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Chad

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Living in Chad guide|

New England Patriots receiver Chad Ochocinco has eschewed his trademark flamboyance since joining New England, saying he is glad to trade to the spotlight for a place on a winning team.|

Chad is ranked last in the World Economic Forum's Network Readiness Index (NRI) – an indicator for determining the development level of a country’s information and communication technologies. Chad ranked number 148 out of 148 overall in the 2014 NRI ranking, down from 142 in 2013.|

Chad worked tirelessly with his brother Cedd (who had been made bishop of London), they established the monastery of Laestingaeu, now Lastingham in Yorkshire. Upon the death of his brother Cedd in 664, Chad succeeded him as abbot.|

Chad worked tirelessly with his brother Cedd (who had been made bishop of London), they established the monastery of Laestingaeu, now Lastingham in Yorkshire. Upon the death of his brother Cedd in 664, Chad succeeded him as abbot.|

St. Chad was (uncanonically) by Bishop Wini of Worcester and two British bishops to the See of York.|

Saint Chad was hesitant to be bishop, he wanted no part of it, but ultimately he was obedient. As bishop of York, he was much beloved by his flock, travelling great distances on foot to care for his "little sheep." When St. Wilfrid returned to York and found out his See was given away, he made no objection and retired to a monastery in peace. Saint Chad, a Celtic Bishop, played a huge role in unifying the Church in 664 by accepting and recommending to his fellow bishops the adoption of the Orthodox Nicaean calendar.|

St. Chad was quickly taken ill and on the seventh day (March 2, 672), . St. Chad was bishop of Lichfield and Mercia for just three years, his emulation of Christ ended as it began.|

Chad is a religiously diverse country. The 1993 census found that 54% of Chadians were (of these, according to a Pew report 48% professed to be , 21% , 4% and 23% ). Regarding the other Chadians 20% were , 14% , 10% and 3% didn't profess any religion. None of these religious traditions are monolithic. Animism includes a variety of ancestor and place-oriented religions whose expression is highly specific. Islam is expressed in diverse ways; for example according to the Pew report mentioned earlier 55% of Muslim Chadians belong to . arrived in Chad with the French and American missionaries; as with Chadian Islam, it aspects of pre-Christian religious beliefs. Muslims are largely concentrated in northern and eastern Chad, and animists and Christians live primarily in southern Chad and . The constitution provides for a secular state and guarantees religious freedom; different religious communities generally co-exist without problems.|

The music group formed in 1964 and initiated Chad's modern music scene. Later, more renowned groups such as African Melody and International Challal attempted to mix modernity and tradition. Popular groups such as Tibesti have clung faster to their heritage by drawing on , a traditional style of music from southern Chad. The people of Chad have customarily disdained modern music. However, in 1995 greater interest has developed and fostered the distribution of CDs and audio cassettes featuring Chadian artists. Piracy and a lack of legal protections for artists' rights remain problems to further development of the Chadian music industry.|

Saint Chad was hesitant to be bishop, he wanted no part of it, but ultimately he was obedient. As bishop of York, he was much beloved by his flock, travelling great distances on foot to care for his "little sheep." When St. Wilfrid returned to York and found out his See was given away, he made no objection and retired to a monastery in peace. Saint Chad, a Celtic Bishop, played a huge role in unifying the Church in 664 by accepting and recommending to his fellow bishops the adoption of the Orthodox Nicaean calendar.|

Urban life is virtually restricted to the capital, whose population is mostly engaged in commerce. The other major towns are , , and , which are less urbanised but are growing rapidly and joining the capital as decisive factors in economic growth. Since 2003, 230,000 have fled to eastern Chad from war-ridden Darfur. With the 172,600 Chadians displaced by the civil war in the east, this has generated increased tensions among the region's communities.|

Chad's energy sector has suffered from years of mismanagement by the parastatal Chad Water and Electric Society (STEE), which provides power for 15% of the capital's citizens and covers only 1.5% of the national population. Most Chadians burn biomass fuels such as wood and animal manure for power.|

Nearly 200,000 refugees, the majority of them women and children, have fled across the border from Sudan into Chad since the outbreak of conflict in Sudan's Darfur region in March 2003. The refugees have left behind their homes and often loved ones in Darfur, where militias have reportedly killed and raped villagers, looted and burned houses and possessions and driven people from their homes.|

French aid workers Eric Breteau and Emilie Lelouch are sentenced to 2 years in prison for trying to bring 103 children from Chad to France for adoption.|

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