diff --git a/src/main/java/org/ultramine/server/util/Resources.java b/src/main/java/org/ultramine/server/util/Resources.java
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+package org.ultramine.server.util;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.io.InputStream;
+
+import org.apache.commons.io.Charsets;
+import org.apache.commons.io.IOUtils;
+
+public class Resources
+{
+	public static InputStream getAsStream(String path)
+	{
+		return Resources.class.getResourceAsStream(path);
+	}
+	
+	public static String getAsString(String path)
+	{
+		InputStream is = getAsStream(path);
+		if(is == null)
+			throw new RuntimeException("Requested resource not found: " + path);
+		try
+		{
+			return IOUtils.toString(is, Charsets.UTF_8);
+		}
+		catch(IOException e)
+		{
+			throw new RuntimeException("Failed to load resource: " + path, e);
+		}
+		finally
+		{
+			IOUtils.closeQuietly(is);
+		}
+	}
+}