But each effort that Anna makes —and she has attempted many— meets with obstacles from a welfare bureaucracy that punishes single mothers for initiative and partial economic self-sufficiency.

This newsgroup might have a higher lurkership than normal because of the theat of harassment from the cult, the general level of flammage and spam, and the controversial nature of the topic.

In the only state media reference to an August 2013 incident in Yilkiqi, the Kashgar Daily reported on the heroism of a member of the security forces who was allegedly killed during a clash with so-called terrorists. By contrast, Radio Free Asia reported that 22 Uighurs were gunned down while at prayer. According to local sources, the bodies of the dead were buried in a mass grave in order to cover up the killings.

If you believe your Sunday papers. the answer is supposed to be people pods in pneumatic tubes.