so that s helpful. now the dow, s & p and nasdaq down. this is an astounding turn around. is this a wild card that s left hanging out there now? the headline risk is assuming europe is out of the way. china is slowing down a little bit but it looks like they may take steps to make sure their growth remains on track. whether or not we can maintain 2.5% economic growth is an oep question. but we re getting through earnings season rather nicely and we reรง in also a seasonabl period where stocks tend to do pretty well. ron, great to see you this morning. thank you, sir. we want to show you some gruesome pictures, the aftermath of this violent scuffle with police during an occupy wall street protest during night. an iraq war vet, blood streaming from his head, there after having his skull fractured during that rally. oakland police fired bean bag rounds and tear gas into the