1. Brand new *beta* bond valence analyzer based on a Maximum A Posteriori algo using data-mined ICSD data. 2. Speed up and improvements to core classes. 3. Improved structure fitter (credits to Geoffroy Hautier). 4. Brand new entry_tools module (pymatgen.entries.entry_tools). 5. Vastly improved Outcar parser based on reverse parsing that speeds up reading of OUTCAR files by orders of magnitude. 6. Miscellaneous bug fixes.