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Covid-19 relief: RBI move to allow banks in NDF may stem volatility

The provocation for this move is no doubt the recent large capital outflows from the markets that caused huge volatility in the forex markets - offshore NDF and onshore rupee




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Toward a coherent strategy for Covid-19

Having a strategy is essential. But equally important is that the strategy accurately describe the economic problem at hand




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Migrant disaster in Covid-19 lockdown: Silencing NGOs has proved costly

With the State's civil society link broken beyond repair, the country is ill equipped to handle the consequences of possibly the largest post-Partition migration within India




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Internationalising the Covid-19 crisis

If the international community wants to avoid a wave of defaults, it must develop a rescue plan immediately




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Policy dilemma: Is the Covid-19 pandemic a demand or supply shock?

In the absence of clarity about the impact of this crisis on demand and supply, any measure undertaken presents the possibility of proving to be eminently wrong when clarity eventually emerges




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LIFE in Pictures: Pop Star Billy Eckstine and the Infamous 1950 Photo That Impacted His Career

Billy Eckstine drove his fans wild. Nicknamed Mr. B, the dashing singer had a voice that was described as a “suave bass-baritone” and a stage presence that, for a time at least, rivaled Frank Sinatra’s. By 1949, Eckstine was a genuine pop sensation—the New York Times reported that he even outsold Sinatra at New York’s...

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Manhattan in Motion: Capturing Canal Street in 1986

Panoramas are all about spectacle, and the biggest spectacle in New-York Historical’s current exhibition Panoramas: The Big Picture is Claude Samton’s 1986 photomosaic of Manhattan’s Canal St. An immersive work that runs the whole length of one of our galleries, Canal Street is made up of about 2,000 individual photographs that Samton shot and then...

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“Done Without Hands”: Meet Martha Ann Honeywell, the Silhouette Artist Who Captivated 19th-Century America

In the early 19th century, artist Martha Ann Honeywell would sweep through towns like a band on tour. An artist who specialized in needlework, embroidery, and cut paper, among other mediums, she’d set up shop at a museum, tavern, or boardinghouse, charge 50 cents a ticket and perform three times a day for two hours...

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History Responds: Collecting During the COVID-19 Pandemic

What can history museums do during an epidemic? Like many institutions across the globe, the New-York Historical Society is temporarily closed to help contain the spread of COVID-19. And like so many New Yorkers, our curators and librarians are preoccupied with concern for their loved ones and grief over what’s happening in our beloved city....

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Chaucer's cultural geography

Title: Chaucer's cultural geography [electronic resource] / edited by Kathryn L. Lynch.
Imprint: New York : Routledge, 2002.
Shelfmark: Taylor & Francis ebooks
Subjects: Chaucer, Geoffrey, -1400 -- Knowledge -- Geography.
Chaucer, Geoffrey, -1400. Canterbury tales.
Geography, Medieval, in literature.
Chaucer, Geoffrey, -1400. fast (OCoLC)fst01812213
Canterbury tales (Chaucer, Geoffrey) fast (OCoLC)fst01356321
Geography. fast (OCoLC)fst00940469
Geography, Medieval, in literature. fast (OCoLC)fst00940575





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The philosophy of Keynes's economics

Title: The philosophy of Keynes's economics [electronic resource] : probability, uncertainty and convention / edited by Jochen Runde and Sohei Mizuhara.
Imprint: London : Routledge, 2003.
Shelfmark: Taylor & Francis ebooks
Subjects: Keynesian economics.
Probabilities.
Uncertainty.
Keynesian economics. fast (OCoLC)fst00987025
Probabilities. fast (OCoLC)fst01077737
Uncertainty. fast (OCoLC)fst01160832




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Alfred Lord Tennyson's 'In Memoriam'

Title: Alfred Lord Tennyson's 'In Memoriam' [electronic resource] : a reading guide / Anna Barton.
Author: Barton, Anna, 1979-, author.
Imprint: Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, [2012]";"©2012
Shelfmark: JSTOR ebooks
Subjects: Tennyson, Alfred Tennyson, Baron, 1809-1892. In memoriam.
Tennyson, Alfred Tennyson, Baron, 1809-1892 -- Criticism and interpretation.
In memoriam (Tennyson, Alfred Tennyson, Baron). fast (OCoLC)fst01937933
English poetry -- 19th century -- History and criticism






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Brill's companion to Thucydides

Title: Brill's companion to Thucydides [electronic resource] / edited by Antonios Rengakos and Antonis Tsakmakis.
Imprint: Leiden Boston : Brill, 2006.
Shelfmark: Brill
Subjects: Thucydides. History of the Peloponnesian War.
Greece -- History -- Peloponnesian War, 431-404 B.C. -- Historiography.
History of the Peloponnesian War (Thucydides) fast (OCoLC)fst01356140
Historiography. fast (OCoLC)fst00958221
Greece. fast (OCoLC)fst01208380
431-404 B.C fast





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Don't Teach Coding: Until You Read This Book


 

The definitive resource for understanding what coding is, designed for educators and parents 

Even though the vast majority of teachers, parents, and students understand the importance of computer science in the 21st century, many struggle to find appropriate educational resources. Don't Teach Coding: Until You Read This Book fills a gap in current knowledge by explaining exactly what coding is and addressing why and how to teach the subject. Providing



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Centre issues revised policy for coronavirus patients, only severe COVID-19 patients to be tested before discharge

According to the rules till now, a patient was considered fit to be discharged if he or she tested negative on day 14 and then again in a span of 24 hours




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India will not face serious coronavirus COVID-19 situation like some developed countries: Health Minister Harsh Vardhan

Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan on Saturday assured that India will not face a serious coronavirus COVID-19 situation seen in some developed countries. He, however, said that the country is prepared for the worst-case scenario.




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16 Haj houses across India given to states for COVID-19 quarantine, isolation facilities, says Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi

The Minority Affairs Ministry will launch the “Jaan Bhi, Jahan Bhi” awareness campaign to make people aware of social distancing and other guidelines for safety from COVID-19.




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Yogi Adityanath reviews COVID-19 situation in Uttar Pradesh

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday (May 9) stressed on the need to understand the "chemistry of corona while administering its treatment".




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Delhi High Court extends interim bail of 2177 undertrial prisoners by another 45 days amid coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic

The order stated, "The interim bails for a period of 45 days granted to 2,177 UTPs, ...are hereby extended by another period of 45 days from the date of their respective expiry of interim bails on the same terms and conditions."




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Delhi HC rejects petition asking COVID-19 packages for Rohingya refugees

The petition claimed that Rohingyas in Khajuri Khas, Shram Vihar, and Madanpur Khadar were not getting packages announced by the Delhi Government during the pandemic.




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Western Railway loads 6.14 million tonnes of essential goods amid COVID-19 lockdown

As the nation observes the COVID-19 lockdown to stop the spread of COVID19, it is the frontline warriors who ensure the supply of essential goods and services. Western Railway (WR) has made a significant contribution to serve the nation amid lockdown. So far, 3258 rakes have been loaded amounting to 6.14 million tons of essential goods to different states including the North East region.




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The Science Teacher's Toolbox: Hundreds of Practical Ideas to Support Your Students


 

A winning educational formula of engaging lessons and powerful strategies for science teachers in numerous classroom settings

The Teacher’s Toolbox series is an innovative, research-based resource providing teachers with instructional strategies for students of all levels and abilities. Each book in the collection focuses on a specific content area. Clear, concise guidance enables teachers to quickly integrate low-prep, high-value lessons and strategies



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The Math Teacher's Toolbox: Hundreds of Practical Ideas to Support Your Students


 

Math teachers will find the classroom-tested lessons and strategies in this book to be accessible and easily implemented in the classroom

 

The Teacher’s Toolbox series is an innovative, research-based resource providing teachers with instructional strategies for students of all levels and abilities. Each book in the collection focuses on a specific content area. Clear, concise guidance enables teachers to quickly integrate low-prep, high-value lessons



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Tous repreneurs ! Le nouveau mode d'emploi, Radoine Mebarki





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D'or et d'airain, Éric Briys

L'hégémonie des géants de l'économie numérique est simplement forte de nos résignations et de nos crédulités. Nous pouvons reconquérir le monde d'or et d'airain qu'ils prétendent régenter.




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Deux frères caucasiens de Prométhée, Amiran et Abrsk'il, Auteurs divers

Traduction intégrale de deux épopées connues par tradition orale, celle du Géorgien Amiran et celle de l'Abkhaze Abrsk'il, dans le contexte du mythe caucasien des Titans enchaînés.




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Prokofiev's Soviet operas / Nathan Seinen

Lewis Library - ML410.P865 S48 2019




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Olivier Messiaen's opera, Saint François d'Assise / Vincent Perez Benitez

Lewis Library - ML410.M595 B45 2019




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Summertime: George Gershwin's life in music / Richard Crawford

Lewis Library - ML410.G288 C73 2019




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I'd fight the world: a political history of old-time, hillbilly, and country music / Peter La Chapelle

Lewis Library - ML3524.L24 2019




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Creative improvised music: an international bibliography of the Jazz avant-garde, 1959 - Present / John Gray

Lewis Library - ML128.J3 G72 2019




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Debussy's instrumental music in its cultural context / by Siglind Bruhn

Lewis Library - ML410.D28 B8813 2019




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Dave Brubeck's Time out / Stephen A. Crist

Lewis Library - ML410.B868 C75 2019




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Jón Leifs and the musical invention of Iceland / Árni Heimir Ingólfsson

Lewis Library - ML410.J73 A75 2019




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Middlebrow modernism: Britten's operas and the great divide / Christopher Chowrimootoo

Lewis Library - ML410.B853 C47 2018




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Brahms's Elegies: the poetics of loss in nineteenth-century German culture / Nicole Grimes

Lewis Library - ML410.B8 G68 2019




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Opera, society, and politics in modern China / Hsiao-t'i Li

Lewis Library - ML1751.C5 L5 2018




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Discordant notes: marginality and social control in Madrid, 1850-1930 / Samuel Llano

Lewis Library - ML3917.S73 L53 2018




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"Taken by the devil": the censorship of Frank Wedekind and Alban Berg's Lulu / Margaret Notley

Lewis Library - ML410.B47 N67 2020




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The pre-history of 'The midsummer marriage': narratives and speculations / Roger Savage

Lewis Library - ML410.T467 S38 2020




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Music in the present tense: Rossini's Italian operas in their time / Emanuele Senici

Lewis Library - ML410.R835 S24 2019




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Parker, Lopez and Stone's The book of Mormon / Brian Granger

Lewis Library - ML410.P165 G73 2020




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Mahler's Seventh symphony / Anna Stoll Knecht

Lewis Library - ML410.M23 K64 2019




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Orchestrating public opinion: how music persuades in television political ads for US presidential campaigns, 1952-2016 / Paul Christiansen

Lewis Library - ML3917.U6 C47 2018




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1973: rock at the crossroads / Andrew Grant Jackson

Lewis Library - ML3470.J326 2019