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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Steve and Shannon Cook<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Steve on Dice World: Steve6009<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Steve on Twitter: @SteveCook67<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Today I married my best friend. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>The one that I laugh with, live for, love.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>October 11, 2003 <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> dan Thompson [mailto:dthompson5@mchsi.com] <br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, December 17, 2015 10:02 AM<br><b>To:</b> dan Thompson<br><b>Subject:</b> Racing Toward Success, The story of blindfold games, Dan's tip for December 17 2015 <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:15.0pt;margin-right:48.95pt;margin-bottom:15.0pt;margin-left:15.0pt'><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:15.0pt;margin-right:48.95pt;margin-bottom:15.0pt;margin-left:15.0pt'><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:15.0pt;margin-right:48.95pt;margin-bottom:15.0pt;margin-left:15.0pt'><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:15.0pt;margin-right:48.95pt;margin-bottom:15.0pt;margin-left:15.0pt'><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Pondering thoughts<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:15.0pt;margin-right:48.95pt;margin-bottom:15.0pt;margin-left:15.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>If a deaf person has to go to court, is it still called a hearing? <br>Why does triangularly cut bread taste better than square bread?<br>If one man says, "it was an uphill battle," and another says, "it went downhill from there," <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:15.0pt;margin-right:48.95pt;margin-bottom:15.0pt;margin-left:15.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black'>Factof the day:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:.25in;mso-line-height-alt:13.2pt;background:white;vertical-align:middle'><span lang=EN style='font-size:15.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:white'>The state fish of Hawaii is the humuhumunukunukuapua'a. The Hawaiian name roughly translates to "the fish with a pig-like nose." It's English name is the Reef Triggerfish. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:.25in;mso-line-height-alt:13.2pt;background:white;vertical-align:middle'><span lang=EN style='font-size:21.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:white'>The Southern Ocean lies from the Antarctic coast to 60° South latitude, meaning that its outline is almost completely circular in shape.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:.25in;line-height:13.2pt;background:white;vertical-align:middle'><span lang=EN style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:pragmatica-web;color:white'>Submitted by </span><span lang=EN style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:pragmatica-web;color:#04BFC3'>Mitchell Elliott - Towerhill, Illinois</span><span lang=EN style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:pragmatica-web;color:white'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:.25in;mso-line-height-alt:13.2pt;background:white;vertical-align:middle'><span lang=EN style='font-size:20.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:white'>History's shortest war lasted 38 minutes. It was fought between Great Britain and Zanzibar.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:.25in;line-height:13.2pt;background:white;vertical-align:middle'><span lang=EN style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:pragmatica-web;color:white'>Submitted by </span><span lang=EN style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:pragmatica-web;color:#04BFC3'>Kelly Talbs - Adelaide, South Australia</span><span lang=EN style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:pragmatica-web;color:white'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:.25in;mso-line-height-alt:13.2pt;background:white;vertical-align:middle'><span lang=EN style='font-size:22.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:white'>Queen Victoria used a tincture of marijuana to relieve period pains.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:.25in;mso-line-height-alt:13.2pt;background:white;vertical-align:middle'><span lang=EN style='font-size:21.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:white'>The 2 billion-year-old Star of India, which at 563.35 carats is the largest star sapphire in the world, is actually from Sri Lanka.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:15.0pt;margin-right:48.95pt;margin-bottom:15.0pt;margin-left:15.0pt'><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Racing Toward Success: The Story of Blindfold Games<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:15.0pt;margin-right:48.95pt;margin-bottom:15.0pt;margin-left:15.0pt;line-height:125%'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;line-height:125%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Jamie Pauls<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:15.0pt;margin-right:48.95pt;margin-bottom:15.0pt;margin-left:15.0pt;line-height:125%'><a name=sect1></a><span style='font-size:13.0pt;line-height:125%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Marty Schultz is a guy with a lot of energy. A long-time programmer, he has run several businesses. In 2012, he managed to fit one more thing into his already-busy schedule--volunteering as a teacher at the Cushman School in Miami, FL, where his daughter was a sixth-grader. One day, Schultz came across several birthday wish lists she had been drafting. Items were rearranged, crossed out, and added. He thought to himself, "There should be an app for that." Having already written several programs that centered on child safety, Schultz knew how to write "kid-friendly" software. He originally intended to build a birthday wish-list app and have some of his friends test the software. Then, he had another idea. Why not start an after-school club, and teach students how to write an app? After receiving the green light from the head of the school, Schultz met with interested students three days a week for six weeks. At the end of that time, the free WishToList app was successfully deployed to the Apple app store.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:15.0pt;margin-right:48.95pt;margin-bottom:15.0pt;margin-left:15.0pt;line-height:125%'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;line-height:125%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Schultz was invited to teach a programming course at the school the following semester, and did so for a couple years. The group of budding young programmers who had managed to write a birthday wish list app next wanted to try their hand at developing a game. Schultz asked the students for ideas, and was promptly bombarded with suggestions for games that had already been written many times over in one form or another. Schultz told the students that he would not waste his time or theirs with rehashing old game ideas. He also wasn't a good artist, and didn't want to hire a graphic designer for the new game that was yet to be written. Schultz presented the idea of writing a game for people who were blind and would not need to look at the screen at all. Ironically, Schultz had never met a blind person in his life, and knew nothing about accessibility. Nevertheless, the after-school club set about writing a racing game that could be played without any visual feedback at all.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:15.0pt;margin-right:48.95pt;margin-bottom:15.0pt;margin-left:15.0pt;line-height:125%'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;line-height:125%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>For the first six months of development, sighted children and adults tested the game. One of the student programmers who was learning braille in her studies suggested that blind teens from the Miami Lighthouse for the Blind be asked to become part of the test pool. The blind students loved the game, and had a flood of suggestions as to how the game could be improved. One question weighing on Schultz's mind was what to call this new game. He wanted a name that would let people know that the game was geared toward blind people, but that would not be in any way offensive to the blind community. One of the students from the Lighthouse suggested using the word Blindfold as a descriptor. Since there were no graphics on the screen, sighted people could play the game "blindfolded" as it were, and blind people wouldn't mind the lack of graphics at all. The only people who seemed to object to the lack of visuals in the game were those at Apple, who insisted that a screen shot of some sort be included when the game finally was placed in the app store.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:15.0pt;margin-right:48.95pt;margin-bottom:15.0pt;margin-left:15.0pt'><b><span style='font-size:15.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Blindfold Racer: First Steps to Success<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:15.0pt;margin-right:48.95pt;margin-bottom:15.0pt;margin-left:15.0pt;line-height:125%'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;line-height:125%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Having had almost no dealings with the blind community, Schultz had no idea what to expect when <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/blindfold-racer/id757435916?mt=8"><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Blindfold Racer</span></a> was released in 2014. As it turned out, the game was incredibly popular among blind players, and eventually landed a spot as one of three featured apps on AppleVis for the month of May 2014.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:15.0pt;margin-right:48.95pt;margin-bottom:15.0pt;margin-left:15.0pt;line-height:125%'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;line-height:125%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>As the popularity of Blindfold Racer continued to increase, so did the number of game requests from the blind community. Before long, card games, word games, and action games were all under development. While in Boston for work-related matters, Schultz had the opportunity to meet with four prominent members of the blind community--ACB President Kim Charlson and her husband Brian, NLS's Judy Dixon, and long-time accessibility expert Doug Wakefield. The night before the meeting, the four of them played Schultz's games for several hours. When they met with Schultz the next morning, they were fans of his work, but gave him many suggestions for improving his games. Schultz came away from that meeting understanding that two things were of the utmost importance when designing his Blindfold games--sound and physicality. Rather than writing the third-person style games he had been toying with--games where the player observes the action as though watching a TV screen, he would focus on first-person style games where the player would be part of the action. Players would be able to use Apple's VoiceOver screen reader during game play, but other voice prompts would be added as well to more clearly indicate things such as which character was taking a turn, what area of the screen the player was on, etc. Finally, players would be able to use gestures already familiar to anyone using an iPhone with VoiceOver. In addition, they would be able to tilt or turn their phones in order to control game play.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:15.0pt;margin-right:48.95pt;margin-bottom:15.0pt;margin-left:15.0pt;line-height:125%'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;line-height:125%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Blindfold Games was now a brand, Schultz was beginning to truly understand the needs of the blind gaming community, and the community was loving his work.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:15.0pt;margin-right:48.95pt;margin-bottom:15.0pt;margin-left:15.0pt'><b><span style='font-size:15.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Blindfold Games: The Best Is Yet to Come<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:15.0pt;margin-right:48.95pt;margin-bottom:15.0pt;margin-left:15.0pt;line-height:125%'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;line-height:125%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Once he saw that the blind community was behind him, Schultz redoubled his efforts to make new games. He tries to rotate among gambling games, logic games, and movement-based games, but ideas for new additions to the ever-growing number of Blindfold Games titles just keep coming. All of the games are free to play, but have in-app purchases available. In addition to being able to purchase upgrades to the games, it is also possible to earn coins by listening to videos. The coins can then be exchanged for upgrades that make game play even more enjoyable. Schultz originally used the same ad service used by the popular <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/trivia-crack/id651510680?mt=8"><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Trivia Crack</span></a>, <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:15.0pt;margin-right:48.95pt;margin-bottom:15.0pt;margin-left:15.0pt;line-height:125%'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;line-height:125%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/trivia-crack/id651510680?mt=8"><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/trivia-crack/id651510680?mt=8</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:15.0pt;margin-right:48.95pt;margin-bottom:15.0pt;margin-left:15.0pt;line-height:125%'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;line-height:125%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:15.0pt;margin-right:48.95pt;margin-bottom:15.0pt;margin-left:15.0pt;line-height:125%'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;line-height:125%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>game, but he learned that the service was difficult for blind players to use. He has now switched to the service used by the developers of <a href="http://diceworldgame.com/dw/"><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>DiceWorld</span></a>, <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:15.0pt;margin-right:48.95pt;margin-bottom:15.0pt;margin-left:15.0pt;line-height:125%'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;line-height:125%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>http://diceworldgame.com/dw/<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:15.0pt;margin-right:48.95pt;margin-bottom:15.0pt;margin-left:15.0pt;line-height:125%'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;line-height:125%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:15.0pt;margin-right:48.95pt;margin-bottom:15.0pt;margin-left:15.0pt;line-height:125%'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;line-height:125%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>another popular game among the blind community.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:15.0pt;margin-right:48.95pt;margin-bottom:15.0pt;margin-left:15.0pt;line-height:125%'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;line-height:125%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>These days, the blind community is talking about <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/blindfold-bowling/id1038994263?mt=8"><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Blindfold Bowling</span></a>. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:15.0pt;margin-right:48.95pt;margin-bottom:15.0pt;margin-left:15.0pt;line-height:125%'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;line-height:125%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/blindfold-bowling/id1038994263?mt=8<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:15.0pt;margin-right:48.95pt;margin-bottom:15.0pt;margin-left:15.0pt;line-height:125%'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;line-height:125%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:15.0pt;margin-right:48.95pt;margin-bottom:15.0pt;margin-left:15.0pt;line-height:125%'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;line-height:125%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Schultz used a physics engine to control aspects of the game such as how the ball rolled down the lane and connected with the pins. Anyone who has played the game will be struck by the realistic sounds of the bowling alley. Schultz consulted members of blind bowling leagues to ensure that the game is as accurate as possible.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:15.0pt;margin-right:48.95pt;margin-bottom:15.0pt;margin-left:15.0pt;line-height:125%'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;line-height:125%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:15.0pt;margin-right:48.95pt;margin-bottom:15.0pt;margin-left:15.0pt;line-height:125%'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;line-height:125%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/blindfold-pong/id997786222?mt=8"><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Blindfold Pong</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:15.0pt;margin-right:48.95pt;margin-bottom:15.0pt;margin-left:15.0pt;line-height:125%'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;line-height:125%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/blindfold-pong/id997786222?mt=8"><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/blindfold-pong/id997786222?mt=8</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:15.0pt;margin-right:48.95pt;margin-bottom:15.0pt;margin-left:15.0pt;line-height:125%'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;line-height:125%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:15.0pt;margin-right:48.95pt;margin-bottom:15.0pt;margin-left:15.0pt;line-height:125%'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;line-height:125%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>and <a href="http://www.applevis.com/apps/ios/games/blindfold-breakout"><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Blindfold Breakout</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:15.0pt;margin-right:48.95pt;margin-bottom:15.0pt;margin-left:15.0pt;line-height:125%'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;line-height:125%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>http://www.applevis.com/apps/ios/games/blindfold-breakout<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:15.0pt;margin-right:48.95pt;margin-bottom:15.0pt;margin-left:15.0pt;line-height:125%'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;line-height:125%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:15.0pt;margin-right:48.95pt;margin-bottom:15.0pt;margin-left:15.0pt;line-height:125%'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;line-height:125%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>are games that allow the player to move his or her iPhone from side to side in order to hit a moving ball with paddles. In Blindfold Breakout, the ball breaks bricks. Once he or she has broken through an entire layer, the player can move to the next level of the game.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:15.0pt;margin-right:48.95pt;margin-bottom:15.0pt;margin-left:15.0pt;line-height:125%'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;line-height:125%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Although he does not promise to fulfill all requests, Schultz welcomes suggestions for more games. He is constantly looking for ways to push the envelope when it comes to blind gaming. You can find all Blindfold Games titles by doing a search on the app store or on <a href="http://www.applevis.com/"><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>AppleVis</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:15.0pt;margin-right:48.95pt;margin-bottom:15.0pt;margin-left:15.0pt;line-height:125%'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;line-height:125%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><a href="http://www.applevis.com/"><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>http://www.applevis.com/</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:15.0pt;margin-right:48.95pt;margin-bottom:15.0pt;margin-left:15.0pt;line-height:125%'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;line-height:125%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:15.0pt;margin-right:48.95pt;margin-bottom:15.0pt;margin-left:15.0pt;line-height:125%'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;line-height:125%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:15.0pt;margin-right:48.95pt;margin-bottom:15.0pt;margin-left:15.0pt'><b><span style='font-size:15.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>The Bottom Line<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:15.0pt;margin-right:48.95pt;margin-bottom:15.0pt;margin-left:15.0pt;line-height:125%'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;line-height:125%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Marty Schultz is a talented programmer who loves to take on a challenge. He has shown an interest in and a commitment to designing games that are playable by the blind community. Although the original WishToList app that got the ball rolling has since been removed from the app store, the spirit of that project lives on today.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:15.0pt;margin-right:48.95pt;margin-bottom:15.0pt;margin-left:15.0pt;line-height:125%'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;line-height:125%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Anyone with an iPhone who enjoys gaming should definitely consider playing any and all titles from the Blindfold Games series. Be sure to check the app store often, as there are many more games yet to come!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:15.0pt;margin-right:48.95pt;margin-bottom:15.0pt;margin-left:15.0pt'><a name=sect2></a><b><span style='font-size:14.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Product Information<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:15.0pt;margin-right:48.95pt;margin-bottom:15.0pt;margin-left:15.0pt;line-height:125%'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;line-height:125%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Blindfold Games<br>Platform: iOS<br>Website: The app store or <a href="http://www.applevis.com/"><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>AppleVis</span></a> <br><a href="http://www.applevis.com/"><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>http://www.applevis.com/</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:15.0pt;margin-right:48.95pt;margin-bottom:15.0pt;margin-left:15.0pt;line-height:125%'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;line-height:125%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:15.0pt;margin-right:48.95pt;margin-bottom:15.0pt;margin-left:15.0pt;line-height:125%'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;line-height:125%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Price: Free with in-app purchases available<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><span lang=EN style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>“</span></b><span lang=EN style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>The Lord is a refuge for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble. Those who know your name trust in you, for you, Lord, have never forsaken those who seek you.”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN style='font-size:7.5pt'>Psalm 9:9-10 </span></b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal>To subscribe to Dan's tips or HotSpot with God Daily Devotional, send a blank message to <a href="mailto:dthompson5@mchsi.com">dthompson5@mchsi.com</a> and include "subscribe Dan's Tips" or Subscribe HotSpot with God" in the subject line.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>