diff --git a/app/controllers/orbit_backend_controller.rb b/app/controllers/orbit_backend_controller.rb
index 12ba78e4..9648f327 100644
--- a/app/controllers/orbit_backend_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/orbit_backend_controller.rb
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ class OrbitBackendController< ApplicationController
 
   def get_sorted_and_filtered(object_class, query=nil)
     objects = get_objects(object_class, query)
+    object_class = object_class.classify.constantize
     if !params[:sort].blank?
       options = params[:sort_options]
       options = [options] if !options.class.eql?(Array)
@@ -87,7 +88,7 @@ class OrbitBackendController< ApplicationController
           end if value.size > 0
       end
     end
-    Kaminari.paginate_array(objects).page(params[:page]).per(10)
+    Kaminari.paginate_array(filter_authorized_objects(objects)).page(params[:page]).per(10)
   end
 
   def get_string_value_from_object(object)
@@ -159,13 +160,16 @@ class OrbitBackendController< ApplicationController
   end
 
   def get_objects(object_class, query=nil)
-
     object_class = object_class.classify.constantize
     if query
-      objects = object_class.all.where(query).entries
+      objects = object_class.all.where(query)
     else
-      objects = object_class.all.entries
+      objects = object_class.all
     end
+    objects
+  end
+
+  def filter_authorized_objects(objects)
     if(!is_admin? || !is_manager?)
       objects.delete_if{ |object|
         if object.is_pending == true
diff --git a/app/models/item.rb b/app/models/item.rb
index cdf0f2fb..8dd5c0b4 100644
--- a/app/models/item.rb
+++ b/app/models/item.rb
@@ -10,16 +10,18 @@ class Item
   field :is_published, :type => Boolean, :default => false
   field :enabled_for, :type => Array, :default => nil
   field :menu_enabled_for, :type => Array, :default => nil
+
+  has_one :i18n_variable, :as => :language_value, :autosave => true, :dependent => :destroy
  
   validates_format_of :name, :with => /^[0-9a-zA-Z\-_]+$/
   validates :name, :exclusion => { :in => LIST[:forbidden_item_names] }
   validates_uniqueness_of :name, :scope => :parent_id
   validates_presence_of :name
-
   validates_associated :parent, :children
+  
+  before_destroy :destroy_children
   after_rearrange :rebuild_path
   
-  has_one :i18n_variable, :as => :language_value, :autosave => true, :dependent => :destroy
   
   def self.find_by_name(item_name)
     Item.first(:conditions => { :name => item_name, :is_published => true })