It might help to know that many universities can't just use cloud services willy nilly. There are only a few people on campus that are technically allowed to agree to a license agreement (doesn't mean others don't, but for something big it becomes important). Those license agreements have to go through significant negotiations to ensure all requirements for state laws governing the university are met, all NIH or other grant requirements are met, etc. Just the contract negotiations alone can take a year or more, if they can ever come to agreement on terms.
This is definitely one area that companies, that have the ability to make their own decisions, can move around and try different services much more quickly. Universities and medical organizations have much more stringent data requirements than most businesses.
In Wisconsin to play sports or do other extra-circular activities you have to agree to the WIAA Code of Conduct rules. The rules state you must follow some rules year round and the minimum penalty for acts of alcohol, us, including chewing, of tobacco and/or use, possession, buying or selling of controlled substances require a suspension of sports activities for no less than one day of competition and not less than one complete game or meet.
In my home town we had a state wrestling champ have his title stripped because he had violated the code of conduct. His family sued to ensure he was allowed to compete in the championship and once everything got through all the systems his title was given to the next best...
If you want to play sports and you agree to the rules (you have to sign a form) then you better either follow them or expect to get nailed if you get caught!
Or Microsoft simply gives away the Express version of their software hoping any student is only taught that in school (because it is a standard Microsoft product) and then will only know how to use it when they are out of school. Now they only use Microsoft's paid professional programs and only develop for the Microsoft Windows operating system which means more apps are Windows only.
It's a sweet deal. The kids are stuck using Windows and so are ALL of their future customers.
We have a cabin in the mountains of Montana and have been "closing" it for the seasons for a few years now.
As other posters have said, turn your water OFF. Also, turn off your hot water heater before turning off your water (at least an electric can burn out the element). We turn off all the circuits that aren't absolutely needed. We also have a few of the electric rodent devices that we leave on to help keep out mice, etc. You may also want to put out some poison or traps.
Either drain your water or have a valve for an air compressor attached (the pipes for the cabin are angled so they drain easier). All we do is open all the sinks, shower, etc. and then open the drain valves.
Flush the toilets a few times and then put RV anti-freeze (the pink stuff) in the tank. Flush again so it it gets into the bowl, then repeat so it goes down the plumbing somewhat too (we also add a little more to the tank again). More RV anti-freeze down each of the sink drains to keep them from freezing. We use about 1.5 gallons for two sinks, a shower and the toilet.
We also cancel any services such as our PO Box (no mail delivery up there), satellite, etc. (no phones available either).
Finally, and a major point, have someone check on the place every so often. If you've closed it up carefully there won't be too much to watch for but things can and do happen. We had snow slide off the roof and take the chimney with it. A neighbor noticed on a walk and called the neighbor who checks on the place for us. They patched the whole until we could have it repaired. Good neighbors are the best insurance you can find.
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It might help to know that many universities can't just use cloud services willy nilly. There are only a few people on campus that are technically allowed to agree to a license agreement (doesn't mean others don't, but for something big it becomes important). Those license agreements have to go through significant negotiations to ensure all requirements for state laws governing the university are met, all NIH or other grant requirements are met, etc. Just the contract negotiations alone can take a year or more, if they can ever come to agreement on terms. This is definitely one area that companies, that have the ability to make their own decisions, can move around and try different services much more quickly. Universities and medical organizations have much more stringent data requirements than most businesses.
Well, it's pretty conclusive proof of POSSESSION isn't it?
Pretty simple really...
In Wisconsin to play sports or do other extra-circular activities you have to agree to the WIAA Code of Conduct rules. The rules state you must follow some rules year round and the minimum penalty for acts of alcohol, us, including chewing, of tobacco and/or use, possession, buying or selling of controlled substances require a suspension of sports activities for no less than one day of competition and not less than one complete game or meet.
In my home town we had a state wrestling champ have his title stripped because he had violated the code of conduct. His family sued to ensure he was allowed to compete in the championship and once everything got through all the systems his title was given to the next best...
If you want to play sports and you agree to the rules (you have to sign a form) then you better either follow them or expect to get nailed if you get caught!
Or Microsoft simply gives away the Express version of their software hoping any student is only taught that in school (because it is a standard Microsoft product) and then will only know how to use it when they are out of school. Now they only use Microsoft's paid professional programs and only develop for the Microsoft Windows operating system which means more apps are Windows only. It's a sweet deal. The kids are stuck using Windows and so are ALL of their future customers.
We have a cabin in the mountains of Montana and have been "closing" it for the seasons for a few years now.
As other posters have said, turn your water OFF. Also, turn off your hot water heater before turning off your water (at least an electric can burn out the element). We turn off all the circuits that aren't absolutely needed. We also have a few of the electric rodent devices that we leave on to help keep out mice, etc. You may also want to put out some poison or traps.
Either drain your water or have a valve for an air compressor attached (the pipes for the cabin are angled so they drain easier). All we do is open all the sinks, shower, etc. and then open the drain valves.
Flush the toilets a few times and then put RV anti-freeze (the pink stuff) in the tank. Flush again so it it gets into the bowl, then repeat so it goes down the plumbing somewhat too (we also add a little more to the tank again). More RV anti-freeze down each of the sink drains to keep them from freezing. We use about 1.5 gallons for two sinks, a shower and the toilet.
We also cancel any services such as our PO Box (no mail delivery up there), satellite, etc. (no phones available either).
Finally, and a major point, have someone check on the place every so often. If you've closed it up carefully there won't be too much to watch for but things can and do happen. We had snow slide off the roof and take the chimney with it. A neighbor noticed on a walk and called the neighbor who checks on the place for us. They patched the whole until we could have it repaired. Good neighbors are the best insurance you can find.