diff --git a/bin/addons/base/ir/ir_values.py b/bin/addons/base/ir/ir_values.py
index 7965c88790a..b2eb1aa24cd 100644
--- a/bin/addons/base/ir/ir_values.py
+++ b/bin/addons/base/ir/ir_values.py
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ class ir_values(osv.osv):
         if self.CONCURRENCY_CHECK_FIELD in ctx:
             del ctx[self.CONCURRENCY_CHECK_FIELD]
         if not self.browse(cursor, user, id, context=context).object:
-            value = pickle.dumps(eval(value))
+            value = pickle.dumps(value)
         self.write(cursor, user, id, {name[:-9]: value}, context=ctx)
 
     def onchange_object_id(self, cr, uid, ids, object_id, context={}):
diff --git a/bin/addons/base/res/partner/partner.py b/bin/addons/base/res/partner/partner.py
index d0c3cf85e9d..43b857c1cb6 100644
--- a/bin/addons/base/res/partner/partner.py
+++ b/bin/addons/base/res/partner/partner.py
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ class res_partner(osv.osv):
     }
     def copy(self, cr, uid, id, default=None, context={}):
         name = self.read(cr, uid, [id], ['name'])[0]['name']
-        default.update({'name': name+' (copy)'})
+        default.update({'name': name+' (copy)', 'events':[]})
         return super(res_partner, self).copy(cr, uid, id, default, context)
 
     def _check_ean_key(self, cr, uid, ids):
diff --git a/bin/osv/fields.py b/bin/osv/fields.py
index bfd1adeef9e..7f8836d5250 100644
--- a/bin/osv/fields.py
+++ b/bin/osv/fields.py
@@ -626,12 +626,14 @@ class function(_column):
             # convert the data returned by the function with the size of that data...
             res = dict(map(lambda (x, y): (x, tools.human_size(len(y or ''))), res.items()))
         return res
+    get_memory = get
 
     def set(self, cr, obj, id, name, value, user=None, context=None):
         if not context:
             context = {}
         if self._fnct_inv:
             self._fnct_inv(obj, cr, user, id, name, value, self._fnct_inv_arg, context)
+    set_memory = set
 
 # ---------------------------------------------------------
 # Related fields
diff --git a/bin/osv/orm.py b/bin/osv/orm.py
index 719b4cdf857..21029248635 100644
--- a/bin/osv/orm.py
+++ b/bin/osv/orm.py
@@ -181,12 +181,14 @@ class browse_record(object):
             fffields = map(lambda x: x[0], ffields)
             datas = self._table.read(self._cr, self._uid, ids, fffields, context=self._context, load="_classic_write")
             if self._fields_process:
+                lang = self._context.get('lang', 'en_US') or 'en_US'
+                lang_obj = self.pool.get('res.lang').browse(self._cr, self._uid,self.pool.get('res.lang').search(self._cr, self._uid,[('code','=',lang)])[0])
                 for n, f in ffields:
                     if f._type in self._fields_process:
                         for d in datas:
                             d[n] = self._fields_process[f._type](d[n])
                             if d[n]:
-                                d[n].set_value(self._cr, self._uid, d[n], self, f)
+                                d[n].set_value(self._cr, self._uid, d[n], self, f, lang_obj)
 
 
             # create browse records for 'remote' objects
diff --git a/bin/report/report_sxw.py b/bin/report/report_sxw.py
index 1316e20eaae..4538713b349 100644
--- a/bin/report/report_sxw.py
+++ b/bin/report/report_sxw.py
@@ -132,18 +132,12 @@ _LOCALE2WIN32 = {
 }
 
 class _format(object):
-    def set_value(self, cr, uid, name, object, field):
+    def set_value(self, cr, uid, name, object, field, lang_obj):
         #super(_date_format, self).__init__(self)
-        pool_lang = pooler.get_pool(cr.dbname).get('res.lang')
         self.object = object
         self._field = field
         self.name = name
-        lang = self.object._context.get('lang', 'en_US') or 'en_US'
-        lids = pool_lang.search(cr, uid,[('code','=',lang)])
-        if lids:
-            self.lang_obj = pool_lang.browse(cr, uid,lids[0])
-        else:
-            self.lang_obj = False
+        self.lang_obj = lang_obj
 
 class _float_format(float, _format):