Impish humour knocks Imperial

IMPERIAL tobacco Group announces full year figures on Monday derived from its range of cigarettes, cigars, tobacco, cigarette papers and snuff.

This healthy mix of interests is detailed on www.imperial- tobacco.com which also traces the group's history back to 1901.

The site also has the group's mission statement, which includes its aim to pursue opportunities for profitable international development. No surprise, therefore, that old favourite www.anagramgenius.com transforms Imperial Tobacco Company into "Tap a rich, compatible country".

NATIONAL Grid powers in on Tuesday with its six month numbers and www.nationalgrid.co.uk tells much about developments since the privatisation of electricity in March 1990. The site is particularly strong in educational terms. And we also get details of the TV pickup syndrome.

When there's a commercial break or a programme ends there is a massive surge in electricity usage.

Consistent offenders are Coronation Street and Eastenders.

AVESCO, the specialist TV group, offers corporate presentations, giant screens and broadcast services. Nothing too startling there, it might seem, but www.avesco.co.uk reveals that there has been a lot of excitement for investors in recent weeks. The company has a 49% stake in an associate, Complete Communications Corporation, which produces the National Lottery programme for the BBC and owns the rights to Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?

In October, it said that it expected this to be very material in terms of overall performance and significantly in excess of market expectations. The share price has more than doubled, half-year figures are due on Tuesday and it is almost as exciting as watching Chris Tarrant.

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