public void expandNode(final Node n) {
		new Thread() {
			@Override
			public void run() {
				synchronized (LocalityUtils.this) {
					if (!locality.getCompleteEltSet().contains(n))
						return;
					manager.stopDamper();
					for (int i = 0; i < n.edgeCount(); i++) {
						Node newNode = n.edgeAt(i).getOtherEndpt(n);
						if (!locality.contains(newNode)) {
							newNode.justMadeLocal = true;
							try {
								locality.addNodeWithEdges(newNode);
								Thread.sleep(50);
							} catch (TGException tge) {
								System.err.println("TGException: " + tge.getMessage());
							} catch (InterruptedException ex) {
							}
						} else if (!locality.contains(n.edgeAt(i))) {
							locality.addEdge(n.edgeAt(i));
						}
					}
					try {
						Thread.sleep(200);
					} catch (InterruptedException ex) {
					}
					unmarkNewAdditions();
					manager.resetDamper();
				}
			}
		}.start();
	}