diff --git a/manager.rb b/manager.rb
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+require 'logger'
+require './aggregator'
+require './secret'
+
+logger = Logger.new(STDOUT)
+logger.level = Logger::DEBUG
+
+channel={}
+channel["channel1"]=Queue.new
+channel["channel2"]=Queue.new
+
+mixins = {
+	'NTCtoDegrees' => {
+		ntc_in: channel["channel1"],
+		degrees_out: channel["channel2"],
+		gain: 16,
+		period: 30
+	},
+	'NTC' => {
+		level_out: channel["channel1"],
+		period:1,
+		uri: 'ws://192.168.113.177'
+	},
+	'ThingSpeak' => {
+		value_in: channel["channel2"],
+		field: 'field1',
+		uri: 'http://api.thingspeak.com/update.json',
+		writekey: $secret[:writekey]
+	}
+}
+
+temp=Thread.new { 
+	begin
+		Aggregator.new(mixins,logger).run()
+	rescue Exception => e
+		logger.fatal "Aggregator thread failed to spawn: #{e.inspect}"
+		exit
+	end
+	}
+
+temp.join