Safari 4.0 - disable search suggestions

I'm trying to disable the Google search suggestions in the Safari 4.0 search box. I found (and tried) both of these terminal commands:
defaults write com.apple.Safari DebugSafari4IncludeGoogleSuggest -bool FALSE
and
defaults write com.apple.Safari DebugSafari4IncludeGoogleSuggest -bool NO
I quit & restarted Safari after I tried each one and the search suggestions are still there. Any suggestions as to what I may (or may not be) doing correctly?

Tweaks developer just posted this update:
http://pointum.com/safari-4-final-tweaks.html
Looks like Apple removed the tab options, blue loading bar and some others.
Send feedback to Apple via the Safari Menu>Report Bugs to Apple

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