thanks hariyo_patta for the note.

@keyser soze:

i think there is some message in September 2013 visa bulletin. it says this:

This category was made “Current” in an effort to generate new demand for the upcoming fiscal year. Information received during discussions with the National Visa Center and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services indicates that this action is already having the intended result.  Therefore, it is likely that a cut-off will be imposed for October.  This cut-off is unlikely to have any negative impact on those who have already initiated action on their case prior to the announcement of the October cut-off dates.

i interprete the line in italics above [I formatted it for empahsis] as F2A not remaining current from October 2013. but the line in bold [i formatted it in bold] implies that those who applied during this "current" window will have their application processed without having to revert back to the effects of retrogression. i could be over ambitious; please correct me if i am wrong :) 

best wishes.

and folks, please keep the updates coming!