Instead, they were forced to listen to the familiar reports of concern for the continental United States hundreds of miles away.
For quiet students, another school year calls for the oh-so-familiar report card comments on participation and the series of unfortunate classroom events they've come to know all too well.
They could find no one familiar to report to and little equipment to use.
One of the two individuals familiar with report said baseball officials, upon reviewing it Tuesday, felt it was harsh.
Based on a retelling of recent economic history that should by now be familiar, the report argues that more aggressive measures are needed to tackle wage stagnation and rising inequality.
"It was not uncommon for Clinton to use a new Blackberry for a few days and then immediately switch it out for an older version with which she was more familiar," the report says, citing top Clinton aide Huma Abedin.
Similarly, respondents who were not at all familiar with reporting criteria to VAERS tended not to report compared with those who were familiar with the requirements.
Hospitals that rarely see malaria may be less familiar with reporting systems; so this study may underestimate the proportion of the UK's malaria cases seen in these centres.
A possible explanation for poor reporting of research conduct and analysis procedures in mixed methods studies is that authors are not familiar with reporting criteria for qualitative research.
Would life in Johannesburg be too familiar, the reporting too stereotypical?
In many ways, the soul-searching almost felt familiar, as reports of sexual abuse have steadily trickled out here and in other cities over the year.
