diff --git a/examples/uptime.py b/examples/uptime.py
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..dd11ed20e0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/uptime.py
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+#!/usr/bin/python
+# (c) 2012, Michael DeHaan <michael.dehaan@gmail.com>
+# example of getting the uptime of all hosts, 10 at a time
+
+import ansible.runner
+import sys
+
+# construct the ansible runner and execute on all hosts
+results = ansible.runner.Runner(
+    pattern='*', forks=10,
+    module_name='command', module_args=['/usr/bin/uptime'],
+).run()
+
+if results is None:
+   print "No hosts found"
+   sys.exit(1)
+
+print "UP ***********"
+for (hostname, result) in results['contacted'].items():
+    if not 'failed' in result:
+        print "%s >>> %s" % (hostname, result['stdout'])
+
+print "FAILED *******"
+for (hostname, result) in results['contacted'].items():
+    if 'failed' in result:
+        print "%s >>> %s" % (hostname, result['msg'])
+
+print "DOWN *********"
+for (hostname, result) in results['dark'].items():
+    print "%s >>> %s" % (hostname, result)
+
diff --git a/lib/ansible/constants.py b/lib/ansible/constants.py
index becf008365..fde6a50363 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/constants.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/constants.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 DEFAULT_HOST_LIST      = '/etc/ansible/hosts'
 DEFAULT_MODULE_PATH    = '/usr/share/ansible'
 DEFAULT_MODULE_NAME    = 'command'
-DEFAULT_PATTERN        = None
+DEFAULT_PATTERN        = '*'
 DEFAULT_FORKS          = 5
 DEFAULT_MODULE_ARGS    = ''
 DEFAULT_TIMEOUT        = 10
diff --git a/lib/ansible/runner.py b/lib/ansible/runner.py
index 08e7fcd7d6..c06e94232a 100755
--- a/lib/ansible/runner.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/runner.py
@@ -34,8 +34,12 @@ import random
 
 ################################################
 
+def noop(*args, **kwargs):
+    pass
+
 def _executor_hook(job_queue, result_queue):
     ''' callback used by multiprocessing pool '''
+
     signal.signal(signal.SIGINT, signal.SIG_IGN)
     while not job_queue.empty():
         try:
@@ -78,7 +82,7 @@ class Runner(object):
         self.host_list, self.groups = self.parse_hosts(host_list)
         self.module_path = module_path
         self.module_name = module_name
-        self.forks       = forks
+        self.forks       = int(forks)
         self.pattern     = pattern
         self.module_args = module_args
         self.timeout     = timeout
@@ -275,8 +279,7 @@ class Runner(object):
         self._transfer_file(conn, source, temppath)
 
         # install the template module
-        self.module_name = 'template'
-        module = self._transfer_module(conn, tmp)
+        module = self._transfer_module(conn, tmp, 'template')
 
         # run the template module
         args = [ "src=%s" % temppath, "dest=%s" % dest, "metadata=%s" % metadata ]
@@ -318,6 +321,7 @@ class Runner(object):
             raise Exception("???")
         self._delete_remote_files(conn, tmp)
         conn.close()
+        
         return result
 
     def remote_log(self, conn, msg):
@@ -355,18 +359,19 @@ class Runner(object):
 
     def run(self):
         ''' xfer & run module on all matched hosts '''
-        
+       
         # find hosts that match the pattern
         hosts = self.match_hosts(self.pattern)
         if len(hosts) == 0:
             return None       
- 
+
         # attack pool of hosts in N forks
         # _executor_hook does all of the work
         hosts = [ (self,x) for x in hosts ]
+
         if self.forks > 1:
-            job_queue = multiprocessing.Queue()
-            result_queue = multiprocessing.Queue()
+            job_queue = multiprocessing.Manager().Queue()
+            result_queue = multiprocessing.Manager().Queue()
  
             for i in hosts:
                 job_queue.put(i)