Convert timezone using offset and posix perl module

adambot has asked for the wisdom of the Perl Monks concerning the following question:

I am trying to replicate the following in perl using only the posix module. Any help is appreciated

$date -d "Tue, 01 Jan 2013 16:05:53 +0000"
Tue Jan  1 10:05:53 CST 2013
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