode: 'zh',
scriptCode: 'Hans',
countryCode: 'CN'), // 'zh_Hans_CN'
languageCode: 'zh',
scriptCode: 'Hant',
countryCode: 'TW'), // 'zh_Hant_TW'
languageCode: 'zh',
scriptCode: 'Hant',
countryCode: 'HK'), // 'zh_Hant_HK'
This explicit full definition ensures that your app can
distinguish between and provide the fully nuanced localized
content to all combinations of these country codes.
If a user's preferred locale is not specified,
then the closest match is used instead,
which likely contains differences to what the user expects.
Flutter only resolves to locales defined in
Flutter provides scriptCode-differentiated
localized content for commonly used languages.
Localizations for information on how the supported
locales and the preferred locales are resolved.
Although Chinese is a primary example,
other languages like French (
should also be fully differentiated for more nuanced localization.
Tracking the locale: The Locale class and the Localizations widget
Locale class identifies the user's language.
Mobile devices support setting the locale for all applications,
usually using a system settings menu.
Internationalized apps respond by displaying values that are
locale-specific. For example, if the user switches the device's locale
from English to French, then a
Text widget that originally
displayed "Hello World" would be rebuilt with "Bonjour le monde".
Localizations widget defines the locale
for its child and the localized resources that the child depends on.
WidgetsApp widget creates a
Localizations widget
and rebuilds it if the system's locale changes.
You can always lookup an app's current locale with
Locale myLocale = Localizations.localeOf(context);
Specifying the app's supportedLocales parameter
Although the
flutter_localizations library currently supports 78
languages and language variants, only English language translations
are available by default. It's up to the developer to decide exactly
which languages to support.
parameter limits locale changes. When the user changes the locale
setting on their device, the app's
Localizations widget only
follows suit if the new locale is a member of this list.
If an exact match for the device locale isn't found,
then the first supported locale with a matching
is used. If that fails, then the first element of the
supportedLocales list is used.
An app that wants to use a different "locale resolution"
method can provide a
For example, to have your app unconditionally accept
whatever locale the user selects:
localeResolutionCallback: (
) {
return locale;
How internationalization in Flutter works
This section covers the technical details of how localizations work in Flutter. If you're planning on supporting your own set of localized messages, the following content would be helpful. Otherwise, you can skip this section.
Loading and retrieving localized values
Localizations widget is used to load and lookup objects that
contain collections of localized values. Apps refer to these objects
If the device's locale changes,
Localizations widget automatically loads values for
the new locale and then rebuilds widgets that used it.
This happens because
Localizations works like an
When a build function refers to an inherited widget,
an implicit dependency on the inherited widget is created.
When an inherited widget changes
(when the
Localizations widget's locale changes),
its dependent contexts are rebuilt.
Localized values are loaded by the
Localizations widget's
list of
Each delegate must define an asynchronous
method that produces an object that encapsulates a
collection of localized values.
Typically these objects define one method per localized value.
In a large app, different modules or packages might be bundled with
their own localizations. That's why the
Localizations widget
manages a table of objects, one per
To retrieve the object produced by one of the
load methods, you specify a
BuildContext and the object's type.
For example,
the localized strings for the Material Components widgets
are defined by the
MaterialLocalizations class.
Instances of this class are created by a
provided by the
MaterialApp class.
They can be retrieved with
Localizations.of<MaterialLocalizations>(context, MaterialLocalizations);
This particular
Localizations.of() expression is used frequently,
so the
MaterialLocalizations class provides a convenient shorthand:
static MaterialLocalizations of(BuildContext context) {
return Localizations.of<MaterialLocalizations>(context, MaterialLocalizations);
/// References to the localized values defined by MaterialLocalizations
/// are typically written like this:
tooltip: MaterialLocalizations.of(context).backButtonTooltip,
Defining a class for the app's localized resources
Putting together an internationalized Flutter app usually starts with the class that encapsulates the app's localized values. The example that follows is typical of such classes.
Complete source code for the
intl_example for this app.
This example is based on the APIs and tools provided by the
intl package.
An alternative class for the app's localized resources
describes an example that doesn't depend on the
intl package.
DemoLocalizations class defined below
contains the app's strings (just one for the example)
translated into the locales that the app supports.
It uses the
initializeMessages() function
generated by Dart's
intl package,
Intl.message(), to look them up.
class DemoLocalizations {
static Future<DemoLocalizations> load(Locale locale) {
final String name =
locale.countryCode == null || locale.countryCode!.isEmpty
? locale.languageCode
: locale.toString();
final String localeName = Intl.canonicalizedLocale(name);
return initializeMessages(localeName).then((_) {
return DemoLocalizations(localeName);
static DemoLocalizations of(BuildContext context) {
return Localizations.of<DemoLocalizations>(context, DemoLocalizations)!;
final String localeName;
String get title {
return Intl.message(
'Hello World',
name: 'title',
desc: 'Title for the Demo application',
locale: localeName,
A class based on the
intl package imports a generated
message catalog that provides the
function and the per-locale backing store for
The message catalog is produced by an
intl tool
that analyzes the source code for classes that contain
Intl.message() calls. In this case that would just be the
DemoLocalizations class.
Adding support for a new language
An app that needs to support a language that's not included in
GlobalMaterialLocalizations has to do some extra work:
it must provide about 70 translations ("localizations")
for words or phrases and the date patterns and symbols for the
See the following for an example of how to add support for the Norwegian Nynorsk language.
A new
GlobalMaterialLocalizations subclass defines the
localizations that the Material library depends on.
A new
LocalizationsDelegate subclass, which serves
as factory for the
GlobalMaterialLocalizations subclass,
must also be defined.
Here's the source code for the complete
add_language example,
minus the actual Nynorsk translations.
The locale-specific
GlobalMaterialLocalizations subclass
is called
and the
LocalizationsDelegate subclass is
The value of
is an instance of the delegate, and is all
that's needed by an app that uses these localizations.
The delegate class includes basic date and number format
localizations. All of the other localizations are defined by
valued property getters in
NnMaterialLocalizations, like this:
String get moreButtonTooltip => r'More';
String get aboutListTileTitleRaw => r'About $applicationName';
String get alertDialogLabel => r'Alert';
These are the English translations, of course. To complete the job you need to change the return value of each getter to an appropriate Nynorsk string.
The getters return "raw" Dart strings that have an r prefix,
r'About $applicationName',
because sometimes the strings contain variables with a
$ prefix.
The variables are expanded by parameterized localization methods:
String get pageRowsInfoTitleRaw => r'$firstRow–$lastRow of $rowCount';
String get pageRowsInfoTitleApproximateRaw =>
r'$firstRow–$lastRow of about $rowCount';
The date patterns and symbols of the locale will also need to be specified. In the source code, the date patterns and symbols are defined like this:
const nnLocaleDatePatterns = {
'd': 'd.',
'E': 'ccc',
'EEEE': 'cccc',
// ...
const nnDateSymbols = {
'NAME': 'nn',
'ERAS': <dynamic>[
// ...
These will need to be modified for the locale to use the correct
date formatting. Unfortunately, since the
intl library does
not share the same flexibility for number formatting, the formatting
for an existing locale will have to be used as a substitute in
class _NnMaterialLocalizationsDelegate
extends LocalizationsDelegate<MaterialLocalizations> {
const _NnMaterialLocalizationsDelegate();
bool isSupported(Locale locale) => locale.languageCode == 'nn';
Future<MaterialLocalizations> load(Locale locale) async {
final String localeName = intl.Intl.canonicalizedLocale(locale.toString());
// The locale (in this case `nn`) needs to be initialized into the custom
// date symbols and patterns setup that Flutter uses.
locale: localeName,
patterns: nnLocaleDatePatterns,
symbols: intl.DateSymbols.deserializeFromMap(nnDateSymbols),
return SynchronousFuture<MaterialLocalizations>(
localeName: localeName,
// The `intl` library's NumberFormat class is generated from CLDR data
// (see https://github.com/dart-lang/intl/blob/master/lib/number_symbols_data.dart).
// Unfortunately, there is no way to use a locale that isn't defined in
// this map and the only way to work around this is to use a listed
// locale's NumberFormat symbols. So, here we use the number formats
// for 'en_US' instead.
decimalFormat: intl.NumberFormat('#,##0.###', 'en_US'),
twoDigitZeroPaddedFormat: intl.NumberFormat('00', 'en_US'),
// DateFormat here will use the symbols and patterns provided in the
// `date_symbol_data_custom.initializeDateFormattingCustom` call above.
// However, an alternative is to simply use a supported locale's
// DateFormat symbols, similar to NumberFormat above.
fullYearFormat: intl.DateFormat('y', localeName),
compactDateFormat: intl.DateFormat('yMd', localeName),
shortDateFormat: intl.DateFormat('yMMMd', localeName),
mediumDateFormat: intl.DateFormat('EEE, MMM d', localeName),
longDateFormat: intl.DateFormat('EEEE, MMMM d, y', localeName),
yearMonthFormat: intl.DateFormat('MMMM y', localeName),
shortMonthDayFormat: intl.DateFormat('MMM d'),
bool shouldReload(_NnMaterialLocalizationsDelegate old) => false;
For more information about localization strings, see the flutter_localizations README.
Once you've implemented your language-specific subclasses of
GlobalMaterialLocalizations and
you just need to add the language and a delegate instance to your app.
Here's some code that sets the app's language to Nynorsk and
adds the
NnMaterialLocalizations delegate instance to the app's
localizationsDelegates list:
const MaterialApp(
localizationsDelegates: [
NnMaterialLocalizations.delegate, // Add the newly created delegate
supportedLocales: [
Locale('en', 'US'),
home: Home(),
Alternative internationalization workflows
This section describes different approaches to internationalize your Flutter application.
An alternative class for the app's localized resources
The previous example was defined in terms of the Dart
package. Developers can choose their own approach for managing
localized values for the sake of simplicity or perhaps to integrate
with a different i18n framework.
Complete source code for the
minimal app.
In the below example, the
DemoLocalizations class
includes all of its translations directly in per language Maps.
class DemoLocalizations {
final Locale locale;
static DemoLocalizations of(BuildContext context) {
return Localizations.of<DemoLocalizations>(context, DemoLocalizations)!;
static const _localizedValues = <String, Map<String, String>>{
'en': {
'title': 'Hello World',
'es': {
'title': 'Hola Mundo',
static List<String> languages ()=> _localizedValues.keys.toList();
String get title {
return _localizedValues[locale.languageCode]!['title']!;
In the minimal app the
DemoLocalizationsDelegate is slightly
different. Its
load method returns a
because no asynchronous loading needs to take place.
class DemoLocalizationsDelegate
extends LocalizationsDelegate<DemoLocalizations> {
const DemoLocalizationsDelegate();
bool isSupported(Locale locale) => DemoLocalizations.languages().contains(locale.languageCode);
Future<DemoLocalizations> load(Locale locale) {
// Returning a SynchronousFuture here because an async "load" operation
// isn't needed to produce an instance of DemoLocalizations.
return SynchronousFuture<DemoLocalizations>(DemoLocalizations(locale));
bool shouldReload(DemoLocalizationsDelegate old) => false;
Using the Dart intl tools
Before building an API using the Dart
intl package
you'll want to review the
intl package's documentation.
Here's a summary of the process
for localizing an app that depends on the
intl package.
The demo app depends on a generated source file called
l10n/messages_all.dart, which defines all of the
localizable strings used by the app.
l10n/messages_all.dart requires two steps.
With the app's root directory as the current directory, generate
$ flutter pub run intl_translation:extract_to_arb --output-dir=lib/l10n lib/main.dart
intl_messages.arbfile is a JSON format map with one entry for each
Intl.message()function defined in
main.dart. This file serves as a template for the English and Spanish translations,
intl_es.arb. These translations are created by you, the developer.
With the app's root directory as the current directory, generate
intl_messages_<locale>.dartfor each
intl_<locale>.arbfile and
intl_messages_all.dart, which imports all of the messages files:
$ flutter pub run intl_translation:generate_from_arb \ --output-dir=lib/l10n --no-use-deferred-loading \ lib/main.dart lib/l10n/intl_*.arb
Windows does not support file name wildcarding. Instead, list the .arb files that were generated by the
$ flutter pub run intl_translation:generate_from_arb \ --output-dir=lib/l10n --no-use-deferred-loading \ lib/main.dart \ lib/l10n/intl_en.arb lib/l10n/intl_fr.arb lib/l10n/intl_messages.arb
DemoLocalizationsclass uses the generated
initializeMessages()function (defined in
intl_messages_all.dart) to load the localized messages and
Intl.message()to look them up.


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One of the best things about St. Patrick's Day is that you don't have to be of Irish heritage to celebrate and enjoy the festivities. Although St. Patrick's Day began as a religious feast day for the patron saint of Ireland, today many Americans embrace the spirit of the holiday and become Irish at heart for 24 hours, wearing green and feasting on Irish fare.
If you'd like to celebrate St. Patrick's Day in your home, why not consider cooking a traditional Irish dish? Here are five favorite Irish food picks.
While there's no corn in corned beef, the meat gets its name because most corned beef cuts are briskets that have been brined, or "corned." To make corned beef tender and flavorful, a gentle, long cooking method is recommended, which makes corned beef and cabbage the perfect recipe for a slow cooker. Just pop the ingredients into the slow cooker on St. Patrick's Day morning and your festive meal will be ready at the end of your day.
If you don't have a slow cooker, you can always make corned beef and cabbage on the stovetop or in the oven using a braising method. There are also lots of delicious options for corned beef leftovers. You can make corned beef sandwiches with hearty mustard on crusty bread or reubens with Thousand Island dressing, sauerkraut, cheese, and rye bread. Or, use the leftovers to make corned beef hash as a special treat for lunch, dinner, or breakfast.
• 4 pounds lean raw corned beef brisket
• 3 tablespoons pickling spice (often included with brisket)
• 1 medium rutabaga, halved and cut into wedges
• 1 pound large carrots, cut into 4-inch pieces
• 1 1/4 pounds large fingerling potatoes
• 1 leek, white and light-green parts only, cut into 3-inch pieces
• 1/2 head Savoy cabbage, cut into wedges
• 1/3 cup horseradish, drained
• 1/3 cup creme fraeche or sour cream
Place the corned beef in a large slow cooker and scatter the pickling spices on top. Layer the rutabaga, carrots, potatoes and leek in the cooker (in this order for even cooking). Add enough hot water (4 to 5 cups) to cover the meat by at least 1 inch, put the lid on the slow cooker and cook on high, 7 to 8 hours.
Remove the meat and vegetables from the slow cooker and keep warm. Put the cabbage in a microwave-safe dish with 2 cups cooking liquid from the slow cooker, cover and microwave until tender, 7 to 10 minutes. Meanwhile, boil another cup of cooking liquid in a small skillet until reduced by half, about 10 minutes. Mix with the horseradish and creme fraeche in a small bowl.
Slice the corned beef and serve with the slow-cooked vegetables, cabbage and sauce; reserve about a quarter each of the meat and vegetables and 1 1/2 cups cooking liquid for Corned Beef Hash.
If you don't want to cook corned beef but are looking for another traditional Irish dish, try colcannon, which is a comfort food combination of mashed potatoes and cabbage. Although colcannon is often flavored with ham or bacon, you can easily leave out the meat for a vegetarian dish. Not a cabbage fan? Try substituting kale for the cabbage.
• 3 pounds potatoes, scrubbed
• 2 sticks butter
• 1 1/4 cups hot milk
• Freshly ground black pepper
• 1 head cabbage, cored and finely shredded
• 1 (1-pound) piece ham or bacon, cooked the day before
• 4 scallions, finely chopped
• Chopped parsley leaves, for garnish
Steam the potatoes in their skins for 30 minutes. Peel them using a knife and fork. Chop with a knife before mashing. Mash thoroughly to remove all the lumps. Add 1 stick of butter in pieces. Gradually add hot milk, stirring all the time. Season with a few grinds of black pepper.
Boil the cabbage in unsalted water until it turns a darker color. Add 2 tablespoons butter to tenderize it. Cover with lid for 2 minutes. Drain thoroughly before returning it to the pan. Chop into small pieces.
Put the ham in a large saucepan and cover with water. Bring to the boil and simmer for 45 minutes until tender. Drain. Remove any fat and chop into small pieces.
Add cabbage, scallions, and ham to mashed potatoes, stirring them in gently.
Serve in individual soup plates. Make an indentation on the top by swirling a wooden spoon. Put 1 tablespoon of butter into each indentation. Sprinkle with parsley.
This traditional Irish bread employs baking soda instead of yeast, which gives it a unique taste and texture. Because you don't have to wait for the bread to rise, Irish soda bread recipes are usually quicker to make than traditional yeast breads. Try a basic Irish soda bread recipe, or this version this version with currants. Serve Irish soda bread alongside corned beef and cabbage or colcannon, or toast it for breakfast with butter and jam. Thick slices of Irish soda bread make a great base for sandwiches, too.
• 4 cups all-purpose flour
• 4 tablespoons white sugar
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup margarine, softened
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 1 egg
• 1/4 cup butter, melted
• 1/4 cup buttermilk
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Lightly grease a large baking sheet.
In a large bowl, mix together flour, sugar, baking soda, baking powder, salt and margarine. Stir in 1 cup of buttermilk and egg. Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface and knead slightly. Form dough into a round and place on prepared baking sheet. In a small bowl, combine melted butter with 1/4 cup buttermilk; brush loaf with this mixture. Use a sharp knife to cut an 'X' into the top of the loaf.
Bake in preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center of the loaf comes out clean, 45 to 50 minutes. Check for doneness after 30 minutes. You may continue to brush the loaf with the butter mixture while it bakes.
There are a lot of good reasons to cook Shepherd's Pie besides celebrating St. Patrick's Day. In addition to being comfort food at its best, Shepherd's Pie is a one-dish meal, a great way to use leftovers, and you can make it ahead. Although it's called a pie, this is actually a savory dish made with meat, potatoes, and vegetables. There are many variations and you can adapt the ingredients to your own taste.
The basic method for Shepherd's Pie includes some type of browned meat (ground beef is popular in the United States, lamb is often used in Britain, and you can also use chicken or turkey if you wish to lighten up the dish a bit.) The meat is usually browned with onions, garlic, and seasonings to give it flavor, and then is mixed in with gravy to keep the base of the pie moist. Vegetables are usually added to the meat and gravy mixture. Traditionally, peas and carrots are included (frozen vegetables work well for this if you're looking to save time), and corn, mushrooms, and even green beans are often added as well. Some Shepherd's Pie recipes include fresh or canned tomatoes in the base.
The meat, gravy, and vegetables are placed in a casserole or oven-safe dish and topped with mashed potatoes, to which an egg and cheese are sometimes added. Then, the entire dish is baked in the oven until the meat is heated through and the potato top is golden. For a different twist, you can use mashed sweet potatoes for the top.
• 5 cups mashed, boiled Yukon potatoes (shortcut: You could use instant potatoes)
• ½ cup sour cream
• 3 ounces cream cheese
• 1 egg yolk
• ½ teaspoon kosher salt
• ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1 tablespoon of olive oil
• 1 1/2 pound ground lamb
• 1 can of diced tomatoes with juice (16-ounce can)
• 1 small bag of frozen vegetable medley (carrot, peas, onion, corn)
• 1 cup of good stout beer
• 1 cube beef bouillon
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch, mixed with a enough water to make a paste
• 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
• 1 ½ cups sharp cheddar cheese
• 2 tablespoons chives
Start with bowl of mashed Yukon potatoes. Add sour cream, cream cheese, cheddar cheese, chives, egg yolk, teaspoon of salt, and teaspoon of black pepper and stir until smooth. Heat oil in skillet over medium-high heat.
Add lamb and cook until browned. Pour off any excess grease, and season with salt and pepper. Add tomatoes with liquid and vegetable medley and cook for 5 to 10 minutes.
While that is cooking, in a small saucepan heat beer and add beef bouillon. Bring up to a simmer and add cornstarch mixture. Then add that to lamb mixture and simmer until thickened.
Grease a 9x13-inch baking dish. Pour in lamb mixture. Spoon mashed potatoes over and make sure the potatoes cover all meat mixture. Top with 1 cup cheese and sprinkle paprika over the casserole. Pre-heat oven to 350'F.
Cook covered with foil until hot. If the the ingredients are still hot when it goes in the oven, bake 25-30 minutes. If the casserole ingredients are cold, bake for about 45 minutes.
Uncover and place under broiler until cheese is bubbly and golden, about 2 minutes.
It's hard to find anyone who doesn't enjoy the sweet, buttery goodness of freshly made shortbread. Serve shortbread for dessert as a perfect ending to a heavy meal, by itself or with ice cream. Or, put shortbread on a decorative plate and serve it with coffee or tea for a mid-morning, afternoon, or bedtime snack.
If you don't have time to try a new recipe this St. Patrick's Day, there are some other easy ways to get the day off to a festive start. Add a drop of green food coloring to the milk at breakfast, or make green eggs or pancakes simply by mixing in a few drops of green food coloring to your scrambled eggs or pancake batter before cooking. Decorate the table with green napkins, placemats, or candles. For a special St. Patrick's Day centerpiece, arrange shamrocks, Bells of Ireland, or white flowers with green foliage, tied with green ribbons. Make sure to wear something green or to accent your wardrobe with a green scarf, socks, jewelry, or other accessory to show your St. Patrick's Day spirit.
• 1 cup (2 sticks) Irish unsalted butter, room temperature
• 1/2 cup plus 1 tablespoon sugar
• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for work surface
Preheat oven to 300 degrees. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper; set aside.
In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream together butter and sugar. With the mixer on low, slowly add flour. Continue mixing until dough comes together to form a ball.
Transfer dough to a lightly floured work surface; roll out dough to about 1/4-inch thickness, dusting rolling pin with flour as necessary to prevent sticking. Using a 2 1/4-inch round, fluted cutter, cut out dough. Transfer to prepared baking sheet, spacing about 1 inch apart. Gather up any scraps, gently re-roll, and repeat cutting process. Take care not to overwork dough.
Transfer baking sheet to oven and bake until shortbread just begins to turn golden, about 30 minutes. Transfer cookies to a wire rack to cool. Shortbread may be stored in an airtight container for up to 3 days.
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The U.S. Navy has launched a second unarmed ballistic missile from a submarine in the Pacific as part of a test of the technology, a Pentagon spokesman said.
It occurred around noon local time Monday and came two days after the USS Kentucky (SSBN-737), an Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine, launched an unarmed Trident II D5 nuclear missile in the Pacific Test Range off the coast of southern California.
The exercise was conducted by the Navy Strategic Systems Programs. The first launch surprised observers, some of whom speculated on social media that light from the object was a meteorite or unidentified flying object, or UFO.
"This is the second and final launch of a planned and scheduled exercise," according to the Pentagon statement. "The test launches were a part of Demonstration and Shakedown Operations, designated DASO-26. The Navy did not release video of the Trident SLBM launch. The missiles landed in the Eastern Missile Range near Kwajalein."
John Daniels, a spokesman for the Navy's Strategic Systems Programs, said he didn't yet have photographs available from today's launch, but referenced the one he Tweeted from the previous test.
As we noted in the previous post, the Navy is upgrading its arsenal of Trident II D5 nuclear missiles to extend their service life for 25 more years aboard the nuclear ballistic missile submarine fleet.


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Aphids!Saturday, August 23rd, 2008
Despite our slow start to the garden this year, everything has been growing really well. We've been eating fresh peas almost everyday for about a month now, the tomatoes are looking really promising, the carrots are just about ready, we've been harvesting the basil and even our one cornstalk has defied all odds and is producing one corn! Yesterday, while I was checking the tomatoes, I found aphids on the flowering branches!!! The aphids nearly destroyed our snowball trees earlier this year and they are not getting my heirloom tomatoes. Luckily there were only a few clusters of them and I began picking them off with my hands. Then I felt weird squishing the bugs and so I blasted them off with the garden hose. When I checked today, there were a few left on the branches still so I blasted them again with the water. Hopefully that's enough to keep them off. Does anyone know of any other organic ways to keep them off my tomatoes?
Aside from that, our local eating has been going really well in the summer. We go to Fresh from the Farm to stock up on meats every few weeks and we have our CSA from Plan B . We only got a half share and we find it challenging to finish all the veggies each week. We're not salad people and we just can't keep up with all the lettuce we're getting! We tried purple beans for the first time last week. Did you know that they're green inside and that they turn green when cooked?They taste similar to green beans with a stronger bean taste.
Since we were away for a few weeks in July, we traded those weeks for fruit shares. I decided to get the fruit shares in August thinking of all the peaches and plums that are in season. Imagine my surprise and disappointment when I didn't get any local fruits in the fruit share. There were bananas, oranges, grapes and plums, mostly from California. Apparently, it's risky to grow peaches and plums organically in Southern Ontario, due the high risk of fungal disease in the fruit. Most farmers can't afford a crop failure. Here's an except from an email from Melanie ofPlan B Organics explaining the situation:
Why is there so little fruit being grown organically in Ontario?
While the climate in Southern Ontario is warm enough to grow tender fruit crops, the high humidity in summer leads to a high incidence and spreading of fungal diseases on tender fruit crops. To combat these fungal diseases on conventional farms tender fruit crops are sprayed with chemical fungicides as many as 15 times or more each season to keep these diseases at bay and ensure a crop for the farmer. These sprays are why we at Plan B feel the need to provide an organic alternative, but for that alternative to also be local is a bigger challenge. Most of the certified organic tender fruits you have been getting in your fruit share are grown in arid, semi-desert zones in California where disease pressures are much lower and it is more conducive to organic growing. The cooler and drier weather in more northern parts of the province where we get our organic apples from is also helps lower disease and pest pressures for the farmers there. We also feel that very few local growers are in the position to risk losing their crops as there is little or no financial security in making significant changes to the food system, unless people are guaranteeing their costs and a a living wage. Things most of us take for granted, but that's not how it is for farmers in our society.
Why can't we get more farmers in Ontario to grow their fruit organically?
We at Plan B Organic Farm began offering the fruit share with hopes that having a good market for local organic fruit would help convince some local growers to convert to organic production. So far we have only been able to find a few farmers who have taken this step, we hope to find more in the future. Our goal is to have everything we handle be local and organic, but this is a goal for us when it comes to fruit, not the reality of where organic agriculture is at right now in Ontario. We want to build this system for the future, if you know of anyone with a fruit farm that's not being used or is retiring please let us know and we will contact them with info about organic production.
So, if you know of anyone interested in organic fruit production, drop them a line at email@example.com.
p.s. We've been getting some local organic melons in our fruit shares in the past two weeks. Yay for melons!


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CIVIC CENTER— Residents voiced fears of overcrowding resulting from the proposed Downtown Specific Plan at a public environmental impact report meeting Thursday night.
Environmental consultant Dan Gira of AMEC, which will write the EIR, explained the project's timeline and listened to public comment.
The proposed plan lays out zoning guidelines for any future construction.
As it is now, the plan would increase allowed densities but not maximum building heights, which remain at 84 feet. A framework plan was approved by the City Council in September.
Gira explained that the EIR would study a variety of environmental factors, including noise, greenhouse gas emissions and water usage.
Amec has worked in Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo, Gira said, and he highlighted their work with historical buildings. He said they will study aesthetic factors like sun and shadow.
"A lot of the community are concerned about light and air Downtown, and changes in character, so we'll be doing photo simulations and building massing in the EIR so you can kind of get a vision of what things will look like," he said.
Amec also plans to address construction noise, Gira said.
Thursday night was a part of a month-long public comment period on the EIR. Through Oct. 21 residents can write letters or e-mail City Hall. Letters should be sent to 1685 Main St., Santa Monica, Calif., 90401. Make it clear that the letter is regarding the Downtown Specific Plan EIR. Residents can also e-mail email@example.com.
AMEC will compile the public comment to be included in the final report, Gira said. A matrix created by AMEC will allow residents to track responses to their comments in the EIR.
Public draft of the EIR will be unveiled in January, followed by a 45-day public review period. The EIR is expected to be finished by March of 2014.
During the public comment portion, Liz Bell urged AMEC and City Hall to wait until the Expo line opens before evaluating Downtown.
"I assure if you mess up this place, with buildings that are too big and out of scale with the rest of the other buildings, with sidewalks too crowded to walk and streets too crowded to drive, word will get out that once there was a place that was nearly perfect, but they ruined it," she said to the applauding crowd. "Money, and the thought that just one more building would be OK."
Miriam Ginzburg, a resident since 1948, spoke to even more applause
"Someone said, 'are we victims of our own success?'" she said. "I think we're just victims at this point."


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An overwhelming number of Wi-Fi users (96%) now expect device manufacturers to build Wi-Fi into more devices - such as cell phones, digital cameras and portable gaming devices, according to Devicescape's second quarterly Wi-Fi Report. The survey, conducted by Decipher, Inc. and sponsored by Devicescape, Intel and Meraki, queried more than 8,000 Wi-Fi users, representing a cross-section of Devicescape's overall membership.
Key findings from the Devicescape Wi-Fi Report showed:
Key findings from the Devicescape Wi-Fi Report showed:
- Ninety-three percent of respondents stated they will make a buying decision based on built-in Wi-Fi.
- Users (84 percent) want hassle-free access to Wi-Fi, meaning no PIN or password.
- Intelligence is expected: Eighty-five percent of people want their device to automatically switch between Wi-Fi and 3G networks based on what is best for the application.
- Free Wi-Fi is a "must have" for 53 percent of respondents.
- Ninety-eight percent of respondents log onto Wi-Fi daily; 57 percent of those log on more than five times a day.
- Ninety percent of respondents make hotel and travel decisions based on the availability of Wi-Fi and 96 percent expect it to be free.
- A surprising number of respondents are willing to participate in a community element of Wi-Fi sharing.


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10 things citizens of UAE should know to travel to USA
Are you longing to watch the dramatic cliffs and ledges of the Grand Canyon? Or do you imagine watching the Statue of Liberty with your dear and close ones? Do you want to take your kids to their dream day out in Disney world? From sun-kissed beaches to forests to pulsating cities to ultimate road trips, USA has everything for all the travel lovers.
Before you start preparing for your US travel and start packing your bags, there are some things that you must know that will ensure a safe, hassle-free and secure visit that comes only with happy memories and no troubles at customs and other such government screening offices. The following post will outline crucial things regarding US tourist visa from UAE that will come handy for every UAE citizen. Though everyone knows about the basic formalities for US Visa Application, there are many more things one should know which are mentioned in the following sections.
Getting the Documents Ready
It is highly important to keep the necessary documents ready before you apply for US visa. A preparation done well in time will ensure that you don't encounter any trouble while travelling.
Read, Read and Read..!!
Yes, no matter how much you despise reading things, but you have to go through the rules and regulations for the US Visa Application; especially the USA Tourist VISA from UAE. You can refer to the official websites of the US and UAE government for the VISA regulations; consulate and embassy websites and other such official channels that offer authentic information. Another source of information that is generally referred to, but might not impart all kinds of information is the passport agent office.
However, the official websites offer the best information in every respect and must be read.
Original and Copied Documents
Don't ever try to forge the documents and abstain from all kinds of activities that might be classified as illegal and can land you in jail. The documents will be checked thoroughly at the time of interview after your US VISA Application is approved.
The forged and duplicate documents will be detected instantaneously and you will be legally charged with the offence of unfair means of entering any nation.
Passport is Crucial
It is important to check that your passport is valid, will be valid for the complete duration of your travel and has been issued in the name and relation of your current status. You can refer to some reputed agent for an Outbound visa- assistance to clear more doubts about your passport as well as of the people that are travelling with you.
Different Norms for Different Countries
If you have travelled to other foreign nations earlier, then don't think that the rules and regulations for tourist VISA will be similar everywhere. The rules and regulations of USA tourist visa from UAE might be different from the country you visited earlier. Hence, you should keep in mind to plan your travel accordingly.
How to Apply for US VISA
Applications can be submitted online as well as offline. The online application submission will be followed by a physical appointment at the passport office in UAE where your credentials will be verified and you will be issued the Passport via mail later. The official website of UAE Passport will comprise all kinds of information you might require in that regard.
Fill the Codes Correctly
The VISA Applications for different purposes have different codes and you have to fill the application relevant to your purpose. Remember the code and use the same code throughout the complete process of applying, obtaining and using the US VISA for UAE citizens.
Schedule the Interview
The VISA interviews are done generally 3 to 4 months prior your visit as some glitches might appear and your travel might get affected by them. Hence, always get the VISA Appointment of 3 to 4 months earlier and plan the travel accordingly. If you book your tickets and the USA tourist visa from UAE gets rejected, you have to cancel the tickets.
Additional Documents
The VISA interviewer might also ask about some additional documents such as US Resident VISA, Employer's Certificate, Additional Photos, Bank Statements of previous 6 months, Travel Details or Itinerary, flight tickets and other booking details etc. Keep all of them and other such related documentary proof ready for the VISA Interview.
Be informed and Be Prompt
Don't panic in the interview as it will be very short around 3 to 5 minutes and your intents for travelling will not be subjected to crucial judgement. Be prompt while answering your questions and reach on time. Read about your rights as a UAE Citizen travelling to USA and always keep the contact information of the embassy and consulate offices ready for any emergency.
To make your travel dreams a reality you can always contact Vega for effortless visa application process. Hope the information is helpful in planning your travel. Happy Journey…!!


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Grant Maiman
Though Grant Maiman grew up sharing a love of cars with his dad, he never sat in a racecar or a kart until he was 19. Even so, when he was 22, Maiman won the 2002 Formula Dodge National Championship in a particularly competitive year with talent running deep.
By 23, Maiman was driving for Red Bull, competing in Formula Renault German, Euro and select Italian championships, as well as F3 and F3000 testing. He sharpened his skills competing with Lewis Hamilton, Nico Rosberg, Vitaly Petrov, Davide Valsecchi, Giedo van der Garde, Pastor Maldonado, Esteban Guerrieri, Simon Pagenaud, and other world class drivers, and also worked with F1 driver coaches. At 24, however, Maiman was competing against younger drivers with endless funding and he found it increasingly difficult to continue on his Formula 1 path.
After moving back to the U.S., he met and married his wife Michelle and they live in Wisconsin with their three daughters. He continues to compete, develop racecars and drivers.


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Four Seminoles selected in 2017 NFL Draft
Similar to finals week coming up for many college students, the 2017 NFL Draft seemed to never end while producing many surprises and various victories along the way.
Four Florida State players – Dalvin Cook, Demarcus Walker, Roderick Johnson, and Marquez White - were drafted by the end of the seventh round on Sunday afternoon. With 45 active NFL players drafted under Seminoles head coach Jimbo Fisher, FSU is well-represented throughout the league.
The 'Noles had two players drafted in the second round, as both Cook (No. 41) and Walker (No. 51) were selected by the Minnesota Vikings and Denver Broncos, respectively.
Although many were disappointed with how far Florida State's dynamic tailback slipped in the draft, Cook was remained grateful to be drafted.
"Moving forward, I have learned from everything," Cook told the Orlando Sentinel. "I'm willing to come in and be surrounded by great people and learn from great people and just do great things."
While this draft class may have been a bit thinner for the Seminoles compared to previous years, here's a quick breakdown of the four players selected.
RB Dalvin Cook
5-foot-10, 210 pounds
Minnesota Vikings No. 41 Overall (2nd round), pick acquired from the Cincinnati Bengals
The Vikings finally found themselves someone to replace former superstar Adrian Peterson, who recently left town for the New Orleans Saints this offseason. Cook is the highest running back that Minnesota has drafted since selecting Peterson with the seventh overall pick in 2007.
While this figures to be a tough act to follow, the former All-American's quickness, blocking power, and pass-catching ability should allow him to make an easy transition to the NFL. Despite injury concerns and potential character flaws, Cook will look to make an immediate impact during his first year.
DE DeMarcus Walker
6-foot-4, 280 pounds
Denver Broncos No. 51 Overall (2nd round)
With 28.5 career sacks, Walker may have been one of the most underrated defensive ends selected in the draft. Sixteen of those sacks came during a phenomenal senior season at Florida State.
In 2016, he was named the ACC's Defensive Player of the Year while earning All-American honors. Throughout his career, Walker established himself as a leader for the Seminoles and hopes to continue dominating opposing offensive lines in the NFL.
LT Roderick Johnson
6-foot-7, 298 pounds
Cleveland Browns No. 160 Overall (5th round)
With a weak crop of offensive lineman is this year's draft class, Johnson elected to forgo his senior season with FSU in order to pursue a professional career. After Sunday's results, the former Jacobs Blocking Trophy winner must be happy with his decision.
A two-time All-ACC first team performer, Johnson is a force to be reckon with while covering quarterback's blind sides. He's also a strong rush blocker and because of his innate athletic ability, whichever quarterback the Browns end up naming their starter will feel much more comfortable with Johnson blocking for them.
CB Marquez White
6-foot, 193 pounds
Dallas Cowboys No. 216 Overall (6th Round)
Starting in all 26 games for the 'Noles during the past two seasons, White recorded four interceptions and only allowed one touchdown reception.
Last year, Cowboys experienced many issues on defense. For this reason, they accomplished one of their many needs by selecting the former Florida State cornerback. Besides White, Dallas selected three other pass defenders in this year's draft. This is why it may be difficult for the Dothan, AL. native to get much playing time initially.
However, White will certainly not shy away from the occasion when his number is called next season.
Undrafted Free Agents
Jesus "Bobo" Wilson, wide receiver — Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Travis Rudolph, wide receiver — New York Giants
Freddie Stevenson, fullback — Chicago Bears


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As if you needed another reason to keep your Android phone or tablet in the living room... Super Bowl XLVI, taking place February 5th 2012, will be streamed both online and on mobile phones for the first time, the NFL said Tuesday. Rather than a simple broadcast of the same stuff you'll find on television, the app will include additional camera angles, live stats, and highlights. Oh, and there will also be replays of the Super Bowl commercials.
The announcement comes as the NFL realizes that many of those using NBC's streams of Sunday Night Football is a result of users looking for a complement to the standard broadcast. In other words, it's not just people who can't get to a television set. Given that last year's Super Bowl drew more than 110 million viewers, a mobile companion should be pretty darn popular.
"Whether it's just for a quarter if somebody has to run out to the store to get something they forgot, now they can stay connected to the game," Hans Schroeder, the NFL's senior vice president of media strategy and development, told The Associated Press. "With such a big television audience, it will be interesting to see the expanded reach."
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We've had 70's here and for Michigan in November... that's weird. and so glad the election is over! Has it been crazy or what? Yowzers.ReplyDelete
Oh my gosh made-for-TV movies. Remember when there was a Movie of the Week?????
I love your song pick! :)Replies
Crazy election week, for sure! That goodness it's over.Delete
Yes, totally remember Movie of the Week. That was like a family event. :)
I'm super tired right now and read "marinara" as "marijuana". I was like, Wow! She really did have a stressful week! I can't believe she's telling us this! Then, I reread the paragraph and laughed so hard at myself. I should go to bed!!! Great song choice. I love that song.ReplyDeleteReplies
Bahaha! Too funny, Deanna! Um, it's been a stressful week but I haven't been driven to that point. LOLDelete
I find my self in YouTube rabbit holes way too often, lol.ReplyDelete
Hopefully the weather will cool down. I had an evening stroll and it was 4 degrees of Celsius, I LOVED it! The cold, the wind, it really gives me the Autumn vibes.Replies
It's so easy to do, isn't it? And I'm sure they make it that way on purpose. One video leads to twenty-seven. LOL So envious of your glorious weather!Delete
I remember Something About Amelia. I just google Surviving and I saw that too, but not the third one.ReplyDeleteReplies
For some reason Surviving really stuck with me for all these years (30 years or more?). Maybe because it was Molly Ringwald.Delete
I didn't even know Weezer had a remake of Africa ! Sorry about the marinara and the lifetime movies, I'm useless here. I mostly follow recipes for sauces at the start then arrange them my way, but there are lots of ideas on Pinterest, for instance ? I've been watching Miss Marple with Geraldine McEwan, I've never watched it before, just the old version with Joan Hickson. Have a great week :)ReplyDeleteReplies
Weezer actually did a wonderful cover of Africa last year. Really well done. Pinterest is a good idea for recipes... but I tend to spend hours on there and walk away no better off. LOLDelete
For the sauce, sweet/bell peppers? Chop 'em up, throw them in, and if you're blending you shouldn't notice them but they're super yummy in basic pasta sauces and help sweeten.ReplyDelete
I dont remember the last time I bought a jar of sauce... :)
Toto's Africa is a nice through back! Ultimate 80's right there but impossible not to smile at. :)Replies
Sadly, peppers are one of the food I absolutely won't touch. Top of my list of foods I loathe. LOL My husband occasionally finds it amusing to offer me money to eat one and I just roll my eyes. :)Delete
I love this song! Yes, I wish we could fast forward a bit, too; I'm worried what the next weeks will bring now that the election has been called.ReplyDeleteReplies
Same here, Angela. I just don't see a smooth transition happening, unfortunately. But eventually he will have to move out and make way. :)Delete
It was back into the upper 70's this week here in SW Ohio and I am OVER IT. It is NOVEMBER. Ugh.ReplyDelete
I love Toto!Replies
Our weather (upper 70's) is pretty typical for November here in FL but I'm still over it. LOLDelete
i was pretty much an ostrich, burying my head in the sand this week. the weather is great here in florida, but the pool is getting very chilly. lolReplyDelete
sherry @ fundinmentalReplies
Wise decision, Sherry! Why subject yourself to all the nonsense, right?Delete
We like our Sauce (I call it Sunday Gravy) on the chunky side. I use sweet onions in mine and diced tomatoes. I can't remember if my grandmother added sugar to her sauce. I would have to ask my mom. Sunday "gravy" is my favorite and I love the way the house smalls when I make a huge pot with Meatballs.ReplyDelete
Have a great week, Tanya! Happy Reading!Replies
Doesn't the house smell fantastic with a good sauce simmering all day? Yum! And now you have me craving meatballs... :)Delete
When I cook a tomato sauce I always add either some sugar or some agave juice. It sweetens the acidity on the tomato. Now Tanya I was on pins and needles this whole week for you all!ReplyDeleteReplies
Hm, I've never used agave juice, but I do think I need to add a little sugar to balance the acidity. Good idea!Delete
oh girl...this election chaotic mess is something let me tell ya LOL At least my state was ready for it. But seriously we still don't know the outcome until it gets settled in the courts and all, its going to be a long month that is for sure. I just hope it all works out and we can move on as a country and learn to unify and lift each other up. again.ReplyDelete
Happy to see Devney Perry on your week of reading, hope you are enjoying all of those! She is a good one.Replies
I don't see much coming from all the lawsuits but I guess we just have to wait and see. It will feel good to have it all behind us so we can move forward and start fresh.Delete
Devney Perry is a real favorite so I'm always excited to pick up one of hers. :)
I'm so happy the election is finally over and decided! I know there are court battles, but I don't think they'll go far. We FINALLY got some cooler weather and rain! Yipee! I hope you get some of the lovely Fall temps too. Perfect reading weather!ReplyDelete
I read The Outpost a while back and really enjoyed it. Hope you did too! :)Replies
Yeah, all the lawsuits seem desperate and I don't think much will come of them. It's exciting to see Biden already making plans and getting ready to hit the ground running.Delete
I really enjoyed The Outpost. The whole Jamison Valley series has been great so far.
Is the election definitely done and dusted!! I'm so glad Biden is in but I can't get over how long the process takes!ReplyDelete
Have a lovely week and stay safe!Replies
Well, it definitely doesn't take this long normally. But with it being such a close race and so many mail-in ballots I guess it really slowed the process. Just so glad it's over!Delete
This has been the longest, most bizarre week in the history of weeks, and that is saying something in 2020! I am glad it is over, and more glad at how it turned out, maybe we can actually attack the pandemic with science and facts and stuff. It was really warm here too, nearly 80 this weekend! Hope you have a good week, and stay safe!!ReplyDeleteReplies
Could we have expected any different from 2020? Ha! It's so encouraging to see that Biden already putting his COVID task force in place and making plans.Delete
Nothing beats slow cooking a pot of sauce all day! I use crushed tomatoes so that it has a bit of texture without being chunky. I also season with a combination of salt, sugar, and crushed red pepper flakes for a hint of spice.ReplyDeleteReplies
Makes the whole house smell delicious, right? I definitely think I need to add a little more sugar to offset the acidity of the tomatoes.Delete
It has definitely been a crazy week! Although I life in Europe, I just couldn't stop watching all the elections stuff.. It was making me crazy! LOL!! Well, maybe the combination of pregnancy and not being able to sleep was what really made me crazy!ReplyDelete
A slowcooker is definitely on my wish list. I've seen and heard so many great recipes, I can't wait to get my hands on one. Your sauce sounds yummy! I love chunks! :D
Invisible Girl looks amazing!
Have a great week, stay safe and happy reading.Replies
I love my slow cooker and use it often. It's so easy to toss ingredients in on a busy day and have dinner ready when I get home from work. :)Delete
Our weather has been amazing in the 79s mostly. But mid week we will have rain and then drop into the 60s. I only make a really simple no cook pasta sauce with fresh tomatoes, fresh basil and lots of garlic but it is definitely chunky, so I am no help. I am happy with the election results and want to move on into the new, out with the old. You got some great looking books - enjoy!ReplyDelete
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I imagine the next two months will be filled with as much revenge and stone-walling as possible, but at least the clock is now ticking.Delete
It really was a wild and crazy week and I expect we're going to have another couple of crazy months ahead of us. I was naively hoping for a smooth transition but that's clearly not going to happen, lol. Mmmm, that homemade marinara sauce sounds so delicious.ReplyDeleteReplies
Yeah, I think it's safe to say a smooth transition is not in the cards. But at least there's now a clock ticking.Delete
We have had some beautiful days lately but I have a feeling that we will be paying for soon enough. I have not made homemade marina before but I have been know to throw tomatoes in the blender before adding them to chili. I don't care for chunky either. I hope you have a great week!ReplyDeleteReplies
Sounds like something I would do, Carole. Chunky tomatoes just do not do it for me.Delete
Ooo homemade marinara?ReplyDelete
Between COVID and trying to steal the election, why do I think the next few months are going to be THE WORST. Just let us have a grown up at the helm!Replies
Right? Get the insolent, petulant toddler out of there and let a grown up take over. Ha!Delete
homemade marianra...i like my sauce less chunky too, but mr wonderful looks to scoop those yummy chunksReplyDelete
sherry @ fundinmentalReplies
I don't mind the flavor of the tomatoes and onions but I do NOT want to bite down on chunks of them. Nope!Delete
Homemade marinara sounds yummy! Hope you find the tweaks you're looking for! I'm really hoping to read Spoiler Alert in the next week. Hope you enjoyed it!ReplyDeleteReplies
I hope you'll love Spoiler Alert when you get to it! :)Delete
It's snowing here. I'd offer to trade weather with you, but I like snow more than hot :). I hope you have a great week!ReplyDelete
Aj @ Read All The Things!Replies
LOL No worries, I think I'd like the snow more than the hot, too. :)Delete


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Monday, October 14, 2019
9:30 am - 5:00 pm
Prelude to College is open to high school junior and senior singers who are interested in preparing for college music school auditions. Attendees will have the chance to rehearse with the Moores School Concert Chorale, tour the Moores Opera House and participate in a faculty studio class, The Audition Package session and a vocal masterclass. Lunch and refreshments will be provided.
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The effects of tooth wear on the activity patterns of free-ranging koalas (Phascolarctos cinereus Goldfuss)
Logan, M & Sanson, GD 2002, Australian Journal of Zoology, vol. 50, pp. 281–292.
This study found that increased tooth wear affects adult koalas in multiple ways. Koalas with significant tooth wear spend less time sleeping and being inactive than those without. They also spend less time moving about and stay within smaller areas. On the other hand, they spend more time feeding and have more spaced out feeding times, thus becoming less nocturnal.
Tooth wear, as a result of biting forces and abrasion from Eucalyptus leaves, can cause changes in digestion rate and hence reduce the amount of nutrient and energy absorbed. To combat this, koalas with significant tooth wear appear to increase the amount of food they eat and also spend more time eating overall. As a result, koalas with significant tooth wear spend less time on other activities. For example, severe tooth wear is linked to a reduction in koala movement, and hence koalas with significant tooth wear have a smaller home range of around one-tenth that of other adults with less tooth wear. Although koalas are known to sleep in the day and spend more time feeding and moving at night, koalas with increased tooth wear appear to spend less time sleeping and being inactive in the day. Tooth wear thus appears to cause a shift in feeding pattern, where the amount of time spent feeding in the day and the night become similar. A reduction in daily inactivity can result in a significant reduction in amount of energy conserved, resulting in a further reduction in the amount of energy available for other essential activities.
One of the reasons koalas move between trees is for social interaction. Movement between trees consumes large amounts of energy for koalas and, therefore, the koalas with high tooth wear were found to engage in fewer social interactions possibly due to having less time and energy available for expenditure. One of the implications of reduced socialisation is a potential decrease in reproductive opportunities and rate. In addition, nocturnality is thought to help koalas avoid predators and extreme daytime temperatures; thus, an implication of reduced nocturnality as a result of increased night-time feeding may be greater exposure to danger.
While the authors of this study recognise that its results come from only six individuals studied, they assert that the findings are significant as they align with findings from other studies. The results of this study contribute to our understandings of the biological processes that affect koalas at the individual and population levels.
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ODB: Minister of Loneliness
May 10, 2019
READ: Hebrews 13:1–8
Keep on loving one another as brothers and sisters. Hebrews 13:1
Keep on loving one another as brothers and sisters. Hebrews 13:1
Following her husband's death, Betsy has spent most days in her flat, watching television and boiling tea for one. She's not alone in her loneliness. More than nine million Brits (15 percent of the population) say they often or always feel lonely, and Great Britain has appointed a minister of loneliness to find out why and how to help.
Some causes of loneliness are well known: We move too often to put down roots. We believe we can take care of ourselves, and we don't have a reason to reach out. We're separated by technology—each of us immersed in our own flickering screens.
I feel the dark edge of loneliness, and you may too. This is one reason we need fellow believers. Hebrews concludes its deep discussion of Jesus's sacrifice by encouraging us to meet together continually (10:25). We belong to the family of God, so we're to love "one another as brothers and sisters" and "show hospitality to strangers" (13:1–2). If we each made an effort, everyone would feel cared for.
Lonely people may not return our kindness, but this is no reason to give up. Jesus has promised to never leave nor forsake us (13:5), and we can use His friendship to fuel our love for others. Are you lonely? What ways can you find to serve the family of God? The friends you make in Jesus last forever, through this life and beyond.
— Mike Wittmer
Who needs your friendship? How might you serve someone in your church or neighborhood this week?
The family of God is intended to be the answer to loneliness.
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