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For a motorcycling historian, the
SV1000 is one of the most interesting bikes ever made. This is a bold statement to make, but the SV proves three things. First, even a company with Suzuki's uncanny skill of being in touch with their customer base can get things wrong – and badly too. Next, compromises always lead to failure where motorcycles are concerned. Finally, and perhaps most interesting of all, it is possible to fail even with a fine package of individual parts.
At the SV's launch perhaps the problem which weighed most heavily on Suzuki's corporate mind was the TL1000 – the SV's totally evil sibling. The TL was a hairy-chested, hyper sportbike aimed right at the center of the Ducati 916's target audience. With the TL making 135 horsepower – 20 hp more than the 916 – at a near identical weight to the
and with all the reliability of Japanese engineering, Suzuki should have stomped all over the Bologna bikes but didn't.
The "but" in this case was a chassis which was simply too ambitious – or, contra intuitively, maybe not ambitious enough. Instead of a World Superbike winning chassis, the TL's cycle parts guaranteed, at the very least, an absence of constipation in the rider and, often, personal meetings with nice nursing staff and sympathetic doctors.
The Suzuki SV1000's 996cc V-Twin promises a real rider
experience when it rumbles to life, but on the road remains
inoffensive and lifeless through the rev range.
So when the SV was launched the warning lights were well and truly lit on Suzuki's instrument panel. Gone was the frenetic rush of the eight-valve, dual overhead cam V-Twin which powered the TL. Instead, Sensible San in Hamamatsu re-cammed and re-mapped the same motor, so that it allegedly produced 120 hp – but felt about 20 hp less.
The capacity remained at 996cc and the six-speed gearbox was retained from the TL but now the powerplant was a sportbike engine which the Health and Safety lobby would have us all ride.
There was absolutely nothing wrong with the motor. Rather, it gave the impression of a dilatory teenager: you wondered when it was ever going to wake up, get out of bed and start mowing the lawn!
Ironically, the situation was made worse by Suzuki's cute little SV650 which was introduced at the same time as the SV1000. The free revving little 645cc motor was full of character and fun, being both easy for beginners to use whilst remaining highly satisfying for experienced riders.
The chassis continued the theme of getting back to sensible basics. Where the TL had a short wheelbase, and stood on its rear wheel with the slightest encouragement, the SV was nearly two inches longer – and with a shallower steering head angle. The TL's ineffective, but ground breaking, rotary damped rear shock was replaced by an utterly conventional unit and the front forks were inoffensively efficient. The result was ultra-safe, ultra stable handling which would bring tears of joy to any safety obsessed bureaucrat.
The same applied to the SV's ergonomics. Everything is in the right place, and nothing is uncomfortable, but there is no sense of involvement in the riding experience. Riding an SV is more akin to driving a mid-range family hatchback car than riding a motorcycle.
The instrument binnacle looks good, but is infinitely uninspiring. Suzuki achieve styling success in other areas though, particularly in the graceful lines of the fuel tank.
The sad thing is that Suzuki did take care with the finish on the SV. At first glance the bike does look the part, with a graceful, curving fuel tank and an impeccably finished alloy beam frame. The paintwork was excellent too and even the detail of the instrument binnacle looked good. What was missing? Nothing in practical terms, but everything when it came to design flair – the quirkiness which shows that a designer has put something of his soul into the bike rather than it being the product of a committee.
On the road, the SV was one the strangest motorcycles I have ever ridden. Suzuki had not over-silenced the bike so the big V-Twin burbled away at tick over, promising a real rider experience at the top end of the rev range. Instead, nothing really happened. The revs rose and the engine note remained as inoffensive as ever.
The SV was incredibly, almost embarrassingly, forgiving and this was perhaps its biggest fault. Forgive me for saying this, but I am more than passingly competent when it comes to riding a motorcycle. Therefore, I want a bike that will criticize my riding errors and smile with me when I get something right. The SV did neither. No matter how well, or badly, the bike is ridden it will remain solid, inoffensive and biddable.
If riding a 916 on the road is like making love with a motorcycle then the same journey on an SV is also like an afternoon of passion – but this time wearing 10 prophylactics simultaneously. Somewhere, a long way distant, you know that you are doing something really exciting – but you are so far from the act that you wondered why you bothered.
At the end of each Memorable Motorcycles piece I normally make a prediction as to the bike's future. In this case, the analysis is clear. The SV 1000 will disappear quietly into the afterlife neither loved, nor reviled, nor respected, nor resented but quite simply ignored – and that's a sad epithet for any bike.
Memorable Motorcycle: Suzuki SV1000
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May 16, 2015 04:57 PM
Ran across this today, curious about how history treats my last bike. I retired in 2012 to South America after 44 years of riding, the last 21 full time in Seattle where you can ride year round. The last new bike I bought was a 2005 SV1000S. I opted for the optional bodywork, chain hugger, rear seat cover, etc. As I had seen in Cycle World. I'm not sure what this author is on about but the bike, I've owned over 80, was far and away my favorite bike. I put 68,000 trouble free miles on that bike between January 1, 2006 and Spring of 2011 when I sold it in preparation for retirement. That bike was so much fun riding the Cascade mountain highways of Washington and Oregon. No frantic gear shifting to stay in the power band, just twist the throttle and hang on. Oh, and I never once checked the valve lash and never once had a problem with it. I could get 20K out of the chain and sprocket and 12K on the tires and while I tried a few brands, Michelin is simply the best. Awesome bike.
April 29, 2014 02:06 PM
Well, I'm glad I read this article of Melling's, now I know not to read anymore of them. Based upon his prose here, he is definitely no current motorcycle expert. His heavy involvement with vintage British bikes obviously colors his evaluation of the SV1000. Compared to vintage British iron, the SV, or any other modern Japanese sport bike, has no character. All of them fit the soul lacking character he dribbles about, and they don't have the design, engine, or handling quirks he romanticizes - "I want a bike that will criticize my riding errors and smile with me when I get something right". No, they work very, very well so that the rider can enjoy riding vs fixing all the quirks. Now for an accurate evaluation of the SV1000. It looks like a sport bike, and fits like a sport bike, but it really isn't. It's really a UJM with the ergonomics all screwed up. The N has better ergonomics, but no fairing. Why Suzuki did this is beyond my comprehension. The S version, converted to reasonable ergonomics with a handlebar transplant, lower pegs, and raised seat, is the twin version of the 1200 Bandit. With the engine tuned more for midrange vs the TL (and w/o the funky rotary rear shock), the SV has a wonderful street motor. The fork springs are ridiculously weak. Replacement of them with the proper springs for rider weight and a fork fluid change gets the bike ready for most people. The rear shock is fairly competent for most folks once properly set up. The brakes are well up to the task of street or track days. More aggressive riders will want to replace the shock, add some slip-ons, power commander, etc., and have a wonderful street bike that will carve corners as well as full on sport bikes without the wrist and back aches, and without the high purchase price and insurance rates. And do it all day, because you get to ride that big midrange punch vs 8k rpm and up to make power on sport bikes. That high rpm stuff gets old quick on 400-500 mile days. Why was the bike not that successful in the marketplace? I think it was a marketing error. It was compared to sport bikes (RC51, TL, Ducati's), and it was down a bit on power and suspension - the deat knell in sport bike world. It should have been designed with better ergos and marketed as the twin version of the Bandit. Keep in mind this engine has been very successful in the V-Strom, where the bike was properly marketed. So, if you want an all out sport bike, look elsewhere. If you want a highly capable street bike, more in the "GT" niche, and your capable and want to modify to your liking, the big SV is an excellent choice. I routinely embarrass "sport bikes" in the twisties on both the Bandit and the SV. It's all in the correct preparation of the bike and the rider. Join me and don't read any more of Melling's BS.
October 6, 2013 08:43 PM
As an SV1000s owner, I must disagree with this article, it is partly true as others have noted (if you must run a stock, untuned, unadjusted motorcycle). However Frank Melling misses some HUGE points. First as others have noted, while in stock configuration the motorcycle is "uninspired" with regards to the engine performance. Mine sounded like a sewing machine with the stock exhaust. However, add a power commander, do the TRE mod, open up the exhaust, down one tooth in front and the bike wakes up significantly. Spanking 600cc GXSR's is too easy... yet this bike is a "wearing 10 prophylactics simultaneously" compared to the 916? Seriously? Sure, modern liter bikes are making way more power, but the 112 WHP along with the 70+ ft/lbs of torque my bike makes results in an all around great ride on the street. However let's compare it with the above referenced and beloved Ducati 916. The Ducati 916 - 95 HP, 58 ft/lbs torque, and 470# wet. The SV-1000s - 111 HP, 70 ft/lbs torque, weighing 479# wet. Seriously? You want to compare these two bikes? I'll concede that the Suzuki SV1000 was rated as being slower 1/4 mile bike, and if you're racing the Ducati is the better bike. A lightly modded SV1000s with the correct gearing will nearly run side by side with just about every 600 super sport bike on the market and I don't recall anyone calling these engines "a powerplant ... which the Health and Safety lobby would have us all ride". As far as the handling goes, that's all easily addressed too, thanks in part to the fully adjustable suspension. Add some real tires (I have Battleax S20's on now), tune the suspension some, and you'll have a bike that has considerably sharper handling than stock. Granted, it is forgiving still, but far more apt to criticize you when you make mistakes. I respect Mr. Melling's overall analysis. I agree this motorcycle will likely be forgotten, however, I never get tired of everyone who admires my bike. Many, if not most, seem unaware that Suzuki even made this bike. Strange how it always seems to get positive attention for a number of reasons (the sound, the looks, the speed). I will never forget the absolutely amazing bike I got for a fraction of the cost that the alternatives were going for. I picked up my 2006 SV-1000s for $6800 OTD in 2008 with just around 1 mile on the odometer. Still 5 years later, I love riding this bike everyday.
April 11, 2013 05:50 AM
The truth can be painful. The 2003 SV1000N was my first bike to get back into riding after about a 5 year absence. And it was a good choice for all the reasons mentioned in the article. My last bike was a big v-twin cruiser and I knew I wanted the same sound and power deliver but in a sport bike style this time. The SV fit the bill and was in my budget and maintenance needs. I found a pristine example with only 12k miles. The bike had been meticulously maintained and had most upgrades a typical naked SV owner does; Sargent seat, Buell pegs, Yoshi pipes, K&N air filter, Renthal bars, Givi windscreen...Since then, I have put 30k miles on the bike myself and continued to maintain the bike in pristine condition, changing oil with Amzoil every 3k miles. I also updated the mirrors choosing to remove the wind vanes it came with opting for bar ends and replacing the huge levers with smaller more modern fully adjustable ones which all really made the bike look more modern. Cosmetically I added a Suzuiki tank bra to aid in tank grip, keep that great tank paint job in good shape, and improve (I think anyway) the looks. I also replaced the Yoshis with more free flowing pipes and added a Power Commander which all really woke up the bike and it sounds like an exotic Italian sportbike. It now produces over 114hp at the rear wheel. Recently I had the bike gone completely over, all fluids replaced (fork oils etc.), bearings replaced, valves adjusted,...everything. The bike rides like new now. All that said and done, when I pull into the parking lot of our areas weekly "Bike Nights" get togethers or attend one of our areas large biking events, the bike hardly gets noticed. It certainly is not one of the bikes that ever attracts a gaggle of people to stand beside and discuss (even though on regular "spirited" group rides the old girl stays right there with the GSXRs and Triples). And like the article states, that is no life for any sportbike...not to be noticed.
April 10, 2013 08:19 AM
I disagree with your view. I love the SV and have struggled to find anything for a similar price to replace it. This is perfectly illustrated in my last few years of motorcycle ownership. Ive always loved big V-Twins and in 2010 I picked up a mint condition SV1000N with the attraction of a modified GSXR1000 front end that included USD forks and radial brakes. I loved it, great power, improved handling and all for a bargain £2.5K. But mid last year I got the itch for change and caught the adventure bike syndrome ! In August I sold the SV in favour of the more practical Versys 650 - a great bike, but I never really made the connection like I did with my SV. I couldn't help thinking on every ride 'this bike has cost me more and isn't as much fun' - I hankered for my SV, sitting at my laptop looking longingly at old photos of it. Earlier this year I bit the bullet and sold the Versys opting instead for a 2008 Triumph Street Triple. Now the Triumph is truly a great bike there is no denying that, but it had cost me much more money and still I just kept thinking of my SV. Sod it, what have I got too lose I thought so, I thumbed a text to the SV's new owner who lived locally to me in Devon. "Any chance you fancy selling me back the bike ?" I wrote. Imagine my surprise when I received back a text saying "Actually I was thinking of selling - give me a call" That same afternoon when I arrived at the owners house there in the garage sat my old friend looking at me as if to say "okay, I forgive you" ! A deal was done and today I take back ownership of a bike that I should never have let go in the first place !
April 1, 2013 02:45 PM
I owned a '97 TL1000S for 13 years. Half the fun was the three recalls, (one of them for a new fuel tank...the old one evidently had rendered some bikes smoldering ruins from fire...the ECU "fix" which didn't "fix" the horrific fueling at all...and the steering damper to keep you out of the landscaping). The other part of the fun was fixing the horrific suspension, (thank you Lindemann and Ohlins), and goddawful light switch fueling, (thank you Power Commander). When all those things were done the hairy chested "dear lord why did I buy this bike" TL was transformed into a compliant corner carver with brutal, (for its day), acceleration out of a corner. None of that "fun" existed with the SV but with some tweaks I'm sure it would approximate the excellence of a "fixed" TLS but for far less cash...but the SV would still not have the cache of the TLS which made the British Motopress cower!
March 29, 2013 07:52 AM
I had a first-gen SV650 (my first bike), followed by a TL1000R (my dream bike), followed by an Aprilia Tuono - which I still own. The 650 was an awesome bike to learn on, and served me well until it started to literally fall apart (oil leaks, no spark on front cylinder, seized calipers, bad carbs). Sold and eventually bought the TLR that I always wanted. Great bike, but not particularly reliable either, and way too uncomfortable for commuter duty. Looked at the SV1000 but could not get past the boring looks and lack of riding excitement. So instead, picked up a used Tuono and never looked back. Amazing machine.
March 29, 2013 04:58 AM
The beast still lurks, methinks. This thing is basically a TL1000S with a normal shock. You get some TLR heads (for the cams and bigger throttle bodies) and the 1088cc big bore kit, you get that old bark back. Get some suspenders to keep it all together, you're pretty much set. Easy to do since everything from the forks to the rearsets swap over from GSX-Rs. The SV platform is a gift. Japanese Ducati. My next street bike WILL be an SV.
March 28, 2013 03:52 PM
If someone is condemned to riding a totally STOCK motorcycle, then yes...I agree with most of the authors impressions. Suzuki wanted to make a 'Friendly Motorcycle' out of the SV1K...and they pretty much hit that mark. But making it 'Friendly' took the fangs out of it...but they are still in there if you want them! The SV heads flow very nicely, and the K5+ cams can be re-timed to achieve power levels that rival the vaunted 'hairy-chested' TL's. Remember the SV also has STV's that restrict the power delivery too, and if you want more power modifying them can and will improve things. Modded SV1K's will exist as cult favorites for years to come. It is so.
March 28, 2013 11:36 AM
My 2nd bike was an SV650, and when I got my '03 SV1000 in 2005 brand new from a dealer for cheaper than some used SV650's I was ecstatic. I had expected a bigger brother to the SV650, but it turned out to be just a different motorcycle. I think your article hits it on the head for the most part, but you don't mention how crazy cheap it is to own and maintain this bike. It's truly the cheapest alternative to a Ducati. You can buy the most expensive after-market parts and still come out with dollars to spare compared to owning a standard Duc. So, yes you are right about the SV's historical legacy - the SV1000 was a dud to all except those who dared to buy one for next to nothing, and don't mind to live with compromise.
March 28, 2013 09:19 AM
I own my second SV1000N, the first one having been stolen from the parking garage at work. As delivered, the wimp suspension does little to provide sporting character or to foster spirited riding as the feedback coming through the suspension is bland at best. But with the addition of a 2009 GSX-R1000 front end (including brakes) and GSX-R1000 wheels of the same vintage (the rear is 6" compared to the standard 5.5"), it becomes a much nicer machine. Best of all, this stuff is a straight bolt-on with the exception of modifying the top GSX-R1000 triple clamp to accept the standard SV handlebar clamp and fabricating a steering damper mounting bracket and modifying the standard headlamp mounts to fit over the larger diameter of the upper fork tubes. I also switched the fork springs to the lightest available GSX-R1000 aftermarket fork spring available (I can't remember which company who I got them from). My SV100 now rewards crisp, tidy riding with an amazingly quick trip down the twisties that go by with a minimum of fuss. The steering is now precise with the added rigidity and more appropriate damping rates, and the brakes are more powerful. Where I thought the wider rear rim might make the transitions a little slower and heavier, I can discern no difference over the narrower stock rim--and in fact prefer the feel of it with the wider rear hoop. While the power delivery may not inspire you, it is very effective in early corner acceleration, allowing one to substantial generate drive very early on the exit, which handily makes up for any brute force that is lacking once you get it up off the side of the tire can really jump on the gas. The only piece of the puzzle left is a proper rear shock, and I am scouring eBay regularly for a used Ohlins. Best of all, I bought the bike from the ad agency I was working at where it was my "company car" for $just 2000, after being the only rider of it since new. The wheels and front end plus mods only set me back an additional $600 thanks to the bargains on eBay. While it might be uninspiring in standard form, I now have a very comfortable, taught and precise machine that can be ridden very quickly for hundreds of miles of back roads without wearing me out. In its current form, my SV has to be the bargain of the century, and I think we'll be together for many years. Mark Homchick
March 28, 2013 05:04 AM
Go ahead Suzuki, try again.
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Immediately, things began to fall apart for the UK-based developer that was once considered amongst the best of the best. No, I'm serious! Rareware is the only developer not named "Nintendo" or "Sega" that ever managed to carry a system almost entirely through its own efforts. For a long time, the Nintendo 64 felt more like the "Rareware 64," and Nintendo was simply a very good third party supporter (sort of like Capcom was for the Dreamcast). It soon became obvious that Rare and Microsoft did not see eye to eye and that Microsoft had, and still has, absolutely no idea on how to handle Rare's talented teams. The developer that once gave us Perfect Dark and Banjo-Kazooie is now relegated to making games for a semi-functional game system (Kinect) that Nintendo already made several years before (Wii Sports).
Finally, Rare shows that it still has talent when it releases Viva Piñata and its spectacular sequel Viva Piñata: Trouble in Paradise. Then they show us a teaser of a new Banjo and the excitement hits the roof. This is Rareware, not "Rare." It's the old company we once knew, right? Wrong. As it turned out, the new Banjo-Kazooie was not a platformer at all, but a botched mess of terrible gameplay execution that didn't really go anywhere. There was no necessity to change Banjo-Kazooie from what it was then to the disaster it was in its last outing.
Banjo-Threeie, a real sequel to the first two Banjo games, is a game "that doesn't exist, but definitely should." Why? Let's be realistic here for a moment: Microsoft paid millions of dollars to acquire Rareware and even went as far as to threaten legal action against Nintendo in order to get their hands on Rare's many extensive I.P.s. What is the point of paying of millions of dollars for a game company with an enormous catalog only to ignore it all and have them make generic, crap games that nobody will ever recognize? Furthermore, I can understand why continuing Perfect Dark might seem difficult: first person shooters have evolved a lot since Rare first successfully introduced them to a whole generation of consoles gamers with Goldeneye 007. But 3D platformers? Not so much, and as far as 3D platformers are concerned, not one game in the genre is more flawless than the original Banjo-Kazooie. Not even Mario, with the spectacular Mario 64 and the two Galaxies, has ever been able match the sheer amount of moves, precision, ingenious level design, and everything that Banjo-Kazooie brought to the table. Why? Because that's what Rare does: it takes ideas that already exist and improves them tenfold. Is it any wonder that they improved the Mario 64 formula so much that to this day Nintendo is still playing catchup? It shouldn't be (don't believe me? After the success of Banjo-Kazooie, Mario appeared in his next feature game with a mysterious "backpack" that allowed him to have extra moves he never did before).
So you have this possible game with a formula that doesn't need to be tampered with, a game that basically is already done for you for the most part, and you have fans clamoring for a return to form. That's money, ladies and gentlemen, and lots of it. The best part? Unlike FPSs, the platformer genre is not oversaturated at the moment and hasn't been for a very long time. If Banjo-Threeie released today, it's only real competition would be the Mario Galaxy series (and Donkey Kong Country Returns, if you really want to push the issue).
So what the hell are you waiting for Rare/Microsoft? Make it happen!
*Waves angry fist at both companies*
Quick, quick! Tell me how many sandbox games since Grand Theft Auto III have been based on mobsters or "thugs" of some kind! I'll give a full hour to make that painfully long list, starting…now…
Done? Okay, good! With the obvious success of the action-adventure sandbox genre after Grand Theft Auto III you would think that developers would think up really cool and interesting settings for their game worlds in order to make everything more exciting. Don't get me wrong, Red Dead Redemption, Bully and inFamous are all excellent games, but is that really all they can do? Here's an easy one: make a good pirate sandbox game! Who doesn't love pirate history and lore? It's an amazing setting: a world full of possibilities and exploration. Forget driving a car down an alternate version of New York City and forget riding a horse through the Old West for a moment…now picture this: you, a ship, the open sea, and world to explore and plunder. It's magical to say the least.
I'm baffled that no game developer has bothered to tackle pirates outside of the point-and-click adventure (the amazing Monkey Island series and the amazing Zack and Wiki: Quest for Barbaros' Treasure), the RTS genre, a few scant RPGs. The last time anyone tried was earlier last year when we got a glimpse at Pirates of the Caribbean: Armada of the Damned. It looked good…really good, but as everything Disney touches lately turns to s**t (minus Pixar, because Pixar is made of so much awesome that it still keeps its integrity despite Disney), a good game couldn't possibly make it to the stores. So what does Disney do? They cancel it. Because…you know, the best way to break the gaming market is by green-lighting "wonderful" projects like Epic Mickey (I couldn't finish that sentence without cringing, even though I slathered it in the deepest sarcasm from the deepest pits of human disdain).
I demand a good pirate sandbox game, gaming industry, or ye be walking the plank! Even Guybrush Threepwood, mighty pirate™ agrees!
Oh look, pirates again! I swear that my love of pirates has nothing to do with me being a buttpirate in real life. How long has this license been sitting around and getting no use? Oh, that's right, for as long as SEGA has been creating more and more awful games starting a blue hedgehog with a severe allergy to fun gaming experiences. This is a no brainer: it's an I.P. not in use, set in an interesting world that is fun to explore, and best of all has pirates! Okay, technically they're "air pirates," but it counts. So why isn't SEGA even trying here? It's such an obvious choice for me that I don't know why SEGA keeps spending time trying to breathe new life into the rotting corpse that is Phantasy Star Online.
But then again, SEGA isn't exactly known for being good at not running things into the ground…
…which brings us to our next game. See, of a few things in life we can be absolutely sure of: the sun will continue to rise, we will continue to lose our sanity to nine-to-five jobs, and SEGA will always be run by chimps. Very, very creative chimps, but chimps nonetheless. Specifically by chimps incapable of making good business decisions and balancing game innovation with the need to actually make money. People always like to blame the Dreamcast's failure on Sony, but the truth is that no one was more to blame for the Dreamcast (an incredibly brilliant console) falling flat on its face more than SEGA was. To anyone who was ever a gamer during the fiasco that was the SEGA Saturn, the question as to how SEGA took such financial loses that it was forced to shut the Dreamcast down has a clear and absolute answer.
Part of the blame for the failure is also often tossed at Yu Suzuki; SEGA's own version of Shigeru Miyamoto (except better). Why? Because Suzuki cost SEGA a whopping $70 million it didn't really have, all in the hopes of creating one of the most unique experiences in gaming history. Did he succeed? Yes. Did he make the money back? No. So I understand why Shenmue, in sense, has been relegated to the back of SEGA's "things-we-shall-never-speak-of-again" files and why it might never see a sequel.
But here's the thing: those $70 million? Yeah, they weren't spent just on the development of the original Shenmue. They were spent to develop the entire Shenmue series, so somewhere in SEGA's headquarters there are files and files of music, software, and story that were developed but never saw the light of day. I would understand if SEGA had to put a great amount of money toward getting the third game released, but most of it is already done. Note to the chimps at SEGA's financial division: the best way to make back $70 million from a project isn't to sweep it under the rug and pretend it never happened. The best way to do it is to milk the living daylights out of the I.P. and its assets, which you somehow don't seem to understand. You could start by releasing HD versions of Shenmue and Shenmue II on XBL and PSN, which would be fairly cheap (and would suck a whole lot less than that P.o.S. Sonic the Hedgehog 4 game you have the nerve to try and overcharge me for; and yes, I do hate Sonic.). Then you can continue by making a sequel and finally finishing the series. The clock is ticking and the more time that passes the less people are going to care about Shenmue.
You have a rabid fanbase wanting a conclusion (myself included), all the resources already created, you have money to regain, and you don't even have to try as hard this time: ever thought of giving us Shenmue III on the less-expensive-to-develop-for Wii? Well you should consider it.
As I said…chimps.
Wanna know what would resoundingly kick World of Warcraft's ass in terms of MMORPG financial success?This. This would do it.
Nintendo has had the Pokemon license in its hands for well over a decade and despite being a perfect fit for it we have yet to see an online Pokemon RPG. TRU FAX: Nintendo's greatest franchise in modern times is Pokemon. Pokemon has become so successful that it has eclipsed both The Legend of Zelda and Super Mario as the greatest asset Nintendo owns. A guaranteed way for Nintendo to make money is to have Gamefreak release a new Pokemon RPG; there is no question about this. Even the awful Pokemon Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald managed to sell better than most games that are considered "successful" by any gaming standards. And what does Nintendo do? Just rest on its laurels and pretend like an online Pokemon RPG is an idea they would never think of even in their wildest dreams.
Why doesn't Nintendo go for it? Honestly, this is a guaranteed money maker, and I'm willing to bet an arm and a leg that if any game ever released could take the MMORPG crown away from Blizzard's hugely successful World of Warcraft, Pokemon Online would be the best contender. Maybe it's because Nintendo is so focused on creating a counter intuitive online gaming experience that they're scared of actually catching up to Xbox LIVE after ten years and making a decent online network for its platforms. Maybe it's that they don't think it will sell; presumably because the head honchos at Nintendo live in a parallel universe where Richard Simmons is straight and Oprah is thin. Or maybe it's because Nintendo gets lazy when the money flows, as proven by the fact that they did not even bother to make an effort at improving the Ocarina of Time 3D (because it sells regardless) and that, as the Wii has been printing them money, they took so long to get the console a decent game library. How does that affect Pokemon? Pokemon also prints Nintendo money, so why should they even bother to make any real effort? The series will continue to sell well and Nintendo, as usual, will not bother to try something new until it realizes that its money is running out. So maybe in 20 or 30 years we'll see one, but by then, will anyone really care?
Get it together, Nintendo! I'm still waiting to be the very best, like no one ever was, and you're stealing that away from me! *Hmph!*
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I disagree entirely with the pokemon mmo…. I see where everybody is coming from, but there are issues with pokemon being a mmo unless it is a real time fighting and strategies. Once you level up all your favorite pokemon to lvl 100, what do you do? you battle. you battle. you battle. thats it. It needs a battle mechanic similar to what you see on the show.
Spot on about Shenmue.
It astonishes me that Sega never ported the first Shenmue to PS2, Gamecube, and XBox (thus expanding brand awareness). Condensing it to a "movie" and packing it in with XBox Shenmue 2 was idiocy.
Ah yes, Shenmue 2, which, instead of doing that dirty deal with Microsoft, could have been released on Dreamcast in the US in 2001, then released on Xbox, Gamecube, and PS2 (a tricky proposition, given Shenmue 2's high texture detail), again making the game available as widely as possible.
Hell, they could have ported it to PSP, or maybe made s pin-off game centered on Ren for the DS.
Capcom does this and it works for them, why not Sega?
But remember Sega is the company that never ported Streets of Rage to the Gameboy Advance, surely the biggest no-brainer in gaming history.


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Information sessions set on business plan contest
Organizers will hold three information sessions this month for entrepreneurs interested in entering the Wisconsin Governor's Business Plan Contest.
A panel of past contestants will discuss their experiences in the contest Thursday at a lunch meeting of the Wisconsin Innovation Network at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Wauwatosa. Tom Still, president of the Wisconsin Technology Council and Jonathan Fritz, a nine-time judge, will provide information about the contest during a cocktail hour Jan. 16 at Brocach in Madison, and another session will be held Jan. 23 in Green Bay. »Read Full Article
Mellowes' steely vision helped build Charter Manufacturing
John A. Mellowes was named chairman and chief executive of Charter Manufacturing at a time when the American steel industry was in a major meltdown.
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Theme parks turning aging roller coasters into new thrill rides
Bigger, faster and more extreme are what count when it comes to roller coasters.
So what's an amusement park to do with aging coasters when those record-breaking crowd pleasers from years ago are being overshadowed by today's scream machines? »Read Full Article
Developer follows downtown growth west
Since late 2014, workers have been converting a long-vacant office building near downtown Milwaukee's Shops of Grand Avenue into just over 200 high-end apartments.
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Sailboat makers, dealers have the wind at their backs
Harnessing wind power and a stronger economy, sailboats are one of the fastest-growing segments of an improved U.S. boating market.
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SEATTLE -- A stranger Thursday morning, Jon Meis is now a highly recognizable face in Puget Sound. Known as the hero who subdued the SPU shooting suspect, Meis has avoided media attention.
He is a young man about to be a groom, and that s drawn strangers who want to say, Thanks.
If he s getting married, I bet they re registered somewhere, Jeff Pace said.
Jeff Pace found the wedding registry for Meis and his future bride. He bought them a gift and sent a note.
Saying, Thank you for what you did, Pace remembered.
He shared the act on his Facebook page, and within minutes, his friends decided to buy a present for Meis too.
Bythe time Jessamyn McIntyre tried, the registry was full.
It was spent, she said. There was nothing left to buy.
McIntyre started working on the couple s honeymoon, starting a GoFundMe account with a goal of $5,000.
The first donation I got was for $5, she said. Everybody seems to want to do something for this man.
Once again, complete strangers donated and left messages for Meis.
Thank you young man, a donor wrote. I hope you have a blessed life.
For Jeff Pace, a set of coffee mugs is the least he can do.
I know he probably didn t think about it at the time, and probably doesn t want to be called a hero, but it s alright to accept that role, Pace said.
Within seven hours, the GoFundMe account McIntyre set up had already passed its goal with more than $5,600 raised, much of it small donations made by a big group of strangers.
Then again, Meis feels a lot less like a stranger, and more like a man we all wish we knew.
He did what all of us would want ourselves to do, McIntyre said. Hopefully that means even more than the money that is coming in.
McIntyre doesn't know Meis, so she's not sure he'll accept the money. If not, she plans to give the fund to the victims and their families.
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hi from Raleigh, NC
I'm a seaward slipper 17 sailor. I daysail mostly but have taken an overnighter or two:
Beaufort/Cape Lookout
Cheasapeake at Deltaville, VA
Summersville lake, WV
I hope to take a few more trips before long.
Nimby is the boatname; I'm Bruce
Welcome to SN. Have many Raleigh ties. Boat on the Neuse River near Beaufort and Cape Lookout. Been to Summersville but for the climbing not sailing. Did end up in the water after jumping off a waterfall. Dan S/V Marian Claire
Welcome aboard. There's a pretty active bunch of folks in the Triangle, with NCSails. Might want to check out their website.
Welcome to SailNet!
Stop in and say hi when you're down in the Washington area.
Welcome aboard.
Welcome aboard! I still consider NC home, despite being born in Bristol PA (my early teens I lived in Hickory, NC)...
Good to have ya.
thanks everyone! can't believe it's already November !
I've been working on motor and boweye. Hoping to sail soon. Hate to miss fall season.
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HOUSTON (ICIS)--Here is Thursday's end of day Americas oil and chemical market summary from ICIS.
CRUDE: Nov WTI: $101.61/bbl, down $1.88; Nov Brent: $109.06/bbl, down $1.10
NYMEX WTI crude futures fell sharply in response to the weekly supply statistics from the Energy Information Administration showing the largest weekly build in crude inventories since September 2012. The market also fell in response to a stronger US dollar.
RBOB: Nov $2.6230/gal, down 0.76 cent/gal
Reformulated blendstock for oxygen blending (RBOB) gasoline futures settled lower after Wednesday's EIA report showed a build in gasoline inventories last week.
NATURAL GAS: Nov $3.679/MMBtu: down 3.7 cents
The front month on the NYMEX natural gas futures market closed the day down for the first time in three sessions, sinking on expectations of slowing near-term demand as weather forecasts turn cooler and concerns over above normal inventory levels continuing for the rest of the year.
ETHANE: lower at 25.00 cents/gal
Ethane spot prices retreated as natural gas futures fell.
AROMATICS: toluene up at $3.50-3.70/gal, mixed xylenes down at $4.05-4.10/gal
Prompt toluene spot prices were discussed at $3.50-3.70/gal during the day, sources said. The range was up slightly from $3.45-3.68/gal FOB (free on board) the previous session. Meanwhile, prompt mixed xylenes (MX) spot prices were discussed at $4.05-4.10/gal FOB, down from $4.07-4.12/gal FOB the previous day.
OLEFINS: ethylene steady at 44 cents/lb, PGP steady at 63.25 cents/lb
US October ethylene was steady at 44 cents/lb on Wednesday, based on the two most recent reported trades. US October polymer-grade propylene (PGP) was steady at 63.25 cents/lb, based on the most recent reported trade.
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ROCKDALE, Texas -- A Central Texas foster mom is in jail charged with murder in the death of a two-year-old girl under her care. Police say the woman's story doesn't match the young girl's injuries.
Officers arrested Sherill Small on Thursday, one day after Alexandria Hill died. Hill spent two days on life support at a Temple hospital. She had hemorrhaging in and around her brain and eyes.
Police say Alexandria was with Small when she was injured. Police in Rockdale, where Small lives, say she called 911 on Monday and told dispatchers that Alexandria had stopped breathing and wasn t responsive.
Alex's father, Joshua Hill says he saw his daughter just days earlier. Hill lost custody last November for neglectful supervision. He says he was smoking pot one night while Alexandria was sleeping, but he says he never physically harmed his daughter. He was working to regain custody when he got the urgent call that Alex was in the hospital.
They wouldn't tell me what condition she was in or what was wrong or what had happened. The only thing they would tell me is I needed to be there. When I got there, I found out that Alex was in a coma, explained Hill.
Alex had already spent several months in another foster home before being moved to Small's care. Authorities say another foster child who was also at Small's home was immediately removed from her care when Alex went to the hospital.
Police say Small's husband was not home at the time Alex was injured. An autopsy is currently underway. Small remains in jail on a $100,000 bond.


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Affordable Care Act.
"Ye-e-es," he said, and sighed. "My point is, the more Obamacare goes into effect, the more people see it isn't working."
For some reason that exchange stuck with me, and later I thought it over. Cruz had gone out of his way to tell me that he was feeling vindicated. But it wasn't because he had publicly predicted some of the effects of the Affordable Care Act. Cruz was feeling vindicated about the strategy. His rebuke was only for the Republicans who had scoffed at it and thereby, in his view, doomed the effort. I wasn't convinced, because Cruz had never really addressed Coburn's objection: even if the Senate had voted to defund the Affordable Care Act, President Obama could have vetoed that bill. On the other hand, the last time Cruz tried something that everyone else thought was crazy, he ended up winning a seat in the Senate. And then, too, I remembered: battles are won before they're fought by choosing the terrain on which they're fought.
In recent years the Republican Party, around the country, has been a noticeably dyspeptic coalition of fiscal conservatives, social conservatives, tea partiers, and libertarians. The 2016 presidential primary will therefore be a battle over the direction of the party as much as the nomination. The establishment would like to see a nominee who can bridge the party's internal divisions and swing votes in the general election, like Chris Christie, Scott Walker, or Jeb Bush. Many Republican primary voters, however, will hold out for a candidate committed to their key concerns. The Republican base isn't looking for crossover appeal, it's looking for someone who will fight for the cause.
Which explains why leading the polarizing and seemingly self-destructive battle to defund the Affordable Care Act may prove to have been a shrewd move on Cruz's part. For a Republican who may have his eye on the 2016 presidential primary, having been the last man in the arena fighting against Obamacare is a pretty good campaign credential. Things haven't changed that much since the 2012 Senate campaign: the law is unpopular with Republican primary voters. And, significantly, no other issue is equally unpopular with the various factions of the Republican coalition.
By making this his central issue, Cruz has won over conservative activists. At the same time, he hasn't necessarily implicated himself in something that moderates can never forgive. Many of Cruz's Republican colleagues in Congress derided his defunding strategy, but not a single one of them voted for the law in the first place. At the end of the day, it wasn't just the tea party that was leery of the Affordable Care Act. If the law represents a major and potentially transformative expansion of America's safety net, it also represents a major and potentially transformative expansion of government power.
There were certainly moments last year when the situation seemed to have gotten out of Cruz's control, and at the end of the year, polling, in Texas and around the country, showed him to be an unusually controversial figure. No national politician was more popular with the tea party, but Democrats disapproved of Cruz, as did most self-described independents; even moderate Republicans were dubious. On the other hand, Cruz has five years left in a six-year term, and 2016 is almost three years away. And if he does decide to run for president, the skepticism of the moderates might turn out to be a strangely valuable asset.
Since the rise of the tea party movement, Republican activists have been on the lookout for signs of latent moderation. Even the incumbents who have always been considered conservative are suddenly coming under scrutiny. It happened to Rick Perry: during his ill-fated campaign for the 2012 presidential nomination, the longest-serving governor in Texas history was taken to task for minor doctrinal lapses, like the fact that he had signed the state's 2001 law authorizing in-state tuition for certain undocumented students. It's happening in this year's Republican primaries. In December Steve Stockman, a tea party congressman from Houston, announced a primary challenge to "the liberal John Cornyn"—Texas' senior senator, who had, in 2012, posted the second-most-conservative voting record in the Senate, according to a ranking by the National Journal.
An irony is that if not for the fight against Obamacare, Cruz could have been vulnerable to such purity tests too. He is clearly more focused on fiscal issues than social ones, and he doesn't use the economy as a proxy for the culture wars. He has repeatedly said that encouraging economic growth should be Congress's number-one goal; that being the case, he's disagreed with the party's strictest budget hawks. "I think Republicans get their priorities wrong at times by focusing too much on austerity," he told me in Houston. "As much as spending is out of control, given the choice between spending cuts and economic growth, I choose growth one hundred out of one hundred times." He's also chided Republicans for failing to reach out to the voters that Mitt Romney notoriously summarized as "the 47 percent" during the presidential campaign. "The top one percent in this country now have the highest share of our income since 1928, under President Obama. The rich do fine with government control of the economy. It's not about them. It's about everybody else."
Similarly, Cruz's central argument against the Affordable Care Act, in fact, has been that the law is stifling job creation; he wasn't going around like Sarah Palin, warning that government medicine would lead to death panels. "From a conservative's perspective," he told me, "I have no problem if Massachusetts chooses to implement government-controlled health care or if states choose to implement socialized health care. It's within their constitutional authority to do so, and if people want to live under that regime, they can do so."
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Delhi Police has guaranteed security only for two days
The teams will start arriving from Saturday
NEW DELHI: The organisers of the Champions League Twenty20 are yet to receive permission from the Delhi Police to hold the matches at the Ferozeshah Kotla here. The matches are to be held from October 9 to 21.
In view of the festive season, the Delhi Police has indicated to the cricket authorities its reluctance to spare personnel for the matches. The Delhi Police has told the organisers that it can provide security only for two days out of the five days of matches in the Capital.
Confirming the development, a senior Delhi Police officer, speaking on condition of anonymity, said: "As part of the discussion for security arrangement for the forthcoming Champions League, we suggested to the organisers to hold matches only on two days."
The matches have been scheduled for October 9, 11, 13, 19 and 21. Apart from Delhi Daredevils, the other teams scheduled to play their matches at the Kotla are New South Wales Blues and Victorian Bushrangers from Australia, Wayambe Elevens from Sri Lanka and Diamond Eagles from South Africa.
"We have told them that the force is already over-worked in view of the security arrangements in the city for the ongoing festival season. Ramlilas and Durga Puja have just concluded and we have to ensure security in the markets for Diwali," said the Delhi Police officer.
Delhi Police would ideally like the matches to be held only on October 9 and 19. The semifinal is slated for October 21.
Final decision soon
"The matter is under discussion and a final decision will be taken soon," confirmed the Delhi Police officer.
The organisers have been pushing hard for the security clearance for more than a week now and the latest developments have left them concerned.
"Security is a subject that is best left to the police. There can't be any compromise on this," said an official from the Delhi and District Cricket Association.
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I'm preparing Quarterly Evaluations, and am having an issue because an Analyst has superseded an overall percentage goal. In the attached example, it is the overall evaluation with the 'problem data' in red D19 and highlighted.
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At the moment in my column "0" I am referencing the number values in column CT from my access database (which gives me a standard retail price)
=IF(AF5="","",IF(OR('Line list'!CT2="",'Line list'!CT2=0,'Line list'!CP2=0),"0",'Line list'!CT2))
And then I use the following formula to work out the correct prices wholesale prices for different countries based on that.
I'm looking to conditional format a cell/cells based on whether a formula result returns a whole number or not.
I don't want to include the formula in the sheet itself, just have that as the formula in the condition.
The formula will be along the lines of:
=IF(SUM(BB10/BA10)"a whole number",TRUE,FALSE)
My problem is, is that I don't know who to refer to "a whole number" in Excel formula language.
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When, I click the fx on the cells below, the expected return values appear in the formula result. After I click OK, the expected formula results updates and now appears in the cell.
I'm not sure what is causing this issue. My computer was updated recently from an old machine to a new one. I have never experienced this issue before.
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For example I've said if A1 has a 3 in it then put the word TEST as the result, plus if it has a 4 put the word RESULT.
What I wrote as my formula is as follows-
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I have a due date column that shows when the work should be completed.
Once the work has been completed, the user enters his completion date.
I have a formula that provides an overdue warning (Completion date � today�s date) and some conditional formatting.
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(79-D22)*(D20*12*25%max $500)+(83-F22)*(F20*12*25% max $500)
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My question is how do I prevent someone filling in the spreadsheet from allocating a combined contribution above 100% to any task. This could be for example either putting a number in greater than 100% into one of the allocation columns or a total across up to three different columns above 100%.
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I have an Excel file that is 590 MB and Excel is telling me that since there are over 1,048,576 rows in this file (which I understand is the row limit for Excel 2010), it will only open partially, up to that row amount.
Excel suggested I open up the file in Word, but that has been unsuccessful - Word gives me error messages and won't open the file. I've also tried converting the file to .rtf and .odt, but again, that doesn't work.
Is there any way to break this excel file down? I'm assuming that whoever created it could not have made the document more than 1,048,576 rows, if that is Excel's limit, but maybe I am wrong. The document is in date order from 2008 to 2011, but only 2008 will show, and I know the later years exist. It doesn't matter to me which program this file opens with, I just need the data.
Row totals exceed the limit for Excel 2003, so I have split the data into different worksheets by year.
Problem is, now I can't create a useful pivot table, i.e. using 'multiple consolidation ranges' reduces the field list to "Row", "Column", and "Value".
I have 26 columns in each worksheet (all identical structures); some are multilevel factors, some are variables - and the way these relate to each other is unknown as this stage, so I literally cannot have the dimensions reduced in the way Excel proposes with multiple consolidation ranges.
I have a count for each site for certain cloumn headers.
But i want to collate these so that if there is a 1 in the column the it will output it with the column header. But there are 10 column headers and I would like to get a result that has all the columns with 1 in.
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I am using the SUBTOTAL function, with reference value 4 to return the max value from a filtered list.
What I'd like to be able to do is return the values of cells on the same row of the returned max value. Effectively if I can extract, somehow, the row number of the row where the max value exists, then I can use that to get the rest, but I'm at a loss as to how to do this,
I work in a finance dept and we often need to divide our numbers into 12 months but I need to only work with whole numbers, not decimals. Is there a way for example of forcing either in a formula or with VBA code to get 10,000 to divide equally by 12 months? At the moment it comes out at 833.333333. What I want is something that randomly assigns 833 to any one of the 11 months of the year and for the other remaining month put in the difference which is 837 to get the total to add up to 10,000exactly.View 9 Replies View Related
I have been using the following formula to add time (hh:mm) in the last 28 rows (inclusive) of Column B into an adjacent cell in Column C (Column A is the date):
It is becoming tedious to copy/paste the formula - Is there a formula that would define all cells in Column C to be the sum of the last 28 rows of Column B?
Is there a way to tell Excel to sum only up to a certain point? Like if A1 through AF equal 50, but I only want it to sum up to 40, to stop at 40?
Is there also a way to tell Excel using IF that if a statement evaluating a number is true or false, to return the value up until a certain number. For instance, if the value is 8 or less, then it should return that number, but if it exceeds beyond 8, say for instance 12, then if the value is 12, only return 8.
I've tried using the worksheetfunction.sumif route and couldn't seem to get the syntax correct. I'd prefer the worksheetfunction route, as I don't need the formula stored, but it would be great to have both of these pieces of code for reference online - I scoured Google, and the examples I found were pretty weak.
I've recorded the macro (hence the R1C1 references in the second example) and had it work perfectly, but when I replaced row references with my variables, it went back to displaying "TRUE." I'm including all the code here.
expr = 3 to 38 (For loop)
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endrow = the ending row for the reference data
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I have a simple formula that adds two numbers and divide the result by another number
etc, etc
and then I average the results
etc, etc
When H1, H2, H3, etc is 0, it generates a #DIV/0! (since you cannot divide by 0)
I want a formula that I everytime a H1, H2, H3, etc is 0, I want to set it to a specific number H1, H2, H3, etc to 15.00
For example:
IF (H1 = 0, 15.00, sum(E1,F1) / H1)
If the number provided (H1) is 0, set it to 15.00, otherwise add the two numbers (E1, F1), and divide this result by the number provided (H1)
But this is where the problem is:
In every single cell that I have NOT yet provided information, it treats the BLANK cells as if it was 0, and has set every single cell to 15.00.
Its my first post in this forum. Hope you would provided me proper guide line to solve my problem
Suppose I have a column of numbers. such as
I want to find the possible set (groups from these number) which adds up to a constant let 03333333
let for example
if I add
Now adding these numbers results in 03333333
whatever the possible groups, should be listed.
I work in a finance dept and we often need to divide our numbers into 12 months but I need to only work with whole numbers, not decimals. Is there a way for example of forcing either in a formula or with VBA code to get 10,000 to divide equally by 12 months? At the moment it comes out at 833.333333. What I want is something that randomly assigns 833 to any one of the 11 months of the year and for the other remaining month put in the difference which is 837 to get the total to add up to 10,000exactly.View 9 Replies View Related
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(A4) is an assumption about how many months the average person will stay a member.
So if A4 = 6, (6 month membership assumption) how would I get Excel to output $1,000 (the result from A3) into cells B3 through B8
but then for instance if A4 = 3 (3 month membership assumption) it would only output the the $1,000 result from A3 into cells B3 through B5
So like A1 through A4 of...
would output $1,000 into B3 through B8
would output $1,000 only to B3 to B5
I'm trying to find the largest number in a row and then have the column heading (text) as the result. I can find the largest number by using =max(numb1, numb2 ....) but then how do I get the heading of the column as the result. An example of what I want to happen is below
I anticipate an issue where 2 columns have the same largest number and not sure how to over come this either with multiple answers
I have a lots of number arranged in a column. I want to take log of each number (on the base 2) and show the result in the adjacent column. I want this to be in a macro and the results to be displayed all at a time (I dont want to drag the cursor down to get log values for number corresponding to each row).View 6 Replies View Related
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My reason for changeing the current formula is that I need to turn a 2 (numeric) to 02 (which can be either numeric or text). This is the new formula.
Is there an issue with the formula or some setting in excel?
I am trying to do 2 things involving data validation. 1) Count the number of entries in a data validation dropdown list and display a result. 2) Use an If statement to pull the formatting from a cell into another cell.
An example would be if Cell A1="A", then show the drop down list associated with cell or sheet "!ryanB2". Alternatively, I would like to also display the number of entries in the drop down list.
I have a workbook consisting of 4 worksheets. Cell B5 in each of three of these sheets has the exact same formula (copy/pasted) referring to data in the other worksheet. In one of the three similar sheets cell B5 shows up as a blank. In the other two, this cell shows up as a zero.
Since the formula in each of these cells is identical, I figured the difference in the way the result showed up was a matter of cell formatting.
The cell format for each of the three is indicated as �general�. However, with one of these, the �sample� shown when you view the cell format shows as a blank while the other two show the �sample� as a zero (0). How can I go about making all three cells appear the same, namely a blank?
I have already an existing formula to get only the amount from the previous cell. From a6 to a30 it contains the word "11/05/09 press release $100", so in b6-b30 this is the formula. =IF(ISNUMBER(SEARCH("press",A6)),RIGHT(A6,LEN(A6)-FIND("$",A6)),"") until b30
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This is the pot calling the kettle black — and also telling the kettle to stop being black. Injured Jets cornerback Darrelle Revis, who has made his name in the NFL just as much for his bragging and high demands as he has for his shutdown cornerback play, is telling his Jets teammates to cool it as they look to rebound from a 4-7 start. "Guys just need to shut up," he said at the Willowbrook Mall in Wayne, N.J., on Saturday morning, where he was promoting the release of his training shoe, called the Nike Revis Zoome 1, according to Newsday. Revis has been out since Week 3, but that hasn't kept him from doing some backseat driving for the Jets. He's been at the team's practice facility regularly and said he's been coaching his teammates all the while. "Quit talking crazy to the media, especially involving your teammates," he said. "I think that's the worst, because when you do that, that's when it really gets divided, because you don't know if you can trust your other teammate." When asked what the Jets need to do specifically to turn their season around, Revis had some more salient advice — although this was more of the "you need to win games to having a winning record" variety. "If we can get this winning streak going, then it'll brighten our chances of getting into the playoffs," he said. You think? It's always good to have Revis Island on your side. Photo of the Day We miss him, too. Quote of the Day "Some guys smoke. Some guys drink. Some guys chase women. I'm a big barbecue sauce guy." – Rick Majerus poking fun at himself to the Arizona Republic in 1998; Majerus died Saturday at 64 Tweet of the Day Heady days in Alabama. I think it's safe to say Alabama could beat the eagles right now #RollTide— Sean Kelly (@SeanKelly233) December 02, 2012 Video of the Day Beckham who? This could also be a nice sendoff for Landon Donovan. He finds the goal as the L.A. Galaxy win the MLS Cup.
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