public static function getTimestamp()
	{
		$curl	= new Net_CURL( self::$url );
		$result	= $curl->exec();
		$status	= $curl->getStatus();
		if( $status['http_code'] != 200 )
			throw new Exception( "Service URL is not reachable." );
		$parts	= explode( "\n", $result );
		$date	= trim( $parts[2] );
		$time	= strtotime( $date );
		return $time;
	}