Definitions
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- noun Any mechanical device used to
position something
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun (computer science) the actuator that moves a read/write head to the proper data track
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On Webb - He and Ford are refreshing Democrats, with Webb far more authentic in being a true national security Democrat like Scoop Jackson and Sam Nunn than Ford, who is more a "positioner" trying to appeal to a more conservative audience than he would face in Blue States.
"The most miserable, neurotic and obsessive collection of individuals he had ever met."
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Many sleep-positioner manufacturers claim the products help keep babies on their backs and reduce the risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome.
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Infant sleep positioner manufacturers who are making medical claims without FDA clearance must stop marketing those products immediately.
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Infant sleep positioner manufacturers who are making medical claims without FDA clearance must stop marketing those products immediately.
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The Maxwells are also suing the maker of the sleep positioner.
Crib bumpers present risk and little likely benefit, safety advocates say
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The government has also received dozens of reports of babies who were put to sleep on their back or side and were later found in a potentially dangerous position in or near the sleep positioner.
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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission One style of sleep positioner has an inclined mat with side bolsters.
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"I well understand why parents choose to use positioner devices," Dr. Moon said.
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But the Consumer Product Safety Commission and the Food and Drug Administration said they've received 12 reports of deaths over the past 13 years involving babies who have suffocated in a sleep positioner or became trapped and suffocated between a sleep positioner and the side of a crib or bassinet.
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Before he wound up against the bumper, Maxwell's son, Preston, had rolled off a "sleep positioner."
Crib bumpers present risk and little likely benefit, safety advocates say
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