Daylight Saving Time: While Most Americans Will Spring Forward, Residents Of Arizona And Hawaii Donât Have To Adjust Their Clocks. Most Americans adjust their clocks for Daylight Saving Time (DST) once in the spring and once in the fall -- but residents of two states, Hawaii and Arizona, have chosen not to observe it. This clocks stands in a city park in Glendale, Arizona. Photo: Wikimedia Commons
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CREST syndrome. abbreviation for calcinosis, Raynaud's phenomenon, esophageal dysfunction, sclerodactyly, and telangiectasis. CREST syndrome is a disease of skin and blood vessels and, in severe cases, the lungs, digestive tract, or heart. To be diagnosed with CREST, an individual must display at least two of the five symptoms.