diff --git a/GPy/core/parameterization/lists_and_dicts.py b/GPy/core/parameterization/lists_and_dicts.py
index dd93c5ba..604d0a01 100644
--- a/GPy/core/parameterization/lists_and_dicts.py
+++ b/GPy/core/parameterization/lists_and_dicts.py
@@ -42,20 +42,29 @@ class ObservablesList(object):
     def __init__(self):
         self._poc = []
 
+    def __getitem__(self, ind):
+        p,o,c = self._poc[ind]
+        return p, o(), c
+
     def remove(self, priority, observable, callble):
         """
         """
-        self._poc.remove((priority, observable, callble))
+        self.flush()
+        for i in range(len(self) - 1, -1, -1):
+            p,o,c = self[i]
+            if priority==p and observable==o and callble==c:
+                del self._poc[i]
 
     def __repr__(self):
         return self._poc.__repr__()
 
     def add(self, priority, observable, callble):
-        i = 0
-        for i, [p, _, _] in enumerate(self._poc):
-            if p < priority:
+        ins = 0
+        for pr, _, _ in self:
+            if priority > pr:
                 break
-        self._poc.insert(i, (priority, weakref.ref(observable), callble))
+            ins += 1
+        self._poc.insert(ins, (priority, weakref.ref(observable), callble))
         
     def __str__(self):
         ret = []
@@ -68,25 +77,31 @@ class ObservablesList(object):
             else: curr_pre = " "*len(pre)
             curr_p = p
             curr += curr_pre
-            ret.append(curr + ", ".join(map(str, [o,c])))
+            ret.append(curr + ", ".join(map(repr, [o,c])))
         return '\n'.join(ret)
 
-    def __iter__(self):
+    def flush(self):
         self._poc = [(p,o,c) for p,o,c in self._poc if o() is not None]
+
+    def __iter__(self):
+        self.flush()
         for p, o, c in self._poc:
             if o() is not None:
                 yield p, o(), c 
 
     def __len__(self):
+        self.flush()
         return self._poc.__len__()
 
     def __deepcopy__(self, memo):
+        self.flush()
         s = ObservablesList()
         import copy
         s._poc = copy.deepcopy(self._poc, memo)
         return s
 
     def __getstate__(self):
+        self.flush()
         from ...util.caching import Cacher
         obs = []
         for p, o, c in self:
diff --git a/GPy/core/parameterization/param.py b/GPy/core/parameterization/param.py
index 4490a8ee..9c3d7bd3 100644
--- a/GPy/core/parameterization/param.py
+++ b/GPy/core/parameterization/param.py
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ class ParamConcatenation(object):
         if update:
             self.update_all_params()
     def values(self):
-        return numpy.hstack([p.param_array for p in self.params])
+        return numpy.hstack([p.param_array.flat for p in self.params])
     #===========================================================================
     # parameter operations:
     #===========================================================================
diff --git a/GPy/testing/pickle_tests.py b/GPy/testing/pickle_tests.py
index b888353c..d975aaa3 100644
--- a/GPy/testing/pickle_tests.py
+++ b/GPy/testing/pickle_tests.py
@@ -197,6 +197,7 @@ class Test(ListDictTestCase):
         self.assertTrue(par.checkgrad())
         self.assertTrue(pcopy.checkgrad())
         self.assertTrue(pcopy.kern.checkgrad())
+        import ipdb;ipdb.set_trace()
         self.assertIn(par.observers[0], pcopy.observers)
         self.assertEqual(par.count, 3)
         self.assertEqual(pcopy.count, 6) # 3 of each call to checkgrad