In its first five years the tabloid sized, colorful paper saw its readership jump to over 1 million, making it the country's fourth largest daily.

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The teacher, an American expat, spoke to the class solely in English, almost unheard-of in French schools where foreign languages are taught in French by French natives, and we were all handed a phonebook-sized block of paper, full of lists of verbs and pronouns, useful tips, press clips (largely from The Economist) and other things to learn.

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Tile designs must be on a piece of paper or card sized 30cm by 20cm and entries need to be returned by 9 December this year.

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But Plastic Logic's and iRex's devices push e-paper development beyond simply reading letter-sized PDFs, says Wilcox.

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Royal could handle up to 14 pieces of paper but some sheets are thicker than others, which required calculating the right-sized pile so he wouldn't jam.

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