diff --git a/Algorithms/ObjectToBase64.h b/Algorithms/ObjectToBase64.h
index fab161b21..8d69c0a8a 100644
--- a/Algorithms/ObjectToBase64.h
+++ b/Algorithms/ObjectToBase64.h
@@ -33,12 +33,12 @@ or see http://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl.txt.
 
 typedef
         boost::archive::iterators::base64_from_binary<
-        boost::archive::iterators::transform_width<string::const_iterator, 6, 8>
+        boost::archive::iterators::transform_width<std::string::const_iterator, 6, 8>
 > base64_t;
 
 typedef
         boost::archive::iterators::transform_width<
-        boost::archive::iterators::binary_from_base64<string::const_iterator>, 8, 6
+        boost::archive::iterators::binary_from_base64<std::string::const_iterator>, 8, 6
         > binary_t;
 
 template<class ToEncodeT>
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ static void EncodeObjectToBase64(const ToEncodeT & object, std::string& encoded)
 template<class ToEncodeT>
 static void DecodeObjectFromBase64(ToEncodeT & object, const std::string& _encoded) {
     try {
-        string encoded(_encoded);
+    	std::string encoded(_encoded);
         //replace "-" with "+" and "_" with "/"
         replaceAll(encoded, "-", "+");
         replaceAll(encoded, "_", "/");
diff --git a/DataStructures/InputReaderFactory.h b/DataStructures/InputReaderFactory.h
index 552eb7370..f58232f79 100644
--- a/DataStructures/InputReaderFactory.h
+++ b/DataStructures/InputReaderFactory.h
@@ -43,21 +43,21 @@ int readFromBz2Stream( void* pointer, char* buffer, int len ) {
             return read;
         } else if(BZ_STREAM_END == context->error) {
             BZ2_bzReadGetUnused(&context->error, context->bz2, &unusedTmpVoid, &context->nUnused);
-            if(BZ_OK != context->error) { cerr << "Could not BZ2_bzReadGetUnused" << endl; exit(-1);};
+            if(BZ_OK != context->error) {std::cerr << "Could not BZ2_bzReadGetUnused" <<std::endl; exit(-1);};
             unusedTmp = (char*)unusedTmpVoid;
             for(int i=0;i<context->nUnused;i++) {
                 context->unused[i] = unusedTmp[i];
             }
             BZ2_bzReadClose(&context->error, context->bz2);
-            if(BZ_OK != context->error) { cerr << "Could not BZ2_bzReadClose" << endl; exit(-1);};
+            if(BZ_OK != context->error) {std::cerr << "Could not BZ2_bzReadClose" <<std::endl; exit(-1);};
             context->error = BZ_STREAM_END; // set to the stream end for next call to this function
             if(0 == context->nUnused && feof(context->file)) {
                 return read;
             } else {
                 context->bz2 = BZ2_bzReadOpen(&context->error, context->file, 0, 0, context->unused, context->nUnused);
-                if(NULL == context->bz2){ cerr << "Could not open file" << endl; exit(-1);};
+                if(NULL == context->bz2){std::cerr << "Could not open file" <<std::endl; exit(-1);};
             }
-        } else { cerr << "Could not read bz2 file" << endl; exit(-1); }
+        } else { std::cerr << "Could not read bz2 file" << std::endl; exit(-1); }
     }
     return read;
 }
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ xmlTextReaderPtr inputReaderFactory( const char* name )
 {
     std::string inputName(name);
 
-    if(inputName.find(".osm.bz2")!=string::npos)
+    if(inputName.find(".osm.bz2")!=std::string::npos)
     {
         BZ2Context* context = new BZ2Context();
         context->error = false;
diff --git a/DataStructures/SearchEngine.h b/DataStructures/SearchEngine.h
index d0cf25191..bd3e42005 100644
--- a/DataStructures/SearchEngine.h
+++ b/DataStructures/SearchEngine.h
@@ -48,10 +48,10 @@ template<class EdgeData, class GraphT>
 struct SearchEngineData {
     typedef SearchEngineHeapPtr HeapPtr;
     typedef GraphT Graph;
-    SearchEngineData(GraphT * g, NodeInformationHelpDesk * nh, std::vector<string> & n) :graph(g), nodeHelpDesk(nh), names(n) {}
+    SearchEngineData(GraphT * g, NodeInformationHelpDesk * nh, std::vector<std::string> & n) :graph(g), nodeHelpDesk(nh), names(n) {}
     const GraphT * graph;
     NodeInformationHelpDesk * nodeHelpDesk;
-    std::vector<string> & names;
+    std::vector<std::string> & names;
     static HeapPtr forwardHeap;
     static HeapPtr backwardHeap;
     static HeapPtr forwardHeap2;
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ public:
     ShortestPathRouting<SearchEngineDataT> shortestPath;
     AlternativeRouting<SearchEngineDataT> alternativePaths;
 
-    SearchEngine(GraphT * g, NodeInformationHelpDesk * nh, std::vector<string> & n) :
+    SearchEngine(GraphT * g, NodeInformationHelpDesk * nh, std::vector<std::string> & n) :
 	    _queryData(g, nh, n),
 	    shortestPath(_queryData),
 	    alternativePaths(_queryData)
diff --git a/Extractor/ExtractorCallbacks.cpp b/Extractor/ExtractorCallbacks.cpp
index 5423d8970..3db1d8d8b 100644
--- a/Extractor/ExtractorCallbacks.cpp
+++ b/Extractor/ExtractorCallbacks.cpp
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ bool ExtractorCallbacks::wayFunction(_Way &w) {
             std::reverse( w.path.begin(), w.path.end() );
         }
 
-        for(vector< NodeID >::size_type n = 0; n < w.path.size()-1; ++n) {
+        for(std::vector< NodeID >::size_type n = 0; n < w.path.size()-1; ++n) {
             externalMemory->allEdges.push_back(_Edge(w.path[n], w.path[n+1], w.type, w.direction, w.speed, w.nameID, w.roundabout, w.ignoreInGrid, w.isDurationSet, w.isAccessRestricted));
             externalMemory->usedNodeIDs.push_back(w.path[n]);
         }
diff --git a/Extractor/ExtractorStructs.h b/Extractor/ExtractorStructs.h
index ebd40fc66..36194f119 100644
--- a/Extractor/ExtractorStructs.h
+++ b/Extractor/ExtractorStructs.h
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ struct _Edge {
         return _Edge(0,0);
     }
     static _Edge max_value() {
-        return _Edge((numeric_limits<unsigned>::max)(), (numeric_limits<unsigned>::max)());
+        return _Edge((std::numeric_limits<unsigned>::max)(), (std::numeric_limits<unsigned>::max)());
     }
 
 };
@@ -125,10 +125,10 @@ struct _WayIDStartAndEndEdge {
     _WayIDStartAndEndEdge(unsigned w, NodeID fs, NodeID ft, NodeID ls, NodeID lt) :  wayID(w), firstStart(fs), firstTarget(ft), lastStart(ls), lastTarget(lt) {}
 
     static _WayIDStartAndEndEdge min_value() {
-        return _WayIDStartAndEndEdge((numeric_limits<unsigned>::min)(), (numeric_limits<unsigned>::min)(), (numeric_limits<unsigned>::min)(), (numeric_limits<unsigned>::min)(), (numeric_limits<unsigned>::min)());
+        return _WayIDStartAndEndEdge((std::numeric_limits<unsigned>::min)(), (std::numeric_limits<unsigned>::min)(), (std::numeric_limits<unsigned>::min)(), (std::numeric_limits<unsigned>::min)(), (std::numeric_limits<unsigned>::min)());
     }
     static _WayIDStartAndEndEdge max_value() {
-        return _WayIDStartAndEndEdge((numeric_limits<unsigned>::max)(), (numeric_limits<unsigned>::max)(), (numeric_limits<unsigned>::max)(), (numeric_limits<unsigned>::max)(), (numeric_limits<unsigned>::max)());
+        return _WayIDStartAndEndEdge((std::numeric_limits<unsigned>::max)(), (std::numeric_limits<unsigned>::max)(), (std::numeric_limits<unsigned>::max)(), (std::numeric_limits<unsigned>::max)(), (std::numeric_limits<unsigned>::max)());
     }
 };
 
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ struct CmpEdgeByTargetID : public std::binary_function<_Edge, _Edge, bool>
     }
 };
 
-inline string GetRandomString() {
+inline std::string GetRandomString() {
     char s[128];
     static const char alphanum[] =
             "0123456789"
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ inline string GetRandomString() {
         s[i] = alphanum[rand() % (sizeof(alphanum) - 1)];
     }
     s[127] = 0;
-    return string(s);
+    return std::string(s);
 }
 
 #endif /* EXTRACTORSTRUCTS_H_ */
diff --git a/Extractor/XMLParser.h b/Extractor/XMLParser.h
index c9d665dc3..820dcb596 100644
--- a/Extractor/XMLParser.h
+++ b/Extractor/XMLParser.h
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ public:
                     if(!externalMemory->nodeFunction(n))
                         std::cerr << "[XMLParser] dense node not parsed" << std::endl;
                 } catch (const luabind::error &er) {
-                    cerr << er.what() << endl;
+                	std::cerr << er.what() << std::endl;
                     lua_State* Ler=er.state();
                     report_errors(Ler, -1);
                 } catch (std::exception & e) {
@@ -86,7 +86,6 @@ public:
             }
 
             if ( xmlStrEqual( currentName, ( const xmlChar* ) "way" ) == 1 ) {
-                string name;
                 _Way way = _ReadXMLWay( );
 
                 /** Pass the unpacked way to the LUA call back **/
@@ -101,7 +100,7 @@ public:
                         std::cerr << "[PBFParser] way not parsed" << std::endl;
                     }
                 } catch (const luabind::error &er) {
-                    cerr << er.what() << endl;
+                	std::cerr << er.what() << std::endl;
                     lua_State* Ler=er.state();
                     report_errors(Ler, -1);
                 } catch (std::exception & e) {
diff --git a/extractor.cpp b/extractor.cpp
index c7b6decb2..5d4e66fbc 100644
--- a/extractor.cpp
+++ b/extractor.cpp
@@ -67,12 +67,12 @@ int main (int argc, char *argv[]) {
             isPBF = true;
         }
     }
-    if(pos!=string::npos) {
+    if(pos!=std::string::npos) {
         outputFileName.replace(pos, 8, ".osrm");
         restrictionsFileName.replace(pos, 8, ".osrm.restrictions");
     } else {
         pos=outputFileName.find(".osm");
-        if(pos!=string::npos) {
+        if(pos!=std::string::npos) {
             outputFileName.replace(pos, 5, ".osrm");
             restrictionsFileName.replace(pos, 5, ".osrm.restrictions");
         } else {
diff --git a/typedefs.h b/typedefs.h
index b65307859..32807130e 100644
--- a/typedefs.h
+++ b/typedefs.h
@@ -35,13 +35,6 @@ or see http://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl.txt.
 
 #include <iostream>
 
-using namespace std;
-
-#ifdef STXXL_VERBOSE_LEVEL
-#undef STXXL_VERBOSE_LEVEL
-#endif
-#define STXXL_VERBOSE_LEVEL -100
-
 #define INFO(x) do {std::cout << "[info " << __FILE__ << ":" << __LINE__ << "] " << x << std::endl;} while(0);
 #define ERR(x) do {std::cerr << "[error " << __FILE__ << ":" << __LINE__ << "] " << x << std::endl; std::exit(-1);} while(0);
 #define WARN(x) do {std::cerr << "[warn " << __FILE__ << ":" << __LINE__ << "] " << x << std::endl;} while(0);