In Hong Kong, a billion-dollar bid to take the top phone operator private collapsed and sparked talk of Hong Kong market reform.
The walls between the professional and private worlds collapse and this allows the viewer to identify with the character, as we can never identify with the expert, the invulnerable or the flawless.
Why did private unionism collapse?
We may not be in the middle of an outright private market collapse, but there will definitely be fewer tigers and monkeys at this year's holiday parties.
In Idaho, a decade-long experiment with private probation collapsed following complaints of profiteering and illegal fees.
When the recession hit, private building collapsed by a half, while the need for housing increased further.
If the private sector collapses because of the strangle of the state's hold on the economy, or from the flight of capital and international partners, the main losers will be young Saudi citizens.
The private prosecution collapsed and at the time - the law has since been changed - the double-jeopardy rule left the men immune to future prosecution even if new evidence emerged.
While Fannie and Freddie themselves deserve to pass from the scene, given their numerous past missteps, it is equally clear that the government needs to remain an important player in housing finance, providing consistent regulatory oversight and a backstop in case the private market collapses again.
The council-run Exploris aquarium in Portaferry, County Down, is facing closure after a take-over deal with a private firm collapsed.
Indeed the burglary incidence drop from 1993 to 2008/09 for non-owner-occupiers (gauged from re-estimating the 2008/09 model with social and private renters collapsed into a single renting category) is 48.4 %, much lower than that for owner-occupiers or the national average.
