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Check out the Metronome and SeismicXML sample apps.

In the future, I recommend that you take advantage of the Developer Documentation for the iPhone OS Library. Search for a keyword, pick a class you think seems most related, and then at the Related Sample Code section at the top of the class reference.
 
Open either of those projects and then search the project for NSThread. That should get you started.
 
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