diff --git a/hadsh/pool.py b/hadsh/pool.py
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+from tornado.gen import coroutine, Future, Return
+from tornado.ioloop import IOLoop
+from tornado.queues import Queue
+from tornado.locks import Semaphore
+from threading import Thread
+from multiprocessing import cpu_count
+from sys import exc_info
+
+
+class WorkerPool(object):
+    """
+    The WorkerPool object represents a pool of worker threads which
+    each run a task in an external thread.
+    """
+    def __init__(self, workers=None, io_loop=None):
+        if workers is None:
+            workers = cpu_count()
+        if io_loop is None:
+            io_loop = IOLoop.current()
+        self._io_loop = io_loop
+        self._sem = Semaphore(workers)
+        self._queue = Queue()
+        self._active = False
+
+    @coroutine
+    def apply(self, func, args=None, kwds=None):
+        """
+        Enqueue a request to be processed in a worker thread.
+        """
+        if args is None: args = ()
+        if kwds is None: kwds = {}
+
+        # Our result placeholder
+        future = Future()
+
+        # Enqueue the request
+        yield self._queue.put((future, func, args, kwds))
+
+        # Kick-start the queue manager if not already running
+        self._io_loop.add_callback(self._queue_manager)
+
+        # Get back the result
+        result = yield future
+        raise Return(result)
+
+    @coroutine
+    def _apply(self, future, func, args=None, kwds=None):
+        """
+        Execute a function in a worker thread.  Wrapper function.
+        """
+        yield self._sem.acquire()
+
+        # Receive the result back; sets the future result
+        def _recv_result(err, res):
+            self._sem.release()
+            if err is not None:
+                future.set_exc_info(err)
+            else:
+                future.set_result(res)
+
+        # Run the function; in a worker thread
+        def _exec():
+            err = None
+            res = None
+
+            try:
+                res = func(*args, **kwds)
+            except:
+                err = exc_info()
+
+            self._io_loop.add_callback(_recv_result, err, res)
+
+        # Spawn the worker thread
+        thread = Thread(target=_exec)
+        thread.start()
+
+    @coroutine
+    def _queue_manager(self):
+        """
+        Queue manager co-routine.
+        """
+        if self._active:
+            # Already active
+            return
+
+        try:
+            self._active = True
+            while True:
+               (future, func, args, kwds) = yield self._queue.get()
+               self._io_loop.add_callback(
+                       self._apply, future, func, args, kwds)
+        finally:
+            self._active = False