title: Convert normal date to unix timestamp
body: <p>How can I convert normal date <code>2012.08.10</code> to unix timestamp in javascript?</p>
  
  <p>Fiddle: <a href="http://jsfiddle.net/J2pWj/" rel="noreferrer">http://jsfiddle.net/J2pWj/</a>
  <br />
  <br />
  <br />
  <br />
  <br />
  I've seen many posts here that convert it in PHP, Ruby, etc... But I need to do this inside JS.</p>