g any that encounter exceptions,
 and cancelling all other tasks when the first one is ready:

 <pre> <code>void solve(Executor e,
            Collection<Callable<Result>> solvers)
     throws InterruptedException {
     CompletionService<Result> ecs
         = new ExecutorCompletionService<Result>(e);
     int n = solvers.size();
     List<Future<Result>> futures
         = new ArrayList<Future<Result>>(n);
     Result result = null;
     try {
         for (Callable<Result> s : solvers)
             futur