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LG Wins Environment award with New Generation Refrigerator

Dubai- February 9, 2003 Global and regional digital leader LG Electronics (LGE), has broken new ground by winning the European Commission Environmental Award for its 'Expresscool' built-in type refrigerator. LGE is the first non-European company to break the environmental regulation barrier in a market where local makers enjoy a clear competitive edge. The 'Expresscool' 130 litre capacity refrigerator uses a next generation coolant and blowing agent, realising an ozone depletion potential of '0'. Having obtained the prestigious 'Eco-Label', LGE believes it will gain more ground in the attractive European refrigerator market.

"The Eco-Label is the green certification given to environmentally-friendly products in the EC that demands stringent energy conservation, ozone protection, and ultimate prevention of global warming," said Mr M. B. Shin, President, LG Electronics' Middle East and Africa Operations. The 'Expresscool' is only the second refrigerator to have obtained the European Eco-Label and the award is drawing a great deal of attention from the industry. LGE developed an environmentally-friendly compressor based on a next generation coolant (R600a) and succeeded in reducing both Ozone Depletion Potential, (ODP) and Global Warming Potential (GWP) to zero.

The blowing agent widely used in the industry to insulate refrigerators, R141b, has a GWP of 440, far higher than the EU standard of 15. However, LGE cut the GWP of its refrigerator to 0.01 by using cycle-pentane, a next generation blowing agent. The built-in style refrigerator is the norm in the European kitchen market with system kitchens the dominating force. "Around 40% of a 2 million units market in the U.K. and 54% of a 4 million units market in Germany are built-in refrigerators 150 litres or smaller in size," said Shin. "As such, LGE plans to leverage the Eco-Label for its built-in refrigerator, to bolster its presence in the European market. "The technology LGE is developing in this field will be expanded and we will soon see more 'environmentally protective' products being introduced into the Middle East and Africa." -KM

LG OPENS BATTING WITH ONLINE CRICKET COMPETITION

Global and regional digital leader, LG Electronics, has launched an online interactive cricket competition to coincide with its status as Global Partner of the 2003 ICC Cricket World Cup. LG Electronics Gulf FZE (LGEGF) web-based 'Cricket First' competition gives registered competitors several ways to win one of LG's stunning leading-edge mobile phones. "The LGEGF internet site features a special link to the competition web pages where contestants can register and play a number of themed games and a cricket quiz," said Mr P. C. Choi, President, LGEGF.

Choi explained there are various ways to win one of LG's leading-edge mobile phones during the ICC Cricket World Cup through 'Cricket First'. "An LG-W3000 Symphony mobile phone is up for grabs every week with the 'Sixes and Fours' game. Then we have the cricket quiz, 'Hidden Player', 'Predict the Winners' competition and the 'Grand Prize' at the conclusion of the Cricket World Cup," he said.

"Aside from the weekly prizes, these competitions also contribute towards winning the 'Grand Prize'. At the end of the World Cup, the player with the highest tally of points will take away an LG-7020 colour-screen mobile phone." The highly-skilled 'Sixes and Fours', interactive game sets the player as a batsman facing five overs of fierce bowling, with the aim of scoring as many runs as possible. Each run converts to a point and the game can be played as many times as the contestant wants.

'Predict the Winner' allows players to predict which countries they think will end up as the semi-finalists, finalists and eventual winner. If a player gets all the predictions correct, they can score 16,000 points. "The quiz and 'Hidden Player' challenges change every week and are worth 100 points each for correct answers," said Sasi Sundar, IT Manager, LGEGF.

"As a bonus, players can 'Refer-a-Friend', gaining 200 points for every 4 friends they recommend the game to." In addition to all the games, the web-site also features downloadable wallpapers and screen-savers with all the top players and teams featuring in the 2003 World Cup. "The 2003 Cricket World Cup will spark the enthusiasm of thousands of cricket lovers here in the Gulf and we want to capture some of that excitement with our web competition," said Choi. "Anyone can play on http://lgcricket.lgegulf.com/lgcricket/index.jsp." -KM

CBSE Allows Indian School Students in Kuwait to attend CBSE Exams in India, UAE

Kuwait : February 9, 2003 The Controller of Examinations, Central Board of Secondary Education, Delhi, has announced that Kuwait would be retained as an examination centre for those students who wish to take the examination in Kuwait itself for both Class X and Class XII Board Examinations.The following instructions for the CBSE Class X and XII Board Examinations March, 2003 were issued by the CBSE, said an Indian Embassy press release . Indian School Students whot wish to take the exam outiside Kuwait can take the examinations in India at the centres indicated by them or in nearby places of that centre. Alternative centres in United Arab Emirates (UAE) as indicated by the students and communicated to the CBSE have also been arranged by the CBSE for non-Indian students.
The admit cards that have now been received by the students will be valid at the new centres in India and UAE as designated by the CBSE in each case.

For students who stay back in Kuwait and wish to take their examinations here and if they have any disruption because of local conditions, the issue of their re-examination may be considered at an appropriate time keeping in view the number of such students. Students are advised to report to the new centres in India and in UAE as early as possible. However, they would be allowed to take the examination even if they report to the new examination centre a day or two before the commencement of the examination, the release said.

The issue of question papers has no bearing on the performance of students. Different sets of question papers that are administered in the examination in India and abroad have a parallel level of difficulty. The students, therefore, need not be concerned about this issue, the clarification said. Based on these arrangements, the CBSE is preparing the necessary materials and letters to be despatched to the concerned schools in Kuwait and the new designated examination centres in India and in the UAE.

"The CBSE is fully alive to the situation in Kuwait and accordingly will do its best to ensure that there is no inconvenience to the candidates taking up Class X and XII board examinations from March 3," it said. "All students of Class X and XII of all Indian Schools in Kuwait are requested to contact their respective schools immediately to indicate their final option for the centre at which they would wish to take the CBSE board examination. For any further clarifications, the students are advised to contact their respective school principals," it added.