Oftel also has power over another area of concern: the electronic programme guide, which directs viewers around the system.

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Well, PAEA directs that CSRS (civil service retirement system) and FERS (federal employee retirement system) be funded at 100%.

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The system uses two Kinect cameras to detect ball movement, which in turn directs the motion of the projectors -- not entirely unlike those floor shows in malls that seem to endlessly fascinate small children.

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The old system, he said, is outdated, doesn't use all of the sky and directs planes to fly farther and longer than they need to.

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