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Quick Tip: How to Activate iOS and iPadOS Beta Updates

In this episode, Tunmi13 walks us through how to activate iOS and iPadOS beta updates.

To do this, first sign in with your Apple ID at either developer.apple.com, to access the developer beta, or beta.apple.com, to access the public beta. Then, once signed up for either program, go to Settings > General > Software update > Beta updates, and select the beta you signed up for. You can then go back one level in Settings, and the beta should appear like any other update that you can download and install.

Important: Beta versions of iOS and iPadOS may contain serious bugs, which is why it's generally advised, if possible, to install them on another device specifically designated for beta testing, or have a full and complete backup of your data in case a downgrade from the beta, which involves a full restore of your device, becomes necessary. For more information, check out this introduction to iOS and iPadOS beta testing.




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How to Read Google Algorithm Updates

Links = Rank

Old Google (pre-Panda) was to some degree largely the following: links = rank.

Once you had enough links to a site you could literally pour content into a site like water and have the domain's aggregate link authority help anything on that site rank well quickly.

As much as PageRank was hyped & important, having a diverse range of linking domains and keyword-focused anchor text were important.

Brand = Rank

After Vince then Panda a site's brand awareness (or, rather, ranking signals that might best simulate it) were folded into the ability to rank well.

Panda considered factors beyond links & when it first rolled out it would clip anything on a particular domain or subdomain. Some sites like HubPages shifted their content into subdomains by users. And some aggressive spammers would rotate their entire site onto different subdomains repeatedly each time a Panda update happened. That allowed those sites to immediately recover from the first couple Panda updates, but eventually Google closed off that loophole.

Any signal which gets relied on eventually gets abused intentionally or unintentionally. And over time it leads to a "sameness" of the result set unless other signals are used:

Google is absolute garbage for searching anything related to a product. If I'm trying to learn something invariably I am required to search another source like Reddit through Google. For example, I became introduced to the concept of weighted blankets and was intrigued. So I Google "why use a weighted blanket" and "weighted blanket benefits". Just by virtue of the word "weighted blanket" being in the search I got pages and pages of nothing but ads trying to sell them, and zero meaningful discourse on why I would use one

Getting More Granular

Over time as Google got more refined with Panda broad-based sites outside of the news vertical often fell on tough times unless they were dedicated to some specific media format or had a lot of user engagement metrics like a strong social network site. That is a big part of why the New York Times sold About.com for less than they paid for it & after IAC bought it they broke it down into a variety of sites like: Verywell (health), the Spruce (home decor), the Balance (personal finance), Lifewire (technology), Tripsavvy (travel) and ThoughtCo (education & self-improvement).

Penguin further clipped aggressive anchor text built on low quality links. When the Penguin update rolled out Google also rolled out an on-page spam classifier to further obfuscate the update. And the Penguin update was sandwiched by Panda updates on either side, making it hard for people to reverse engineer any signal out of weekly winners and losers lists from services that aggregate massive amounts of keyword rank tracking data.

So much of the link graph has been decimated that Google reversed their stance on nofollow to where in March 1st of this year they started treating it as a hint versus a directive for ranking purposes. Many mainstream media websites were overusing nofollow or not citing sources at all, so this additional layer of obfuscation on Google's part will allow them to find more signal in that noise.

May 4, 2020 Algo Update

On May 4th Google rolled out another major core update.

I saw some sites which had their rankings suppressed for years see a big jump. But many things changed at once.

Wedge Issues

On some political search queries which were primarily classified as being news related Google is trying to limit political blowback by showing official sites and data scraped from official sites instead of putting news front & center.

"Google’s pretty much made it explicit that they’re not going to propagate news sites when it comes to election related queries and you scroll and you get a giant election widget in your phone and it shows you all the different data on the primary results and then you go down, you find Wikipedia, you find other like historical references, and before you even get to a single news article, it’s pretty crazy how Google’s changed the way that the SERP is intended."

That change reflects the permanent change to the news media ecosystem brought on by the web.

YMYL

A blog post by Lily Ray from Path Interactive used Sistrix data to show many of the sites which saw high volatility were in the healthcare vertical & other your money, your life (YMYL) categories.

Aggressive Monetization

One of the more interesting pieces of feedback on the update was from Rank Ranger, where they looked at particular pages that jumped or fell hard on the update. They noticed sites that put ads or ad-like content front and center may have seen sharp falls on some of those big money pages which were aggressively monetized:

Seeing this all but cements the notion (in my mind at least) that Google did not want content unrelated to the main purpose of the page to appear above the fold to the exclusion of the page's main content! Now for the second wrinkle in my theory.... A lot of the pages being swapped out for new ones did not use the above-indicated format where a series of "navigation boxes" dominated the page above the fold.

The above shift had a big impact on some sites which are worth serious money. Intuit paid over $7 billion to acquire Credit Karma, but their credit card affiliate pages recently slid hard.

The above sort of shift reflects Google getting more granular with their algorithms. Early Panda was all or nothing. Then it started to have different levels of impact throughout different portions of a site.

Brand was sort of a band aid or a rising tide that lifted all (branded) boats. Now we are seeing Google get more granular with their algorithms where a strong brand might not be enough if they view the monetization as being excessive. That same focus on page layout can have a more adverse impact on small niche websites.

One of my old legacy clients had a site which was primarily monetized by the Amazon affiliate program. About a month ago Amazon chopped affiliate commissions in half & then the aggressive ad placement caused search traffic to the site to get chopped in half when rankings slid on this update.

Their site has been trending down over the past couple years largely due to neglect as it was always a small side project. They recently improved some of the content about a month or so ago and that ended up leading to a bit of a boost, but then this update came. As long as that ad placement doesn't change the declines are likely to continue.

They just recently removed that ad unit, but that meant another drop in income as until there is another big algo update they're likely to stay at around half search traffic. So now they have a half of a half of a half. Good thing the site did not have any full time employees or they'd be among the millions of newly unemployed. That experience though really reflects how websites can be almost like debt levered companies in terms of going under virtually overnight. Who can have revenue slide around 88% and then take increase investment in the property using the remaining 12% while they wait for the site to be rescored for a quarter year or more?

"If you have been negatively impacted by a core update, you (mostly) cannot see recovery from that until another core update. In addition, you will only see recovery if you significantly improve the site over the long-term. If you haven’t done enough to improve the site overall, you might have to wait several updates to see an increase as you keep improving the site. And since core updates are typically separated by 3-4 months, that means you might need to wait a while."

Almost nobody can afford to do that unless the site is just a side project.

Google could choose to run major updates more frequently, allowing sites to recover more quickly, but they gain economic benefit in defunding SEO investments & adding opportunity cost to aggressive SEO strategies by ensuring ranking declines on major updates last a season or more.

Choosing a Strategy vs Letting Things Come at You

They probably should have lowered their ad density when they did those other upgrades. If they had they likely would have seen rankings at worst flat or likely up as some other competing sites fell. Instead they are rolling with a half of a half of a half on the revenue front. Glenn Gabe preaches the importance of fixing all the problems you can find rather than just fixing one or two things and hoping it is enough. If you have a site which is on the edge you sort of have to consider the trade offs between various approaches to monetization.

  • monetize it lightly and hope the site does well for many years
  • monetize it slightly aggressively while using the extra income to further improve the site elsewhere and ensure you have enough to get by any lean months
  • aggressively monetize the shortly after a major ranking update if it was previously lightly monetized & then hope to sell it off a month or two later before the next major algorithm update clips it again

Outcomes will depend partly on timing and luck, but consciously choosing a strategy is likely to yield better returns than doing a bit of mix-n-match while having your head buried in the sand.

Reading the Algo Updates

You can spend 50 or 100 hours reading blog posts about the update and learn precisely nothing in the process if you do not know which authors are bullshitting and which authors are writing about the correct signals.

But how do you know who knows what they are talking about?

It is more than a bit tricky as the people who know the most often do not have any economic advantage in writing specifics about the update. If you primarily monetize your own websites, then the ignorance of the broader market is a big part of your competitive advantage.

Making things even trickier, the less you know the more likely Google would be to trust you with sending official messaging through you. If you syndicate their messaging without questioning it, you get a treat - more exclusives. If you question their messaging in a way that undermines their goals, you'd quickly become persona non grata - something cNet learned many years ago when they published Eric Schmidt's address.

It would be unlikely you'd see the following sort of Tweet from say Blue Hat SEO or Fantomaster or such.

To be able to read the algorithms well you have to have some market sectors and keyword groups you know well. Passively collecting an archive of historical data makes the big changes stand out quickly.

Everyone who depends on SEO to make a living should subscribe to an online rank tracking service or run something like Serposcope locally to track at least a dozen or two dozen keywords. If you track rankings locally it makes sense to use a set of web proxies and run the queries slowly through each so you don't get blocked.

You should track at least a diverse range to get a true sense of the algorithmic changes.

  • a couple different industries
  • a couple different geographic markets (or at least some local-intent vs national-intent terms within a country)
  • some head, midtail and longtail keywords
  • sites of different size, age & brand awareness within a particular market

Some tools make it easy to quickly add or remove graphing of anything which moved big and is in the top 50 or 100 results, which can help you quickly find outliers. And some tools also make it easy to compare their rankings over time. As updates develop you'll often see multiple sites making big moves at the same time & if you know a lot about the keyword, the market & the sites you can get a good idea of what might have been likely to change to cause those shifts.

Once you see someone mention outliers most people miss that align with what you see in a data set, your level of confidence increases and you can spend more time trying to unravel what signals changed.

I've read influential industry writers mention that links were heavily discounted on this update. I have also read Tweets like this one which could potentially indicate the opposite.

If I had little to no data, I wouldn't be able to get any signal out of that range of opinions. I'd sort of be stuck at "who knows."

By having my own data I track I can quickly figure out which message is more inline with what I saw in my subset of data & form a more solid hypothesis.

No Single Smoking Gun

As Glenn Gabe is fond of saying, sites that tank usually have multiple major issues.

Google rolls out major updates infrequently enough that they can sandwich a couple different aspects into major updates at the same time in order to make it harder to reverse engineer updates. So it does help to read widely with an open mind and imagine what signal shifts could cause the sorts of ranking shifts you are seeing.

Sometimes site level data is more than enough to figure out what changed, but as the above Credit Karma example showed sometimes you need to get far more granular and look at page-level data to form a solid hypothesis.

As the World Changes, the Web Also Changes

About 15 years ago online dating was seen as a weird niche for recluses who perhaps typically repulsed real people in person. Now there are all sorts of niche specialty dating sites including a variety of DTF type apps. What was once weird & absurd had over time become normal.

The COVID-19 scare is going to cause lasting shifts in consumer behavior that accelerate the movement of commerce online. A decade of change will happen in a year or two across many markets.

Telemedicine will grow quickly. Facebook is adding commerce featured directly onto their platform through partnering with Shopify. Spotify is spending big money to buy exclusives rights to distribute widely followed podcasters like Joe Rogan. Uber recently offered to acquire GrubHub. Google and Apple will continue adding financing features to their mobile devices. Movie theaters have lost much of their appeal.

Tons of offline "value" businesses ended up having no value after months of revenue disappearing while large outstanding debts accumulated interest. There is a belief that some of those brands will have strong latent brand value that carries over online, but if they were weak even when the offline stores acting like interactive billboards subsidized consumer awareness of their brands then as those stores close the consumer awareness & loyalty from in-person interactions will also dry up. A shell of a company rebuilt around the Toys R' Us brand is unlikely to beat out Amazon's parallel offering or a company which still runs stores offline.

Big box retailers like Target & Walmart are growing their online sales at hundreds of percent year over year.

There will be waves of bankruptcies, dramatic shifts in commercial real estate prices (already reflected in plunging REIT prices), and more people working remotely (shifting residential real estate demand from the urban core back out into suburbs).

People who work remote are easier to hire and easier to fire. Those who keep leveling up their skills will eventually get rewarded while those who don't will rotate jobs every year or two. The lack of stability will increase demand for education, though much of that incremental demand will be around new technologies and specific sectors - certificates or informal training programs instead of degrees.

More and more activities will become normal online activities.

The University of California has about a half-million students & in the fall semester they are going to try to have most of those classes happen online. How much usage data does Google gain as thousands of institutions put more and more of their infrastructure and service online?

A lot of B & C level schools are going to go under as the like-vs-like comparison gets easier. Back when I ran a membership site here a college paid us to have students gain access to our membership area of the site. As online education gets normalized many unofficial trade-related sites will look more economically attractive on a relative basis.

If core institutions of the state deliver most of their services online, then other companies can be expected to follow. When big cities publish lists of crimes they will not respond to during economic downturns they are effectively subsidizing more crime. That in turn makes moving to somewhere a bit more rural & cheaper make sense, particularly when you no longer need to live near your employer.

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Gencom Updates On Fairmont Renovation Work

Westend Properties and its managing partner, Gencom, provided an update on the “preliminary work being carried out at the Fairmont Southampton property in preparation for the extensive renovations planned for the hotel and Beach Club.” A spokesperson said, “These early phases of demolition and site preparation are crucial to enabling the complete overhaul of the […]




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Minister Updates On BHC Housing Initiatives

“The Government through the BHC are making steady progress and we intend to see the completion of all 105 of these housing projects as quickly as possible,” Minister of Public Works David Burch said in the House of Assembly today [May 31] as he provided an update on housing initiatives. The Minister’s full statement follows […]




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Minister Burch Updates On Affordable Housing

Speaking in the House of Assembly today [Sept 27], Minister of Public Works Lt/Col David Burch provided an update on “one of the most pressing challenges we as a country face – the shortage of affordable housing.” The Minister’s full statement follows below: Mr. Speaker, I rise to report on one of the most pressing challenges […]




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Clarien Bank Unveils ESG Strategy Updates

Clarien Bank announced the latest updates in its commitment to Environmental, Social, and Governance [ESG] considerations, a field they said is “quickly becoming indispensable for businesses worldwide, including those in the banking sector.” A spokesperson said, “Recognising that adopting robust ESG practices is no longer a matter of choice but a necessity, Clarien Bank has decisively […]




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Live Video & Updates: 2024 Throne Speech

[Updating] The Convening of Parliament is taking place this morning [Nov 8], with Governor Rena Lalgie delivering the 2024 Throne Speech, which outlines the Government’s Legislative Agenda for the year ahead. The proceedings are set to get underway later this morning and we will provide what coverage we are able to while it is live, […]




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Cop 29: Leaders to address summit after report finds climate pledges not kept – live updates - The Guardian

  1. Cop 29: Leaders to address summit after report finds climate pledges not kept – live updates  The Guardian
  2. Live Briefing: Greta Thunberg calls site of COP29 climate summit ‘beyond absurd’  The Washington Post
  3. COP29 gets underway in Azerbaijan  ABC News
  4. Oil and gas are ‘a gift of God’: COP29 leader  The Australian Financial Review




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Are you Ready for the Next Round of EMD Updates?

Empowering Spam While this may seem like a good ideal, I believe it to be a problem at this point. Could be wrong, but it would seem that these domain names are targeting keywords and not so much opening the door to new domain names for businesses. Of course as you may or may not […]





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Open Comment Period for AO3 Terms of Service Updates

In order to make AO3's rules clearer to our users, we intend to update the AO3 Terms of Service (TOS) in mid-November 2024. Once this occurs, all users will need to agree to the updated TOS to continue using AO3. The full text has been posted for public review, as well as a detailed explanation of what has (and hasn't) changed:

Summary of changes

As part of reorganizing the TOS for better clarity, the new TOS is structured differently than the old one. A detailed explanation of what was changed and why is available in the update guide. These are the highlights:

  • We've clarified the Content Policy, but we haven't changed what works are or are not allowed. If your fanwork was allowed on AO3 before, then it is still allowed.
  • The TOS has been split into three pages (General Principles, Content Policy, and Privacy Policy). This should make it easier to find what you're looking for when you want to know about a specific part of the TOS.
  • We've simplified the language throughout the TOS and removed redundant or overly specific phrases and passages. When longer explanations would help to provide clarity, we've added new questions to the TOS FAQ instead.
  • We've updated the descriptions of how we and our subprocessors collect and process user information (including personal information) in the Privacy Policy.
  • The Abuse Policy has been generalized to provide the AO3 Policy & Abuse committee with greater flexibility to determine how to address TOS violations, while still providing protections for fanworks in accordance with AO3's mission.
  • The "Underage" Archive Warning, which is used for works that depict or describe underage sex, is being renamed to "Underage Sex". This does not change the meaning of this warning or how it is enforced. When the TOS update occurs, all works with the "Underage" Archive Warning will be recategorized automatically to display the new "Underage Sex" Archive Warning label instead. If you have a work that carries the "Underage" warning and you don't want it to display the "Underage Sex" label, you can replace it with the "Creator Chose Not to Use Archive Warnings" label at any time.

You can read the proposed changes and comment here on this news post with any questions, suggestions, or feedback you might have about the new TOS or TOS FAQ. Comments will remain open until November 18th, 2024. After comments close, the Board of Directors for the OTW (the Organization for Transformative Works, which is AO3's parent organization) will vote on the proposed changes to the Terms of Service. If the Board votes in favor, the Terms of Service will be updated and all users will be required to agree to the new TOS to continue using AO3.

To make your opinion heard prior to the Board vote, make sure to submit your comments here before November 18th.


ETA: We appreciate that all of you have many ideas, but please keep in mind that the Policy & Abuse committee handles AO3 rules, not AO3 features. If you have ideas for a feature (for example, improvements you want to see to Search and Filtering), please contact the Support committee about them instead. We won't be responding to feature requests on this news post.




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Amazon Feeds Generator Updates

With continuation of our development process we are glad to introduce several updates for one of our most popular affiliate feeds generators – Amazon Feeds. Here is what’s new: New Amazon local stores Now we have a full list of Amazon local stores. You can find it in Advanced settings of Amazon Feeds generator. Each […]

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RSS Ground Updates in July 2021

In July, we have prepared a list of updates that will help you manage your automated posting campaigns much easier.  Show If Feed Item Was Already Published. In posting campaign editor, you can use  “Feed Preview” option [], and find out which feed items were already published in that posting campaign. If you use “Recycle” […]

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Interface updates and improvements.

We are glad to introduce some interface updates and improvements. In the Feeds Box you can now see a new Filter icon. Click to filter your content feeds by type, source and status and to use search option.  You can also change the number of feeds per page. We have also added the Reset filters option […]

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Another set of updates for personal feeds and more

We continue our updates and improvements based on your recent suggestions. This time, we have enhanced some interface options as well as Personal Feeds functionality. Please enjoy! Pagination has been added to the bottom of all RSS Ground lists (tables). We have also added an “attention seeker” bouncing effect for the Filters icon. It will […]

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MacOS Sonoma 14.7.1 & MacOS Ventura 13.7.1 with Security Updates Available

Apple has released macOS Sonoma 14.7.1 and MacOS Ventura 13.7.1 for Mac users who have not yet updated to MacOS Sequoia, of which MacOS Sequoia 15.1 with Apple Intelligence was just released. macOS Sonoma 14.7.1 and macOS Ventura 13.7.1 both contain many security fixes, making them important updates to install for Mac user who are ... Read More




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Kim Mulkey updates LSU women's basketball status of PG Shayeann Day-Wilson, Last-Tear Poa

LSU women's basketball coach Kim Mulkey provided updates for Shayeann Day-Wilson and Last-Tear Poa on Tuesday after LSU's win vs Charleston Southern.




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Sign up to receive updates on publications available in French

The Publications branch now offers monthly publications updates in French to ensure you get the most up-to-date FAO’s knowledge products.   

The newsletter highlights the key publications available in French and [...]




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The monthly publications updates produced by the Publications branch of the FAO Office of Communications are now available in English, Chinese and French.  

The newsletters highlight key publications available in the respective [...]




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The monthly FAO publications updates produced by the Publications Branch of the FAO Office of Communications are available in English, French and Chinese.

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Sign up now to receive monthly updates on FAO publications in English, French and Chinese!

The monthly FAO publications updates produced by the Publications Branch of the FAO Office of Communications are available in English, French and Chinese.

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Apple updates the firmware again for AirPods Pro 2, AirPods 4

Apple has released new firmware for the AirPods Pro 2 and AirPods 4, another software update for its personal audio devices.


Apple's fourth-generation AirPods

Apple has been uncharacteristically frequent with its firmware updates for its AirPods product lines. The relatively high tempo of updates has continued with yet another AirPods firmware update.

Rolled out on Monday, the latest firmware updates are for the AirPods Pro 2 with both Lightning and USB-C charging cases, as well as both of the AirPods 4 models.


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College of Education Alumni Updates: Sept. 25, 2024

"College of Education Alumni Updates" highlights career achievements by Penn State College of Education alumni.




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Live Updates: Jharkhand Votes In Phase 1 Polls, By-Elections In 11 States

Voting for the Jharkhand assembly elections phase 1 is being held today with 43 of the state's 81 seats up for grabs.




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Live Updates: Jharkhand Votes In Phase 1 Polls, By-Elections In 11 States

Voting for the Jharkhand assembly elections phase 1 is being held today with 43 of the state's 81 seats up for grabs.




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Jharkhand Assembly Election Live Updates: झारखंड में 43 सीटों पर वोटिंग जारी, 11 बजे तक हुआ 29.3 % मतदान

Jharkhand Assembly Elections 2024: झारखंड में आज पहले चरण में 15 जिलों की 43 सीटों पर मतदान हो रहा है. वहीं केरल की वायनाड लोकसभा सीट पर भी वोटिंग जारी है.




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Delaware Department of Labor Announces New Features and Updates to the Delaware JobLink Website

Wilmington, Delaware February 22, 2021 Delaware Department of Labor FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   WILMINGTON, DE – Delaware Department of Labor has added new functionality to the Delaware JobLink (joblink.delaware.gov), a website created to support employers looking for qualified candidates, and individuals seeking employment.   The current website offers individuals the ability to search for jobs, […]




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Cases Continue to Decline; DPH Provides Updates on Testing Coverage and Encourages Getting Boosters Now

DOVER, DE (March 18, 2022) – The Division of Public Health (DPH) is providing an update on COVID-19 statistics in Delaware, as of Thursday, March 17, 2022:   COVID-19 Cases and Hospitalizations: Total positive cases since March 11, 2020: 258,513 7-day average of new positive cases: 63.1, a decrease of 16.9 average new positive cases from […]




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Covid-19 Cases Decline In Last Month; DPH Shares Summary Of Most Recent CDC Updates

   DOVER, DE (Aug. 19, 2022) – The Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) reports that the 7-day average of new positive COVID-19 cases has declined since the previous monthly update in July. However, COVID-19 is still circulating in the community, and at higher levels in some counties. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) COVID-19 Community Levels data tracker, which was last […]




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Delaware Officials Provide Latest Updates, Underscore Urgency Surrounding Youth, Opioids, and Prevention Programs

MILFORD (June 6, 2023) – Lieutenant Governor Bethany Hall-Long and leaders from the Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS), Department of Education (DOE), and Department of Services for Children, Youth and their Families (DSCYF) led a community response briefing on Friday to provide the latest information regarding the state’s efforts to address substance use […]




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DPH Announces Prescription Monitoring Program Data Updates to My Healthy Community Dashboard

The Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH), in collaboration with the Delaware Division of Professional Regulation (DPR), announces important updates to the Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder section of the My Healthy Community (MHC) Dashboard.  These updates are located within this section’s Prescription Monitoring Program (PMP) tab and present trends in prescription drug dispensing in Delaware. The […]




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Delaware Officials Provide Latest Updates, Underscore Urgency Regarding Substance Use Disorder Outcomes in Delaware

NEW CASTLE (April 22, 2024) – Lieutenant Governor Bethany Hall-Long and leaders from the Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS), along with partner community agencies, led a community response briefing on Monday to provide the latest outcome data and other information regarding the State’s efforts to support individuals struggling with substance use disorder in […]



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Delaware Officials Provide Latest Updates, Underscore Urgency Surrounding Increased Overdose Deaths in the State

NEWARK (Jan. 18, 2023) – Today, Lieutenant Governor Bethany Hall-Long, along with top leaders from the Delaware Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) and Delaware Department of Safety and Homeland Security (DSHS), led a community response briefing to provide the latest information about suspected drug overdose deaths in the state, current and emerging dangers […]



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Click It or Ticket Campaign, Buckle Up Every Trip, Every Time & Reminder of Updates to Delaware Car Seat Law

The Delaware Office of Highway Safety (OHS) is reminding drivers why it’s important to buckle up during the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA) national Click It or Ticket enforcement effort. OHS is partnering with local and state police to conduct high-visibility enforcement starting May 20, – June 9, to ensure drivers and passengers buckle up every trip, every time.




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Fire Commission Releases New Updates for EMS Protocols

The Delaware State Fire Commission has recently announced the implementation of new updated emergency medical services (EMS) protocols aimed at improving healthcare response in critical situations. These protocols were established after extensive consultations with medical professionals, emergency responders, and other stakeholders in the healthcare industry. The objective is to ensure a consistent and standardized approach […]



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Flow Control Credit Updates in PCIe 6.1 ECN

As technology continues to evolve at a rapid pace, the importance of robust and efficient interconnect standards cannot be overstated. Peripheral Component Interconnect Express (PCIe) has been a cornerstone in high-speed data transfer, enabling seamless communication between various hardware components.   

With the advent of PCIe 6.1 ECN, a significant advancement in speed and efficiency, ensuring the accuracy and reliability of its operations is paramount. One critical aspect of this is the verification of shared credit updates. For detailed understanding on Shared Credit, please refer Understanding PCIe 6.0 Shared Flow Control. 

In this blog, we will discuss why this verification is essential and what it entails.  

Introduction 

PCIe 6.1 ECN brings numerous advancements over earlier versions, such as increased bandwidth and faster data transfer speeds.   

A crucial mechanism for efficient data transmission in PCIe 6.0 is the credit-based flow control system. In this system, devices monitor credits, representing the buffer capacity available for incoming data.   

When a device transmits data, it uses credits, which are replenished or adjusted once the data is received and processed. This system ensures that the sender does not overload the receiver.  

Given the critical role of shared credit updates in maintaining the integrity and efficiency of data transfers, verification of these updates is crucial.  Proper management of credit updates is essential to ensure data integrity, as any discrepancies can lead to data loss, corruption, or system crashes.   

Verification also guarantees efficient resource allocation, preventing scenarios where some components are starved of credit while others have an excess, thus avoiding inefficiencies.  Credit inefficiencies pose issues in low power negotiations by preventing devices from entering low power states. Additionally, verification involves checking for proper error handling mechanisms, ensuring that the system can recover gracefully from errors in credit updates and maintain overall stability.   

PCIe 6.1 ECN Flow Control Optimizations Over PCIe 6.0

PCIe 6.1 ECN builds on the FLIT-based architecture introduced in PCIe 6.0, further optimizing flow control mechanisms to handle increased data rates and improved efficiency.  PCIe 6.1 ECN introduced refinements in credit management, making the allocation and advertisement of credits more precise, which helps in reducing bottlenecks and improving data flow efficiency.  Enhancements in flow control protocols ensure better management of buffer spaces and more efficient credit allocation. These enhancements are designed to handle the increased data rates and throughput demands of next-generation applications, ensuring robust and efficient data flow across PCIe devices.  

Below are some major updates: 

  1. There have been improvements in error detection and correction mechanisms in PCIe 6.1 ECN to enhance flow control reliability by ensuring that corrupted data packets are detected and handled appropriately without disrupting the flow of valid packets.  
  2. The merged credit system, which was a key feature introduced int PCIe 6.0 to simplify and optimize credit management, was further enhanced in PCIe 6.1 ECN to improve performance and efficiency.  
  3. PCIe 6.1 ECN introduced better algorithms for allocating and reclaiming merged credits to handle high data rates, introduced more robust error detection and correction mechanism reducing the degradation or system instability. 
  4. PCIe 6.1 ECN provided clear guidelines on how to implement the merged credit system correctly, helping developers to implement more reliable systems. For more details, please refer to Specifications section 2.6.1 Flow Control (FC) Rules.

Summary 

In summary, PCIe 6.0 is a complex protocol with many verification challenges. You must understand many new Spec changes and think about the robust verification plan for the new features and backward compatible tests impacted by new features. Cadence’s PCIe 6.0 Verification IP is fully compliant with the latest PCIe Express 6.0 specifications and provides an effective and efficient way to verify the components interfacing with the PCIe 6.0 interface. Cadence VIP for PCIe 6.0 provides exhaustive verification of PCIe-based IP and SoCs, and we are working with early adopter customers to speed up every verification stage.   

More Information

For more info on how Cadence PCIe Verification IP and Triple Check VIP enable users to confidently verify PCIe 6.0, see VIP for PCI Express, VIP for Compute Express Link  and TripleCheck for PCI Express  

See the PCI-SIG website for more details on PCIe in general and the different PCI standards.  

For more information on PCIe 6.0 new features, please visit PCIeLaneMarginPCIe6.0LaneMargin, and Demonstrating PCIe 6.0 Equalization Procedure.




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Ependymal Tumors: Overview of the Recent World Health Organization Histopathologic and Genetic Updates with an Imaging Characteristic [CLINICAL PRACTICE]

SUMMARY:

The 2021 World Health Organization Classification of Tumors of the Central Nervous System (CNS5), introduced significant changes, impacting tumors ranging from glial to ependymal neoplasms. Ependymal tumors were previously classified and graded based on histopathology, which had limited clinical and prognostic utility. The updated CNS5 classification now divides ependymomas into 10 subgroups based on anatomic location (supratentorial, posterior fossa, and spinal compartment) and genomic markers. Supratentorial tumors are defined by zinc finger translocation associated (ZFTA) (formerly v-rel avian reticuloendotheliosis viral oncogene [RELA]), or yes-associated protein 1 (YAP1) fusion; posterior fossa tumors are classified into groups A (PFA) and B (PFB), spinal ependymomas are defined by MYCN amplification. Subependymomas are present across all these anatomic compartments. The new classification kept an open category of "not elsewhere classified" or "not otherwise specified" if no pathogenic gene fusion is identified or if the molecular diagnosis is not feasible. Although there is significant overlap in the imaging findings of these tumors, a neuroradiologist needs to be familiar with updated CNS5 classification to understand tumor behavior, for example, the higher tendency for tumor recurrence along the dural flap for ZFTA fusion-positive ependymomas. On imaging, supratentorial ZFTA-fused ependymomas are preferentially located in the cerebral cortex, carrying predominant cystic components. YAP1-MAMLD1-fused ependymomas are intra- or periventricular with prominent multinodular solid components and have significantly better prognosis than ZFTA-fused counterparts. PFA ependymomas are aggressive paramedian masses with frequent calcification, seen in young children, originating from the lateral part of the fourth ventricular roof. PFB ependymomas are usually midline, noncalcified solid-cystic masses seen in adolescents and young adults arising from the fourth ventricular floor. PFA has a poorer prognosis, higher recurrence, and higher metastatic rate than PFB. Myxopapillary spinal ependymomas are now considered grade II due to high recurrence rates. Spinal-MYCN ependymomas are aggressive tumors with frequent leptomeningeal spread, relapse, and poor prognosis. Subependymomas are noninvasive, intraventricular, slow-growing benign tumors with an excellent prognosis. Currently, the molecular classification does not enhance the clinicopathologic understanding of subependymoma and myxopapillary categories. However, given the molecular advancements, this will likely change in the future. This review provides an updated molecular classification of ependymoma, discusses the individual imaging characteristics, and briefly outlines the latest targeted molecular therapies.




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Capcom Updates Its Best-Sellers List - Monster Hunter World at 20.9M, RE4 Remake at 8M, More

Capcom has updated its list of Platinum Titles, games that have sold over one million units as of September 30, 2024. The list includes 122 games with sales over one million units, 64 over two million units, 14 over five million units, and six over 10 million units sold.

Resident Evil 4 remake sold 400,000 units to bring lifetime sales to eight million units, Resident Evil 2 remake sold 300,000 units to bring sales to 14.5 million units, and Resident Evil 3 remake sold 200,000 units to bring lifetime sales to 9.2 million units. 

Resident Evil 7: biohazard sold 300,000 units to bring lifetime sales to 14 million units and Resident Evil Village sold 400,000 units to bring sales to 10.5 million units.

Monster Hunter Rise sold 600,000 units in the quarter to bring lifetime sales to 16 million units. Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak sold 400,000 units to bring lifetime sales to 8.8 million units.

Monster Hunter: World sold 400,000 units in the quarter to bring lifetime sales to 20.9 million units, while the Iceborne expansion sold 600,000 units for a total of 14 million units.

Dragon's Dogma 2 sold 300,000 units in the quarter to bring lifetime sales to 3.3 million units. Street Fighter 6 sold 400,000 units in the quarter to bring lifetime sales to 4.1 million units. Devil May Cry 5 sold 300,000 units to bring sales to 8.7 million units. 

Check out the complete list below:

Release Title Platform Million
units
1 Jan 2018 Monster Hunter: World

*Unit sales including Monster Hunter World: Iceborne Master Edition: 27.00 million units

PS4, Xbox One, PC, DL 20.90*
2 Mar 2021 Monster Hunter Rise NSW, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, XSX, PC, DL 16.00
3 Jan 2019 Resident Evil 2 PS4, PS5, Xbox One, XSX, NSW, PC, DL 14.50
4 Jan 2017 RESIDENT EVIL 7 biohazard PS4, PS5, Xbox One, XSX, NSW, PC, DL 14.00
5 Sep 2019 Monster Hunter World: Iceborne PS4, Xbox One, PC, DL 14.00
6 May 2021 Resident Evil Village PS4, PS5, Xbox One, XSX, NSW, PC, DL 10.50
7 Mar 2009 Resident Evil 5 PS3, Xbox 360, DL 9.40
8 Oct 2012 Resident Evil 6 PS3, Xbox 360, DL 9.30
9 Apr 2020 Resident Evil 3 PS4, PS5, Xbox One, XSX, NSW, PC, DL 9.20
10 Jun 2022 Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak NSW, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, XSX, PC, DL 8.80
11 Mar 2019 Devil May Cry 5 PS4, Xbox One, PC, DL 8.70
12 Mar 2023 Resident Evil 4 PS4, PS5, XSX, PC, DL 8.00
13 Feb 2016 Street Fighter V PS4、PC、DL 7.70
14 Jun 1992 Street Fighter II SNES 6.30
15 Jan 1998 Resident Evil 2 PS 4.96
16 Dec 2010 Monster Hunter Freedom 3 PSP, DL 4.90
17 Mar 2017 Monster Hunter Generations Ultimate 3DS, NSW, DL 4.90
18 Nov 2014 Resident Evil PS3, DL 4.50
19 Jan 2016 Resident Evil 0: HD Remaster PS3, PS4, Xbox One, PC, DL 4.40
20 Nov 2015 Monster Hunter Generations 3DS, DL 4.30
21 Oct 2014 Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate 3DS, DL 4.20
22 Jun 2023 Street Fighter 6 PS4, PS5, XSX, PC, DL 4.10
23 Sep 2013 Monster Hunter 4 3DS, DL 4.10
24 Jul 1993 Street Fighter II Turbo SNES 4.10
25 Apr 2013 Dragon’s Dogma: Dark Arisen PS3, Xbox 360, DL 4.00
26 Mar 2008 Monster Hunter Freedom Unite PSP, DL 3.80
27 Feb 2019 Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy PS4, NSW, DL 3.80
28 Nov 2013 Dead Rising 3 Xbox One, DL 3.80
29 Feb 2009 Street Fighter IV PS3, Xbox 360, DL 3.60
30 Mar 2015 Resident Evil Revelations 2 PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, PC, DL 3.60
31 Mar 2016 Resident Evil 6 PS4, Xbox One, DL 3.50
32 Sep 1999 Resident Evil 3 Nemesis PS 3.50
33 May 2018 Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection PS4, Xbox One, NSW, PC, DL 3.40
34 Jun 2016 Resident Evil 5 PS4, Xbox One, DL 3.30
35 Aug 2016 Resident Evil 4 PS4, Xbox One, DL 3.30
36 Mar 2024 Dragon’s Dogma 2 PS5, XSX, DL 3.30
37 Sep 2010 Dead Rising 2 PS3, Xbox 360, PC, DL 3.20
38 Jan 2013 DmC Devil May Cry PS3, Xbox 360, DL 3.10
39 Jan 2008 Devil May Cry 4 PS3, Xbox 360, DL 3.00
40 Feb 2014 Resident Evil 4: Ultimate HD Edition PC, DL 3.00
41 Jun 2015 Devil May Cry 4 Special Edition PS4, Xbox One, DL 2.80
42 Mar 1996 Resident Evil PS 2.75
43 May 2013 Resident Evil Revelations PS3, Xbox 360, Wii U, PC, DL 2.70
44 Mar 2012 Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City PS3, Xbox 360, DL 2.70
45 Dec 2011 Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate 3DS, DL 2.60
46 Oct 2017 Dragon’s Dogma: Dark Arisen PS4, Xbox One, DL 2.50
47 Dec 2017 Okami HD PS4, Xbox One, NSW, DL 2.50
48 Feb 2021 Capcom Arcade Stadium DL (PS4, Xbox One, NSW, PC) 2.40
49 Feb 2007 Monster Hunter Freedom 2 PSP 2.40
50 Feb 2010 Resident Evil 5: Gold Edition PS3, Xbox 360, DL 2.40
51 Jul 1999 Dino Crisis PS 2.40
52 Sep 2017 Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite PS4, Xbox One, PC, DL 2.30
53 Dec 2005 Resident Evil 4 PS2 2.30
54 Aug 2014 Ultra Street Fighter IV PS3, Xbox 360, PC, DL 2.20
55 Feb 2011 Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds PS3, Xbox 360 2.20
56 May 2010 Lost Planet 2 PS3, Xbox 360, DL 2.20
57 Aug 2001 Devil May Cry PS2 2.16
58 Mar 2002 Onimusha 2: Samurai’s Destiny PS2 2.10
59 Jan 2001 Onimusha: Warlords PS2 2.02
60 Jul 2021 Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin NSW, PS4, PC, DL 2.00
61 Mar 2017 Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 PS4, Xbox One, DL 2.00
62 May 2007 Resident Evil 4 Wii edition Wii, DL 2.00
63 Mar 2018 Devil May Cry HD Collection PS4, Xbox One, DL 2.00
64 Jun 1994 Super Street Fighter II SNES 2.00
65 Aug 2009 Monster Hunter Tri Wii 1.90
66 Oct 2018 Mega Man 11 PS4, Xbox One, NSW, DL 1.90
67 Apr 2010 Super Street Fighter IV PS3, Xbox 360, DL 1.90
68 Mar 2012 Street Fighter X Tekken PS3, Xbox 360, DL 1.90
69 Aug 2006 Dead Rising Xbox 360, DL 1.80
70 Jul 2022 Capcom Arcade 2nd Stadium DL (PS4, Xbox One, NSW, PC) 1.80
71 Dec 2006 Lost Planet Extreme Condition Xbox 360, DL 1.70
72 Nov 2013 DuckTales: Remastered PS3, Xbox 360, Wii U, DL 1.70
73 Jan 2003 Devil May Cry 2 PS2 1.70
74 Sep 1993 Street Fighter II’ Special Champion Edition MD 1.65
75 Jun 1986 Ghosts’n Goblins NES 1.64
76 Aug 2015 Mega Man Legacy Collection PS4, Xbox One, DL 1.60
77 Dec 2016 Dead Rising 4 Xbox One, PC, DL 1.60
78 Jan 2005 Resident Evil 4 GC 1.60
79 Feb 2004 Onimusha 3: Demon Siege PS2 1.52
80 Dec 1988 Mega Man 2 NES 1.51
81 Sep 2016 Dead Rising PS4, Xbox One, DL 1.50
82 Jun 2013 Remember Me PS3, Xbox 360, PC, DL 1.50
83 Nov 2017 Resident Evil Revelations Collection NSW, DL 1.50
84 Feb 2014 Strider DL(PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, PC) 1.50
85 Oct 2010 Dead Rising 2 Off The Record PS3, Xbox 360, DL 1.50
86 Dec 1990 Final Fight SNES 1.48
87 Dec 2003 Resident Evil Outbreak PS2 1.45
88 Mar 2001 Resident Evil Code: Veronica X PS2, DC 1.40
89 Jul 2009 Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age Of Heroes DL (PS3, Xbox 360) 1.40
90 Sep 2014 Dead Rising 3 Apocalypse Edition PC, DL 1.40
91 Mar 2015 DmC Devil May Cry Definitive Edition PS4, Xbox One, DL 1.40
92 Mar 2002 Resident Evil GC 1.35
93 Dec 2003 Mega Man Battle Network 4 GBA 1.35
94 Jul 2018 Mega Man X Legacy Collection PS4, Xbox One, NSW, DL 1.30
95 Jun 2009 Bionic Commando PS3, Xbox 360, PC, DL 1.30
96 May 2012 Dragon’s Dogma PS3, Xbox 360 1.30
97 Feb 2011 Super Street Fighter IV 3D Edition 3DS, DL 1.30
98 Dec 2005 Monster Hunter Freedom PSP, DL 1.30
99 Mar 2012 Resident Evil 4 DL(PS3, Xbox 360) 1.30
100 Nov 2007 Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles Wii 1.30
101 Feb 2005 Devil May Cry 3 PS2 1.30
102 Nov 2002 Resident Evil 0 GC 1.25
103 Jun 2011 Super Street Fighter IV Arcade Edition PS3, Xbox 360, DL 1.20
104 Sep 2000 Dino Crisis 2 PS 1.20
105 Nov 2011 Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 PS3, Xbox 360, DL 1.20
106 Mar 2012 Devil May Cry HD Collection PS3, Xbox 360, DL 1.20
107 Apr 2019 Dragon’s Dogma DARK ARISEN NSW, DL 1.20
108 Sep 2016 Dead Rising 2 Off The Record PS4, Xbox One, DL 1.20
109 Aug 1998 Resident Evil Director’s Cut Dual Shock PS 1.20
110 Dec 1993 Mega Man X SNES 1.16
111 Feb 2000 Resident Evil Code: Veronica DC 1.14
112 Sep 1986 Commando NES 1.14
113 Sep 1997 Resident Evil Director’s Cut PS 1.13
114 Aug 2017 Resident Evil Revelations PS4, Xbox One, DL 1.10
115 Jul 2021 The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles PS4, NSW, DL 1.10
116 Oct 1991 Super Ghouls’n Ghosts SNES 1.09
117 Sep 1990 Mega Man 3 NES 1.08
118 May 1993 Final Fight 2 SNES 1.03
119 Oct 2019 Resident Evil 6 DL (NSW) 1.00
120 Dec 1998 Street Fighter Alpha 3 PS 1.00
121 Jul 2018 Megaman X Anniversary Collection 2 PS4, Xbox One, NSW, DL 1.00
122 Feb 2006 Devil May Cry 3 Special Edition PS2 1.00

A life-long and avid gamer, William D'Angelo was first introduced to VGChartz in 2007. After years of supporting the site, he was brought on in 2010 as a junior analyst, working his way up to lead analyst in 2012 and taking over the hardware estimates in 2017. He has expanded his involvement in the gaming community by producing content on his own YouTube channel and Twitch channel. You can contact the author on Twitter @TrunksWD.

Full Article - https://www.vgchartz.com/article/463020/capcom-updates-its-best-sellers-list-monster-hunter-world-at-209m-re4-remake-at-8m-more/




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FDA updates Food Code for the 50 states

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has published the 2022 Food Code Supplement. The Supplement updates the 2022 Food Code with recommendations from regulatory officials, industry, academia, and consumers at the 2023 Biennial Meeting of the Conference for Food Protection.  The Food Code and its Supplement provide the government and industry with... Continue Reading




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Consumers won’t be offered all three years of extended Windows 10 security updates

Home users can opt in for a single year of updates at $30 per PC—not 3 years.



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