The Tao, well done on the great thread. Please persevere with your postings. If you have the chance to answer some questions, I'd be much obliged:

1) There is a lot of simmering conflict in the Middle East and Ukraine. Do you see these conflicts escalating or working towards a resolution in our current time line?

2) Do you envisage any form of social change in the forthcoming UK elections, or business as usual?

3) Is there anything you can suggest for ordinary citizens in the West to do as individuals to bring about greater levels of peace?

4) You mention Falun Gong in disparaging tones a few times. Is it just the political aspect of it you don't like or do you have a problem with the qi gong systems they provide too? If so, can you recommend a better system of qi gong or equivalent?

5) Regarding the "wild card" situation in your first post, is this still a possibility in our time line and how might China, India and Japan, even Russia and maybe (hopefully!) Europe contribute to this?

Thanks and keep up the good work!