The View from the Peak Volume 10, Issue 1, February, 2017

Highlights Inside Message from Dan Hannaway,

Meeting Details 2 Leadership Council Coordinator Help Wanted 3 Emergency! Article 4-5 Dear Friends of the Force, Air Travel and DVT 6 2017 Exchange Info 7-8 I hope everyone has recovered from the Council Minutes 9 usually hectic holiday season and have put a Treasurer’s Report 10 temporary pause on their activities for a well- FF General Information 11 deserved rest. There is good reason to single FFPPR 2017 Calendar 12 out February as a month in which to “regroup”. I found the following on the web: Next Membership Meeting In ancient Rome, Februarius was the "Month of Purification" and great festivities were held to reestablish the empire's focus on righteous living….this idea of devoting a Save the DATE/TIME month to the process of purification is invigorating. The hustle- Tuesday, February 21, 2017 bustle of the holidays are left behind - February finally sees many of us getting our first breath of fresh air. And, by this time of year the A Noon Luncheon & pressure of New Year's resolutions is either incorporated itself into healthy habits or dropped by the wayside (depending upon if we've General Membership kept our resolution vows or not :). (http://www.whats-your- sign.com/february-meaning-and-symbolism.html) Meeting

This February, we don’t have any outgoing or incoming exchanges, although the constant planning for upcoming exchanges continues. To help LOCATION: us survive the winter doldrums, we will get together February 21 at noon at Jake and Telly’s Greek Restaurant in Old Colorado City, temporarily put Jake and Telly’s ourselves on one of the Greek islands as we enjoy the food, and most 2616 W Colorado Ave, importantly, enjoy each other’s company. Colorado Springs, CO There is no need to remind everyone of our upcoming exchanges, other than to ask (should I say plead) for all to willingly and actively participate Questions? Call Joanie Huggins in our inbound exchanges. Please contact the Exchange Directors for each Phone: 630-1955 of those two inbound exchanges listed on page 7 of this newsletter. See page 2 for details (continued on page 2)

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Message from Dan (cont.)

Finally, 2017 commemorates the 40th anniversary of the founding of Friendship Force International. The World Conference in Manchester, England would be a great occasion to meet old friends and make new ones. If you have the time and finances, I encourage you to register at

https://www.eiseverywhere.com/ereg/newreg.php?eventid=209170&& and take advantage of the pre and post conference tours and homestays described at

https://www.eiseverywhere.com/ehome/ff40th/469024/

Dan

“I met a lot of people in Europe. I even encountered myself.” ~James Baldwin

Next General Membership Meeting

Our next General Membership Meeting will be held on Tuesday, February 21st. It will be a noon luncheon at Jake & Telly’s Greek Taverna in Old Colorado City. Jake & Telly’s is located at 2616 W. Colorado Avenue. There is ample free parking at the restaurant, and there is nothing for you to bring this time. Dining selections will be off the restaurant’s regular menu. Menu options include Greek and Mediterranean dishes as well as burgers, soups, and salads. Questions? Please call Joanie Huggins at 630-1955

“If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.” ― J.R.R. Tolkien

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Help Wanted -- Webmaster

Anyone interested in taking over the webmaster position? Well, here’s a great opportunity to learn and/or develop web hosting skills and have some fun while doing it.

Nora Durham will be retiring from her role as our FFPPR webmaster . She has worked in this capacity for the past two years. During that time frame FFPPR has acquired an updated version of WebEasy software, and Nora has given our website a new and fresher look with added features to boot. We are not asking anyone to use his or her own PC or to buy any additional software or hardware. It’s already pre-packaged and up and running. Whoever takes on this role will receive the FFPPR PC and software that the system resides on to ensure continuity and an ease of transition. As Nora says, “It was an amazing task to get WebEasy set up from Warren's PC but with lots of work it was accomplished. The hard part is over. Now it's just updates.”

If you are interested in this role and want to find out more about it, please contact any FFPPR Leadership Council member (see page 11) or Nora Durham.

To check out the new FFPPR website, mouse over the following link and enter Ctrl-Click or copy and paste the link to your web browser.

http://www.friendshipforcepikespeak.com/

You can do this!

"Some things man was never meant to know. For everything else, there's Google."

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Emergency! Men, How Typical

By Irmgard von der Gathen

While I am on the phone with the 911 operator, I am wondering how soon I will hear the sirens of the medical response. With phone in hand I run to the front door to open it and to wave to anyone arriving, lest they miss our house, which sits back from the street.

The operator is talking to keep me calm. “Do you have aspirin at hand?” he asks me. “Yes, I have low dose ones,” I reply. “O.K.” he replies, “get some, and give your husband four of them to chew. Stay calm.” He says quietly when he realizes that I feel like crying. “I will be on the phone with you until help arrives.”

My husband, Paul, is standing in the hall way, arms up, facing and leaning against the wall, because that seems to be the only position in which he can endure the pain in his chest area. It appeared to me that he might be having a heart attack. Why else would my ever healthy husband have tried to come down the hallway, holding on to the walls, to seek me out? All his life he has never admitted to, or been in pain like this. Even when he cut his leg open with the hedge trimmer, he refused to see a doctor and tried to hide it from me. His motto as an avid runner always is expressed with the ridiculous statement: “If you feel bad go running. It’ll fix you right up.”

After what seems a long time, the first two emergency trucks arrive and park downhill on the street. I am standing in the doorway and I am observing the men getting out and opening different compartments in the truck to retrieve their equipment. They appear to be in no particular hurry. I wave to them and I want to shout: “Hurry up!” Then they walk, not run, all the way up the driveway to the house. I guide them to the hallway where my husband is still in the same position moaning loudly. While one of the medics unpacks his equipment, another truck and more medics arrive. Now there are about six men crowding the hallway, and then the ambulance arrives and two more men get in line with the others.

By now the medic has attached the sensors to my husband’s upper body to monitor his heart. “It’s not a heart attack.” He concludes after a few more minutes. “How is the pain?” he asks of my husband. “It’s still there, my husband replies, “but it’s not quite so intense now.”

The men ask for a chair and my husband is able to let go of the wall and gets lowered into the chair. All the while the EKG machine is recording his vitals. One of the men takes me aside to get more information so that he can fill out his report. After that the attending medic states that it would be a good idea for my husband to go to the hospital to find out what is causing the pain. My husband’s typical response is: “I am feeling much better now, and I don’t need to go to the hospital!” The medic turns to me: “Mam, maybe you should convince your husband that it is in his best interest to be checked out further.” I have already made up my mind that he is going to the hospital. “Yes, he is going with the ambulance, whether he wants to or not!” I reply firmly.

Paul spent the next two days in the hospital. After undergoing many tests that same evening, a blood clot was discovered in his lower lung and he was admitted. Treatment, consisting of clot busting medication, was immediately started and needed to be closely monitored. It goes without saying that my husband who had never been to a hospital insisted during every visit from family members that he didn’t need to be in the hospital, that he is fine, that he is bored, and that is was all a big deal over a little clot.

Today Paul is doing fine. He returned to work the next day and he acts like nothing ever happened, but he is good about getting his blood checked every week for the correct consistency. It is expected that the clot will completely resolve within the next two months.

As a footnote: It is suspected that the clot in my husband’s case was caused by sitting 10 continues hours in the car driving from Colorado Springs to Lake Powell. Blood clots typically start in the legs and then travel to other parts of the body, where in some cases and depending on size, they can cause death. -- Irmgard

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Air Travel and DVT

After reading Irmgard’s poignant article, I came across this one from KLM Royal Dutch Airlines. I want to emphasize that the incidence of DVT is low. I don’t want to be an alarmist; however, this is something we should all be aware of. The following article mentions several precautions we can consider to minimize the chance of DVT. -- js

Concern about deep vein thrombosis (DVT), a potentially life-threatening disorder in which blood clots form in the deep veins of the body, particularly the legs, has been growing in recent years after several cases were attributed to long flights. DVT can lead to a pulmonary embolism (PE), when a clot breaks free and lodges in a lung.

In an airplane, the dehydration caused by the dry air may thicken blood. In addition, the low cabin pressure, combined with immobility in cramped seats, may cause blood to collect in the legs. As a result, DVT has been dubbed ''economy class syndrome.'' The potential for the problem is greater when in-flight airline personnel keep the seat belt sign lighted and discourage passengers from moving about the cabin due to air turbulence.

Who are most susceptible?

 People with cancer, chronic heart or respiratory failure, or an inherited or acquired predisposition to clotting, obesity or varicose veins  Those who recently have had major surgery, have been bed-ridden or have suffered a blow to the leg  Women who are pregnant, who've recently had a child, who are taking contraceptives or who are undergoing hormone replacement therapy  People 40 years and older may also be at increased risk.

Approximately four to five percent of high risk individuals may suffer DVT on flights of 10 hours or more. Swelling, tenderness, discoloration or redness in the lower legs may be signs of DVT. Unfortunately, however, there are often no symptoms at all.

What precautions can you take?

At the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions in 2001, the results of research conducted by an international group of scientists from the U.K., Australia and Italy suggested that low-to medium risk patients may prevent DVT with compression stockings, while a single dose of heparin, a blood thinner, may work for high-risk individuals. Consult with your physician if you are concerned about DVT and to discuss how to best reduce your risk. In addition, you can walk around the cabin every 15 to 30 minutes if possible during flights of three hours or longer.

 Do some simple stretching exercises while seated (see in-flight exercises below)  Sleep only for short periods—up to 30 minutes at a time  Limit alcohol and caffeine, which may contribute to dehydration  Bring your own water bottle, or request water if your flight has a beverage service  Walk briskly through the airport during layovers

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In-flight exercises

Ankle turns: Lift your feet off the floor and move your toes in a circle, one foot moving clockwise and the other foot moving counterclockwise. Change direction and repeat.

Foot lifts: Place your heels on the floor and bring your toes up as high as you can. Then put both feet back flat on the floor. Then pull your heels up while keeping the balls of your feet on the floor.

Knee lifts: While keeping your knee bent, raise your leg while tensing your thigh muscle. Repeat 20 to 30 times, alternating legs.

Shoulder rolls: Raise your shoulders and then move them forward, downward and then backward in a smooth circular movement.

Arm bends: Start with your elbows on the armrests and your hands pointed forward so that your lower and upper arms make a 90-degree angle. Take turns moving your left and then your right hand toward your chest and back, and continue for 30 seconds.

Knee to chest: Bend slightly forward. Fold your hands together around your left knee and pull it toward your chest. Hold this position for 15 seconds and let your knee drop slowly. Change legs and repeat.

Forward bends: Place both feet on the floor and pull your abdomen in. Bend slowly forward and ''walk'' your fingers along your shins to your ankles. Hold for 15 seconds and sit up slowly.

Upper-body stretch: Stretch both arms over your head. With your right hand, grab your left wrist and pull it slowly to the right. Hold for 15 seconds and change arms.

Shoulder stretch: With your right hand, grab your left elbow and pull your outstretched left arm slowly toward your right shoulder. Hold for 15 seconds and change arms.

Neck roll: Relax your shoulders, let your head drop to your right shoulder and roll your head slowly to the front and then to your left side. Repeat five times.

Source: KLM Royal Dutch Airlines

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2017 Exchange Summary

Here’s a summary of our planned exchanges for 2017. Please make a note of these dates so that you may plan your level of participation. There are many ways you can participate. Participation is not limited to just Home, Day, and Dinner hosting. Note also that there are still open slots available for our 2017 out-bound exchanges. Feel free to contact the assigned EDs to express interest. Additional details will be made available as they emerge.

In-bound international exchange:

Sao Paulo, Brazil -- Dinner Hosts Needed May 27 - 3 ED Committee Chaired by Margaret Baptist (520-5237) with team members Annabel Widney, Kaye Brabec, Shirley Miekka, Judie Werschky

A planning session was held on January 15th to discuss an event agenda for our Brazilian ambassadors. The schedule of events is almost complete including the farewell dinner set for June 6th; however, we still have a need for additional volunteers, particularly dinner hosts, to assist in making this exchange a success. Please consider volunteering as Judie notes below:

On May 27 nineteen ambassadors from Sao Paulo, Brazil, will arrive to spend a week of fellowship with our club members. An important element of every exchange is dinner hosting. That means that club members invite ambassadors and their home hosts for dinner. Everyone agrees that this small group get-together is the most valuable of our many experiences. The guests can be as few as two (single host and single ambassador). The norm is 4 guests: a host couple and an ambassador couple. However, if you prefer a larger group, that's fine, too. Dinner does not have to involve haute cuisine unless that's your preferred style. Please step up and volunteer to host a dinner. You'll enjoy it, and your friends the home hosts will be extremely grateful to you. The preferred date for dinner hosting is Tuesday, May 30. If that is not workable for you, the alternate date is Wednesday, May 31. Please contact Judie Werschky, [email protected] or 632-9989.

In-bound international exchange:

Xalapa,Mexico -- Stay tuned for additional details August 2 - 8 ED: Dan Hannaway (596-7633)

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Out-bound domestic exchange:

Southern Oregon -- 4 Ambassador Slots Still Available June 21 - 27 EDs: Joanne and Werner Karlson (475-2574)

A WEEK TO REMEMBER! Highlights include:

 Crater Lake National Park + redwood trees and beaches  Backstage Tour at Oregon Shakespearean Festival  Historic Applegate Trail and gold mining sites + wineries

Much to our surprise, only eleven members have committed to the outbound exchange June 21-28 to southern Oregon! We would like to have 15 attend. Please consider joining us and, perhaps, inviting a friend to go along. They would have to join FFPPR, of course. A check for $50 secures your reservation. The hosting fee will be $290.00 which includes most tours and meals, and an overnight stay at the Coast. Additional expenses would be some meals, optional play tickets and/or other activities you select, including being more adventurous, e.g. jet boat tours.

The Ashland/Medford Rouge River Valley is located 16 to 30 miles north of the California border along Interstate 5 and is the 4th largest trade center in Oregon. The Medford airport is serviced by Delta Air. The area is well known for its fruit orchards, Oregon Shakespearean Festival, gold history and the Applegate Trail, wineries and microbreweries, logging, river sports, many art galleries and cultural sites.

For questions and reservations, contact Werner or Joanne Karlson at (719) 475-2574. Please leave a message if we don’t answer. The cut-off date for reservations will be after the February 21 luncheon at Jake & Telly’s in Old Colorado City.

Out-bound international exchange:

Montreal, Quebec -- Ambassador Slots Still Available possible pre and/or post-trip to Quebec City and Ottawa September 14 - 20 EDs: Jeanne and Brian Marsh (590-7237)

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FFPPR Council Meeting Minutes November 1, 2016 Pikes Peak Library 21C, Room B2

Attendees: Dan Hannaway, Mike Brabec, Dick Battersby, Judie Werschky, Joanie Huggins, Margaret Baptist, Jerry Sabolik. Guests: Steve and Susan Tindall, Dianne Wood

Introductory Remarks (Dan Hannaway) •  Welcome to new council member (2017), Dianne Wood  Website progress is noted and available for viewing  New (Deluxe Version) of the FFPPR Banner was exhibited (apostrophe removed)  Wish List for 2018 Exchanges was completed and sent by due date.  FF name plates will ordered from FFI; cost is $8.50 plus shipping. Judie Werschky suggested adding Colorado, USA, to the name plate. Susan volunteered to survey individual members as to preference for magnets, pins or holes for necklace. Dick Battersby suggested to hold off ordering until after January 1, 2017, to be sure of current membership.  An overage payment was received due to savings on the Grand Junction leg of the recent Global Exchange. The amount will be donated to YMCA Senior Center as a “favorite charity”.

Minutes of Previous Meeting (Mike Brabec) Accepted as submitted.

Treasurer’s Report (Dick Battersby). Copies circulated to Council by Dick Battersby. Checking balance of $3,512.09, when combined with Savings and Exchange Checking, yields a total of $5,777.97.

Exchanges (Judie Werschky): International Exchanges:  May 27-June 3, 2017 Sao Paulo, Brazil ED Committee of Margaret Baptist, Annabel Widney, Kaye Brabec, Shirley Miekka, Judie Werschky continue to work on this exchange. Is presumed that Sao Paulo should prepay cost before their arrival.  August 8-15 2017 Xalapa, Mexico ED Dan Hannaway  Sept/Oct 2017 Montreal, Canada EDs Jeanne and Brian Marsh. Pre- and Post visit activities will be examined. Judie summarized the evaluation of the Global Exchange. We received a rating of 12 overall, which apparently is pretty good. The Ambassadors especially like the Pikes Peak ascent with the “home-made” lunches for the trip. Despite the taxing early morning time, the Ambassadors like the sunrise at Garden of the Gods. Some criticism of the parking lot handoff from the Denver host was made. They noted as a very positive note that members of our club that participated in this exchange seemed to “like and enjoy” one another. Domestic Exchanges:  2017 Outbound to South Oregon – 3rd week in June – Joanne and Werner Karlson EDs. Ambassadors will plane to Medford, OR. The focus of activities will be at Ashland.

Meeting and Event Plans (Joanie Huggins):  Etta prefers to use her own tablecloths and napkins for the Party. Announce to members to please not bring their own servers for their dishes. The entire choir, as well as the Barbershop group, will entertain at the Christmas Party.  Joanie is calling restaurants for accommodation to seat up to 50 people for a meal/meeting. Our next meeting will be in February and will be a noon-time luncheon. We still need a program.  Membership, Recruitment, Publicity, Fund Raising (Margaret Baptist): Margaret is “handing the reins” over to Dianne Wood, but will be available to assist with the computer work.

For the Good of the Order: The next meeting will be December 6 at Library 21C Room B6 at 1 PM. Adjourned, 2:20 pm. Respectfully submitted, Mike Brabec

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FFPPR Treasurer’s Report November 1, 2016

Checking Balance 10/4/2016 $3,416.09

Expenses: 10/18/2016 Cash Senior Center Usage Fee $62.00 -$62.00

Income: 10/28/2016 Dep General Mtg Fee 30 @ $5 less $62 SC Fee $88.00 10/28/2016 Dep Kyohei Sakuda 2016 New Member $35.00 10/28/2016 Dep Caroline Schlatter 2016 Member Fee $35.00 $158.00

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Checking Balance 8/31/2016 $3,512.09 ======

Other ENT Credit Union Accounts:

9/30/2016 Savings $1,911.50 9/30/2016 Exchange Checking $354.38 ______

Total All Accounts $5,577.97 ======

The FFPPR Newsletter is published and distributed on a bi-monthly schedule and usually will correspond to our general membership meeting months. As your newsletter editor, I welcome any suggestions, criticisms, and, of course, your articles. A tentative FFPPR 2017 Calendar of Events appears at the end of this newsletter. It may be updated throughout the year if event dates should change. By the way, FFI has introduced a new tag line to go along with the FFI logo – “Experience different views. Discover common ground.” Check out the new FFI promo video at http://friendshipforce.us12.list- manage.com/track/click?u=ba1bffc1cec3dcb20c97569d1&id=4714617651&e=1b3e4880e4. We will be incorporating the new FFI logo/tag line in future editions of the FFPPR Newsletter. And don’t forget to check out our updated FFPPR website where you can view past issues of our newsletter and much more. A special thanks to those who submitted articles for this issue. It makes my job a bit easier. Thank you all for your support, and please send your comments and articles to me at [email protected].

Jerry

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Friendship Force Information

FFPPR Leadership Council 2016-2017 Friendship Force of the Mountain States Region Presidents for 2016

Council Coordinator Dan Hannaway, 596-7633 Cheyenne Dave Bentzin [email protected] Treasurer Denver Carl Dawson [email protected] Dick Battersby, 531-5991 Northern CO Barbara Miller [email protected] Secretary/Historian Pikes Peak Dan Hannaway [email protected] Mike Brabec, 434-2053 Utah/Salt Lake City Judy Cohen [email protected] Exchange Coordinator Western CO Sue Moyer [email protected] Judie Werschky, 632-9989 Membership Coordinator Mtn States Field Rep Sue Palmer [email protected] Dianne Wood, 684-2114 Activities Coordinator Mountain States Region Friendship Force Joanie Huggins, 630-1955 Club Websites Newsletter Coordinator Cheyenne -- http://www.friendshipforcecheyenne.org/

Jerry Sabolik, 481-2876 Denver -- http://friendshipforcedenver.org/ Webmaster Northern Colorado -- http://ffncolo.com/ Nora Durham, 232 9277 Pikes Peak -- http://friendshipforcepikespeak.com/

http://friendshipforcepikespeak.com Utah/Salt Lake City -- http://www.friendshipforceofutah.org/ Western Colorado -- http://www.ffwcolo.com/

FFI Atlanta website: www.friendshipforce.org

FFPPR 2017 Calendar (tentative)

2016 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 2016 Sat 1 1 Canada Day Sun 1 New Year's 2 2 1 Sun Mon 2 3 1 3 2 Mon Tue 3 4 Lead Council 2 Lead Council 4 Independence Day1 Lead Council 3 Lead Council 1 Tue Wed 4 1 1 5 3 5 2 Inbound 4 1 Wed Thu 5 2 2 6 4 1 São Paulo 6 Lead Council 3 Xalapa 1 5 2 Thu Fri 6 3 3 7 5 Cinco de Mayo2 São Paulo FW 7 4 Xalapa 1 6 3 1 Fri Sat 7 4 4 8 6 3 São Paulo 8 5 Xalapa 2 7 4 2 Sat Sun 8 5 5 9 7 4 9 6 Xalapa 3 8 5 End Daylight Svngs3 Sun Mon 9 6 6 10 8 5 10 7 Xalapa 4 9 6 4 Mon Tue 10 7 Lead Council 7 Lead Council 11 9 6 Lead Council 11 8 Xalapa 5 Lead Council 10 7 Lead Council 5 Lead Council Tue Wed 11 8 8 12 10 7 12 9 6 11 8 6 Wed Thu 12 9 9 13 11 8 13 10 7 12 9 7 Thu Fri 13 10 10 14 12 9 14 11 8 13 10 8 Fri Sat 14 11 11 15 13 10 15 12 9 14 11 9 Sat Sun 15 MLK B'day 12 Lincoln's BD12 Daylight Savings16 14 Mother's Day11 King Kamehameha16 I Day 13 10 15 12 10 Sun Mon 16 MLK Day 13 13 17 15 12 17 14 11 16 13 11 Mon Tue 17 14 Valentine's 14 18 FF Meeting 16 13 18 15 FF Meeting 12 17 FFMeeting 14 12 FF Meeting Tue Wed 18 15 15 19 17 14 19 16 13 18 15 13 Wed Thu 19 16 16 20 18 15 20 17 14 Outbound 19 16 14 Thu Fri 20 17 17 St. Paddy's Day21 19 16 21 Outbound 18 15 Montreal 20 17 15 Fri Sat 21 18 18 22 20 17 22 S. Oregon 19 16 Montreal 21 18 16 Sat Sun 22 19 19 23 21 18 23 S. Oregon 20 17 Montreal 22 19 17 Sun Mon 23 20 President's Day20 24 22 19 24 S. Oregon 21 18 Montreal 23 20 18 Mon Tue 24 21 FF Meeting 21 25 23 20 FF Meeting 25 S. Oregon 22 19 Montreal 24 21 19 Tue Wed 25 22 Washington's22 BD 26 24 21 26 S. Oregon 23 20 Montreal 25 22 20 Wed Thu 26 23 23 27 25 22 27 S. Oregon 24 World Conf 21 26 23 Thanksgiving 21 Thu Fri 27 24 24 28 26 23 28 25 World Conf 22 27 24 22 Fri Sat 28 25 25 29 27 Inbound 24 29 26 World Conf 23 28 25 23 Sat Sun 29 26 26 Prince Kuhio 30Day 28 São Paulo 25 30 27 World Conf 24 29 26 24 Sun Mon 30 27 27 29 São Paulo 26 31 28 World Conf 25 30 27 25 Christmas Mon Tue 31 28 28 30 São Paulo 27 29 26 31 28 26 Tue Wed 29 31 São Paulo 28 30 27 29 27 Wed Thu 30 29 31 28 30 28 Thu Fri 31 30 29 29 Fri Sat 30 30 Sat Sun 31 New Year's EveSun