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NEW YORK, March 2 /PRNewswire/ -- You've got a cell phone at one ear, an iPod at the other. You know that Blackberry is now a verb and Spam is not only canned meat. But just how did we get here? Blame William Shatner -- yes, that William Shatner. HOW WILLIAM SHATNER CHANGED THE WORLD boldly goes where few have gone before to reveal how scientists are surpassing the far-out vision of the future foreshadowed in Star Trek. From cell phones to computers to even leading-edge medical advancements, this two-hour special shot in High Definition (HD) explores how the sci-fi...

NAHA, Okinawa, Nov. 16 — The governor of Okinawa petitioned Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld on Sunday to reduce or relocate American military bases on this strategic Japanese island, and urged removing large numbers of American marines to reduce crime here. In an unusual act of very public diplomacy, the Okinawa government decided that the entire meeting between Mr. Rumsfeld and Gov. Keiichi Inamine would be opened to Japanese and foreign news organizations, assuring that his plea would receive a wide airing. Mr. Rumsfeld's other sessions with Japanese leaders during his two-day visit were held in private. The defense secretary...