added HOpTimer implementation for metrics (https://github.com/codahale/metrics)
provide a way to cut idle connection (to reopen it) before the firewall, so that the connection we get is always ops
Formatting nit-pick
typo in README
Update guava to 14.0

Add ByteBufferSerializer to DEFAULT_SERIALIZER_TO_COMPARATOR_MAPPING

This is needed because AbstractComposite.serializerForComparator
throws NullPointerException if comparator doesn't exist in mapping
Merge pull request #588 from dmdevito/fixingfirewallconnectioncut

provide a way to cut idle connection (to reopen it) before the firewall,...
Merge pull request #589 from jerrinot/master

typo in README fixed
Merge pull request #591 from lauvinen/guava_update

Update guava to 14.0
Fix bug in hasNext when no result for a key is returned
merging with base
up the metrics version to current (2.2.0) and added junit test of HConnectionManager with MetricsRegistry
Merge pull request #515 from erezmazor/master

Modify HOpTimer to support different lifecycle monitors
Code reformat per request of project owner.
Fixed error with iterator.  Added unit test for iterator
Merge remote-tracking branch 'origin/master' into SliceFilter
Merge pull request #593 from hector-client/SliceFilter

Slice filter
Merge pull request #592 from ctcttest/master

Fix bug in hasnext when no result(s)
updated cassandra verion to 1.1.10
commented out test thrift version - useful as example, but gets in the way and no definitive way to maintain.
updated with changelog notes