Mr. Valdiserri welcomed the men into his office where the Hershberger Award was hanging in a frame on the wall, and the men gleefully snapped pictures.

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Yet most of the photos taken with these phones will be grainy and of low resolution fine for capturing the essence of a moment to send to friends and family, but not good enough to frame for the wall.

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Actually, first she swung into the room like a broken gate, holding the door frame with one hand and slamming the other one flat against the wall.

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When play restarted, the writing seemed to be on the wall for Pettman when he missed a fairly simple long red but he recovered to take the frame.

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