Contrary to the widespread image of private equity as making money by slashing employee ranks and performing financial acrobatics with balance sheets, Monomoy is portrayed as constructively engaged in increasing the efficiency and effectiveness of the companies that they invest in.

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BAe, for example, wants a new company made in its own image: a private company with a wide shareholder base.

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Private equity could also polish its image with some philanthropy.

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UTI's sullied image, it is private-sector funds that are benefiting most.

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Since up to 5 people can get in on the action at the same time, you essentially end up with a portable, private chatroom that has text, audio, and image support.

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But in some cases it was the creator of the machine image who was put at risk by leaving private keys on the server or failing to completely erase his or her own data before publishing it for customers to use, Balduzzi says.

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It also demonstrates the importance of not damaging the public image of the company by the conduct in your private life.

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Andreas Gursky's 2010 satellite image of Earth, "Ocean V, " comes directly from the actor's private collection.

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Doing it in private was one thing, she said, but letting other people know that I typed was terrible for my professional image.

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