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		nvivo on Aug 10, 2015 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Why You Should Use Timezone Offsets Not Timezone N... Central to where? The other 96% of the world that are not in the US don't agree with your very specific notion of "central".

Zarel on Aug 11, 2015 [–]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Time_Zone

The one in the Americas is the only one called "Central Time". It may not be the most politically correct name, but it happens to be the only name for it I know of, and it's the only timezone with that exact name worldwide.

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