--- a/MPIWGRoot.py	Fri Mar 01 17:57:36 2013 +0100
+++ b/MPIWGRoot.py	Mon Mar 04 18:18:28 2013 +0100
@@ -258,11 +258,9 @@
     
     def getSections(self):
         """returns a list of all sections i.e. top-level MPIWGFolders"""
-        secs = self.objectItems(['MPIWGFolder'])
-        secs.sort(sortWeight)
-        #logging.debug("root: %s secs: %s"%(repr(self.absolute_url()), repr(secs)))
-        # return pure list of objects
-        return [s[1] for s in secs]
+        items = self.objectValues(spec='MPIWGFolder')[:]
+        items.sort(key=lambda x:getattr(x, 'weight', '0'))
+        return items
 
     def getSectionStyle(self, name, style=""):
         """returns a string with the given style + '-sel' if the current section == name"""
@@ -273,14 +271,16 @@
 
     def getFeatures(self, num=None):
         """returns a list of the last num Features"""
-        dir = getattr(self, 'features')
-        features = dir.objectItems(['MPIWGFeature'])
-        features.sort(sortWeight)
+        dir = getattr(self, 'features', None)
+        if dir is None:
+            return []
+
+        items = dir.objectValues(spec='MPIWGFeature')[:]
+        items.sort(key=lambda x:getattr(x, 'weight', '0'))
         if num is not None:
             # take only the last num elements
-            features = features[-num:]
-        # return pure list of objects
-        return [f[1] for f in features]
+            items = items[-num:]
+        return items
 
     def getDepartments(self):
         """returns a list of the Departments"""
@@ -288,10 +288,9 @@
         if dir is None:
             return []
         
-        depts = dir.objectItems(['MPIWGDepartment'])
-        depts.sort(sortWeight)
-        # return pure list of objects
-        return [f[1] for f in depts]
+        items = dir.objectValues(spec='MPIWGDepartment')[:]
+        items.sort(key=lambda x:getattr(x, 'weight', '0'))
+        return items
 
     def getMPIWGRoot(self):
         """returns the MPIWG root"""
@@ -301,6 +300,7 @@
         """returns the URL to the root"""
         return self.absolute_url()
         
+    #WTF?
     def patchProjects(self,RESPONSE):
         """patch"""
         projects=self.ZopeFind(self.projects,obj_metatypes=['MPIWGProject'])