Use of "As of yet" & "As of 'date'"

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Hello,I've seen "as of yet" used to say "until now". and "as of date" like in here, “As of February 10, 1992, these sites will no longer be available as VIP accommodations.” which is taken from an articly in TIME mag. And also used like this "As of may 2014 there are 174 argument topics avilable" which can be seen in a video "Analytical Writing - 4 - Intro to the argument essay". In the last two cases, it means "from 'date' on" and "Until 'date'". Are the two usages correct? why?Thanks in advance

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As of Feb 10, 1992, these sites will no longer... (from this date into the future)
As of Sept. 4, 2013, there have been 300 complaints... (from the past up to this date)
As of May 2014, there are 174 argument topics available... (on this date)
As of November 4, 2010, we are no longer accepting credit cards issued by *** bank. (from this date into the future)
We have not received your application as yet.

"As of" + date just gives a time marker. The tense of the main verb tells us if that marker is the end of a time period (present perfect), the date of a one-day time period (present), or the start of a time period (present or future).
As yet = As of today

Use of "As of yet" & "As of 'date'"

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