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В статье анализируется история российского уголовного законодательства в отношении мошенничества. Автор отражает систему становления норм уголовного законодательства, применяемых к мошенническим действиям в сфере предпринимательской деятельности. ; This article analyzes the history of the Russian criminal legislation in relation to fraud. The author reflects a system of formation of norms of criminal law applicable to fraudulent actions in the field of «business» activities.

В статье рассматриваются концепции первых планировочных решений американских военных госпиталей, их структура, ошибки в планировках и причины появления. Автор рассматривает эволюцию развития планировочных решений американских госпиталей. ; In article are considered concepts of the first planning decisions of the American military of hospitals, their structure, mistakes in plannings. The author considers evolution of development of planning decisions of the American hospitals.

В статье обобщается правоустановительная деятельность региональных органов конституционной юстиции, сформированная в контексте межотраслевых принципов права, а также устанавливаются основные способы их влияния на региональное правотворчество. ; The paper deals with legislative activities of regional bodies of constitutional justice formed in the context of inter-branch principles of law. The author reveals their main impact on regional law-making.

The article discusses the features of marketing planning through the use of the concept of "4P". The author analyzes the objectives, functions and structural elements of the concept of "4P" as a tool for marketing planning with the promotion of goods in the consumer market. Particular attention is paid to the practical application of the concept of "4P" in Russian conditions.

Analyses discussions around the fate of the former Imperial Theatres during the rule of the Provisional Government in Russia. The author addresses the contemporaneous dedicated publications in mass media and archive materials to reveal the struggle between the former Imperial and private theatres confronted with the upcoming theatre reform (which was not effected because of the Bolsheviks' rise to power).

The author, a wildlife campaigner, recounts her decision to get a tattoo of Los Angeles cougar P22 on her arm. The tattoo was meant to be a sign of personal commitment to urban wildlife generally—and the campaign for a wildlife crossing across a busy Los Angeles freeway—but Pratt soon realized its value as an educational and campaigning tool.

The paper analyzes the recent suggestions to abandon inflation targeting. The author shows that the idea of an inflation target should still be an inherent element of macroeconomic stabilization policy, but the practice of inflation targeting should be improved following the post-crisis realities. The key goal would be to maintain public confidence in the activities of the central bank.

The narrator of the following vignette is not to be mistaken for the author. Though the tale appears to be autobiographical, it must be a fiction. Academic institutions, as we know, are the repositories of rationality. Professors have been bequeathed the patrimony of the Enlightenment. Such evidence indicates that the events described below could not possibly have happened.

Explores new modes of cultural production and consumption brought to life by introduction of augmented reality (AR) technology. The special attention is paid to the famous Google Glass as a novelty of AR­technology and to the problems of its social, medical and anthropological adaptation in particular. The author also addresses the possible impact of the AR­technology mass dissemination.

Describes the life and works of the Russian composer Ivan Shishov (1888-1947) and examines his article "On the Analysis Of Melodic Structure" (1927). The author argues that Shishov's method was based on the numerical representation of melodic intervals and questing for the numerical and graphical elements of symmetry, which manifests in the interval structure of a melody.

The article attempts at presenting a culture-oriented approach to economy culture' patterns. The notion of economy culture' pattern is conceived of as a set of normative beliefs that decide what kind of mutual rights and duties have a given subject of economic activities. The author asks questions about the cultural origins and normative assumptions of present day patterns.

Considers specific manifestations of the high technologies' impact on the planetary dynamics of civilization. The author discusses prospects and risks of global human development produced by the dominance of technoculture, reviews the influence of information technologies on the type and general direction of cultural evolution of modern humans, and analyses transformations of their identity as that of the species.

AbstractThis paper presents an overview of the statistics on Civil Society and the Voluntary Nonprofit Sector (vnps) in the world, with special attention to theusaand China. The central foci are numbers of Nonprofit Groups, especially associations, and numbers of volunteers in associations. The paper draws on various research documents, as well as estimates by the author, based on extensive prior research.

The author discusses the importance of studying socio-structural factors of socio-economic development through a broader application of the economic approach. The resources of status positions of economic agents are in the spotlight. A possible platform for interdisciplinary interactions is proposed which allows to increase the contribution of both economics and sociology in improving governance at all levels.

Reflecting on the stories behind a belt buckle that he inherited from his father, the author traces his father's history and his family's several migrations across the U.S.-Mexico border. The belt buckle depicts a bull and rider, and the article discusses the history of charrería and rodeo, the mingling of Mexican, American, European and indigenous traditions