On Jersey, for instance, the Bailiff is both Jersey's chief judge, the speaker of its parliament and, in effect, its head of state.

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Norris also figured out how to achieve his sound effect using only a dinner-plate-thick transducer instead of bulky speaker cones.

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Frans Johansson, the bestselling author of the Medici Effect and his new book, The Click Moment, proved to be an entertaining and inspiring speaker.

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