diff --git a/code/meos.cpp b/code/meos.cpp
index 555bedb..535392d 100644
--- a/code/meos.cpp
+++ b/code/meos.cpp
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ int APIENTRY WinMain(HINSTANCE hInstance,
       lang.get().addLangResource(L"Extraspråk", lpath);
   }
 
-  wstring defLang = gEvent->getPropertyString("Language", L"Svenska");
+  wstring defLang = gEvent->getPropertyString("Language", L"English");
 
   defaultCodePage = gEvent->getPropertyInt("CodePage", 1252);
 
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ int APIENTRY WinMain(HINSTANCE hInstance,
     lang.get().loadLangResource(defLang);
   }
   catch (std::exception &) {
-    lang.get().loadLangResource(L"Svenska");
+    lang.get().loadLangResource(L"English");
   }
 
   try {
diff --git a/code/oEvent.cpp b/code/oEvent.cpp
index 71d9e4a..7dc10cb 100644
--- a/code/oEvent.cpp
+++ b/code/oEvent.cpp
@@ -119,9 +119,9 @@ oEvent::oEvent(gdioutput &gdi):oBase(0), gdibase(gdi)
 
 
   tCurrencyFactor = 1;
-  tCurrencySymbol = L"kr";
-  tCurrencySeparator = L",";
-  tCurrencyPreSymbol = false;
+  tCurrencySymbol = L"$";
+  tCurrencySeparator = L".";
+  tCurrencyPreSymbol = true;
 
   tClubDataRevision = -1;
 
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ oEvent::oEvent(gdioutput &gdi):oBase(0), gdibase(gdi)
 
   isConnectedToServer = false;
   hasPendingDBConnection = false;
-  currentNameMode = FirstLast;
+  currentNameMode = LastFirst;
 
   nextTimeLineEvent = 0;
   //These object must be initialized on creation of any oObject,
@@ -448,7 +448,7 @@ oEvent::~oEvent()
 }
 
 void oEvent::initProperties() {
-  setProperty("Language", getPropertyString("Language", L"103"));
+  setProperty("Language", getPropertyString("Language", L"English"));
 
   setProperty("Interactive", getPropertyString("Interactive", L"1"));
   setProperty("Database", getPropertyString("Database", L"1"));
@@ -460,7 +460,7 @@ void oEvent::initProperties() {
   getPropertyInt("UseDirectSocket", true);
   getPropertyInt("UseEventorUTC", 0);
   getPropertyInt("UseHourFormat", 1);
-  getPropertyInt("NameMode", FirstLast);
+  getPropertyInt("NameMode", LastFirst);
 }
 
 void oEvent::listProperties(bool userProps, vector< pair<string, PropertyType> > &propNames) const {
@@ -3895,9 +3895,9 @@ void oEvent::clear()
   nextTimeLineEvent = 0;
 
   tCurrencyFactor = 1;
-  tCurrencySymbol = L"kr";
-  tCurrencySeparator = L",";
-  tCurrencyPreSymbol = false;
+  tCurrencySymbol = L"$";
+  tCurrencySeparator = L".";
+  tCurrencyPreSymbol = true;
 
   readPunchHash.clear();
 
@@ -3914,7 +3914,7 @@ void oEvent::clear()
 
   MeOSUtil::useHourFormat = getPropertyInt("UseHourFormat", 1) != 0;
 
-  currentNameMode = (NameMode) getPropertyInt("NameMode", FirstLast);
+  currentNameMode = (NameMode) getPropertyInt("NameMode", LastFirst);
 
   hasWarnedModifiedExtId = false;
 
@@ -3978,10 +3978,10 @@ void oEvent::loadDefaults() {
   getDI().setString("EMail", getPropertyString("EMail", L""));
   getDI().setString("Homepage", getPropertyString("Homepage", L""));
 
-  getDI().setInt("CardFee", getPropertyInt("CardFee", 25));
-  getDI().setInt("EliteFee", getPropertyInt("EliteFee", 130));
-  getDI().setInt("EntryFee", getPropertyInt("EntryFee", 90));
-  getDI().setInt("YouthFee", getPropertyInt("YouthFee", 50));
+  getDI().setInt("CardFee", getPropertyInt("CardFee", 4));
+  getDI().setInt("EliteFee", getPropertyInt("EliteFee", 15));
+  getDI().setInt("EntryFee", getPropertyInt("EntryFee", 15));
+  getDI().setInt("YouthFee", getPropertyInt("YouthFee", 10));
 
   getDI().setInt("SeniorAge", getPropertyInt("SeniorAge", 0));
   getDI().setInt("YouthAge", getPropertyInt("YouthAge", 16));
@@ -3989,10 +3989,10 @@ void oEvent::loadDefaults() {
   getDI().setString("Account", getPropertyString("Account", L""));
   getDI().setString("LateEntryFactor", getPropertyString("LateEntryFactor", L"50 %"));
 
-  getDI().setString("CurrencySymbol", getPropertyString("CurrencySymbol", L"kr"));
+  getDI().setString("CurrencySymbol", getPropertyString("CurrencySymbol", L"$"));
   getDI().setString("CurrencySeparator", getPropertyString("CurrencySeparator", L"."));
   getDI().setInt("CurrencyFactor", getPropertyInt("CurrencyFactor", 1));
-  getDI().setInt("CurrencyPreSymbol", getPropertyInt("CurrencyPreSymbol", 0));
+  getDI().setInt("CurrencyPreSymbol", getPropertyInt("CurrencyPreSymbol", 1));
   getDI().setString("PayModes", getPropertyString("PayModes", L""));
   setCurrency(-1, L"", L"", 0);
 
@@ -6179,10 +6179,12 @@ int oEvent::interpretCurrency(const wstring &c) const {
 }
 
 int oEvent::interpretCurrency(double val, const wstring &cur)  {
-  if (_wcsicmp(L"sek", cur.c_str()) == 0)
-    setCurrency(1, L"kr", L",", false);
-  else if (_wcsicmp(L"eur", cur.c_str()) == 0)
-    setCurrency(100, L"€", L".", false);//WCS
+    if ( (_wcsicmp(L"cad", cur.c_str()) == 0) || (_wcsicmp(L"usd", cur.c_str()) == 0) )
+        setCurrency(1, L"$", L".", true);
+    else   if (_wcsicmp(L"sek", cur.c_str()) == 0)
+        setCurrency(1, L"kr", L",", false);
+    else   if (_wcsicmp(L"eur", cur.c_str()) == 0)
+        setCurrency(100, L"€", L".", false);//WCS
 
   return int(floor(val * tCurrencyFactor+0.5));
 }