Marcia Sampson <103127.1072@compuserve.com> asks:
> That got me to wondering: is the entire planet Earth on Earth
> Standard Time? If the whole Earth is on Earth Standard Time, does
> this mean that in places well away from the EST meridian, most
> people work at night and sleep/observe curfew during daylight?

No, EST is mainly for the seat of government, to which most
military outposts are synchronized.

jms