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Open linkA9
With this you can save web sites by dragging them into your bookmarks, open an image column, open a reference column and add a lot more order to your searches.
(http://a9.com)

 Open linkAlltheWeb
-self-described as the "next generation search engine", fresh updates, not cluttered with ads. In advanced search you can filter for offensive content.
(http://alltheweb.com)

Open linkAlta Vista
-an index of the web with many search refining features
(http://www.altavista.com)

 Open linkAsk Jeeves
(http://www.askjeeves.com)

Open linkExcite
-an index of the web specializing in broadening narrow searches
(http://www.excite.com)

 Open linkGoogle
-a database of web sites with many custom search techniques
(http://www.google.com)

Open linkGuides to Search Engines
-reviews search engines, recommends which ones to use depending on your topic
(http://www.searchenginewatch.com)

 Open linkHotbot
-a database of web seites with many custom search techniques
(http://www.hotbot.com)

Open linkIxquick.com
(http://www.ixquick.com)

 Open linkLycos
-a catalog of web sites to search by keyword and subject
(http://www.lycos.com)

Open linkMsn.com
(http://www.msn.com)

 Open linkScirus
"Scirus is the most comprehensive science-specific search engine on the Internet....Scirus searches over 167 million science-specific Web pages. scirus.com
(http://www.scirus.com/srsapp/)

Open linkTeoma
A very streamlined search engine that doesn't bombard you with a zillion hits.
(http://www.teoma.com/)

 Open linkWebcrawler
-a keyword searchable index of the web
(http://www.webcrawler.com)

Open linkYahoo
-a hierarchial subject guide to the web
(http://www.yahoo.com)

 Open linkYahooligans
(http://www.yahooligans.com)