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"http-8081-12" daemon prio=3 tid=0x005f2800 nid=0x5c runnable [0xa76fa000]
   java.lang.Thread.State: RUNNABLE
	at java.net.SocketInputStream.socketRead0(Native Method)
	at java.net.SocketInputStream.read(SocketInputStream.java:129)
	at org.apache.http.impl.io.AbstractSessionInputBuffer.fillBuffer(AbstractSessionInputBuffer.java:130)
	at org.apache.http.impl.io.SocketInputBuffer.fillBuffer(SocketInputBuffer.java:127)
	at org.apache.http.impl.io.AbstractSessionInputBuffer.readLine(AbstractSessionInputBuffer.java:233)
	at org.apache.http.impl.conn.DefaultResponseParser.parseHead(DefaultResponseParser.java:98)
	at org.apache.http.impl.io.AbstractMessageParser.parse(AbstractMessageParser.java:210)
	at org.apache.http.impl.AbstractHttpClientConnection.receiveResponseHeader(AbstractHttpClientConnection.java:271)
	at org.apache.http.impl.conn.DefaultClientConnection.receiveResponseHeader(DefaultClientConnection.java:227)
	at org.apache.http.impl.conn.AbstractClientConnAdapter.receiveResponseHeader(AbstractClientConnAdapter.java:229)
	at org.apache.http.protocol.HttpRequestExecutor.doReceiveResponse(HttpRequestExecutor.java:292)
	at org.apache.http.protocol.HttpRequestExecutor.execute(HttpRequestExecutor.java:126)
	at org.apache.http.impl.client.DefaultRequestDirector.execute(DefaultRequestDirector.java:447)
	at org.apache.http.impl.client.AbstractHttpClient.execute(AbstractHttpClient.java:641)
	at org.apache.http.impl.client.AbstractHttpClient.execute(AbstractHttpClient.java:576)
	at org.apache.http.impl.client.AbstractHttpClient.execute(AbstractHttpClient.java:554)
	at com.atlassian.jira.gadgets.system.MarketingGadgetSpecProvider$1.create(MarketingGadgetSpecProvider.java:69)
	at com.atlassian.jira.gadgets.system.MarketingGadgetSpecProvider$1.create(MarketingGadgetSpecProvider.java:44)
	at com.atlassian.util.concurrent.LazyReference$Sync.run(LazyReference.java:316)
	at com.atlassian.util.concurrent.LazyReference.getInterruptibly(LazyReference.java:142)
	at com.atlassian.util.concurrent.LazyReference.get(LazyReference.java:111)
	at com.atlassian.jira.gadgets.system.MarketingGadgetSpecProvider.contains(MarketingGadgetSpecProvider.java:120)
	at sun.reflect.GeneratedMethodAccessor330.invoke(Unknown Source)
	at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25)
	at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:597)
	at org.springframework.aop.support.AopUtils.invokeJoinpointUsingReflection(AopUtils.java:307)
	at org.springframework.osgi.service.importer.support.internal.aop.ServiceInvoker.doInvoke(ServiceInvoker.java:58)
	at org.springframework.osgi.service.importer.support.internal.aop.ServiceInvoker.invoke(ServiceInvoker.java:62)
	at org.springframework.aop.framework.ReflectiveMethodInvocation.proceed(ReflectiveMethodInvocation.java:171)
	at org.springframework.aop.support.DelegatingIntroductionInterceptor.doProceed(DelegatingIntroductionInterceptor.java:131)
	at org.springframework.aop.support.DelegatingIntroductionInterceptor.invoke(DelegatingIntroductionInterceptor.java:119)
	at org.springframework.aop.framework.ReflectiveMethodInvocation.proceed(ReflectiveMethodInvocation.java:171)
	at org.springframework.osgi.service.util.internal.aop.ServiceTCCLInterceptor.invokeUnprivileged(ServiceTCCLInterceptor.java:56)