diff --git a/stdlib/ktSrc/Thread.kt b/stdlib/ktSrc/Thread.kt
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+namespace std.concurrent
+
+import java.lang.*
+
+inline var Thread.name : String
+    get() = getName().sure()
+    set(name: String) { setName(name) }
+
+inline var Thread.daemon : Boolean
+    get() = isDaemon()
+    set(on: Boolean) { setDaemon(on) }
+
+inline val Thread.alive : Boolean
+    get() = isAlive()
+
+inline var Thread.priority : Int
+    get() = getPriority()
+    set(prio: Int) { setPriority(prio) }
+
+inline var Thread.contextClassLoader : ClassLoader?
+    get() = getContextClassLoader()
+    set(loader: ClassLoader?) { setContextClassLoader(loader) }
+
+fun thread(start: Boolean = true, daemon: Boolean = false, contextClassLoader: ClassLoader? = null, name: String? = null, priority: Int = -1, block: fun():Unit) : Thread {
+    val thread = object: Thread() {
+        override fun run() {
+            block()
+        }
+    }
+    if(daemon)
+        thread.setDaemon(true)
+    if(priority > 0)
+        thread.setPriority(priority)
+    if(name != null)
+        thread.setName(name)
+    if(contextClassLoader != null)
+        thread.setContextClassLoader(contextClassLoader)
+    if(start)
+        thread.start()
+    return thread
+}