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BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Rocker Jon Bon Jovi is part of a Toronto group that has retained a banking firm and submitted paperwork expressing interest in buying the Buffalo Bills, three people who have reviewed documents regarding the sale process told The Associated Press on Friday.
It is unclear if the group would eventually want to move the NFL team to Toronto. The club is on the market after Hall of Fame owner Ralph Wilson died in March.
The three people spoke to The Associated Press on the condition of anonymity Friday because the process is private and the Toronto group has not revealed its intentions.
The group includes Larry Tanenbaum and the Rogers family. Tanenbaum is chairman of Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment, which controls the NHL's Maple Leafs and NBA's Raptors. The Rogers family includes Edward Rogers, who is deputy chairman of Rogers, the Toronto communications giant.
The group is on a list of prospective buyers who have submitted a nondisclosure agreement form to Morgan Stanley, the banking firm overseeing the Bills sale. The Toronto group has retained the Goldman Sachs banking firm to assist in the bid.
Bon Jovi previously expressed interest in owning an NFL franchise but never specifically mentioned the Bills. This is the first real indication linking him to Tanenbaum and Rogers.
One of the people confirmed that Bon Jovi discussed his interests involving the Bills during a restaurant meeting with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell in New York City last month.
The Bills most recently were valued by Forbes at $870 million. They are projected to be sold for at least $1 billion, partly because NFL teams rarely go on the market.
The team is essentially locked into playing at Ralph Wilson Stadium through the 2019 season because of a strict nonrelocation clause included in a 10-year lease agreement reached with the state and county in December 2012.
Of about 60 nondisclosure forms sent out by Morgan Stanley in June, at least 10 of have been returned, two of the people said. Among those also listed as returning their forms are Buffalo Sabres owners Terry and Kim Pegula and New York City real estate mogul Donald Trump.
The forms were required in order for prospective bidders to gain access to financial and background information on the franchise to begin formulating their bids.
The next step is for prospective bidders to submit another set of forms -- including their own financial information -- by July 29 to gain more access to the Bills' financial information.
One of the people said Morgan Stanley has informed prospective buyers that the Bills made just under $30 million in net profits last season. And Morgan Stanley projects that number will double by 2019 as a result of the NFL's TV contract, current renovations taking place at the stadium and other potential local sources of income.
Copyright 2014 by The Associated Press


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Friday, August 2, 2013
90s Fashion Is Now Vintage . . . And I'm Okay with That
The technical description of vintage is clothing from at least 20 years ago. Months ago, I had an argument with a student about whether his early 90s Calvin Klein coat was vintage. I was adamant that it wasn't . . . until I did the math. Yep, that's 20 years. Anything from 1993 or earlier is vintage, my friends.
After I got over the initial outrage (Am I really that old?!), I settled into nostalgia. After all, the 90s was MY DECADE. I can give you lots of reasons why I love the era: Grunge, Riot Grrrls, 'zines, combat boots, babydoll dresses, ripped fishnets, Clueless, Singles, Reality Bites, flannel shirts, Hole, Sleater-Kinney, The Breeders, Veruca Salt, Alanis Morrisette, 10 Things I Hate About You, etc etc etc.
I mean, that's some quality pop culture. I could compare it to today's pop culture, but I'll start to sound like an old lady waving her cane at the kids on her lawn.
My nostalgia for the decade turned into the realization that vintage = hip. And that means that perhaps the 90s could now be long enough ago to be due for a complete resurfacing in pop culture.
If you think about it, the idea of a 90s resurrection is highly appealing. I'm not talking just about fashion. Yes, the some of the 2012 and 2013 runway shows had a distinct Grunge vibe. But bringing back combat boots and granny dresses is possibly the least interesting impact 90s nostalgia could have on today's zeitgeist. Think about it: what if Riot Grrrl came back from the dead in all its glory? Music could really use an influx of the angry, indie grrl variety.
From a feminist standpoint, there seems to have been some regression in our movement since the 90s. When I look back at videos from the 90s (Veruca Salt's Seether from 1994 is a great example), I'm struck by how comfortable the women seem in their bodies, how little concern they have for trying to look "sexy." (And yet, they are really freaking sexy.) Did they get manicures and bikini waxes before shooting that video? Hell no.
Seether will be 20 years old next year--hey, that's vintage! Meanwhile, Veruca Salt is in the midst of a reunion. If I were a newspaper, those two facts (coupled with the recent mild interest in 90s fashion) would be enough for me to write a trend piece declaring an imminent Riot Grrrl revival. I don't think it's that simple, sadly. But even a little injection of that 90s spirit into music, art, fashion, and literature, would be amazing (for lack of a better word).
What do you think, readers? Is it time for a neo-90s movement?
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I saw the same wedding dress as mine on Ebay a couple of weeks ago and it was tagged as vintage. That was 20 years ago.ReplyDelete
I was in love with My So-Called Life, which is up for vintage status in a year. If I could dress like Angels or Rayanne, I would be happy. :)ReplyDeleteReplies
I don't know if I'm ready for the 90s to be vintage. It does make me feel a tiny bit old. Especially some of the fashion. "Jazzy" duffle bags, floppy hats a la Blossom and belly-tops weren't even good back then!ReplyDelete
Though from a music/feminist point of view a revival could only be a good thing! We are definitely slipping a bit in both of those respects (I mean have you SEEN the outrageous anti-women crap on twitter right now because a woman wanted Jane Austen on a british banknote?! Some people need a refresher course in how to be decent human beings...).
I just showed that video to my kids a couple weeks ago, they are in love :) they also really love Le Tigre - which is fun and feminist!ReplyDelete
My 13yo is covetously eyeing my bright blue Docs (got them for my 19th birthday in, uh, 1993). If I give them to her, does that make me old? I guess I'm old anyway. I liked the 90s, bring 'em back!ReplyDeleteReplies
Never give away your Docs if they still fit! My oldest is also 13 (okay, she will be in 3 weeks) and she loves my Union Jack Docs. Lucky for me her feet are bigger than mine, but even if we wore the same size, there's no way I'd let her wear them. I still wear them frequently. Besides, your Docs are real collector's items, since they were made before the company stopped making them all in the UK. And you're not old, since you're 2 years younger than me and I'm about to have baby #4. You're only as old as you feel - wear your Docs and be the cool mom.Delete
Really, they are? I had no idea. I would totally wear them myself if I could get the left sole fixed--it cracked. Which is really only a problem on rainy days, and I live in California, so... :)Delete
Hi! I know you don't know me, but I've got a tip for you, about the boot soles- find a shoe/boot repair guy, preferably an Eastern European one. Those guys can fix boot boo-boos that you would not BELIEVE. I've had Docs re-soled, toes repaired on equestrians, you name it, and the Russian/former Soviet Block guys can do amazing stuff with even the worst cases. Try searching your local phone and business listings- you'll probably be able to find a good repair shop in your area. :) Best of luck!Delete
Amen, sister. I agree with all of this. This post actually made me a little teary. I was a theatre student in college in the early 90's, and this made me think about what a free, experimental, awesome time that was in my life. I turned 40 this year, and I think I need to get some of that back.ReplyDelete
Totally love the 90s and was just wondering the other day where my cozy flannel shirts are. I would love to see a reboot of some of that style after suffering through the 80s / leg warmer / ice pop / day glo revival of the last few years. However, was very disturbed to have to watch a Justin Bieber perfume ad on YouTube before the seether video!ReplyDelete
It's amazing how the 90s are already considered vintage for us who were born at the end of the 70s. Vintage has a test of something that is from another time, a different generation. Wearing clothes from the 90s will not feel vintage to me, just a regression to my youth :PReplyDelete
I agree that the feminist movement went backwards in the last years. Now you need to look completely different than what you are, and if you don't do it (count me in it) then you're not considered sexy. Natural lines are not in fashion anymore.Replies
I do agree that everything seems to be more "middle of the road "now a days .Delete
Too much of everything has to be like everything else .( bOring )
But i do think we had a kind of freedom people growing up now don't have .
There was a lot less presure of having to fit in .
Not that i ever did or ever will ;)
Sorry, I don't agree. I was just a kid in the 90s, and didn't understand the aesthetics back then either. To me, it just wasn't pretty, and I like pretty. :)ReplyDelete
And is vintage really just clothes older than 20 years? For me, quality is just important as age. Here in Sweden, some says vintage is clothes from between 1920 and 1969. Before that, it's antique. And after that, just second hand.Replies
StinaP, I am SO with you. I think what you said is a perfect definition of vintage. There's no reason to cling to this "20 years old is vintage" idea, especially when so many of us (of all ages) find that it's not really working.Delete
I'm in the same boat as you, Stina. Most things from the 90's remind me of being a chubby awkward little girl. I know a lot of good underground music happened in that decade but I also feel like some of the worst mainstream pop was produced at that time (I'll take Lady Gaga over Spice Girls any day.... Not that I'm a Gaga fan, I'm just sayin.) But I think part of the nostalgia of Gertie and others stems from the feeling of empowerment they got in the 90's, which I didn't really experience until about 2007. So in 2027 I guess I can start wearing "vintage" nostalgic clothes from my prime, too.Delete
Good points in this thread. Seeing as I was a child in the 90s and my classmates listened to 90s pop while my favourite music was inevitably always "out" (like, at one point I was crazy about Dvorak's 9th symphony, of all things - and still am), I do not see much allure in the 90s. I'm finding the good bits now, but they were not there for me the first time around.Delete
If empowerment is what you're after, I got mine from discovering music I still love musically, and books I love reading, and films I love watching, and finding people who love the same, and angst and anger do not figure there much and it does not have much to do with gender. With apologies to the 90s nostalgic feminists here, though I certainly do get the "image" point Gertie's making.
There is some confusion about what is and isn't vintage, and as far as I'm concerned, it's very much about the quality as well. Like, presumably, with the wine the term stems from?
Yeah, I'm old enough for 90s to be personal nostalgia. I just started rewatching Buffy the Vampire Slayer (which I first watched religiously when it was new on the air) and it's totally influencing my daily style yet again!ReplyDelete
I'm totally with you! There are many things about the 90s that weren't so great, for me, but so many that were. I loved me some alanis morrisette! Yessss! And Clueless? I loved all the clothes so much. Even had me some short dresses with thigh high socks and chunky shoes. It would be awesome to see some of this era resurface.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 2, 2013 at 11:27 AM
Missy Elliott was such a riot grrl! I loved how all her music and videos were about her being amazing, rather than about her looking sexy. She had some serious attitude, and it's really missed in modern music.ReplyDelete
And yeah, back in the day Hole were brilliant, but I preferred Le Tigre!
Yeah. I don't know about this one. #1 it would make me feel old since I grew up in the 90s. I do fondly remember some of the music. And I still love Clueless!ReplyDelete
I dont miss the 90's clothing didn't wear it than and wont wear it now .ReplyDelete
But the 90's attitude ? Yes, bring it back !!!
- AnonymousAugust 2, 2013 at 11:43 AM
And is vintage really just clothes older than 20 years? For me, quality is just important as age. Here in Sweden, some says vintage is clothes from between 1920 and 1969. Before that, it's antique. And after that, just second hand.ReplyDelete
I agree. Best definition I have read that finally says it well. But when I googled it, this definition is common.Replies
- AnonymousAugust 10, 2013 at 2:12 AM
In cars, over twenty years is usually described as 'classic'. Then there's vintage and then antique. I think there's room for a 'classic' classification in clothing. In Scotland, we probably wouldn't describe clothing as vintage unless it was 1970s or before.Delete
Ahhh, the 90's. I remember fighting with my mother over my first flannel because she said it wasn't "feminine" enough. I wore that thing everywhere.ReplyDelete
Veruca Salt's American Thighs was one of the very first CDs I bought with my own money. Good times.Replies
Funnily enough, my mom sewed my first flannel shirt, and then I never wore it much because I dislike buttons...Delete
I have mixed feelings about '90s style coming back. It's difficult for me to separate the style from the circumstances I was faced with at the time. Also, does anyone recall being pressured to be "too cool" or "above it all" all the damn time? Like you couldn't get too excited about anything? Or every other word had to be sarcastic? I can't figure out if this was a function of the environment I grew up in or the 1990's in general.ReplyDelete
On the other hand, if some grunge influenced music could muscle out the autotune crap that is all over these days, that would be great!
- AnonymousAugust 2, 2013 at 12:11 PM
I agree not only about what was sexy, but how the media perceived women as a whole. So many shows were based on female characters: my So Called Life, Felicity, Buffy, Ellen. But now, I feel like women are more like an accoutrement to men. They're not considered funny (unless they're a trope making fun of women). And I think resorting to a "sexier" image is just a way to get positive attention.ReplyDelete
Okay, I'm done now. Although I really really want some docs. -Tina
I'm on team wikipedia where the 70's, 80's, and 90's are considered "retro", not vintage lol. I so do not miss anything about the era I grew up in, and therefore would like to segregate it from my favorite bygone eras haha!ReplyDelete
Very happy to see a grunge/ riot grrrl revival - who doesn't love tea dresses and para bootsReplyDelete
Oh the 90's - how I miss you. Sort of. I loved the music and clothing and wearing flannel and t-shirts most days (again - Mom hated this at the time - but with today's teen choices she seems relieved). I have been playing tons of music and movies from that era lately - and you say there's a Veruca Salt reunion? Sign me up for that concert!ReplyDelete
I've definitely noticed that Nasty Gal clothing is bringing back the 90's in quite a few dresses.. I can't say I hate it.ReplyDelete
I remember watching Much Music maybe 7 years ago now and thinking what a rocking line-up of music they had and maybe I could watch it more often. Then I realized with horror that I was watching their retro hour.ReplyDelete
Being that we are about the same age, I love the 90s. It spoke to the Tom Boy and Tough Chick in me. It was my time of rebellion. lolReplyDelete
I don't know that I am ready to think anything from my childhood could be vintage, but I do love the 90's....70's,...60's...50's...etc... the only decade of fashion I think the world would be better off not repeating is definitely the 80's with all that perming and teasing and hairspray... anthough Madonna was 80's and she was pretty cool, and there were a lot of other cool things that came out of the 80's... just not so sure that the leg warmers and hair should do a repeat...lol
Ps. Ummmm.... wheres the kitty dress ;)
While there were things to like about the 90s, for me, fashion wasn't necessarily one of them. Then again, there is plenty from that period that endures and still looks fresh. A leather biker jacket and Doc Martens aren't going to be anachronistic anytime soon. But to the matter of 90s music and Riot Grrrl acts, I'd like to mention a new documentary about Bikini Kill/Le Tigre's Kathleen Hanna, called The Punk Singer. It's a fascinating education about what Kathleen saw going on around her in the culture, and why she started a movement. It chronicles the rise of Bikini Kill, and the morphing into Le Tigre, until her illness forced Hanna out of performing. I watched this with my 15-year-old, self-identified feminist rocker daughter, and I think one of the things we both got out of it is, perhaps even Kathleen Hanna would say don't copy her, don't "return" to Riot Grrl -- start something new. Okay, now it's time to go commune with my vintage pattern collection.ReplyDelete
I love much of of the 90s fashion, especially all the goth, grungy and early 90s stuff, until the entire rave, neon-colour, fur boots, weird braid thing came along. I was in elementary school for most of the 90s, and I always thought the Grunge kids from high school TV shows were the coolest and I'd grow up to be like them... Never did, but that's fine. :DReplyDelete
I am in agreement with you, 100%, on the feminist side of things. The developments, like the most extreme pinkification of girl toys, and the level of objectification in mainstream media, in the last 10 years worry me. (I really need to re-read "Living Dolls" by Natasha Walters.)
I still can't believe my decade is on the oldies station.....long live the 80's!ReplyDelete
Oh man, I was a small child in the 90s and even I knew how cool it was. It's definitely starting to make a comeback in fashion from what I've seen - I think I'll have to start a riot grrl band to solidify the revival!ReplyDelete
I'm not sure where the idea that anything 20 years old is vintage came from. When I was a kid my mom owned an antique store and I was told that vintage was anything that was 50 years old or more. I mean, we called clothing from the 50's vintage back then, but most antique dealers would tell you that it technically wasn't. When did that change?ReplyDelete
As far as the change in attitude of the mainstream since the '90s, I would say it probably has to do with the fact that people are getting too far removed from the Women's Movement and tend to take for granted our ability to work and raise families simultaneously. I'm also going to go out on a limb and say that the pinkification of girl items is probably a backlash to the gender-neutral influence of people who were born in the 70's. I loathe pink, as a general rule, although in small doses and in a sophisticated color palette it can be okay. As a kid my mom bought me boy's jeans for a long while because she knew I'd take care of them and be able to hand them down to my brothers. I didn't wear pink and my mom was not a girly-girl as a kid so I wasn't, either. I've encouraged my girls to be themselves and not have to live up to the pink and pretty commercial image the media subjects us to. I'd like to point out that the parents of most people born in the 1970's were frequently both working - we were latch-key kids, we went to the park and rode our bikes by ourselves, we played outside without adult supervision. Parents of kids born in the late 80's and early to mid-90's were more likely to have parents who over-supervised them. I send my 13 year-old to the grocery store on her bike all the time but my MIL thinks that this is too dangerous. It's all about how paranoid people have become, and we want to put kids in little boxes so nothing will happen to them. Which is exactly what happens - nothing. But it kills the defiant and independent spirit that existed in youth culture in the 90's.Replies
I was always told "antique" is defined by 50 yrs, and "vintage" is 20. This was borne of me being aghast (in the 90's) that the 70's were vintage.Delete
Perhaps the definition has changed since I heard it, or maybe the people I heard it from were old enough that, to them, 20 years old wasn't remotely vintage, lol! That's entirely possible, since more and more I see the term being used for things that are 5-10 years old. I think I saw a caption about a dress someone wore on the red carpet and it was referred to as 'vintage' Armani (or perhaps Valentino) but it was less than 20 years old. I think it's hard to know anymore, since as a society we don't all use the same definitions for things. English is such a fluid language, sometimes. :)Delete
When I grew up in the 60s and 70s antique was 100 years and vintage didn't exist. Things change. I'm 50, so i guess I am old, and sometimes I am surprised that vintage is often worth more than antique. I do have some good memories from the 90's though. My kid's were young, my marriage still happy, my 73 Z had a great stereo, and I had a lot more energy. I am also a lot calmer, and pretty darned happy. Hmmmm I do miss my flannel shirts.Delete
I was born in the early 60's, and by the early 70's even kids who weren't latch key kids, which I was with a single father, were out playing in the parks unsupervised. I haven't smothered my kids, but I am not sure the streets are as safe are as safe as they once were, at least where I grew up. I don't worry about my daughter walking around our small town, but where I grew up, on Capital Hill, in Seattle, not so sure.Delete
I LOVED Reality Bites, and wasted a good percentage of the 9s trying to replicate Winona Ryder's hair in that movie - I failed! Not sure I'm ready for a 90's reunion, it still feels too fresh although that's really just denial. I don't like feeling old!ReplyDelete
I liked the grunge/androgynous look at the time, but then I was a teenager. Not sure it works so well when you are nearing 40, a mum and a manager! But it would be nice to think the ethos might come back. It would be a refreshing change from manicures, cocktails, hair straighteners, platform shoes and fake tan that seems to be obligatory these days!
I was in my 20's in the 90's and still love most looks borne of the era. It helps that the 90's brought MN looks to popular culture, and flannel shirts & big boots will never ever be out of style in the Twin Cities.ReplyDelete
- LandgirlAugust 2, 2013 at 3:54 PM
Late 80s to early 90s were my teenage years, and initial vintage wearing days. Vintage was a key part of counter culture then. Then from the mid 90s I entered the real world of work and I ended up wearing my vintage less and less to the point where it was redundant and I sold most of it. The 90s to me felt like the dark ages. It felt you could do anything but be unashamedly feminine, a rejection of 80s glam or something. I spent a lot of that time secretly fearing I could never wear a dress again. Thank goodness that is all behind me, so no 90s for me, but thanks for the reminder.ReplyDelete
Oh shit I love the 90's! The best was the grunge and tee shirts were sexy to us. I don't quite know how looking back, but omg I thought it was awesome.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 2, 2013 at 6:24 PM
The fashion I can take or leave but you've just given me a great reminder of some movies in need of a re-watch this weekend!ReplyDelete
This is amazing news. I have just made a pair of DKNY dungarees that I first made in 1992. Back then I made them and wore them, day in day out. NO over analysing. This time, I changed my shoes twice and spent all afternoon 'doing my hair'. I resigned myself to make-up as I didn't think I should take too much time over it. I already had. I am taking them with me to London this weekend, how much I wear them depends on how much of a wimp I am. Wish me luck - I don't think I have your outer layer of confidence. Anyway, I love every blooming outfit you ever make which I wish I could say about the stuff I sew.ReplyDelete
Totally can't wrap my head around this. I'm 30! Only 30! Vintage to me is stuff my grandma wore. Not stuff I wore. Sigh. Guess you can't stop the train. Runaway Train that is (wink wink).ReplyDelete
I feel the same way add Samantha Kennedy. I'm 30, and I can't believe the 90's are considered vintage! I always thought anything beyond the 50's and 60's are vintage. Wow, time flies!ReplyDelete
I love the Reality Bites, and wasted a good percentage of the 9s trying to replicate Winona Ryder's hair in that movieReplyDelete
hate, hate, hate the idea of 90s being vintage! Surely we can not be that old!?! But it does seem to be popping up all over the place! I used to love bands like Hole and Garbage that had strong female leaders and you're so right about the mani/pedi/wax thing! Those ladies were all about the chipped nail varnish and ripped tights!ReplyDelete
It was My Decade too and it was the best decade. My fave TV hows were 'my so called life' and 'blossom'. I wish they'd do reruns of those shows!
If only I'd kept all my old grungey outfits. It's clearly time to cut some holes in my fave jeans!
Coming from the UK it was more a decade of indie mixed with dance music, Stone Roses, Blur, Massive Attack, Stereo MC's. I never really made it to grunge status. As for the 1990's being vintage... I can't go with that personally.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 3, 2013 at 11:24 AM
This definition of vintage makes me rethink the by-line of my blog, "Vintage Style Retro Sewing" and change it to Retro Style Sewing. Never quite thought of 90s as vintage. So I guess the era I enjoy (40s and 50s) is called what . . . "Ancient/Antique"?ReplyDelete
I've been aware of this trend for a while now, my 17 year old has been wearing "vintage" 80' and 90's stuff, and it makes me feel very old. I guess just how my Mum felt when I was into the 60's in my teens.ReplyDelete
I loved reality bites and singles...93 was the year I toured the US by train and was in Seattle to visit all those grunge places...though we couldn't see them at night as I wasn't 21 yet (mind you I hate that law)... I was never into grunge fashion really but still I remember those years with great fondness. Thanks for reminding me about those years!ReplyDelete
I have to admit that I am a purist when it comes to these things and, actually, "vintage" is 1920 through 1959 and "retro" is 1960's through '70s. On rare occasions, the early 1900's is referred to as vintage as well but prior to 1920 is technically antique. Most people that don't really understand vintage, historical clothing, etc think that "vintage" can be used to describe most anything, creating the supposed rule that only 20 years of age makes something vintage. In actuality, "vintage" describes a range of particular eras, not just something that's 20 years old or so. "Antique", "vintage", and "retro" each denote a specific time period(s).ReplyDelete
As someone who appreciates wine, "vintage" to me means the harvest of a particularly good drop! Of course, it also means "a past time", no line in the sand, but I personally put this at 20 years or more, so yes, the early '90's are now vintage.ReplyDelete
"Antique" to me = 90+ years old, and finally, "retro" means "in the style of an earlier time", therefore many of the garments Gertie makes are "retro".
Oh, and remember Twin Peaks - loved that show.
BTW, I still have the original magazine (think it was an Elle) that the top image comes from...so old, feelin' so old!Replies
Nope, it was a Vogue (American) - December 1992, Lucie de La Falaise on the cover. Remember it was a controversial article at the time because the grunge look came from the streets, not the designers.Delete
Searched high and low for the mag last night and found it rolled up in a boot - really should invest in some boot shapers.
I couldn't remember what Vintage used to mean... Probably because I was never a wine drinker. Antiques were always 100 years, 90 + is close enough, to my father, and I still find it amusing that Retro or Vintage items often sell for more than true antiques...at least for a little while.Delete
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A beautiful brides attractiveness is improved when she stroll down the aisle having a properly chosen wedding robe. In case you are a conservative bride, strapless robe could nicely not be your choice. Even although it's a well known craze amongst most modern brides, you ought to actually choose a factor you're comfortable sporting and never what exactly is fashionable.ReplyDelete
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SPAM... How does this stuff get through the prove your not a robot thing? It of course links to a website selling the aforementioned dress. Silly. I wouldn't buy from a company that advertised this way if it was the last dress on earth, and I needed it to save my job.Delete
I'm all for a neo-90s movement! I loved the music, I loved the fashion. It was all appealing to me. I was in high school at that time. I never considered myself a girly girl so maybe that's why it was all so appealing. I idolized the girls in The Breeders and Veruca Salt. They didn't care to fall in line with everyone else and that's what made them sexy. We need more of that today. Being yourself is beautiful whether it's grunge or glam. But most of all the music popular today could definitely benefit from it. Oh well maybe I am and will always be stuck in the 90's, just listen to my ipod.ReplyDelete
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Re: Riot Grrrrl music... if you're looking at it from the perspective of pop music only, then yes, what you describe regarding music exists. However, there are a PLETHORA of women who are not pop chart toppers who are making edgy music and videos. Amanda Palmer comes to mind, as do bands like Pussy Riot. They're out there and they're not mainstream.ReplyDelete
As for the fashion, I too grew up in this era; however, I'm mildly distressed to see young teen/20-something hipsters co-opting the look of the 1990s (specifically grunge) without really understanding where it came from. I completely and totally understand that grunge was co-opted long ago when mainstream magazines started featuring "fashion spreads" but it still causes my hackles to rise.
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So now I can tell my husband that he absolutely can NOT throw out my high school Hypercolor sweat shirt as it is now vintage - and I've had it for more than 20 yrs.. only one small hole - crazy right...ReplyDelete
Count me in for the neo-90's! While I'm generally a 40's/50's kinda gal, I grew up in the 90's and definitely get nostalgic for my flannel and doc's on occasion ;)ReplyDelete
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If the 90s were vintage, I must be very vintage then :) I have mixed feelings about 90s fashion, I love plaid flannel shirts and I wish that I'd kept my sunflower babydoll dress. But, although it seems like an "anything goes" era of fashion, there was actually a lot of pressure to look/act cool and adopt a certain attitude. I was the awkward smart kid and going to public school in the early 90s was hell.ReplyDelete

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Tips and Tricks
- To build your own .deb packages for Ubuntu you will need to install at least the following packages from the apt repositories:
- build-essential
- fakeroot
- dh-make
- debconf
- execstack
- dh-modaliases
- Moreover for latest releases, the following package simplifies module installation:
- dkms
- If you want to use a newer version of the driver than the one which comes with your distribution and you have linux-restricted-modules installed, you have to disable the fglrx kernel module from linux-restricted-modules because it will invariably get in the way of your more recent drivers. Detailed information on how to achieve this can be found in the distribution-specific guides.
- You can configure the driver with the amdconfig tool, more information can be found at Configuring.
Old Version gets installed during update
When updating a manual install - that is removing the old install and installing the new version - the old version might get installed again. This was observed starting with 8.10. If this happens it might help to remove the old version then delete the debian package files of the old version and run "sudo apt-get clean" before installing the new version. See the Ubuntu version dependent install documentation for instructions how to perform these steps. As soon as a new Catalyst version (current is 12.10 - as of Nov. 09, 2012) is available, these instructions might get updated.
- Saucy 13.10
- Raring 13.04
- Quantal 12.10
- Precise 12.04
- Oneiric 11.10
- Natty 11.04
- Maverick 10.10
- Lucid 10.04
- Karmic 9.10
- Jaunty 9.04
- Intrepid 8.10
- Hardy 8.04
- Gutsy 7.10
- Feisty 7.04
- Edgy 6.10
- Dapper 6.06
- Breezy 5.10
Unsupported adapter
Specific notes for Radeon HD 6xxx cards with no official support yet (see Hardware#Not_Yet_Supported_or_Unoffically_Supported).
After installing the fglrx module, you might get the following message when trying to configure X through aticonfig:
aticonfig: No supported adapters detected
Also you might see that the fglrx module has not been used by Xorg (no line saying ''LoadModule: "fglrx"'' in /var/log/Xorg.0.log). Also on my system I had segmentation faults from the ati Catalyst Control Center (amdcccle).
At this stage, do not panic! This does not necessarily imply a problem with the module, indeed your card may be not officially supported. Numerous reports on forums show that users end up using the drivers successfully anyway, e.g. for an HD 6850 card (BARTS codename). To force Xorg to load the driver for fglrx anyway, just manually create a minimal xorg.conf file, as suggested on this wiki (follow the tutorials). The module should then load and everything else should (hopefully) work. (On my system even the Catalyst Control Center was working at that point.) Except you have the "Unsupported hardware" mark on a corner of the screen, but that is another problem... (Forum users report they have been able to get rid of this as well, although caution should be used as the hack scripts seem not to work with version 11.1 of the Catalyst drivers.)
Related Resources
- Ubuntuforums.org Video forum: Dapper
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Canyon de Chelly, Chinle, AZ
My first visit here (2011) and I hope to return. If you visit one full day isn't enough, and I saw just a small amount of the 2 diverging canyons. There are roads to see from above, with several overlooks, but getting a local Navajo tour guide to see within the canyons is well worth while (besides required). You will be happy to be in a jeep, and not get stuck in mud or lost. The canyons walls go from around 30 feet tall to over 1000 feet, and there is so much beauty and history to see in the rocks, from natural canyon varnish, pictographs and petroglyphs, Anasazi cliff dwellings and kivas, to the present day farms, ranches, homes and daily lives of the people who live here. It was a joy to see young boys, one riding bareback round up some horses, and my guide said it reminded him of growing up there, though he has lived many places since. It is a privilege and pleasure to see this land of the Navajo Nation, managed jointly with the National Parks services.Read More
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HUNTINGTON BEACH, California/USA (Tuesday, July 31, 2012) – The Nike US Open of Surfing recommenced this morning with the ASP Top 17 battling it out in the final event of the 2012 ASP Women's World Championship Tour season and a bevy of the world's best male surfers fighting for ever-important qualification points at one of the season's biggest ASP Prime events.
Carissa Moore (HAW), 19, former ASP Women?s World Champion (2011) and current ASP Women's World No. 3, relied on committed power surfing through Huntington?s beachbreaks today to deliver the highest scores of women?s Round 1 competition. The prodigious Hawaiian executed an impressive two-turn combo on a righthander for a 9-point ride, contributing to her 16.83 out of 20 heat total.
?I was just happy to sneak a few waves,? Moore said. ?There wasn?t much in that heat and I?m just stoked that I got those. I always look forward to coming to the US Open and I look forward to this week of craziness. I?m just like surfing in front of all of the people. It?s a great platform to perform.?
Malia Manuel (HAW), 18, current No. 7 on the Women?s ASP WCT, started strong in her opening round campaign to post a victory over local favorite Courtney Conlogue (USA), 19, and Sarah Mason (NZL), 17. Manuel, who is the highest-rated rookie amongst the ASP Top 17, hopes she can carry the momentum from her strong start throughout the remainder of the event to win the prestigious ASP Rookie of the Year Award.
?Getting that Round 1 win is extremely crucial because in Round 2 anything can happen, especially out here,? Manuel said. ?That Round two is do or die and I?m relieved to get 1st heat out of the way, so I?m very happy. The rookie of the year award is on my mind even though I?m trying not to think about it. It?d be amazing especially since women?s surfing has come such a long way. We?ll just see what happens, but it would be an extreme honor.?
Lakey Peterson (USA), 17, 2011 Nike US Open of Surfing Runner-Up, took an impressive come-from-behind victory despite a strong opening performance from compatriotSage Erickson (USA), 21. The progressive natural-footer caught two excellent set waves back-to-back, earning a 15.60 vaulting her to the lead.
?Today's swell?s inconsistent and been working on strategy this year," Peterson said. "Staying calm and sticking to my game plan and that?s what I did. Someone was looking over me and sending me those two waves back-to-back. I?ve been working on progressing my surfing and it?s going great.?
Peterson has had strong performances in previous years at the Nike US Open of Surfing, finishing 3rd in 2nd in her appearances and hopes to find her way atop the podium this year.
"I got second last year and third the year before and I?m hoping that progression continues," Peterson said. "Hopefully I can go one better this year and I?ll do the best that I can."
Stephanie Gilmore (AUS), 24, newly-crowned five-time ASP Women?s World Champion, carried her success from France over to Huntington Beach today, clinching her Round 1 heat in commanding form.
?I guess it feels more patriotic because the Olympics are on and I feel like I need to bring home a win for Australia," Gilmore said. "It?s pretty tough out there, I felt like I was just wiggling to the beach."
In addition to the Women?s WCT, the ASP Prime Nike US Open of Surfing men?s event also hosted some amazing action today.
Julian Wilson (AUS), 23, current ASP World No. 14, commanded his early morning heat and combined superior wave selection with his progressive ability to post the event?s top scores. Wilson launched a massive frontside full-rotation 360 air to earn a near-perfect 9.87 out of 10 coupled with his previous ride which resulted in an astonishing 18.54 out of 20 heat total.
?When that set came it was at the halfway point of the heat and I was feeling pretty comfortable,? Wilson said. ?It?s nice because it?s such a soft landing out there that you can pretty much do whatever you want. I just went for it and I?m happy that I had a good start out there.?
Miguel Pupo (BRA), 20, was a standout in Round 1 and realigned his strategy for Round 2 and was equally successful. The Brazilian standout took out a heat victory over fellow countrymen Felipe Toledo (BRA), 17, Jordy Smith (ZAF), 24, and Bede Durbidge (AUS), 29, to advance to the Round of 24.
?That was a hard heat with Jordy (Smith), Bede (Durbidge) and Felipe (Toledo) because they?re all standouts,? Pupo said. ?I just tried to change up my game and stay away from everyone and do my own thing.?
Pupo, who has admittedly struggled over the last few months, is relieved to advance to the Round of 24 and hopes his early round success marks a turn in his season.
?Over the last three months, I haven?t made a heat,? Pupo said. ?I had a good start to the year with a win in Brazil and after that I got a ninth, but since then I?ve lost every heat. Hopefully I can get it going here.?
Dane Reynolds (USA), 26, displayed a raw approach in his Round of 48 heat and punted an inverted slob air-reverse with complete control, earning a 9.77 for the single ride to take his heat win with authority. The Ventura native, who is competing as a wildcard in the Nike US Open of Surfing, is taking a casual approach to this year?s event and feels his strategy is paying off.
?I feel like this event is the opposite because in the past I put pressure on myself to surf well,? Reynolds said. ?I couldn?t really keep doing that because the pressure was too much. This event, I have low expectations and I?m trying not to think about the situation I?m in.?
Both Women?s ASP WCT and Men?s ASP Prime action will run again tomorrow beginning at 7:30am local time. For all of the LIVE action log on to www.aspnorthamerica.org
For all of the LIVE action log on to www.usopenofsurfing.com
Both Women?s ASP WCT and Men?s ASP Prime action will run again tomorrow beginning at 7:30am local time. For all of the LIVE action log on to www.aspworldtour.com or www.aspnorthamerica.org
Heat 1: Malia Manuel (HAW) 14.03, Courtney Conlogue (USA) 12.74, Sarah Mason (NZL) 11.00
Heat 2: Lakey Peterson (USA) 15.60, Sage Erickson (USA) 13.67, Tyler Wright (AUS) 11.27
Heat 3: Stephanie Gilmore (AUS) 13.50, Rebecca Woods (AUS) 8.80, Dax McGill (HAW) 5.73
Heat 4: Sally Fitzgibbons (AUS) 13.93, Jacqueline Silva (BRA) 12.87, Paige Hareb (NZL) 10.56
Heat 5: Carissa Moore (HAW) 16.83, Sofia Mulanovich (PER) 10.44, Justine Dupont (FRA) 9.00
Heat 6: Coco Ho (HAW) 10.10, Laura Enever (AUS) 9.70, Pauline Ado (FRA) 8.76
Heat 1: Kai Otton (AUS) 15.93, Tim Reyes (USA) 13.00, Evan Geiselman (USA) 11.93, Tomas Hermes (BRA) 9.47
Heat 2: Jay Thompson (AUS) 12.43, Tanner Gudauskas (USA) 12.27, Mitch Crews (AUS) 12.17, Alain Riou (PYF) 7.67
Heat 3: Miguel Pupo (BRA) 16.80, Filipe Toledo (BRA) 15.23, Jordy Smith (ZAF) 11.77, Bede Durbidge (AUS) 9.73
Heat 4: Dane Reynolds (USA) 18.54, Nathaniel Curran (USA) 12.97, Kiron Jabour (HAW) 11.57, Fredrick Patacchia (HAW) 8.80
Heat 5: Jesse Mendes (BRA) 16.17, Yadin Nicol (AUS) 13.20, Daniel Ross (AUS) 10.13, Jay Quinn (NZL) 9.80
Heat 6: Kelly Slater (USA) 16.03, Stu Kennedy (AUS) 12.67, Michel Bourez (PYF) 12.50, Sebastien Zietz (HAW) 11.60
Heat 19: Brett Simpson (USA) 13.67, Nat Young (USA) 12.27, Jano Belo (BRA) 9.60, Heath Joske (AUS) 5.27
Heat 20: John John Florence (HAW) 12.87, Mitchel Coleborn (AUS) 9.87, Sunny Garcia (HAW) 8.23, Nic Muscroft (AUS) 6.00
Heat 21: Julian Wilson (AUS) 18.54, Davey Cathels (AUS) 10.50, Billy Stairmand (NZL) 7.04, Wiggolly Dantas (BRA) 6.29
Heat 22: Alejo Muniz (BRA) 15.77, Lincoln Taylor (AUS) 14.24, Brian Toth (PRI) 9.83, Richard Christie (NZL) 8.94
Heat 23: Travis Logie (ZAF) 14.10, Patrick Gudauskas (USA) 13.83, Rob Machado (USA) 11.43, Kai Barger (HAW) 8.58
Heat 24: Keanu Asing (HAW) 16.76, Joel Parkinson (AUS) 12.33, Hizunome Bettero (BRA) 11.60, Jonathan Gonzalez (CNY) 10.73


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europcar south africa - cape town airport car rental companies
europcar south africa depot information
Europcar South Africa Rental Terms for travel between 01-Feb-2012 and 31-Dec-2019
An initial, non-refundable deposit will be secured at the time of booking confirmation. Accepted credit cards are Visa and MasterCard (transaction fee of 1.95% applies). In the event of cancellation or no show the initial deposit paid remains non-refundable.
The balance is payable directly to the supplier on arrival.
Please note an additional ZAR66.00 administration fee is charged by the supplier at time of pick up. The fee is compulsory and the supplier has chosen not to display in the pricing schedule.
General Rental Terms
The following general rental terms apply to the rental. Depending on the country where the rental takes place these general rental terms may be supplemented by certain rental terms specific to the country. Please note that the specific rental terms that may apply to the rental are available in the section specific rental terms per country. Europcar strongly recommends that you carefully read the general rental terms as well as the specific rental terms applicable to the rental. Europcar also strongly recommends that you carefully read the terms and conditions mentioned on the rental agreement that you signed at the Europcar station before the check-out. In order to facilitate the rental process the Europcar terms and conditions are available in the local language and in English.
"You" are the customer (main driver) who signed the rental agreement and who is entitled to drive the vehicle.
"Europcar" is the EUROPCAR subsidiary or franchisee named in the rental agreement.
"Vehicle" is the car or truck that Europcar is renting to you for the agreed duration of the rental agreement and will include all parts and accessories fitted to it at the commencement of the rental.
"Damage" is any damage occurring to the Vehicle (including glass, lights and mirrors) and any damage occurring to third party property where applicable.
You must hold and produce a driving licence valid in the country where the rental takes place. The driving licence must have been issued by authorised authorities at least 12 months before the date of the commencement of the rental. In addition to the normal driving licence, an international driving licence is also mandatory if the driving licence is written in a language different to the one of the renting country and/or in characters that can not be read in the renting country. Please note that the international driving licence is valid only if accompanied by the normal driving licence.
When the rental is made outside your country of residence you must also present a valid identity card or a valid passport. These identification documents are generally not requested if you are a resident of a country belonging to the European Union and the rental takes place in another European Union country, except in some specific cases such as certain special or luxury vehicles.
In most countries, you must be aged 21 or over to rent a car and have held a driving licence for at least one year. However, the age requirements may vary according to the country and to the vehicle category considered (see section 'Specific Terms'). A young driver surcharge may be applicable in some instances (see section 3 YOUNG DRIVER SURCHARGE). The above requirements are also applicable to all additional drivers if any.
You must produce a valid credit card with an expiry date after the due check-in date or a valid Europcar charge card at pick up time. If you use a Europcar prepaid voucher as means of payment (with a specified value or the mention 'Group & Days apply'), you must also present your own credit card for those charges that have not been prepaid (such as extras, refuelling charge, excess due in the event of damage to or loss of the rented vehicle).
In some countries, for luxury and special models two credit cards (including at least one major credit card: Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Diners Club) are required and an authorisation will be requested on each. Details are available at a Reservation Service Centre or by selecting your country of destination in the " Specific Rental Terms".
Please note that Europcar accepts major credit cards such as American Express, Diners Club, Mastercard, and Visa. As certain credit card companies may not be represented in all countries, it is advisable to verify in advance the acceptance of a given card in a small or remote country (see section 'Specific Rental Terms'). Credit cards are accepted to the limits authorised by the credit card company.
Only the lowest vehicle categories may be rented against cash or cheque payment (see section 'Specific Rental Terms')
Please refer to the section "Prepayment Terms & Conditions" for additional information.
When renting a vehicle, a driver qualified as a "young driver" pays a specific charge (according to the Terms and Conditions of the country of rental) - the "Young Driver Surcharge".
Terms and conditions of the applicable Young Driver Surcharge may vary from one country to another: it is therefore strongly recommended to consult the relevant terms and conditions either at time of booking online, via your local Europcar Reservation Office or at time of rental.
4.1 Condition of the Vehicle.
A description of the condition of the Vehicle will be given to you at the same time as the rental agreement.
Before leaving the rental location, you are required to check the condition of the Vehicle. Where an apparent defect is found which is not already listed in the document, you must immediately inform the Europcar employee at the counter in order to proceed with a joint-examination of the Vehicle.
In such a case, amendments must be made to the document and duly countersigned by both parties.
If the amended document is not countersigned by both parties, the condition of the Vehicle will be as set out in the document given to you with the rental agreement and it will be considered that you received the Vehicle in proper working condition.
You will return the Vehicle in the same condition as it was provided at the start of the rental. You are responsible for any repair or refurbishment costs and these will be added to the cost of the rental, subject to the conditions of the section "Summary of Optional Guarantees" as set out below.
4.2 Use of the Vehicle
The Vehicle must not be driven by anyone other than you and then only under the condition that your ability to drive is not in any way impaired by mental or physical incapacity or restricted by the Law.
If you wish to take the Vehicle outside the country of rental, you must check that the Europcar Country's Terms & Conditions so permit you and, where necessary, obtain Europcar's prior written consent.
Depending on the country of rental, some restrictions may apply with respect to:
- loading the vehicle on trains, boats, ferries or similar means of transportation;
- taking the vehicle from the mainland onto an island;
- taking certain types of vehicles across borders.
You are advised to check at the time of reservation.
Details of the restrictions which currently apply are displayed in the section 'Specific Rental Terms' and will be given to you at the same time as the rental agreement.
You must take care of the Vehicle, keep it in good repair and condition, pay any fines for which you may be liable, reimburse Europcar for any damage to the Vehicle, and refund Europcar for any costs it incurs.
The Vehicle will be provided to you with a full fuel tank. You must only refuel the Vehicle with the correct type of fuel. Costs of fuel and for the refuelling service will be at your expense if the Vehicle is not returned with a full tank.
Europcar strongly recommends that you carefully read this information available at the Europcar counter.
You are liable for all fees, taxes, fines and penalties incurred in connection with the use of the Vehicle and for which Europcar is charged, unless they have arisen through the fault of Europcar.
During the rental period you must carry out the usual checks (engine oil level, tire pressure, etc.) as would any careful user and you must respect the maintenance cycle of the Vehicle as stated in the maintenance guide, if any.
When parking the Vehicle, even for a short period, you undertake to lock it and make use of the Vehicle's alarm and/or immobilisation equipment. You must never leave the Vehicle unoccupied with the keys in the ignition. Non-return of the keys will lead to invalidation of the theft cover.
You undertake to use the Vehicle in a responsible manner and in particular, only for the purposes for which it is intended. For a car, this means primarily carrying passengers other than for hire and reward.
In particular, you must not use the Vehicle under any of the following conditions or for any of the following purposes:
- driving the Vehicle under the influence of alcohol, drugs or any other type of narcotic substances,
- transportation of inflammable or dangerous goods, as well as toxic, corrosive, radioactive or other harmful substances,
- carrying anything which, because of its smell or condition, harms the Vehicle or causes Europcar to lose time or money before it can rent the Vehicle again,
- transportation of live animals (with the exception of domestic pets, subject to prior authorisation by Europcar),
- with a roof rack, luggage carrier or similar, unless supplied by Europcar,
- re-rental to or use by other persons,
- carrying passengers for hire or reward,
- participating in rallies, competitions or trials, wherever they may take place,
- giving driving lessons,
- pushing or towing another vehicle (except those vehicles equipped by Europcar with a towing-hook; maximum load 1,000 kg), or exceeding the authorised load weight.
- travelling on non-paved roads or on roads, the surface or state of repair of which could put the vehicle's wheels, tires or its under body mechanics at risk,
- intentionally committing any offence.
- none of the goods and baggage carried in the Vehicle, including their packing and stowage equipment, will be permitted to damage the Vehicle, nor put the occupants abnormally at risk,
- in any way which breaks the highway Code, road traffic laws or any other laws.
You will be liable for any offence committed during the rental period which relates in any way to your use of the Vehicle, as if you were the owner of the Vehicle. Upon the request of the Police or any official body Europcar may have to transfer your personal data. Such transfer will be done in accordance with the data protection Laws of the country of rental.
In some countries, winter tyres may be mandatory in specified circumstances. In order to check the situation in your country of destination, please see the Specific Rental Terms per country.
4.3 Maintenance / Mechanical Problems
The Vehicle has been provided to you with a full set of ties in good condition. In the event that any of them is damaged for any reason other than normal wear and tear, you undertake to replace it immediately at your own expense with a tire of the same dimensions, type and wear characteristics.
You must stop the Vehicle if any of the instrument panel warning lights, which are intended to indicate the existence of a mechanical problem, light up, or if you become aware of anything else which may indicate the presence of a mechanical problem with the Vehicle.
If the odometer has stopped functioning for any reason other than a technical failure, you will be required to pay a distance charge according to the rates in force in the country of rental.
When the rental starts, the Vehicle will be roadworthy and fit for normal use. If it is not, or if it becomes un-roadworthy or unfit for normal use during the rental because of mechanical breakdown or accident, you must inform a Europcar station or telephone the emergency number shown on the wallet of the rental agreement.
Europcar will have the choice between replacing the Vehicle or accepting repairs to be done to the Vehicle. In the latter case, repairs can only be made after written or oral confirmation from and instructions given by Europcar as well as prior acceptation by Europcar of the estimation of costs. You must be able to provide the name and station name of Europcar accepting the repairs. Without prejudice to any question of liability, the expenses for the repairs may be charged directly to Europcar. If not, Europcar reserves the right to request from you the remittance of the defective pieces and the paid invoice.
The fees and expenses of any repair undertaken without the order of Europcar will not be reimbursed to you.
You must inform Europcar, or one of its agents, of all accidents, damage to or breakdowns of the car, even those which may already have been repaired, when you return the Vehicle. You will remain liable for any damages to Europcar.
In any case, neither Europcar nor its directors, officers or employees will be liable to you for any loss or damage (including but not limited to loss of profit or earnings...) nor, to the extent permitted by the Law, for indirect consequential damages whether your action is based on contract or in tort.
4.4 Breakdown Assistance
For the length of the rental, as agreed with Europcar, you have the benefit, at no extra cost, of a Breakdown and Assistance Service. If required, this service can be contacted by calling the telephone number indicated on the wallet of the rental agreement or on the windscreen or on the key holder.
In order to benefit from this cover, you must make contact with the Breakdown and Assistance Service immediately after the occurrence of the incident. If you do not contact the Breakdown and Assistance Service and if you initiate steps or make any disbursements without the prior consent of Europcar, you will not be able to claim for reimbursement of the expenses. The rule of prior approval does not apply in the event of breakdown on motorways and solely in this case. Consequently, the roadside repair or towing expenses will be reimbursed to you.
5.1 Principle and Calculation
You undertake to return the Vehicle to Europcar at the agreed place, on the date and at the time indicated on the rental agreement.
The maximum duration of a rental agreement may vary from one country to another. The rental duration is calculated on the basis of indivisible periods of 24 hours, starting from the time the Vehicle is made available. However, a 30 minute grace period is applied at the end of the rental before the start of a new 24-Hour period.
If you return the Vehicle to any other Europcar rental location than the agreed location, repatriation costs will be charged to you.
Europcar strongly recommends that you carefully read this information available at counter
5.2 Extension of the Original Duration of the Rental
Should you wish to keep the Vehicle for a period longer than that originally set out in the rental agreement, you are must first contact by phone the nearest Europcar location in order to extend the duration of the rental agreement (depending upon the country of rental this may require you to come in person to a Europcar location).
The Vehicle is insured for the period mentioned on the rental agreement. Unless otherwise agreed in writing by Europcar, once this period is passed, the contracting party remains liable for any damages to Europcar.
5.3 Delivery and Collection Terms
Where you ask Europcar and Europcar agrees in writing to deliver the Vehicle or to collect the Vehicle, you may have to pay additional charges and follow additional instructions. You must check at the time of reservation.
When you return the Vehicle, or if Europcar has agreed you will do so, when you leave the Vehicle for collection by Europcar, you must complete the details of the date and time of return, the mileage and fuel gauge reading and other information shown on the rental document wallet. You must also do anything else, which Europcar requests as a condition of agreeing to collect the Vehicle.
You must return the Vehicle immediately if Europcar asks you to do so. In the event that the Vehicle is not delivered to Europcar upon request you hereby authorise Europcar to enter your premises and to do any and all other things necessary to repossess the Vehicle. You will be liable for any costs associated with such repossession. Europcar may repossess any vehicle without notice or liability where Europcar deems that such repossession is necessary for its own protection.
5.4 End of Rental
The end of the rental is defined by the return of the Vehicle and of its keys to the rental counter at the agreed Europcar location. This must be done to a uniformed Europcar employee and under no circumstances should you give the keys to any person present at the Europcar location and who you assume or who purports to be a Europcar employee. If explicitly mentioned in writing in the rental agreement the keys may be returned to the reception desk of a hotel.
If the Vehicle is returned without its keys, you will be invoiced for the cost of the replacement keys. Europcar strongly recommends that you carefully read this information available at counter
Under no circumstances will Europcar accept any liability for articles that may have been left in the Vehicle at the end of the rental.
Outside the normal opening hours, depositing the keys and documents in a letter box does not constitute the end of the rental. You remain liable for any damages until a Europcar employee takes possession of the Vehicle, documents and keys when the Europcar location opens.
5.4.1 In the event of confiscation, theft or accident
In the event of measures by third parties, including attachment, confiscation or impounding of the Vehicle, you must immediately inform Europcar in writing. Europcar will then be entitled to take all measures which it deems necessary to protect its rights. You will be liable for all damage, cost and/or expenses associated with the above measures and for any direct, indirect, consequential damages (such as loss...) to the Vehicle unless it is demonstrated that Europcar is directly responsible for such confiscation or impounding of the Vehicle.
Furthermore, the rental agreement may be automatically terminated as soon as Europcar is informed of such action by the legal authorities or by you.
Any use of the Vehicle which may be detrimental to Europcar will entitle Europcar to automatically terminate the rental agreement with immediate effect. You will then return the Vehicle immediately as soon as Europcar so requests.
In the event of theft of the Vehicle, the rental agreement will be terminated as soon as Europcar has received a copy of the theft declaration made by you to the police authorities.
In the event of an accident, the rental agreement will be terminated as soon as Europcar has received a copy of the accident report completed by you and, where applicable, the third party. If Europcar provides a new vehicle, the rental agreement will be amended accordingly.
Furthermore Europcar will have no responsibility for loss, theft, robbery or damage of whatever nature relating to objects and/or utensils transported or which are found in the Vehicle including, in particular, baggage and/or goods.
6.1 Rates
The total charges for each rental will be determined according to the price list applicable at the time of rental. If you do not meet the preconditions for a contractual rate, then the standard rate is to be paid.
In the event of one-way rental, the one-way rate is applicable.
Your Europcar rental quote takes into account all mandatory charges corresponding to your reservation criteria. This quote generally includes the following items:
- Value Added Tax or any other local tax
- Unlimited Mileage, or if this is not the case, the clear number of kilometres/miles included, with the cost of each extra kilometre/mile
- Premium station surcharge
- Road tax and licence fee surcharge
- Third party liability insurance
- Collision Damage Waiver ("CDW")
- Theft Waiver ("TW")
CDW and TW may be merged together in Loss Damage Waiver ("LDW") in some countries.
An excess amount displayed at time of reservation indicates the maximum amount of money you are liable for in the event of damage to or theft of the vehicle. This excess amount may be waived in some countries by purchasing optional additional protection at time of rental.
The rates are guaranteed for the rental associated to the confirmed booking.
Additional charges to your basic rental rate may include:
- Additional Driver charge: when there is more than one driver associated with a rental, the second, or subsequent, driver is referred to as the additional driver. There may be a charge applied for each, or all, additional drivers.
- Young driver surcharge: see our section "Insurance and Protections".
- Premium Location / Airport / Railway Service Charge: an additional charge which applies at certain central-city, airport, or railway locations
- Any additional equipment: please review our section Special Car Equipment
- After hour service: If you pick up or return the car outside the normal opening hours, some countries may bill "after hours service". Please check at reservation and/or check out time.
- Full tank option: in some countries, you have the choice of pre-paying your refuelling service.
- Damages & Theft: up to the limit of the waiver excess if this protection has been subscribed to, otherwise up to the limit of the vehicle's value.
6.2 Terms of Payment
When payment is made by means of a credit card, an authorisation will be requested prior to the start of the rental.
The minimum amount of the authorisation will be determined by multiplying the rate by the rental period reserved by you and other relevant charges. This amount is not debited. It is held on cardholder's bank account until the final rental charge amount is debited.
When the Vehicle is returned, the invoiced amount will be charged to the credit card provided, unless you present another means of payment.
In some countries and for some credit card types, Europcar offers a dynamic currency conversion (DCC) option to be selected at pick up time only. In such a case, you have the choice at the start date of rental to elect to pay either in the currency of the country of rental (Rental Currency) or to pay in your own credit card billing currency.
If the payment is made in the Cardholder's Billing Currency the invoiced amount will be converted by Europcar, from the Rental Currency, to the Cardholder's Billing Currency.
If for whatever reason the conversion cannot be processed by Europcar, or is declined by the cardholder at time of rental or when this DCC option is not available in the country, the transaction will be submitted in the Rental Currency and then converted afterwards according to the cardholder's bank conditions.
When payment is tendered by means of a Europcar Privilege charge card it will be accepted on and subject to the terms on which Europcar issued such card.
In the event of non-payment by the due date shown on the invoice, you will be liable, for payment of interest on the due amount in accordance with the details on the invoice, if any.
Non-payment by due date of any invoice or any other non-payment will render all outstanding invoices due immediately and will authorise Europcar to require immediate return of any vehicles still on rent and to terminate the agreements relating to such rentals.
The tariffs applicable to the rental, to the additional services and to the optional covers or insurances are those which are in force on the date of issue of the rental agreement, and correspond to the characteristics you originally indicated at the time of reservation (Vehicle type rental, duration, return station...). Any modification in the characteristics will entail the use of an appropriate alternative tariff.
Should the Vehicle not be returned with a full fuel tank, you will be charged for the missing quantity of fuel and for the refuelling service according to the tariffs in force in the country of rental, unless you have subscribed to the full tank option.
Europcar strongly recommends that you carefully read this information available at counter
All the vehicles in Europcar's fleet are insured against Bodily Injury and/or Property Damage that you might inflict on a third party as a result of an accident involving the Vehicle. The amounts for such liability cover are available on request in the country of rental.
In particular, you must comply with the rule concerning permitted destinations, as set out in Article "use of the vehicle" above, in order to have the full benefit of the insurance provisions.
Damage to the under body-work and/or roof due to collision with bridges, tunnels, overhanging structures etc., is excluded from the damage cover, unless force majeure can be proved. Exceptions to this regulation may apply in some countries.
7.1 Liability in the Event of Damage to the Rental Vehicle or Theft or Conversion thereof
7.1.1 You will be liable for any damages to Europcar when renting a Vehicle that has been entrusted to you.
Therefore, in the event of theft of the Vehicle or damages caused to it, you must fully indemnify Europcar (the indemnification will include the amounts corresponding to the repair costs, resale value of the Vehicle, loss of use, administration charges...).
The amount will not exceed the market value of the rented vehicle at the time of the event.
This liability may be reduced if you opted for the "reduced liability" plan as defined in Article above.
Therefore, at the end of the Rental, IN THE EVENT OF DAMAGE OR THEFT, YOU WILL BE DEBITED with an amount equal to the non-waivable excess charge according to the tariffs in force in the rental country. IN THE EVENT OF LIGHT DAMAGE, YOU WILL BE DEBITED according to the provisions of section 7.1.2.
You are advised that any waivers you may have chosen will be invalidated if you fail to take reasonable measures for the safety of the Vehicle, its parts or accessories, or fail to comply with all restrictions on the use of the Vehicle or otherwise abuse or misuse it.
You will not be exempt from liability towards Europcar in the case of breach of contract. Therefore, you will be responsible for any financial loss Europcar suffers as a result of such breach and for any relevant claims made by other people. You agree to pay any amounts Europcar spends in enforcing these terms.
If the loss suffered by Europcar is subsequently reduced (recovery of the Vehicle within 60 days, partial or total liability on the part of the Third party), you will receive the corresponding reimbursement.
7.1.2 Light damage (valid only if applicable)
Both at check-out and check-in Europcar will, together with you, record in the rental agreement all visible light damage to a vehicle in compliance with the detailed list of light damages and repair costs displayed at the counter which you hereby acknowledge.
At check-out unrepaired damage must appear on the rental agreement with the appropriate signatures by you and Europcar. At the end of the rental i.e., at check-in, the identification of any new light damage must be added to the rental agreement. Any new light damage will be immediately pointed out to Europcar, mentioned in the rental agreement, and signed by you and Europcar. This damage will be charged to you at the repair price mentioned in the list displayed at the counter. Where this option is available, you will approve by signing electronically or by signing the relevant paper document.
These repair costs will be directly billed to you by Europcar and will include the cost of the damage repair as well as administration charges, immobilisation costs, spare parts and labour costs. The above-mentioned invoiced repair costs are payable under the same conditions as for the payment of the rental agreement.
Europcar strongly recommends that you carefully read this information available at counter
7.2 Summary of the Optional Contractual Guarantees Offered by Europcar
You acknowledge that you have read and understood the following summary of the terms relating to optional Exoneration and/or Limitation of Liability ("ELL") guarantees and that you may elect to choose any of the optional ELL guarantees by so indicating on the rental agreement.
CDW (Collision / Damage Waiver):
If chosen and indicated in the rental agreement or if included in the rate, this facility will limit your liability for any damage to the Vehicle which is not otherwise recovered from a third party, subject to the Non-Waivable Charge. Exceptions to this regulation may apply in some countries.
NWC (Non-Waivable Charge):
Fixed amount charged for every rental for which CDW has been taken out and where the Vehicle is returned damaged and the repair costs are not recovered from a third party. The amount of Non-Waivable charge may vary from time to time. Details are available at time of rental.
If chosen and indicated in the rental agreement or if included in the rate, this option provides a financial indemnity for you and passengers (subject to permitted number of occupants in the vehicle) in the event of death or permanent disability. The amounts vary from country to country and may also vary depending on whether an adult or a child is involved. Similarly, Partial Disability may lead to lower payment or to no payment at all if disability percentage is below a certain threshold.
Some countries may also provide reimbursement of medical costs under this option.
The PAI coverage is provided by Insurance Company. The terms and conditions of this coverage are contained in a master policy, a copy of which is available upon request. By accepting the PAI coverage you agree to the terms and conditions of the master policy.
TW / TP (Theft Waiver / Theft Protection):
If chosen and indicated in the enrollment form or if included in the rate, this relieves you of your financial liability in the event of the Vehicle being stolen, except where incurred through negligence and/or breach of contract.
Subscribing to the CDW option alone does not necessarily provide this cover. TW may be mandatory in some countries and is strongly recommended in many countries. It may be subject to a non-waivable charge.
Please note that in the course of the performance of the booking as well as the rental process, Europcar collects some personal data. It is mandatory to provide all the information requested; in the absence of such information, Europcar will not be able to correctly ensure the booking and/or the rental.
Under the French Data Protection Act, you have the right to access, update, correct or delete personal data collected by us. You may correct factual errors in that data by sending a request to us pointing out the error. You should contact our main office in the country in which you reside for information about how to exercise these rights.
In order to allow us to provide you with effective services, Europcar may from time to time transfer data collected to other companies in the EU or outside the EU. This transfer does not imply any restriction and our privacy policy will be fully applicable. By accepting these General Rental Terms, you hereby authorize Europcar International to proceed with such a transfer.
Specific Terms of South Africa
Tax :
14% plus 1% Tourism Levy Tax.
Airport Surcharge :
Details are available from Europcar Reservation Office.
Age :
Minimum driver age is 18 years.
When renting a vehicle, a driver qualified as a "young driver" (from 18 to 23 years old) pays a specific charge (from ZAR118,42 per day) (the "Young Driver Surcharge").
Additional Driver :
With the consent of the renter, the vehicle may be driven by other persons. Conditions and possible charge available from Europcar Reservation Office.
Driving licence :
Held for at least two years.
Cash Rental deposit :
Details are available from Europcar Reservation Office.
Credit Cards Accepted :
American Express, Diner's Club, Mastercard, Visa.
Insurances :
Deductible Collision Damage, C.D.W., Theft Protection and P.A.I. : Charges may vary by station and by car group.
Details are available from Europcar Reservation Office.
Delivery / Collection
Available Within and Outside City limits.
One-Way Rentals :
A) Domestic : Available between all Europcar stations.
B) International : Details are available from Europcar Reservation Office.
Other Services :
Child Seat Baby, Child Seat Infant, Second Spare Tyre.
Restriction Of Use :
Certain driving restrictions may apply for driving into certain countries. Details are available from Europcar Reservation Office.
Chauffeur Driven Service :
Details are available from Europcar Reservation Office.
You may be aware of the announcement on 18 November 2013 that e-tolling under the Gauteng Open Road Tolling system takes effect from 3 December 2013. We recognise the need to invest in our country's infrastructure, but at the same time we are fully aware of the impact the funding of these improvements, has on business and consumers through tolling.
We want to assure you that Europcar SA has been working rigorously to help simplify charging and billing for our customers so that you can concentrate on making the most of what matter most, your travel experiences.
We have tagged and registered our entire fleet to cater for vehicle movements between regions. We have also ensured that we only bill those customers who use e-toll roads. We are not imposing any blanket charge on our customers.
Europcar SA has worked hard over the past two years, pioneering integrations, processes and systems in order to limit the administrative burden to you our customer. The e-toll charge will be incorporated into your rental invoice and will appear as a single cost line.
For rentals checking out on, or after the 3 rd December the following important changes will be implemented.
* E-toll road usage will be charged at the gazetted standard tariff.
* In line with the gazetted maximum charge per month, Europcar SA will cap the maximum e-toll charge to R450 per rental agreement.
* Where a refundable rental deposit is applicable to a rental, the cash deposit or card authorisation amount will increase by R450.
* For customers who have split billing arrangements where renter pays for part of the rental, Europcar SA will bill the e-toll to the renter unless we are advised otherwise by you.
* Processing the e-toll billing through SANRAL is a new, additional step which could result in your final invoices and refunds be delayed by a further 24 hours in affected areas.
Terms and conditions are subject to change. You will sign a rental agreement on collection of the vehicle which will override any previously advised terms and conditions.
Terms of booking on this website
Information disclaimer
The rates on this website are often heavily discounted. This is due to our negotiated rates and bulk buying power. On very rare occasions, a rate may be displayed incorrectly due to our, or a vehicle supplier's error. In such a case, if you book with us at a quoted rate that is incorrect, we will notify you of any price change and give you the option to proceed or cancel. We make every effort to keep information on our site up to date, but we cannot guarantee this website is free of errors or omissions and retain the right to update or change the information published at any time.
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When you pick up your vehicle, you will be required to sign a rental agreement with the supplier of the vehicle. Your rental and use of the vehicle will be governed by the terms of the rental agreement and any other documentation or information provided to you by the supplier at the time you pick up your vehicle. The rental agreement is between you and the supplier and we will not be liable to you or to any third party in relation to the terms of the supplier's rental agreement or any other documentation provided to you by the supplier at the time of pick up.
While we will make reasonable efforts to ensure we are representing only reputable suppliers, we make no warranty about the fitness or suitability of any third party (supplier) product or service and will not accept responsibility for the quality or fitness of any vehicle. We welcome feedback from our customers on their experience with our suppliers. We may, at our discretion, provide you with reasonable assistance in resolving any dispute you may have with a supplier.
Our total liability to you in relation to your use of this website and the information contained on this website will not exceed the dollar amount of the deposit we have received from you in relation to your booking/rental. Refunds will not be made for bookings cancelled due to inclement weather. Again, we strongly recommend that you take out travel insurance. Your use of this website is governed by the laws of New Zealand and the jurisdiction of the New Zealand courts.
Booking information
To make a booking you must complete our booking form which is easy to follow and secured with the latest encryption technology. Once we receive your form, we will, subject to availability, confirm your booking by emailing you a confirmation voucher and invoice.
If you are booking via phone, please make sure you have read the terms and conditions of the vehicle you wish to rent first. Our reservations consultant will ask you if you have read the terms and agree to them before proceeding. The onus is always on the renter to ensure they make themselves fully aware of the terms displayed on our website. Please note that a 1.95% credit card or debit card surcharge will be added when your payment is processed.
Information disclosure
In booking on this website you acknowledge that we disclose your information to your selected Supplier in order to provide the requested rental services.
Vehicle capacity and fitness to drive
Under no circumstances are you permitted to carry more passengers than the vehicle you rent is legally registered to carry, and if you do your insurance may be invalidated. The number of seatbelts (and passengers) is indicated next to each vehicle on this website. Luggage capacity where shown is an indication only and we will not be responsible should you be unable to fit your entire luggage into a vehicle. It is your responsibility to choose a journey that is within your capabilities. A vehicle supplier can refuse to rent a vehicle to any person who is in their opinion unfit to drive or does not meet eligibility requirements. In such circumstances we will have no further liability to you.
Refund Policy
We are committed to providing a quality service and aim for complete customer satisfaction. In the event of cancellation, any refunds or penalties are detailed in the terms and conditions of your selected vehicle that you are asked to read and accept at time of booking. In the event you are unsatisfied with our service, please contact us within 48 hours of placing your booking or request and we will work to resolve any issues and determine if compensation is due. In the event you have completed your rental and are unhappy with your vehicle, we are happy to assist you in seeking compensation from the operator of the vehicle.
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Haskell in industry
Haskell is growing in commercial use. This page collects resources on the industrial use of Haskell.
Haskell in Industry
- ABN AMRO Amsterdam, The Netherlands
ABN AMRO is an international bank headquartered in Amsterdam. For its investment banking activities it needs to measure the counterparty risk
on portfolios of financial derivatives.
- Aetion Technologies LLC Columbus, Ohio
Aetion is a defense contractor whose applications use artificial intelligence. Rapidly changing priorities make it important to minimize the code impact of changes, which suits Haskell well. Aetion has developed three main projects in Haskell, all successful. Haskell's concise code was perhaps most important for rewriting: it made it practicable to throw away old code occasionally. DSELs allowed the AI to be specified very declaratively.
- Anygma Antwerp, Belgium
Anygma is a startup company focusing on generating easy-to-use tools for creating audio-visual 2D/3D content, in the area of entertainment, media, corporate communication and the internet. The company is closely related to Nazooka, a niche player in the media industry, specialized in creating cross media concepts and communication solutions. Anygma is using Haskell to quickly build a prototype of its new content creation platform, targeted towards artists
and designers.
"Find It! Keep It! is a Mac Web Browser that lets you keep the pages you visit in a database. A list of these pages is shown in the 'database view'. "
Antiope Associates provides custom solutions for wireless communication and networking problems. Our team has expertise in all aspects of wireless system design, from the physical and protocol layers to complex networked applications. Antiope Associates's relies on a number of advanced techniques to ensure that the communication systems we design are reliable and free from error. We use custom simulation tools developed in Haskell, to model our hardware designs..
Amgen is a human therapeutics company in the biotechnology industry. Amgen pioneered the development of novel products based on advances in recombinant DNA and molecular biology and launched the biotechnology industry's first blockbuster medicines.
Amgen uses Haskell;
- To rapidly build software to implement mathematical models and other complex, mathematically oriented applications
- Provide a more mathematically rigorous validation of software
- To break developers out of their software development rut by giving them a new way to think about software.
Barclays Capital's Quantitative Analytics group is using Haskell to develop an embedded domain-specific functional language (called FPF) which is used to specify exotic equity derivatives. These derivatives, which are naturally best described in terms of mathematical functions, and constructed compositionally, map well to being expressed in an embedded functional language. This language is now regularly being used by people who had no previous functional language experience.
- Bluespec, Inc. Waltham, Massachusetts
Developing a modern integrated circuit (ASIC or FPGA) is an enormously expensive process involving specification, modeling (to choose and fix the architecture), design (to describe what will become silicon) and verification (to ensure that it meets the specs), all before actually committing anything to silicon (where the cost of a failure can be tens of millions of dollars). Bluespec, Inc. is a three year-old company that provides language facilities, methodologies, and tools for this purpose, within the framework of the IEEE standard languages SystemVerilog and SystemC, but borrowing ideas heavily from Term Rewriting Systems and functional programming languages like Haskell. In this talk, after a brief technical overview to set the context, we will describe our tactics and strategies, and the challenges we face, in introducing declarative programming ideas into this field, both externally (convincing customers about the value of these ideas) and internally (using Haskell for our tool implementation).
- Bug Labs is using Haskell internally for a number of applications.
- Credit Suisse Global Modelling and Analytics Group New York City, New York
GMAG, the quantitative modelling group at Credit Suisse, has been using Haskell for various projects since the beginning of 2006, with the twin aims of improving the productivity of modellers and making it easier for other people within the bank to use GMAG models. Current projects include: Further work on tools for checking, manipulating and transforming spreadsheets; a domain-specific language embedded in Haskell for implementing reusable components that can be compiled into various target forms (see the video presentation: Paradise, a DSEL for Derivatives Pricing).
The Directional Credit Trading group uses Haskell as the primary implementation language for all its software infrastructure.
Design and verification of hydraulic hybrid vehicle systems
- Galois, Inc Portland, Oregon
Galois designs and develops high confidence software for critical applications. Our innovative approach to software development provides high levels of assurance, yet its scalability enables us to address the most complex problems. We have successfully engineered projects under contract for corporations and government clients in the demanding application areas of security, information assurance and cryptography.
Open web development company.
Positions for Haskell programmers focusing on building infrastructure, applications, and technical support for quantitative equity trading business.
- iba Consulting Gesellschaft - Intelligent business architecture for you
iba CG develops software for large companies:
- risk analysis and reporting solution for power supply company;
- contract management, assert management, booking and budgeting software for one of the worldwide leading accounting firm.
ICS AG developed a simulation and testing tool which based on a DSL (Domain Specific Language). The DSL is used for the description of architecture and behavior of distributed system components (event/message based, reactive). The compiler was written in Haskell (with target language Ada). The test system is used in some industrial projects.
Linspire, Inc. has used functional programming since its inception in 2001, beginning with extensive use of O'Caml, with a steady shift to Haskell as its implementations and libraries have matured. Hardware detection, software packaging and CGI web page generation are all areas where we have used functional programming extensively. Haskell's feature set lets us replace much of our use of little languages (e.g., bash or awk) and two-level languages (C or C++ bound to an interpreted language), allowing for faster development, better code sharing and ultimately faster implementations. Above all, we value static type checking for minimizing runtime errors in applications that run in unknown environments and for wrapping legacy programs in strongly typed functions to ensure that we pass valid arguments.
- Nokia Research Center Cambridge Cambridge, Massachusetts
Nokia Research Center Cambridge is a group of 16 researchers located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. NRCC's charter is to renew Nokia via open innovation, in particular via joint research projects with MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory. We are a systems research center, investigating all aspects of future mobile phones and services. Our goal is to develop new technologies, applications, and services, and to work with the rest of Nokia to make these a reality.
Openomy's API v2.0 is developed in Haskell, using the HAppS web platform.
At Peerium, we're striving to bring a new level of quality and efficiency to online communication and collaboration within virtual communities, social networks, and business environments. We believe that a new environment that supports the effortless sharing of both information and software will enable a level of online cooperation far beyond current Web-based technologies -- modern programming techniques will enable the creation of more robust and more powerful programs within these environments. To this end, we're building a new software platform for direct, real-time communication and collaboration within graphically rich environments. Peerium is located in the heart of Harvard Square in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Qualcomm uses Haskell to generate Lua bindings to the BREW platform
Clifford Beshers, David Fox and Jeremy Shaw have formed SeeReason Partners, LLC. Our plan is to deliver services over the internet, using Haskell to build our applications whenever possible. We have chosen primary mathematics skills as our domain, seeking to create a social networking site with games and activities that are both fun and educational.
Starling Software are developing a commercial automated options trading system in Haskell, and are migrating other parts of their software suite to Haskell.
- Tupil Utrecht, The Netherlands
Tupil is a Dutch company that builds software for clients, written in Haskell. Tupil uses Haskell for the speed in development and resulting software quality. The company is founded by Chris Eidhof and Eelco Lempsink.
If you're using Haskell commercially, please add your details here.
Jobs and recruitment
See also the Jobs in Functional Programming event.
Commercial Users of Functional Programming Workshop
Commercial Users of Functional Programming
The goal of CUFP is to build a community for users of functional programming languages and technology, be they using functional languages in their professional lives, in an open source project (other than implementation of functional languages), as a hobby, or any combination thereof. In short: anyone who uses functional programming as a means, but not an end.