Mensah's poor chest control allowed Spearing to burst through and referee Friend blew the whistle for a foul on the edge of the box.

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There were some appeals for a penalty when a cross struck Kirk Broadfoot in the Rangers box, but the half-time whistle blew without either side making a breakthrough.

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Built on the NationBuilder platform, a startup that has been catering to smaller organizations looking for less expensive "campaign in a box" tools, NewtHampshire has every bell and whistle you could ask for: user profiles, badges to reward volunteer activity, tracking links so users can monitor their own progress recruiting others, event hosting tools and a public leaderboard to spur activity.

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Kirk Broadfoot then appeared to handle in the box from an Arshavin cross seconds before the half-time whistle but no penalty was forthcoming from Swedish referee Peter Frojdfeldt.

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In the colorful regalia he might wear to a powwow, Mr. Box danced to the rhythm of hums, drums and an eagle-bone whistle.

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