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Chad

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Living in Chad guide|

Researchers use particles of Krypton 81 to determine age of waters in North Africa's Nubian Aquifer and develop theories on how it replenishes itself; research is imperative to determining sustainable fair-use arrangements between LIbya, Egypt, Chad and Sudan, countries which rely on its waters; method uses lasers to locate extremely rare Krypton 81 particles, which can then be used to determine last time water has been exposed to open air.|

Judy Battista On Football column considers whether New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick and his no-nonsense work ethic can rub off on two new free-agent acquisitions — defensive tackle Albert Haynesworth and wide receiver Chad Ochocinco — known for their quirks and lapses in motivation.|

With help from the Government of Canada, lives of refugees in Chad and Ethiopia have been transformed through the Light Years Ahead project.|

Bengals receiver Chad Ochocinco opened a four-day tryout with Sporting Kansas City of Major League Soccer on Wednesday. By the end of his first day, he was panting.|

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.|

In 2013, Chad faced two simultaneous refugee emergencies with some 10,000 refugees from the Central African Republic (CAR), and over 30,000 Sudanese refugees from West Darfur. The new refugees add to the sizeable Sudanese refugee population already living in 12 camps in eastern Chad and the Central African refugees in five camps in the south and brought the total number of Sudanese refugees to 348,528 and the total number of CAR refugees to some 74,131 by 31 August 2013. The influx of refugees from Sudan required a new camp in Abgadam, a remote area in eastern Chad, with ample land to accommodate their accompanying livestock, identified by the Government. Moreover, events in northern Nigeria forced 553 refugees to seek protection in western Chad by the end of August 2013. In addition, there are more than 650 refugees and asylum-seekers in the city of N'Djamena.|

Judy Battista On Football column considers whether New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick and his no-nonsense work ethic can rub off on two new free-agent acquisitions — defensive tackle Albert Haynesworth and wide receiver Chad Ochocinco — known for their quirks and lapses in motivation.|

With help from the Government of Canada, lives of refugees in Chad and Ethiopia have been transformed through the Light Years Ahead project.|

In the year 668, Saint assumed the central and became and immediately sought about reforming the churches in England and Ireland. Up until this time, the Church in the Isles was not following proper canonical order set down by the Ecumenical Councils. St. Theodore of Tarsus was sent by the Pope of Rome to restore order in the British and Irish churches. Saint Theodore was a wise bishop and a deeply spiritual monastic. While travelling to York he was shocked to find that St. Wilfrid was not the bishop of York. The consecration of St. Chad was uncanonical due to three points made by St. Theodore:|

Chad has been divided since February 2008 into . The subdivision of Chad in regions came about in 2003 as part of the decentralisation process, when the government abolished the previous . Each region is headed by a presidentially appointed governor. Prefects administer the within the regions. The departments are divided into , which are in turn composed of 446 cantons.|

Chad's currency is the . In the 1960s, the produced , or natron. There have also been reports of -bearing quartz in the . However, years of civil war have scared away foreign investors; those who left Chad between 1979 and 1982 have only recently begun to regain confidence in the country's future. In 2000 major direct foreign investment in the oil sector began, boosting the country's economic prospects.|

In the meantime, the refugees experiencing ration cuts have few options. Poor soil quality, dry conditions and little access to water mean they can't plant supplemental crops as refugees in the less arid south of Chad are able to do. To try to cope, many refugee women in eastern Chad are leaving the camps in search of work in surrounding towns. They clean houses, do laundry, fetch water and firewood and work as construction labourers. Even so, they earn very little and often depend on each other for support. In the town of Iriba, for example, some 50 refugee women sleep rough each night under a tree and share their some of their meagre earnings to pay for a daily, communal meal.|

Owini, a novice monk under St. Chad's care, was working alone in the fields near Chad's residence. When he heard the sound of singing apparently descending from the sky to the rectory where the saint was praying. The angelic could be heard for half an hour before returning heavenwards. Chad then summoned his monks and, after urging them to live good Christian lives and to continue in keeping the rules of monastic discipline, announced that he would soon die. When the other fathers had gone away, Owini returned to Chad and begged to know what the singing had been that he had heard. St. Chad replied that he had been visited by angelic hosts summoning him to heaven and that the angels would return in seven days to take him to heaven. He then commanded the young monk to tell no one of this until after his death.|

Any funding shortfalls for the Chad operation in 2015 will most likely affect: the documentation and registration of refugees; the availability of potable water which will remain below the acceptable standard of 20 litres per person, per day; and UNHCR's capacity to promote the integration of refugees into national development programmes and to pursue livelihood and self-reliance activities.|

Corruption is rife at all levels; 's for 2005 named Chad (tied with ) as the most corrupt country in the world. Chad's ranking on the index has improved only marginally in recent years. Since its first inclusion on the index in 2004, Chad's best score has been 2/10 for 2011. Critics of President Déby have accused him of cronyism and tribalism.|

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