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+/// Threading utilities
+pub mod thread {
+    /// Like `thread::spawn`, but with a `name` argument
+    pub fn spawn_named<F, T, S>(name: S, f: F) -> ::std::thread::JoinHandle<T>
+        where F: FnOnce() -> T,
+              F: Send + 'static,
+              T: Send + 'static,
+              S: Into<String>
+    {
+        ::std::thread::Builder::new().name(name.into()).spawn(f).expect("thread spawn works")
+    }
+}