diff --git a/src/main/java/com/jenkov/java/concurrency/thread/ThreadExample.java b/src/main/java/com/jenkov/java/concurrency/thread/ThreadExample.java
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+package com.jenkov.java.concurrency.thread;
+
+public class ThreadExample {
+    public static void main(String[] args) {
+        Thread thread = new Thread();
+        System.out.println(thread.getName());//Thread-0
+        thread.start();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/jenkov/java/concurrency/thread/ThreadExample10.java b/src/main/java/com/jenkov/java/concurrency/thread/ThreadExample10.java
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+package com.jenkov.java.concurrency.thread;
+
+public class ThreadExample10 {
+    public static void main(String[] args) {
+        Runnable runnable = () ->{
+            for (int i = 0; i < 5; i++) {
+                sleep(1000);
+                System.out.println("Running");
+            }
+        };
+
+        Thread thread = new Thread( runnable );
+        thread.setDaemon(true);
+        thread.start();
+
+//        try{
+//            thread.join();
+//        } catch (InterruptedException e){
+//            e.printStackTrace();
+//        }
+    }
+
+
+    public static void sleep(long millis){
+        try{
+            Thread.sleep(millis);
+        } catch (InterruptedException e){
+            e.printStackTrace();
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/jenkov/java/concurrency/thread/ThreadExample2.java b/src/main/java/com/jenkov/java/concurrency/thread/ThreadExample2.java
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+package com.jenkov.java.concurrency.thread;
+
+public class ThreadExample2 {
+    public static class MyThread extends Thread{
+        public void run(){
+            System.out.println("MyThread running");
+            System.out.println("MyThread finished");
+        }
+    }
+
+    public static void main(String[] args) {
+        MyThread myThread = new MyThread();
+        myThread.start();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/jenkov/java/concurrency/thread/ThreadExample3.java b/src/main/java/com/jenkov/java/concurrency/thread/ThreadExample3.java
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+++ b/src/main/java/com/jenkov/java/concurrency/thread/ThreadExample3.java
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+package com.jenkov.java.concurrency.thread;
+
+public class ThreadExample3 {
+    public static class MyRunnable implements Runnable{
+        public void run(){
+            System.out.println("MyRunnable running");
+            System.out.println("MyRunnable finished");
+        }
+    }
+
+    public static void main(String[] args) {
+        Thread thread = new Thread( new MyRunnable() );
+        thread.start();
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/jenkov/java/concurrency/thread/ThreadExample4.java b/src/main/java/com/jenkov/java/concurrency/thread/ThreadExample4.java
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+++ b/src/main/java/com/jenkov/java/concurrency/thread/ThreadExample4.java
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+package com.jenkov.java.concurrency.thread;
+
+public class ThreadExample4 {
+
+    public static void main(String[] args) {
+        Runnable runnable = new Runnable() {
+            @Override
+            public void run() {
+                System.out.println("Runnable running");
+                System.out.println("Runnable finished");
+            }
+        };
+        Thread thread = new Thread( runnable );
+        thread.start();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/jenkov/java/concurrency/thread/ThreadExample5.java b/src/main/java/com/jenkov/java/concurrency/thread/ThreadExample5.java
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+++ b/src/main/java/com/jenkov/java/concurrency/thread/ThreadExample5.java
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+package com.jenkov.java.concurrency.thread;
+
+public class ThreadExample5 {
+    public static void main(String[] args) {
+        Runnable runnable = () ->{
+            System.out.println("Lambada running");
+            System.out.println("Lambada finished");
+        };
+        Thread thread = new Thread( runnable );
+        thread.start();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/jenkov/java/concurrency/thread/ThreadExample6.java b/src/main/java/com/jenkov/java/concurrency/thread/ThreadExample6.java
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+++ b/src/main/java/com/jenkov/java/concurrency/thread/ThreadExample6.java
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+package com.jenkov.java.concurrency.thread;
+
+public class ThreadExample6 {
+    public static void main(String[] args) {
+        Runnable runnable = () -> {
+            String threadName = Thread.currentThread().getName();
+            System.out.println(threadName + " running");
+        };
+        Thread thread = new Thread( runnable, "The Thread1");
+        thread.start();
+        Thread thread2 = new Thread( runnable, "The Thread2");
+        thread2.start();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/jenkov/java/concurrency/thread/ThreadExample7.java b/src/main/java/com/jenkov/java/concurrency/thread/ThreadExample7.java
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+++ b/src/main/java/com/jenkov/java/concurrency/thread/ThreadExample7.java
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+package com.jenkov.java.concurrency.thread;
+
+public class ThreadExample7 {
+    public static void main(String[] args) {
+        Runnable runnable = () -> {
+            String threadName = Thread.currentThread().getName();
+            System.out.println(threadName = " running");
+
+            try{
+                Thread.sleep(2000);
+            } catch (InterruptedException e){
+                e.printStackTrace();
+            }
+            System.out.println(threadName + " finished");
+        };
+        Thread thread = new Thread( runnable, "The Thread");
+        thread.start();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/jenkov/java/concurrency/thread/ThreadExample8.java b/src/main/java/com/jenkov/java/concurrency/thread/ThreadExample8.java
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+++ b/src/main/java/com/jenkov/java/concurrency/thread/ThreadExample8.java
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+package com.jenkov.java.concurrency.thread;
+
+public class ThreadExample8 {
+    public static class StoppableRunnable implements Runnable{
+        private boolean stopRequested = false;
+
+        public synchronized void requestStop(){
+            this.stopRequested = true;
+        }
+
+        public synchronized  boolean isStopRequested(){
+            return this.stopRequested;
+        }
+
+        private void sleep(long millis){
+            try {
+                Thread.sleep(millis);
+            } catch( InterruptedException e) {
+                e.printStackTrace();
+            }
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public void run() {
+            System.out.println("StoppableRunnable Running");
+            while ( !isStopRequested()){
+                sleep(1000);
+                System.out.println("...");
+            }
+            System.out.println("StoppableRunnable Stopped");
+        }
+    }
+
+    public static void main(String[] args) {
+        StoppableRunnable stoppableRunnable = new StoppableRunnable();
+        Thread thread = new Thread( stoppableRunnable);
+        thread.start();
+
+        try{
+            Thread.sleep(5000);//main thread
+        } catch (InterruptedException e){
+            e.printStackTrace();
+        }
+
+        System.out.println("requesting stop");
+        stoppableRunnable.requestStop();
+        System.out.println("stop requested");
+
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/jenkov/java/concurrency/thread/ThreadExample9.java b/src/main/java/com/jenkov/java/concurrency/thread/ThreadExample9.java
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+++ b/src/main/java/com/jenkov/java/concurrency/thread/ThreadExample9.java
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+package com.jenkov.java.concurrency.thread;
+
+public class ThreadExample9 {
+    public static void main(String[] args) {
+        Runnable runnable = () -> {
+            while(true){
+                sleep(1000);
+                System.out.println("Running");
+            }
+        };
+
+        Thread thread = new Thread( runnable );
+        thread.setDaemon(true);//set before start
+        thread.start();
+        sleep(3100);
+        System.out.println("3s passed");
+    }
+
+    public static void sleep(long millis){
+        try{
+            Thread.sleep(millis);
+        } catch (InterruptedException e) {
+            e.printStackTrace();
+        }
+    }
+}