 
       @monthHeader = $('<div class="datepicker-title">' + @now.format(@headerFormat) + '</div>')
 
-      dayLabels = _.map(Locale.get('Date.days_abbr'), (str) -> '<span>' + str.substr(0, 1) + '</span>')
+      dayLabels = _.map(["Sun", "Mon", "Tue", "Wed", "Thurs", "Fri", "Sat"], (str) -> '<span>' + str.substr(0, 1) + '</span>')
       dayLabels = dayLabels.concat(dayLabels.splice(0, @firstDayOfWeek))
-
-      $(document.createElement("div")).addClass('datepicker-header-inner').append(prevBtn)
+      $(document.createElement("div"))
+            .addClass('datepicker-header-inner')
+            .append(prevBtn)
             .append(this.monthHeader)
             .append(nextBtn)
-            .append('<div class="datepicker-daysofweek">'+ dayLabels.join('') +'</div>')
+            .append('<div class="datepicker-daysofweek">' + dayLabels.join('') + '</div>')
             .appendTo(@$header)
 
       @$header

    hidden: false
    autoRender: true
    headerFormat: "MMMM YYYY"
    firstDayOfWeek: 1
    linkTemplate: null


            classes.push('today')

           E = $(document.createElement('a')).attr({
            'data-datestamp': d.format(@dateFormat),
            'class': classes.join(' ')
          }).html(d.date())

          E.appendTo(@$body)
          d.add('days', 1)

      @range[1] = d.clone()
