Δαφνη Ευτυχια Αρθουρος

"[I]f any of you young gentlemen have a mind to make himself heard a mile off, you must make a bonfire of your reputations, and a close enemy of most men who would wish you well.

"I have seen ten years of young men who rush out into the world with their messages, and when they find how deaf the world is, they think they must save their strength and wait. They believe that after a while they will be able to get up on some little eminence from which they can make themselves heard. 'In a few years,' reasons one of them, 'I shall have gained a standing, and then I shall use my powers for good.' Next year comes and with it a strange discovery. The man has lost his horizon of thought, his ambition has evaporated; he has nothing to say. I give you this one rule of conduct. Do what you will, but speak out always. Be shunned, be hated, be ridiculed, be scared, be in doubt, but don't be gagged. The time of trial is always. Now is the appointed time."

-- John J. Chapman, Commencement Address to the Graduating Class of Hobart College, 1900

To everyone out there using the Gregorian calendar (which is most of the world, for at least some purposes, right?) Happy New Year!

Today is ...
Gregorian: 1 January 2013
Julian: 19 December 2012
Hebrew: 19 Teveth 5773
Islamic: 18 Safar 1434
Persian: 12 Dey 1391
Mayan Long Count: 0.0.0.13.0.0.0.11
Indian Civil Calendar: 11 Pausa 1934