1.   Even before Tuesday, there had been industry rumors of talks between NBC and Time Warner.

2.   For several years, publishing industry rumors have swirled that Paul McCartney was writing his memoirs.

3.   In recent weeks, EMusic has been the subject of record industry rumors of a takeover by Bertelsmann AG, parent company of record giant BMG.

4.   Industry rumor has it that the Mac upgrade will appear in mid-October, though the company has not confirmed this.

5.   Industry rumors have it that the late General de Gaulle turned down the commercial rather than say it in English.

6.   Responding to industry rumors, Heistand said he would start on Monday.

7.   There have been persistent industry rumors of a struggle within Intel over how aggressively the company should push the Merced technology into high-volume products.