t.start();
    return t;
  }

  /**
   * Waits for the specified time (in milliseconds) for the thread to terminate (using {@link
   * Thread#join(long)}), else interrupts the thread (in the hope that it may terminate later) and
   * fails.
   */
  void awaitTermination(Thread t, long timeoutMillis) {
    try {
      t.join(timeoutMillis);
    } catch (InterruptedException ie) {

    t.start();
    return t;
  }

  /**
   * Waits for the specified time (in milliseconds) for the thread to terminate (using {@link
   * Thread#join(long)}), else interrupts the thread (in the hope that it may terminate later) and
   * fails.
   */
  void awaitTermination(Thread t, long timeoutMillis) {
    try {
      t.join(timeoutMillis);
    } catch (InterruptedException ie) {