attempt workaround on Py str/unicode issue with Mesos
attempt workaround on Py str/unicode issue with Mesos

ceteri/exelixi,fivejjs/exelixi,mesosphere/exelixi,shahankhatch/exelixi,ceteri/exelixi,mesosphere/exelixi,fivejjs/exelixi,shahankhatch/exelixi,ceteri/exelixi,mesosphere/exelixi