diff --git a/chrome/chromeFiles/content/scholar/xpcom/data_access.js b/chrome/chromeFiles/content/scholar/xpcom/data_access.js
index 1e3775b4b0..4b120330f7 100644
--- a/chrome/chromeFiles/content/scholar/xpcom/data_access.js
+++ b/chrome/chromeFiles/content/scholar/xpcom/data_access.js
@@ -410,7 +410,7 @@ Scholar.Item.prototype.save = function(){
 					if (Scholar.DB.valueQuery(sql2)){
 						sql = 'UPDATE itemCreators SET creatorID=?, '
 							+ 'creatorTypeID=? WHERE itemID=?'
-							+ " AND orderIndex=?;\n";
+							+ " AND orderIndex=?";
 							
 						sqlValues = [
 							{'int':creatorID},
@@ -423,7 +423,7 @@ Scholar.Item.prototype.save = function(){
 					}
 					// Otherwise insert
 					else {
-						sql = "INSERT INTO itemCreators VALUES (?,?,?,?);\n";
+						sql = "INSERT INTO itemCreators VALUES (?,?,?,?)";
 						
 						sqlValues = [
 							{'int':itemID},
@@ -468,7 +468,7 @@ Scholar.Item.prototype.save = function(){
 							else {
 								sqlValues.push({'string':this.getField(fieldID)});
 							}
-							sql += " WHERE itemID=? AND fieldID=?;\n";
+							sql += " WHERE itemID=? AND fieldID=?";
 							
 							sqlValues.push(
 								{'int':this.getID()},
@@ -478,8 +478,8 @@ Scholar.Item.prototype.save = function(){
 							Scholar.DB.query(sql, sqlValues);
 						}
 						else {
-							sql = "INSERT INTO itemData VALUES (?,?,?);\n";
-								
+							sql = "INSERT INTO itemData VALUES (?,?,?)";
+							
 							sqlValues = [
 								{'int':this.getID()},
 								{'int':fieldID},
@@ -505,7 +505,7 @@ Scholar.Item.prototype.save = function(){
 				if (del.length){
 					sql = 'DELETE from itemData '
 						+ 'WHERE itemID=' + this.getID() + ' '
-						+ 'AND fieldID IN (' + del.join() + ");\n";
+						+ 'AND fieldID IN (' + del.join() + ")";
 					Scholar.DB.query(sql);
 				}
 			}
@@ -559,9 +559,6 @@ Scholar.Item.prototype.save = function(){
 			
 			// Set itemData
 			if (this._changedItemData.length){
-				sql = '';
-				sqlValues = [];
-				
 				for (fieldID in this._changedItemData.items){
 					if (!this.getField(fieldID)){
 						continue;
@@ -570,12 +567,12 @@ Scholar.Item.prototype.save = function(){
 					// TODO: update DB methods so that this can be
 					// implemented as a prepared statement that gets
 					// called multiple times
-					sql += "INSERT INTO itemData VALUES (?,?,?);\n";
+					sql = "INSERT INTO itemData VALUES (?,?,?)";
 					
-					sqlValues.push(
+					sqlValues = [
 						{'int':itemID},
 						{'int':fieldID}
-					);
+					];
 					
 					if (Scholar.ItemFields.isInteger(fieldID)){
 						sqlValues.push({'int':this.getField(fieldID)});
@@ -583,9 +580,7 @@ Scholar.Item.prototype.save = function(){
 					else {
 						sqlValues.push({'string':this.getField(fieldID)});
 					}
-				}
-				
-				if (sql){
+					
 					Scholar.DB.query(sql, sqlValues);
 				}
 			}
@@ -923,7 +918,7 @@ Scholar.Items = new function(){
 			+ 'FROM items I '
 			+ 'LEFT JOIN itemCreators IC ON (I.itemID=IC.itemID) '
 			+ 'LEFT JOIN creators C ON (IC.creatorID=C.creatorID) '
-			+ 'WHERE IC.orderIndex=0 OR IC.orderIndex IS NULL';
+			+ 'WHERE (IC.orderIndex=0 OR IC.orderIndex IS NULL)';
 		
 		if (arguments[0]!='all'){
 			sql += ' AND I.itemID IN (' + Scholar.join(arguments,',') + ')';
diff --git a/chrome/chromeFiles/content/scholar/xpcom/db.js b/chrome/chromeFiles/content/scholar/xpcom/db.js
index 2940433bea..bd4ddfbc3a 100644
--- a/chrome/chromeFiles/content/scholar/xpcom/db.js
+++ b/chrome/chromeFiles/content/scholar/xpcom/db.js
@@ -170,12 +170,12 @@ Scholar.DB = new function(){
 		if (statement && params){
 			for (var i=0; i<params.length; i++){
 				if (typeof params[i]['int'] != 'undefined'){
-					Scholar.debug('Binding parameter ' + (i+1) + ': ' +
+					Scholar.debug('Binding parameter ' + (i+1) + ' of type int: ' +
 						params[i]['int'],5);
 					statement.bindInt32Parameter(i,params[i]['int']);
 				}
 				else if (typeof params[i]['string'] != 'undefined'){
-					Scholar.debug('Binding parameter ' + (i+1) + ': "' +
+					Scholar.debug('Binding parameter ' + (i+1) + ' of type string: "' +
 						params[i]['string'] + '"',5);
 					statement.bindUTF8StringParameter(i,params[i]['string']);
 				}
diff --git a/chrome/chromeFiles/content/scholar/xpcom/notifier.js b/chrome/chromeFiles/content/scholar/xpcom/notifier.js
index a614a3221e..d250ac7b69 100644
--- a/chrome/chromeFiles/content/scholar/xpcom/notifier.js
+++ b/chrome/chromeFiles/content/scholar/xpcom/notifier.js
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ Scholar.Notifier = new function(){
 	}
 	
 	function _unregister(type, hash){
-		Scholar.debug('Unregistering ' + type + ' in notifier with hash ' + hash, 4);
+		Scholar.debug("Unregistering ' + type + ' in notifier with hash '" + hash + "'", 4);
 		delete _observers[type][hash];
 	}
 }