Weekend roundup

Just a few research links this week, but they are some good ones:

Le Numero, address and phone directory from France. Find by name, type, number, address, or proximity.

Readable Laws: new Wiki makes federal legislation easier to understand. Not much here yet but this project is from News Assignment/Jay Rosen; following the 'Assignment Zero' experiment, they're also now working on Off the Bus, "campaign coverage for people who aren't in the club" (hosted by Huffington Post). Just posted: Jay Rosen's tips for Off the Bus bloggers.

Federal Contractor Misconduct Database from POGO, Project On Government Oversight.

BizJournals Business Profiles, beta test of these profiles from American City Business Journals, via Sacramento Biz Journal site.

Skin Deep cosmetics database from Environmental Working Group, evaluates and rates over 700 sunscreens, finding 83% either don't protect from sun or contain harmful ingredients.

Housekeeping note: blogging may be light the next week as I travel North.