All new features will be demonstrated today through January 10 at the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas at Ooma's booth, Grand Lobby GL-7.
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That is, cars like the redesigned, 2013 Mercedes-Benz GL sport-utility vehicle.
The AQE test is used mainly by non-denominational grammar schools and the GL assessments are used mostly by Catholic-maintained grammar schools.
Behind the handsome, purposeful grille is Mercedes's evolved OM642 diesel V6 (72-degree bank, 48-degree crankpin offset, with center counterbalance shaft), connected to the GL's standard seven-speed automatic transmission.
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Within limits, the second-generation GL will bring itself to a complete halt if the car detects that the following distance to the car ahead is shrinking too fast, and if the driver fails to step on the brakes in response to flashing lights and an audible alarm.
Still, even with these interventions, the GL feels large, lane-spanning and tall, a creature of barely constrained momentum whose road-holding is never entirely convincing.
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The GL offers standard crosswind stabilization and trailer-stability assist (both are overlays of the stability-control system).
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This system is a must-have simply because the GL's outward visibility is so seriously constrained and the sprawl of the vehicle makes it hard to tell where the corners are.
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In order to quell these transient vibrations, the GL's engine and transmission mountings are effectively over-engineered.
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The GL assessment exam is one of the tests replacing the 11-plus which was abolished in 2008 after over 60 years.
Ronnie Hassard, the head-teacher at Ballymena Academy, which uses the GL assessment exam, said that the money for the tests came from individual grammar schools and was processed through the PPTC and paid to GL Assessment.
The GL's 2013 updating brings along Mercedes's current spread-wing dash design, with standard Eucalyptus or optional burled-walnut wood veneer flowing into the doors' wainscoting.
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Ronnie Hassard, from the Post-Primary Transfer Consortium (PPTC) of schools which use the GL assessment test, said he knew of no private donor.
The Post Primary Transfer Consortium (PPTC) provides the GL assessment tests mainly for Catholic grammars, along with some integrated colleges and a few non-denominational schools.
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