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Paraguay: In Brief

Description: This report outlines Paraguay's governmental structure and leaders, economy, and relations between the United States and Paraguay.
Date: August 31, 2017
Creator: Beittel, June S.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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FEMA Disaster Housing: The Individuals and Households Program-Implementation and Potential Issues for Congress

Description: This report explains the traditional approach for temporary housing through the IHP program following a disaster, how it is implemented, and considers if the current policy choices are equitable for disaster victims. This report will review those expenditures and provide information on the relative costs, and applications of, several categories of assistance. As a part of this examination, the report looks at other forms of housing repair assistance such as the Small Business Administration (SB… more
Date: August 31, 2017
Creator: Lindsay, Bruce R.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Small Business Administration 7(a) Loan Guaranty Program

Description: This report discusses the rationale provided for the 7(a) program; the program's borrower and lender eligibility standards and program requirements; and program statistics, including loan volume, loss rates, use of proceeds, borrower satisfaction, and borrower demographics. It also examines issues raised concerning the SBA's administration of the 7(a) program, including the oversight of 7(a) lenders and the program's lack of outcome-based performance measures. The report also surveys congressio… more
Date: August 31, 2017
Creator: Dilger, Robert Jay
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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[News Clip: Customer spies]

Description: Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: August 31, 2017, 6:00 p.m.
Duration: 1 minute 53 seconds
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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Transcription: Traditional story about Raapa by Suungnem Bunghon

Description: Transcription of a retelling of Raapa paomin (the Story of Raapa), as narrated by Bunghon Suungnem. A tiger, angry at being duped by Koreng, eats him. Koreng's sisters vow to marry whoever kills the tiger, and the only one able to do it is Raapa. Jealous, the other men conspire to kill Raapa, but he survives two attempts and tricks them so that they drown. In the end Koreng's sisters kill Raapa.
Date: August 31, 2017
Creator: Khullar, Rengpu Rex & Utt, Tyler P.
Partner: UNT College of Information
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Transcription: Traditional story about the Seven Sons

Description: Transcription of a retelling of Chaa paa tkhiiu ki paomin (the Story of Seven Sons), as told by Angtoi Sankhil. A man is killed by a tiger, and as his six sons go to avenge him, he kills them too one by one. The mother is pregnant with a seventh son, who is able to foretell events while still in the womb. After the child learns how his father died, he goes to confront the tiger and his wife. He avoids the tiger's attempt to kill him, takes back his father's head from the tiger's possession, and… more
Date: August 31, 2017
Creator: Utt, Tyler P.
Partner: UNT College of Information

[Turtle Creek Chorale AIDS quilt]

Description: Photograph of a quilt designed by Michael-David Light to remember members of the Turtle Creek Chorale lost to the AIDS crisis. It has the names around the border in maroon and black velvet rectangles with gold lettering and turtle designs. In the main section of the quilt is a large turtle made with patches of green and blue shiny and matte cloth. The shell is made out of faces, likely resembling those who were lost. A red ribbon is also included in the lower right corner and the quilt is hung … more
Date: August 31, 2017
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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