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...nervous system. Before her discovery, scientists did not understand how organs signaled developing nerve cells to link up with them. It was Levi-Montalcini who first suggested in 1951 that the signal might come from a growth-stimulating chemical in the cells targeted by the nerves. Her hunch was confirmed in 1952 when she observed that single nerve cells, taken from chick embryos and cultured with tissue from mouse tumors, sprouted nerve fibers that reached out "like the rays of the sun." Her conclusion: there was growth factor in the tumor tissue...
...reserve, or minimum, prices, for instance, and does not accept phone-in bids. Does Withington guarantee what he sells? Mrs. Lomas smiles a gentle, deal-the-cards smile and explains that in the antiques business there are no guarantees. Which does not mean there is no honesty. On a hunch, the day before, Dan Hingston, Withington's veteran auction manager, had unscrewed the brass drawer pulls of an inlaid, bowfront bureau. It was a rare piece, made around 1800, and Hingston had expected it to bring from $7,000 to $10,000. He discovered that the elaborate inlay work...
...seemed all the more remarkable because it happened without one of the usual triggering events, like a sudden drop in interest rates or oil prices. Instead, investors took heart in expectations of robust economic growth this year and an anticipated rise in corporate profits. They were reassured about their hunch later in the week when the Commerce Department reported that its index of leading indicators, the Government's primary gauge for forecasting business trends, jumped 1.5% in April; it was the best performance since October 1983. Said David Wyss, an economist with the Data Resources forecasting firm: "Now that...
...autobiography, God Stand Up for Bastards (1973), Leitch recalled his adoptive parents and the mysterious couple who secretly and illegally relinquished their nine-day-old infant. "This title might seem like a calculated insult to my mother," he began. "In a way it is. But I have a sneaking hunch--and hope--that hard words may entice her out of the shadows...
Logic is only one part of decision making, Rowan contends; it is often the daring, instinctual leap that can make all the difference. "Hunch is an odious word to the professional manager," he writes. "It's a horseplayer's . . . term, rife with imprecision and unpredictability." Yet the hunch continues to be a major managerial tool. Salting his argument with lively anecdotes and conversations with some 70 chief executives, Rowan makes an impressive and entertaining case...