function now() {
		if (strtolower($this->timeReference) == 'gmt') {
			$now = time();
			$system_time = mktime(gmdate("H", $now), gmdate("i", $now), gmdate("s", $now), gmdate("m", $now), gmdate("d", $now), gmdate("Y", $now));
			if (strlen($system_time) < 10) {
				$system_time = time();
			}
			return $system_time;
		} else {
			return time();
		}
	}