title: Convert Date to Timestamp in Scala
body: <p>In Scala, I am converting Date to Timestamp. I am currently doing this with:</p>
  
  <pre><code>val date = new java.util.Date()
  new java.sql.Timestamp(new org.joda.time.DateTime(date).getMillis)
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>Is there a slicker way of doing this? Java-informed responses would also be relevant.</p>