System.currentTimeMillis
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 public static native long currentTimeMillis()
Returns
     the difference, measured in milliseconds, between the current
          time and midnight, January 1, 1970 UTC.
    Description
 Returns the current time in milliseconds.
 
 See the description of the class Date for a discussion 
 of slight discrepancies that may arise between "computer 
 time" and coordinated universal time (UTC).
  
See Also
     Date