when we check in with the cfo david weinberg right after the quarter he stood by his long held businesss good and will stay good manttra, indicating the company was on track for continued growth going forward, suggested skechers could double its revenue over the next five years. to be fair, a lot of the problems of the last quarter were one-time issues although some of it had to do with yes, the super freaking strong dollar. that ain't going away any time soon. skechers has a long track record of terrific execution and these guys are very competitive which makes me think they will do everything in their power to avoid having to report a second disappointing quarter in a row. after plunging down to $25 a couple weeks ago the stock appears to be bottoming and rebounding, trading up to $31 as of today. just a reminder, the stock is up 71% for the year. so now that we have been through black friday and cybermonday with the holiday selling season fully upon us, why don't we check in with robert greenberg, chairman and ceo of skechers and david weinberg, the cfo. i had a chance to sit down wi