diff --git a/includes/DublinCore.inc b/includes/DublinCore.inc
index 7c2b094c..7dc8d973 100644
--- a/includes/DublinCore.inc
+++ b/includes/DublinCore.inc
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ class DublinCore {
    * @param string $dc_xml
    */
   function DublinCore($dc_xml = NULL) {
-    if (!empty($dc_string)) {
+    if (!empty($dc_xml)) {
       $this->dc = self::import_from_xml_string($dc_xml);
     }
   }
@@ -145,8 +145,11 @@ class DublinCore {
     if ($dc_doc->loadXML($dc_xml)) {
       $oai_dc = $dc_doc->getElementsByTagNameNS('http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/', '*');
       $new_dc = new DublinCore();
+
       foreach ($oai_dc as $child) {
-        array_push($new_dc->dc[$child->nodeName], $child->nodeValue);
+        if(isset($new_dc->dc[$child->nodeName])) {
+          array_push($new_dc->dc[$child->nodeName], $child->nodeValue);
+        }
       }
       return $new_dc;
     }
diff --git a/includes/datastream.inc b/includes/datastream.inc
index c6cb2780..74517d7c 100644
--- a/includes/datastream.inc
+++ b/includes/datastream.inc
@@ -41,10 +41,7 @@ function islandora_view_datastream(FedoraDatastream $datastream, $download = FAL
   }
   drupal_page_is_cacheable(FALSE);
   // Try not to load the file into PHP memory!
-  $file = drupal_tempnam(file_directory_temp(), 'islandora');
-  $datastream->getContent($file);
-  readfile($file);
-  drupal_unlink($file);
+  $datastream->getContent('php://output');
   exit();
 }
 
diff --git a/includes/utilities.inc b/includes/utilities.inc
index 55ef7562..b2006722 100644
--- a/includes/utilities.inc
+++ b/includes/utilities.inc
@@ -382,7 +382,7 @@ function islandora_get_datastreams_requirements_from_content_model(FedoraObject
 function islandora_prepare_new_object($namespace = NULL, $label = NULL, $datastreams = array(), $content_models = array(), $relationships = array()) {
   global $user;
   $tuque = islandora_get_tuque_connection();
-  $object = isset($namespace) ? $tuque->repository->constructObject($namespace) : new NewFedoraObject(NULL, $tuque->repository);
+  $object = isset($namespace) ? $tuque->repository->constructObject($namespace) : new IslandoraNewFedoraObject(NULL, $tuque->repository);
   $object->owner = isset($user->name) ? $user->name : $object->owner;
   $object->label = isset($label) ? $label : $object->label;
   foreach ($content_models as $content_model) {
diff --git a/islandora.module b/islandora.module
index 5e6fd7cf..f8673546 100644
--- a/islandora.module
+++ b/islandora.module
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ define('FEDORA_METADATA_EDIT', 'edit fedora metadata');
 define('FEDORA_ADD_DS', 'add fedora datastreams');
 define('FEDORA_INGEST', 'ingest fedora objects');
 define('FEDORA_PURGE', 'delete fedora objects and datastreams');
-define('FEDORA_MODIFY_STATE', 'modify fedora state');
+define('FEDORA_MANAGE_PROPERTIES', 'manage object properties');
 define('FEDORA_MANAGE', 'manage fedora items');
 
 // Hooks
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ function islandora_menu() {
     'page arguments' => array(2),
     'type' => MENU_LOCAL_TASK,
     'access callback' => 'islandora_object_access_callback',
-    'access arguments' => array(FEDORA_MODIFY_STATE, 2),
+    'access arguments' => array(FEDORA_MANAGE, 2),
   );
   $items['islandora/object/%islandora_object/manage/datastreams'] = array(
     'title' => 'Datastreams',
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ function islandora_menu() {
     'page arguments' => array('islandora_object_properties_form', 2),
     'type' => MENU_LOCAL_TASK,
     'access callback' => 'islandora_object_access_callback',
-    'access arguments' => array(FEDORA_MODIFY_STATE, 2),
+    'access arguments' => array(FEDORA_MANAGE_PROPERTIES, 2),
     'weight' => -5,
   );
   $items['islandora/object/%islandora_object/delete'] = array(
@@ -268,9 +268,9 @@ function islandora_permission() {
       'title' => t('Permanently remove objects from the repository'),
       'description' => t('Permanently remove objects from the repository.')
     ),
-    FEDORA_MODIFY_STATE => array(
-      'title' => t('Change repository object states'),
-      'description' => t('Change the state of objects in the repository (e.g. from Active to Inactive).')
+    FEDORA_MANAGE_PROPERTIES => array(
+      'title' => t('Manage object properties'),
+      'description' => t('Modify object labels, owner IDs, and states.')
     ),
     FEDORA_MANAGE => array(
       'title' => t('View object management tabs'),