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The new Uize.now static method, implemented in the Uize base module, returns the current time in milliseconds since 1970 (POSIX time).

The new Uize.mergeInto static method, implemented in the Uize base module, merges the contents of one or more source objects into the specified target object, and returns the target object as the result.

The new Uize.getClass static method, implemented in the Uize base module, gets the class of which a specified value is an instance, or returns the value if it is a class or function.

The new Uize.toNumber static method, implemented in the Uize base module, lets you coerce a value to a number, with defaulting if it cannot be coerced successfully.

The new Uize.isSameAs static method tests if two values are the same in a strict equality test, with support for NaN values.

The new Uize.isNaN static method, implemented in the Uize base module, returns a boolean value, indicating whether or not the specified value is the JavaScript special value NaN.

The class mechanism that was implemented in the Uize module has been moved out of that module and into the new Uize.Class module.

The new Uize.isList static method returns a boolean, indicating whether or not the specified value is considered a list.

A handful of dummy functions have been added to the Uize base module, that can be used in certain situations where you need to supply a dummy function as a handler, callback, or iterator function.

The JavaScript new operator is now optional when creating instances of Uize subclasses, and you can make the new operator optional for your own object constructors using the newly added Uize.noNew static method.

The Uize.lookup and Uize.reverseLookup static methods have been improved with the added ability to specify a target object for adding entries.

Comprehensive unit tests have been created for the Uize.Data.NameValueRecords module.

The Uize base module has been improved with the addition of the new Uize.forEach and Uize.map static methods.

The Uize base module has been given a boost with the addition of a slew of convenient utility belt features.

The new Uize.Array.Util module provides a home for miscellaneous array utility methods that are not yet deemed ready for promototion to the Uize.Array or Uize modules.

The Uize.Template.encoders and Uize.Template.decoders static properties of the Uize.Template module, that were deprecated back in April of 2010, have finally been killed.

Various JavaScript examples on the uize.com Web site that had become victims to bit rot have been restored to their former glory.

An issue that was causing button widgets to not have the correct mouse cursor when mousing over them in IE9 has been fixed.

An issue that was breaking the drag-and-drop functionality of the Uize.Widget.Drag class in IE9 has been fixed.