inconsistencies web search performance

Marvin E. Pollard, Jr. mpollard at calstate.edu
Fri Nov 7 13:04:11 EST 1997


I was following the discussion about Web search engines and came across
a comment about being not being able to search for "date rape." I tried
this search on my favorite search engine; Northern Light
<http://www.nlsearch.com>, and got, what I consider to be,  very useful
results. Perhaps the short term solution is to switch rather than fight,
that is, vote with your index finger and choose a search engine that
offers more precise searching.

Northern Light  Search Results:

Your search returned 24,145 items which we have
organized into the following Custom Search Folders:


      Date rape

      Personal pages

      Educational sites

      Rape & sexual assault

      Epidemics

      Sexual abuse

      website-1.com

      College & university student affairs

      Toxicology (medical specialty)

      Feminism

      all others...



            Patent Pending





                                  1.
                                    Researching the "Rape Culture" of
America
                                    92% - Articles & General info:
Researching the "Rape Culture" of America The
                                    Real Issue Researching the "Rape
Culture" of America An Investigation of
                                    Feminist Claims about Rape By
Christina Hoff... Date Not Available
                                    Commercial site:
http://www.leaderu.com /real/ri9502 /sommers.html



                                  2.
                                    Understanding Date Rape
                                    91% - Articles & General info:
Understanding Date Rape Understanding Date
                                    Rape Carol was so excited when Dave
asked her out. They had a great time at
                                    dinner and a movie,... 11/20/96
                                    Educational site:
http://www.messiah.edu /campserv /cservice/DR.HTM



                                  3.
                                    Valencia West LRC--Date Rape
                                    91% - Directories & Lists:  Valencia
West LRC--Date Rape Date Rape Pathfinder
                                    July 1996 SCOPE: Dire warnings about
date rape together with the specter of
                                    AIDS have cast a grim... 05/06/97
                                    Educational site:
http://valencia.cc.fl.us /lrcwest /daterape.html



                                  4.
                                    How do date rape and acquaintance
rape differ?
                                    89% - Articles & General info:  How
do date rape and acquaintance rape differ?
                                    Many people use the terms "date
rape" and "acquaintance rape"
                                    interchangeably.... The similarity
is that the perpetrator... 06/08/95
                                    Educational site:
http://linear.chsra.wisc.edu /chsra /chess/CHEN-FU /sa-11.htm



                                  5.
                                    CDC Issues Warning on Date Rape Drug
(4/4)
                                    89% - Articles & General info:  CDC
Issues Warning on Date Rape Drug (4/4)
                                    CND ARTICLE CDC Issues Warning on
Date Rape Drug (4/4) By M.... Date Not
                                    Available
                                    Commercial site:  http://nytsyn.com
/live/Week/094_040497_154221_21210.html



                                  6.
                                    Date Rape
                                    89% - Directories & Lists:  Date
Rape Date Rape-The Ultimate Violation of Trust
                                    This powerful video presents the
viewer with the facts about date rape. The
                                    20-minute video explores this...
05/13/97
                                    Commercial site:
http://www.hartinc.com /siv/rape.htm



                                  7.
                                    National Clearinghouse on Marital
and Date Rape
                                    88% - Articles & General info:
National Clearinghouse on Marital and Date
                                    Rape Previous group * Next group *
Top of A Bay Area Progressive Directory
                                    National Clearinghouse on Marital
and... 01/22/97
                                    Personal page:
http://www.divtech.com /~cheetham /gnaope-1.html




                                  8.
                                    Date Rape's Other Victim
                                    88% - Articles & General info:  Date
Rape's Other Victim [Overview] [Options]
                                    [Search] [New] [Disclaimer] [Mailing
List] [Contents] [People] [Issues] [Library]
                                    [Reviews] [HMV] [Web] [Contact]
[Overview] [Options] [Power Search] [What's
                                    New]... Date Not Available
                                    Commercial site:  http://cycad.com
/cgi-bin/Upstream /Issues/fem /roiphe-nyt.html




                                  9.
                                    Date rape drug incidents increase
                                    87% - Articles & General info:  Date
rape drug incidents increase ... 05/14/97
                                    Commercial site:
http://www.green-river.com /3415512p3.htm




                                 10.
                                    Roofies; Date Rape Drug of Choice
                                    87% - Articles & General info:
Roofies; Date Rape Drug of Choice FOR
                                    IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
15:00CST-01/06/9... 'Roofies', The New "Date Rape"
                                    Drug of Choice By Clark Staten, ERRI
Executive Director Chicago,... 08/18/97
                                    Commercial site:
http://emernet.emergency.com /roofies.htm




                                 11.
                                    Date Rape's Other Victim
                                    86% - Articles & General info:  Date
Rape's Other Victim [Overview] [Options]
                                    [Search] [New] [Disclaimer] [Mailing
List] [Contents] [People] [Issues] [Library]
                                    [Reviews] [HMV] [Web] [Contact]
[Overview] [Options] [Power Search] [What's
                                    New]... Date Not Available
                                    Commercial site:
http://www.cycad.com /cgi-bin/Upstream /Issues
                                    /fem/roiphe-nyt.html




                                 12.
                                    ROBERT CROWN CENTER FOR HEALTH
EDUCATION'S DATE RAPE
                                    PREVENTION PROGRAM
                                    86% - Articles & General info:
ROBERT CROWN CENTER FOR HEALTH
                                    EDUCATION'S DATE RAPE PREVENTION
PROGRAM RED LIGHT/GREEN
                                    LIGHT: THE DATING GAME This program
is aimed at students who are
                                    sophomores... 08/05/97
                                    Personal page:
http://www.anet-chi.com /~rcche /date.html




                                 13.
                                    The Brazos County Rape Crisis
Center, Inc.
                                    85% - Articles & General info:  The
Brazos County Rape Crisis Center, Inc. Date
                                    Rape: THE BRAZOS COUNTY RAPE CRISIS
CENTER, INC. in Bryan, Texas is
                                    an organization of concerned
women... 05/09/97
                                    Commercial site:
http://rapecrisis.txcyber.com /date-rape.html




                                 14.
                                    Texas A&M International Slates Talk
On Date Rape Sept.
                                    85% - Articles & General info:
Texas A&M International Slates Talk On Date
                                    Rape Sept. 10 Texas A&M
International Slates Talk On Date Rape Sept. 10 Texas
                                    A&M International University will...
01/01/96
                                    Educational site:
http://www.tamiu.edu /newsinfo /nrelease/1996
                                    /sep/sep4/article4.htm




                                 15.
                                    Assault Robbery CRIME VIOLENCE RAPE
MURDER Cons Abuse Burglary
                                    84% - Directories & Lists:  Assault
Robbery CRIME VIOLENCE RAPE
                                    MURDER Cons Abuse Burglary Assault?
CRIME-DETECTIVES... SCIENTIFIC
                                    SPECIALISTS... Researchers,
Developers, & Publishers... offer: Amazing New
                                    TruthsAbout Your Emotions !!
Welcome!... Date Not Available
                                    Commercial site:
http://website-1.com /goto-88.html

--
Marvin E. Pollard, Jr.                mpollard at calstate.edu
Project Manager
Unified Information Access System
California State University                    562 985-9492
P.O. Box 3842                             FAX  562 985-9414
Seal Beach, Ca  90740-7842         http://uias.calstate.edu




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