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Returns the number of seconds since January 1, 1970

using System; namespace Komodex.NETMF.MicroTweet {     static class Utility     {         #region DateTime Extension Methods         /// <summary>         /// Returns the number of seconds since January 1, 1970         /// </summary>         public static long GetTimestamp(this DateTime dt)         {             DateTime epoch = new DateTime(1970, 1, 1);             TimeSpan timeSpan = (DateTime.Now - epoch);             return timeSpan.Ticks / 10000000;         }         #endregion     } }