The loss-making venture would affect partners and subcontractors including Thales , Safran and Avio.

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Swallows that lose their first clutch usually re-lay, and Dr Safran's birds duly did so.

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The other engine is the Leap X, from CFM International, a joint venture between America's General Electric and France's Safran.

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But Safran wants fans to know that the changes he's making are not that severe and this will feel like the same show.

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France's government is selling part of its stake in defense-equipment maker Safran in order to invest elsewhere to help repair areas of the ailing economy.

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"There's no bowling alley sing-alongs, " executive producer Joshua Safran tells EW in his first interview since replacing creator Theresa Rebeck as showrunner of the series last spring.

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"People don't watch television networks anymore, " said Steve Safran, senior vice president at Media 2.0 and managing editor of lostremote.com, a blog about technology and the television industry.

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Dr Safran therefore decided to manipulate her birds' feathers.

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For more of EW's exclusive interview with Safran on season two of Smash, including Jennifer Hudson's role and the series' new musicals, pick up the latest issue of Entertainment Weekly on stands now.

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Not even close, according to lostremote's Safran.

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Jonathan Safran Foer, the bestselling novelist, has published articles declaring that he is raising his kids vegetarian because of the environmental consequences of meat farming and that if people are going to eat meat, they should consider eating dogs.

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