public static Duration now()
{
// TODO - need to be like System.nanoTime()
/*
Brian: you want to find whatever wraps getTickCount
(or call the win32 function directly) 10:40PM Mon
Brian: there is also QueryPerformanceCounter, you
might want to check what System.nanoTime does for
win32 in the HotSpot cod
*/
return new Duration(System.DateTime.Now.Ticks * 100);
}