Pulling for the Underdog: Underdog Giants beat Patriots

Monday, February 04, 2008

Underdog Giants beat Patriots

In one of the biggest upsets in Super Bowl history, New York shattered New England's unbeaten season 17-14 Sunday night as Manning hit Plaxico Burress on a 13-yard fade with 35 seconds left.

I have to admit I was pulling for the underdog. But still, who would have ever thought?

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Dennis Whittle is Co-Founder of Normal>Next. He is Co-Founder and former CEO of Feedback Labs and GlobalGiving, He has served recently as Visiting Scholar at the NYU Development Research Institute, Robin Richards Donohoe Professor of the Practice and Social Entrepreneur in Residence at UNC-Chapel Hill, Visiting Lecturer at Princeton University's School for Public and International Studies, and Visiting Fellow at the Center for Global Development. He is founder and President of The Whittle Group.

Previously, Dennis was an economist at the World Bank (1986-2000), where he lived and/or worked for many years in Indonesia and Russia. His team there also created the Innovation Marketplace in 1998 and the Development Marketplace in early 2000. In 1984-85, Dennis worked for the Asian Development Bank and USAID in the Philippines, where he was an extra in one of Chuck Norris's best movies, "Missing in Action" (1984).

In his formative years, Dennis was a short-order cook and busboy at several restaurants, including the late Oasis Restaurant in Leitchfield, KY and the late Porthole Restaurant in Chapel Hill, NC.

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Underdog Giants beat Patriots

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