Index: branches/5.2.x/core/kernel/utility/event.php
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diff -u -N -r15144 -r15145
--- branches/5.2.x/core/kernel/utility/event.php	(.../event.php)	(revision 15144)
+++ branches/5.2.x/core/kernel/utility/event.php	(.../event.php)	(revision 15145)
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?php
 /**
-* @version	$Id: event.php 15144 2012-03-04 08:58:34Z alex $
+* @version	$Id: event.php 15145 2012-03-04 09:04:08Z alex $
 * @package	In-Portal
 * @copyright	Copyright (C) 1997 - 2009 Intechnic. All rights reserved.
 * @license      GNU/GPL
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@
 		 * @return kDBBase
 		 * @access public
 		 */
-		public function &getObject(array $params = Array())
+		public function getObject(array $params = Array())
 		{
 			if ( !$this->Application->hasObject($this->prefixSpecial) ) {
 				$top_event = $this;
@@ -282,9 +282,7 @@
 				$params['parent_event'] = $top_event;
 			}
 
-			$object = $this->Application->recallObject($this->prefixSpecial, $this->pseudoClass, $params);
-
-			return $object;
+			return $this->Application->recallObject($this->prefixSpecial, $this->pseudoClass, $params);
 		}
 
 		/**
@@ -318,10 +316,10 @@
 		 * @param bool $inherit
 		 * @access public
 		 */
-		public function copyFrom(&$source_event, $inherit = false)
+		public function copyFrom($source_event, $inherit = false)
 		{
-			if ($inherit) {
-				$this->MasterEvent =& $source_event;
+			if ( $inherit ) {
+				$this->MasterEvent = $source_event;
 			}
 			else {
 				$this->status = $source_event->status;