<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD W3 HTML//EN"> <HTML> <HEAD> <META content=text/html;charset=iso-8859-1 = http-equiv=Content-Type><!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD W3 = HTML//EN"> <META content='"MSHTML 4.72.3110.7"' name=GENERATOR> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2>I wish to extend my sincere thanks = to those of you who responded to my query about grandfathering.  I reread my = original post again, and it could have been taken in a sarcastic manor.  = Thank you all for taking it in the way it was intended, in sincerity.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>A number of people e-mailed me privately as well as = posting on the list.  Just to give you an idea of the general tone, there were = some who saw no problems, and some who saw severe problems.  = Fortunately, the general feeling was that the most severe of the problems were more than = a just a year or two ago, and that overall, the testing materials and procedures = have improved to the point of being quite good, unbiased, and fair. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>I appreciated the good well mannered responses, and = I thank you for your input.  You really have set my mind more at ease about = this.  </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Hope you all are having a nice weekend.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Sincerely,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Brian Trout</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Quarryville, Pa.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2><A href="mailto:btrout@desupernet.net">btrout@desupernet.net</A></FONT></D= IV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="BORDER-LEFT: #000000 solid 2px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-LEFT: = 5px"> <DIV> </DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>