We now have only about three days until the deadline; so if you wanted to enter, get your entries in quickly!
The cutoff time, just to make sure everyone's aware of how it's interpreted, is right at the start of the deadline date - ie, midnight between 15/01/15 and 16/01/15 (in UTC). Obviously it's unlikely I'll be online at that exact time, but I can see what time you sent the message, so I'll be able to tell if you made the cut or not.
And just for peace of mind in case of connection troubles etc - yes, if your entry comes in at 2 minutes past the deadline or something like that, I'll still accept it. I don't have an exact cutoff point; my advice would simply be "don't rely on the leniancy, just know it's there in case it is needed".