diff --git a/laravel/str.php b/laravel/str.php
index 22ccd414..9ef75ee9 100644
--- a/laravel/str.php
+++ b/laravel/str.php
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ class Str {
 	 */
 	public static function lower($value)
 	{
-		return function_exists('mb_strtolower') ? mb_strtolower($value, Config::get('application.encoding')) : strtolower($value);
+		return function_exists('mb_strtolower') ? mb_strtolower($value, static::encoding()) : strtolower($value);
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ class Str {
 	 */
 	public static function upper($value)
 	{
-		return function_exists('mb_strtoupper') ? mb_strtoupper($value, Config::get('application.encoding')) : strtoupper($value);
+		return function_exists('mb_strtoupper') ? mb_strtoupper($value, static::encoding()) : strtoupper($value);
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ class Str {
 	 */
 	public static function title($value)
 	{
-		return (function_exists('mb_convert_case')) ? mb_convert_case($value, MB_CASE_TITLE, Config::get('application.encoding')) : ucwords(strtolower($value));
+		return (function_exists('mb_convert_case')) ? mb_convert_case($value, MB_CASE_TITLE, static::encoding()) : ucwords(strtolower($value));
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ class Str {
 	 */
 	public static function length($value)
 	{
-		return function_exists('mb_strlen') ? mb_strlen($value, Config::get('application.encoding')) : strlen($value);
+		return function_exists('mb_strlen') ? mb_strlen($value, static::encoding()) : strlen($value);
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ class Str {
 	 */
 	public static function ascii($value)
 	{
-		$foreign = Config::get('ascii');
+		$foreign = IoC::container()->resolve('laravel.config')->get('ascii');
 
 		$value = preg_replace(array_keys($foreign), array_values($foreign), $value);
 
@@ -102,4 +102,14 @@ class Str {
 		}
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Get the application encoding from the configuration class.
+	 *
+	 * @return string
+	 */
+	private static function encoding()
+	{
+		return IoC::container()->resolve('laravel.config')->get('application.encoding');
+	}
+
 }
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diff --git a/laravel/url.php b/laravel/url.php
index db535b0c..76fd08d7 100644
--- a/laravel/url.php
+++ b/laravel/url.php
@@ -24,11 +24,6 @@ class URL {
 	 *
 	 * If the given URL is already well-formed, it will be returned unchanged.
 	 *
-	 * <code>
-	 *		// Generate the URL: http://example.com/index.php/user/profile
-	 *		$url = URL::to('user/profile');
-	 * </code>
-	 *
 	 * @param  string  $url
 	 * @param  bool    $https
 	 * @return string
@@ -47,11 +42,6 @@ class URL {
 	/**
 	 * Generate an application URL with HTTPS.
 	 *
-	 * <code>
-	 *		// Generate the URL: https://example.com/index.php/user/profile
-	 *		$url = URL::to_secure('user/profile');
-	 * </code>
-	 *
 	 * @param  string  $url
 	 * @return string
 	 */
@@ -66,14 +56,6 @@ class URL {
 	 * The index file will not be added to asset URLs. If the HTTPS option is not
 	 * specified, HTTPS will be used when the active request is also using HTTPS.
 	 *
-	 * <code>
-	 *		// Generate the URL: http://example.com/img/picture.jpg
-	 *		$url = URL::to_asset('img/picture.jpg');
-	 *
-	 *		// Generate the URL: https://example.com/img/picture.jpg
-	 *		$url = URL::to_asset('img/picture.jpg', true);
-	 * </code>
-	 *
 	 * @param  string  $url
 	 * @param  bool    $https
 	 * @return string
@@ -93,14 +75,6 @@ class URL {
 	 *
 	 * Optional parameters will be convereted to spaces if no parameter values are specified.
 	 *
-	 * <code>
-	 *		// Generate a URL for the "profile" named route
-	 *		$url = URL::to_route('profile');
-	 *
-	 *		// Generate a URL for the "profile" named route with parameters.
-	 *		$url = URL::to_route('profile', array('fred'));
-	 * </code>
-	 *
 	 * @param  string          $name
 	 * @param  array           $parameters
 	 * @param  bool            $https
@@ -128,11 +102,6 @@ class URL {
 	/**
 	 * Generate a HTTPS URL from a route name.
 	 *
-	 * <code>
-	 *		// Generate a HTTPS URL for the "profile" named route
-	 *		$url = URL::to_secure_route('profile');
-	 * </code>
-	 *
 	 * @param  string  $name
 	 * @param  array   $parameters
 	 * @return string
@@ -145,19 +114,11 @@ class URL {
 	/**
 	 * Generate a URL friendly "slug".
 	 *
-	 * <code>
-	 *		// Returns "my-first-post"
-	 *		$slug = URL::slug('My First Post!!');
-	 *
-	 *		// Returns "my_first_post"
-	 *		$slug = URL::slug('My First Post!!', '_');
-	 * </code>
-	 *
 	 * @param  string  $title
 	 * @param  string  $separator
 	 * @return string
 	 */
-	public static function slug($title, $separator = '-')
+	public function slug($title, $separator = '-')
 	{
 		$title = Str::ascii($title);
 
@@ -172,17 +133,6 @@ class URL {
 
 	/**
 	 * Magic Method for dynamically creating URLs to named routes.
-	 *
-	 * <code>
-	 *		// Generate a URL for the "profile" named route
-	 *		$url = URL::to_profile();
-	 *
-	 *		// Generate a URL for the "profile" named route using HTTPS
-	 *		$url = URL::to_secure_profile();
-	 *
-	 *		// Generate a URL for the "profile" named route with parameters.
-	 *		$url = URL::to_profile(array('fred'));
-	 * </code>
 	 */
 	public function __call($method, $parameters)
 	{