This just in:<br><br>In a move described by some as unheard of for the normally slow-moving government bureaucracy, NMC yesterday took the hint from <a title=“GoogleHealth” target="_blank" href=“http://tinyurl.com/4utoo2]GoogleHealth, Google’s new cloud computing medical records on-line database, and introduced <strong>GoogleNMC</strong>, a records database tool for mariners who have made at least one initial application and who have a minimum 56k dial-up internets connection. <br><br>When you click on <a title=“GoogleNMC” target=”_blank" href=“http://tinyurl.com/gzony]GoogleNMC, you’ll be asked to enter your mariner number and SSN on an unsecured registration page. After verifying your information by cross-checking it with your bank account numbers, you’ll be granted access to your credentials file. This online file database allows you to view and edit the contents of your file, especially those important items such as physicals, sea time letters, and tonnage limitations. Once finished, you’ll be redirected to a page that strongly suggests that you take advantage of an opportunity to fill out a customer satisfaction survey, the <a title=“Results” target=”_blank" href=“http://tinyurl.com/42qt8c]results of which will be made available in a future issue of the <a title=“WAVE newsletter” target=”_blank" href=“http://tinyurl.com/479ca7]WAVE newsletter. At that point you can <a target=”_blank" href="http://tinyurl.com/3pr8nr]exit and go about your business, knowing that your file is safe and secure in the hands of Google and NMC.<br><br>Your tax dollars at work, in a productive way for once.