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Wait/Notify http://docs.oracle.com/javase/1.5.0/docs/api/java/lang/Object.html#wait() Concurrency Utilities http://java.sun.com/developer/technicalArticles/J2SE/concurrency/ Thread description from the JVM Specshttp://docs.oracle.com/javase/specs/jvms/se5.0/html/Threads.doc.html#22488

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