The millisecond representation of a given Date instance is dependent on
the local system's time zone settings. In order to pass consistently
across contexts, tests for this value must take the system configuration
into account.
Introduce a test harness utility function to encapsulate these concerns.
Re-use this function across all test files that assert the exact
millisecond representation of Date instances.
Rick Waldron
Adrian Heine
jugglinmike