Hopper: java.lang.IllegalStateException: failed to create a child event loop

This is an automatically generated report based from the following crash: http://hopper.minecraft.net/crashes/minecraft/MCX-295604/

Crash:

java.lang.IllegalStateException: failed to create a child event loop
	at io.netty.util.concurrent.MultithreadEventExecutorGroup.<init>(MultithreadEventExecutorGroup.java:61)
	at io.netty.channel.MultithreadEventLoopGroup.<init>(MultithreadEventLoopGroup.java:49)
	at io.netty.channel.nio.NioEventLoopGroup.<init>(NioEventLoopGroup.java:61)
	at io.netty.channel.nio.NioEventLoopGroup.<init>(NioEventLoopGroup.java:52)
	at mo.<init>(SourceFile:36)
	at net.minecraft.server.MinecraftServer.<init>(SourceFile:114)
	at brh.<init>(SourceFile:38)
	at ays.a(SourceFile:1585)
	at bbs.e(SourceFile:162)
	at bbs.a(SourceFile:127)
	at bbr.a(SourceFile:172)
	at bbr.d(SourceFile:236)
	at bbr.k(SourceFile:211)

The following is the first clean report made public about this crash:

---- Minecraft Crash Report ----
// I feel sad now :(

Time: 10/10/13 19:11
Description: Updating screen events

java.lang.IllegalStateException: failed to create a child event loop
	at io.netty.util.concurrent.MultithreadEventExecutorGroup.<init>(MultithreadEventExecutorGroup.java:61)
	at io.netty.channel.MultithreadEventLoopGroup.<init>(MultithreadEventLoopGroup.java:49)
	at io.netty.channel.nio.NioEventLoopGroup.<init>(NioEventLoopGroup.java:61)
	at io.netty.channel.nio.NioEventLoopGroup.<init>(NioEventLoopGroup.java:52)
	at mo.<init>(SourceFile:36)
	at net.minecraft.server.MinecraftServer.<init>(SourceFile:114)
	at brh.<init>(SourceFile:38)
	at ays.a(SourceFile:1585)
	at bbs.e(SourceFile:162)
	at bbs.a(SourceFile:127)
	at bbr.a(SourceFile:172)
	at bbr.d(SourceFile:236)
	at bbr.k(SourceFile:211)
	at ays.o(SourceFile:1303)
	at ays.ab(SourceFile:755)
	at ays.e(SourceFile:706)
	at net.minecraft.client.main.Main.main(SourceFile:103)
Caused by: io.netty.channel.ChannelException: failed to open a new selector
	at io.netty.channel.nio.NioEventLoop.openSelector(NioEventLoop.java:128)
	at io.netty.channel.nio.NioEventLoop.<init>(NioEventLoop.java:120)
	at io.netty.channel.nio.NioEventLoopGroup.newChild(NioEventLoopGroup.java:87)
	at io.netty.util.concurrent.MultithreadEventExecutorGroup.<init>(MultithreadEventExecutorGroup.java:57)
	... 16 more
Caused by: java.io.IOException: Unable to establish loopback connection
	at sun.nio.ch.PipeImpl$Initializer.run(Unknown Source)
	at sun.nio.ch.PipeImpl$Initializer.run(Unknown Source)
	at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
	at sun.nio.ch.PipeImpl.<init>(Unknown Source)
	at sun.nio.ch.SelectorProviderImpl.openPipe(Unknown Source)
	at java.nio.channels.Pipe.open(Unknown Source)
	at sun.nio.ch.WindowsSelectorImpl.<init>(Unknown Source)
	at sun.nio.ch.WindowsSelectorProvider.openSelector(Unknown Source)
	at io.netty.channel.nio.NioEventLoop.openSelector(NioEventLoop.java:126)
	... 19 more
Caused by: java.net.ConnectException: Connection refused: connect
	at sun.nio.ch.Net.connect0(Native Method)
	at sun.nio.ch.Net.connect(Unknown Source)
	at sun.nio.ch.Net.connect(Unknown Source)
	at sun.nio.ch.SocketChannelImpl.connect(Unknown Source)
	at java.nio.channels.SocketChannel.open(Unknown Source)
	... 28 more


A detailed walkthrough of the error, its code path and all known details is as follows:
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-- Head --
Stacktrace:
	at io.netty.util.concurrent.MultithreadEventExecutorGroup.<init>(MultithreadEventExecutorGroup.java:61)
	at io.netty.channel.MultithreadEventLoopGroup.<init>(MultithreadEventLoopGroup.java:49)
	at io.netty.channel.nio.NioEventLoopGroup.<init>(NioEventLoopGroup.java:61)
	at io.netty.channel.nio.NioEventLoopGroup.<init>(NioEventLoopGroup.java:52)
	at mo.<init>(SourceFile:36)
	at net.minecraft.server.MinecraftServer.<init>(SourceFile:114)
	at brh.<init>(SourceFile:38)
	at ays.a(SourceFile:1585)
	at bbs.e(SourceFile:162)
	at bbs.a(SourceFile:127)
	at bbr.a(SourceFile:172)
	at bbr.d(SourceFile:236)
	at bbr.k(SourceFile:211)

-- Affected screen --
Details:
	Screen name: bry
Stacktrace:
	at ays.o(SourceFile:1303)
	at ays.ab(SourceFile:755)
	at ays.e(SourceFile:706)
	at net.minecraft.client.main.Main.main(SourceFile:103)

-- System Details --
Details:
	Minecraft Version: 13w41a
	Operating System: Windows 7 (amd64) version 6.1
	Java Version: 1.7.0_40, Oracle Corporation
	Java VM Version: Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (mixed mode), Oracle Corporation
	Memory: 150089584 bytes (143 MB) / 185073664 bytes (176 MB) up to 954728448 bytes (910 MB)
	JVM Flags: 2 total; -XX:HeapDumpPath=MojangTricksIntelDriversForPerformance_javaw.exe_minecraft.exe.heapdump -Xmx1G
	AABB Pool Size: 0 (0 bytes; 0 MB) allocated, 0 (0 bytes; 0 MB) used
	IntCache: cache: 0, tcache: 0, allocated: 0, tallocated: 0
	Launched Version: 13w41a
	LWJGL: 2.9.0
	OpenGL: ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5000 Series GL version 4.2.11762 Compatibility Profile Context, ATI Technologies Inc.
	Is Modded: Probably not. Jar signature remains and client brand is untouched.
	Type: Client (map_client.txt)
	Resource Packs: []
	Current Language: English (US)
	Profiler Position: N/A (disabled)
	Vec3 Pool Size: ~~ERROR~~ NullPointerException: null

You can see this full report at http://hopper.minecraft.net/crashes/minecraft/MCX-295604/16571762/