public void DateTimeConversion()
        {
            UT_INIT();

            Log.SetVerbosity( new ConsoleLogger(), Verbosity.Verbose, "/" );
            Log.MapThreadName( "UnitTest" );
            Log.SetDomain( "TickWatch", Scope.Method );

            Log.Info( "DateTime.MinValue(): "    + ( DateTime.MinValue.ToString() )     );
            Log.Info( "DateTime.MaxValue(): "    + ( DateTime.MaxValue.ToString() )     );

            Ticks ticksNow= new Ticks();

            // roundtrip 1
            long millisEpochNow=    ticksNow.InEpochMillis();
            ticksNow.SetFromEpochMillis( millisEpochNow );
            long ticksNowFromEpoch= ticksNow.Raw();

            UT_TRUE( Math.Abs( ticksNow.Raw() - ticksNowFromEpoch ) < 50000 );

            // roundtrip 2
            long millis5_1_70_3_51=           0
                                      +       (  4L * 24L * 60L * 60L * 1000L )
                                      +       (  3L       * 60L * 60L * 1000L )
                                      +       ( 51L             * 60L * 1000L );


            long millis5_1_71_3_51=            millis5_1_70_3_51
                                      +      ( 365L * 24L * 60L * 60L * 1000L );

            Ticks  ticks5_1_70_3_51= new Ticks(); ticks5_1_70_3_51.SetFromEpochMillis( millis5_1_70_3_51 );
            Ticks  ticks5_1_71_3_51= new Ticks(); ticks5_1_71_3_51.SetFromEpochMillis( millis5_1_71_3_51 );
            UT_TRUE( ticks5_1_70_3_51.Raw() < ticks5_1_71_3_51.Raw() );


            long millis5_1_70_3_51_back= ticks5_1_70_3_51.InEpochMillis();
            long millis5_1_71_3_51_back= ticks5_1_71_3_51.InEpochMillis();


            UT_TRUE( millis5_1_70_3_51_back == millis5_1_70_3_51 );
            UT_TRUE( millis5_1_71_3_51_back == millis5_1_71_3_51 );

            // add 1 day, 2h, 3min and 4sec  days:

            Ticks tomorrow= new Ticks( ticksNow );
            Ticks span= new Ticks();
            span.FromMillis( (long) (new TimeSpan( 1,2,3,4 )).TotalMilliseconds);
            tomorrow.Add ( span );

            Log.Info( "Today: is:        "    +  ( DateTime.Now.ToString()                                 ) );
            Log.Info( "Today: is:        "    +  ( ticksNow                         .InDotNetDateTime().ToString() ) );
            Log.Info( "Today: is:        "    +  ( (new Ticks(ticksNowFromEpoch))   .InDotNetDateTime().ToString() ) );
            Log.Info( "+1d, 2h,3m,4s:    "    +  ( tomorrow                         .InDotNetDateTime().ToString() ) );
            Log.Info( "5.1.70 3:51:00:   "    +  ( ticks5_1_70_3_51                 .InDotNetDateTime().ToString() ) );
            Log.Info( "5.1.71 3:51:00:   "    +  ( ticks5_1_71_3_51                 .InDotNetDateTime().ToString() ) );
        }