fact that 2011 the third year of the president's term in office was such a lackluster year, histor chrae tim plys that we could end up with a blah 2012 as well. >> tom: we'll leave it there. happy new year to you, great to sigh, our market monitor as we wind up the year, sam stovall with s&p capital iq. >> finally tonight, when the ball drops in times square, new york city tomorrow night t will bring in more than just the new year it also rings in the new energy, independence and security actor. a multiful but tomorrow's the occasion all 32,000 balls are energy efficient. the will build is designed to encourage new lighting technology like led and hall o again bulbs, aimed at cutting energy consumption and saving consumers money. thanks to all of those new balls that the time quarter ball drop will use, 88% electricity than previous years. that's it for us for this year and for tonight, it's nicely business report for friday december 30th, the last trading day of 2011. i'm tom hudson. thanks for joining us. from all of us at nbr have a happy and safe new year. we'll see you back here in 2012