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The Guardian        p. 40        6.3.2007

The Guardian        Weekend        p. 4        7 February 2009
http://digital.guardian.co.uk/guardian/2009/02/07/pdfs/gdn_090207_wnd_4_21825392.pdf

Towns Search for Survivors After Widespread Storms
 

March 3, 2012
By STEVEN YACCINO

MARYSVILLE, Ind. — Here in this small farmland community,

a single water tower emblazoned with the town’s name

— the most commanding structure in the town —

appeared to be the only thing not battered

by the storms that cut a swath through southeastern Indiana.

Of the two dozen or so houses that once stood here,

only a handful remained upright.

Some were reduced to debris — piles of wood and possessions.

Others were virtually erased.

On Saturday, the drone of chainsaws and diesel trucks filled the afternoon air,

replacing the whistling of the tornado and the clamor of warning sirens

that preceded it just the day before.

“There used to be a house there, and another one there,”

said Jeremy Fraim, 28, pointing at large open lots

next to what was left of his own house.

Mr. Fraim was at work when the storm passed through,

and he arrived home Friday evening to find his one-story house torn apart.

“Just gone,” he said. “Everything gone.

From the road, it looked like one brick wall was standing.”

    Towns Search for Survivors After Widespread Storms, NYT, 3.3.2012,
    http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/04/us/deadly-tornadoes-pound-the-south-and-the-midwest.html

Online Shoppers Are Rooting for the Little Guy

January 15, 2012
The New York Times
By STEPHANIE CLIFFORD and CLAIRE CAIN MILLER

Harold Pollack used to spend $1,000 a year on Amazon,

but this fall started buying from small online retailers instead.

The prices are higher, but Dr. Pollack says he now has a clear conscience.

“I don’t feel they behave in a way that I want to support with my consumer dollars,”

Dr. Pollack, a professor in Chicago, said of the big Internet retailers.

    Online Shoppers Are Rooting for the Little Guy, NYT, 15.1.2012,
    http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/16/business/some-shoppers-rebel-against-giant-web-retailers.html

In a Sign of Foreclosure Flaws, Suits Claim Break-Ins by Banks

December 21, 2010
The New York Times
By ANDREW MARTIN

TRUCKEE, Calif. — When Mimi Ash arrived

at her mountain chalet here for a weekend ski trip,

she discovered that someone had broken into the home and changed the locks.

When she finally got into the house, it was empty.

All of her possessions were gone:

furniture, her son’s ski medals, winter clothes and family photos.

Also missing was a wooden box, its top inscribed with the words “Together Forever,”

that contained the ashes of her late husband, Robert.

The culprit, Ms. Ash soon learned, was not a burglar but her bank.

According to a federal lawsuit filed in October by Ms. Ash,

Bank of America had wrongfully foreclosed on her house

and thrown out her belongings,

without alerting Ms. Ash beforehand.

In an era when millions of homes have received foreclosure notices nationwide,

lawsuits detailing bank break-ins like the one at Ms. Ash’s house keep surfacing.

And in the wake of the scandal involving shoddy,

sometimes illegal paperwork that has buffeted

the nation’s biggest banks in recent months,

critics say these situations reinforce their claims

that the foreclosure process is fundamentally flawed.

(...)

Although the original foreclosure was rescinded, as promised, Ms. Ash,

who discovered the break-in in January 2009,

says it is hard for her to visit the house anymore

and she will probably let it lapse into foreclosure.

At this point, she said, it is just a “sad reminder that 22 years of my history vanished.”

“This is in essence a burglary,” said Ms. Ash, walking through the vacant home,

with its four levels and commanding mountain views.

“But when a burglar goes in, they don’t take your photos and your husband’s ashes.”

“This used to be my haven I’d run away to,” she said. “Now I run away from it.”

    In a Sign of Foreclosure Flaws, Suits Claim Break-Ins by Banks, NYT, 21.12.2010,
    http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/22/business/22lockout.html

It's All Over Now

(B. & S. Womack)

 

Well, baby used to stay out all night long
She made me cry, she done me wrong
She hurt my eyes open, that's no lie
Tables turn and now her turn to cry

Because I used to love her, but it's all over now
Because I used to love her, but it's all over now

Well, she used to run around with every man in town
She spent all my money, playing her high class game
She put me out, it was a pity how I cried
Tables turn and now her turn to cry

Because I used to love her, but it's all over now
Because I used to love her, but it's all over now

Well, I used to walk in the morning, get my breakfast in bed
When I'd gotten worried she'd ease my aching head
But now she's here and there, with every man in town
Still trying to take me for that same old clown

Because I used to love her, but it's all over now
Because I used to love her, but it's all over now
Because I used to love her, but it's all over now
Because I used to love her, but it's all over now

    It's All Over Now, Rolling Stones lyrics, 12 x 5 album,
    http://lyrics.rockmagic.net/lyrics/rolling_stones/12_x_5_1964.html#s06

There used to be a ballpark

(J.Raposo)
[Recorded June 22, 1973, Hollywood]

And there used to be a ballpark where the field was warm and green
And the people played their crazy game with a joy I'd never seen
And the air was such a wonder from the hot dogs and the beer
Yes, there used a ballpark right here

And there used to be rock candy and a great big Fourth of July
With the fireworks exploding all across the summer sky
And the people watched in wonder, how they'd laugh and how they'd cheer
And there used to be a ballpark right here

Now the children try to find it
And they can't believe their eyes
`cause the old team just isn't playing
And the new team hardly tries

And the sky has got so cloudy
When it used to be so clear
And the summer went so quickly this year

Yes, there used to be a ballpark right here

    There used to be a ballpark,Frank Sinatra Lyrics,
     http://www.lyricstime.com/frank-sinatra-there-used-to-be-a-ballpark-lyrics.html

comparaison, contraste, différence avec le présent

nostalgie

used + to viseur -> BV

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habitude dans le présent

be used + to préposition + -ing / N / GN

Fine Young Cannibals - I'm Not The Man I Used To Be

Fine Young Cannibals - I'm Not The Man I Used To Be

Taken from their 1989 & former US #1 album "The Raw & The Cooked"
this is UK outfit the "Fine Young Cannibals" with "I'm Not The Man I Used To Be".

YouTube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TrBYsPJ0rkA

When I'm in trouble or out of step
If my balance has been upset
Oh, there's a feeling I can't accept
There's one thing that helps me to forget
Wonder what I'm thinking
Wonder why I'm drinking
But it's plain to see,
I'm not the man I used to be
 

Kevon Edmonds - No Love (I'm Not Used To)

YouTube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=36KvnstG4t8

VERSE: 1

Tears on my pillow
Pain in my heart
How could we be broken, broken apart
Let's not be over, let's make it right
Don't take me through this
Another sleepless night
'Cause it's killin' me
That suddenly I find myself alone
I'll try to love you better baby
Won't you come on come on back home

CHORUS:

I'M NOT USED TO WAKIN' UP AND BEING BY MYSELF
I'M NOT USED TO COMING HOME FROM WORK AND NO ONE'S THERE
I'M NOT USED TO MISSIN' ANYONE
I'M NOT USED TO GETTING NO LOVE
I'M NOT USED TO HAVIN' SOMEONE NEVER TOUCHIN' ME

I'M NOT USED TO THIS        I WANT IT HOW IT USED TO BE

I'M NOT USED TO MISSIN' ANYONE
I'M NOT USED TO GETTING NO LOVE

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