protected static function initialize()
 {
     $bootstrap = Zend_Controller_Front::getInstance()->getParam('bootstrap');
     $options = $bootstrap->getOptions();
     if (!self::$_client) {
         $host = $options['hypertable']['thriftclient']['hostname'];
         $port = $options['hypertable']['thriftclient']['port'];
         self::$_client = new Hypertable_ThriftClient($host, $port);
     }
     if (!self::$_namespace) {
         $ns = $options['hypertable']['namespace'];
         self::$_namespace = self::$_client->open_namespace($ns);
     }
 }