ENH: apply_along_axis accepts named arguments
PEP8 nitpicks
Merge pull request #4454 from jurnix/namedargs

ENH: apply_along_axis accepts named arguments
REL: Release 1.9.0b1

Point release notes to doc/release/1.9.0-notes.rst
Set LOG_START to 'v1.8.1'
Set LOG_END to 'maintenance/1.9.x'
Set raise_warnings to "release" in NoseTester constructor.