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In This Issue: Off to Chicago | Webcam 1080p Full-HD | Importance of Fiber Cleaning | News to Start Your Day
The CK Daily – Off to Chicago!
Happy Thursday, everyone!
This has been a wild and crazy week. I feel like I might say that every week. lol! This week has seemed to be a non-stop barrage of pop-up tasks and things I didn’t have on my radar. It’s been a great week, just super busy both personally and professionally.
Next week, Craig, Chris, and I will be heading up to Chicago for an ecommerce event. This is always one of my favorite trips of the year. Besides going with some great people, it is an awesome time to strategize, learn, and see if there is anything new that we could use on the website. BUT…most of all, we get to eat deep-dish Chicago pizza…multiple times. Haha! Oh, and I can’t forget the tiramisu at Rosebud on Rush. There goes all the hard work I have put into workouts and running.
If you’re from the area or travel to Chicago, what are some recommendations that you have for restaurants that we need to hit up while there?
Have a great Thursday & rest of the week!
Jason
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Learning Center Article – Importance of Fiber Optic Cleaning
Installing fiber optic systems is not easy. It requires multiple levels of expertise in design and application, and its why fiber optics experts are always in high demand. While installations will vary heavily depending on the components and applications at play, there is one thing that is necessary for every installation, and it’s easy to overlook. Every system needs fiber optic cleaning to ensure that it will work properly.
As the name implies, fiber optic cleaning is the process of cleaning fiber connector end faces and components that are prone to contamination. Contamination can hurt fiber optic performance and even lead to test failures. Cleaning resolves one of the leading causes of these failures and produces a pristine fiber optic network that performs as expected.
To put it in simple terms, fiber optic cleaning is necessary to allow the components to perform as intended.
Today’s News to Start Your Day:
- Worker productivity fell 7.5% in the first quarter, the fastest decline since 1947. At the same time, labor costs as measured against productivity increased 11.6%, the fastest rise in about 40 years. Weekly jobless claims increased to 200,000, well above the Wall Street estimate.
- Intuit, which owns TurboTax, has agreed to pay $141 million in restitution to 4.4 million low-income customers who were charged for using the TurboTax Free Edition, according to an announcement Wednesday. These customers should have gotten the tax filing services for free. All 50 states and the District of Columbia are party to the agreement.
- Workers raised a large fence around the U.S. Supreme Court building late Wednesday night, two days after Politico published a leaked draft opinion striking down the abortion precedent Roe v. Wade (1973). The same night, Justice Samuel Alito, the author of the draft, canceled a public appearance.
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelesnkyy said Thursday morning that an extended ceasefire was necessary in Mariupol to allow civilians to be dug out of the bunkers in the Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol, which remains under attack.Wealthy Russians are moving to Dubai in large numbers to avoid the impacts of sanctions imposed by the West, according to a report.