HTH!
Yes, it does - many thanks for the summary. In fact, I think this would make an excellent blog post ;-) For now, I've added an article to the developer wiki as a start:
https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/JCLOUDS/Context%2C+API+and+Provider+Thread+Safety Please edit/delete/amend as necessary. I see you've already replied to the original question...thanks. Happy holidays, everyone! ap