Landry and Kling told me they pride themselves on their resiliency, crediting their ability to turn on a dime in adjusting to business issues, and the strength of their personal partnership in dealing with the inevitable personal stress points from weddings to sudden illnesses and beyond.

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In a couple of the pieces I have written so far I have expressed frustration with people writing about hedge funds and carried interests without acknowledging (or possibly even knowing) that they are dealing with a fundamental principle of partnership taxation not some sort of special deal for hedge fund managers.

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Mr Livingstone has written to his Russian counterpart expressing sympathy over the attack and offering the assistance of the London Resilience partnership, of which he is vice-chairman, in dealing with its aftermath.

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