CROZIER'S FOREIGN CITIZENSHIP STANDS IN WAY OF RELEASE.(CAPITAL REGION)

Byline: MICHAEL MC KEON - Staff writer

If Knickerbocker Arena architect J. Gregory Crozier were an American citizen, he'd be out of prison and on his way to a halfway house in Albany today.

Crozier was due to be released today after serving six months of his 18-month prison term for his 1991 conviction for conspiring to bribe former County Executive James J. Coyne Jr.

However, rather than going to a local halfway house, Crozier may end up serving out his entire sentence at the federal prison camp in Lewisburg, Pa., and then be deported because he is a Canadian citizen, defense attorney Raymond Kelly said.

Kelly said the federal …

AP Exclusive: Japan nuke holdout resolved to stay

TOMIOKA, Japan (AP) — Vines creep across Tomioka's empty streets, its prim gardens overgrown with waist-high weeds and meadow flowers. Dead cows rot where they were left to starve in their pens. Chicken coops writhe with maggots, a sickening stench hanging in the air.

This once-thriving community of 16,000 people now has a population of one.

In this nuclear no-man's land poisoned by radiation from a disaster-battered power plant, rice farmer Naoto Matsumura refuses to leave despite government orders. He says he has thought about the possibility of getting cancer but prefers to stay — with a skinny dog named Aki his constant companion.

Nearly six months after Japan's …

CRICKET WORLD CUP at 0600 GMT

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CRI--WCUP-PAKISTAN-WEST INDIES

DHAKA, Bangladesh — Pakistan takes momentum and confidence into Wednesday's first World Cup quarterfinal against a West Indies team that is lacking both. By 1100 GMT. By Caroline Cheese.

CRI--WCUP-INDIA-AUSTRALIA

AHMEDABAD, India — In a match fit for a grand finale, India hosts a quarterfinal against defending champion Australia, which is coming off its first loss in a World Cup match since 1999. By 1300 GMT. By C. Rajshekhar Rao.

BC-CRI--WCUP-SRI LANKA-ENGLAND

COLOMBO — Co-host Sri Lanka could not have asked for a better draw in the World Cup quarterfinals against England — a team which is the most …

Cut to the chase: We are the chumpions: When it comes to buying green, who's fooling whom?

Shoppers of the world, I have just one question: Are you an eco-chump?

Lots of us try to shop green. We buy unbleached paper towels and recycled products, some with more than 5 percent post-consumer content. Commend McDonald's for banning Styrofoam, and shun them for lying about beef fat in the fries. Save our paychecks because we suffer from Prius envy. Wouldn't be caught dead at Wal-Mart because, well, it's Wal-Mart.

But a green consumer is still a consumer, and the evil marketing geniuses who run the world know this. They prey on our longings: love your mother, do well by doing good, live simply that others may simply live . . . They put symbols of renewal on plastic …

Studies from Columbia University yield new data on agricultural economics.

"Extreme interannual variability of precipitation within Ethiopia is not uncommon, inducing droughts or floods and often creating serious repercussions on agricultural and nonagricultural commodities. A dynamic climate module is integrated into an economy-wide model containing a detailed zonal level agricultural structure," scientists writing in the journal Agricultural Economics report.

"This coupled climate-economic model is used to evaluate the effects of climate variability on prospective irrigation and infrastructure investment strategies, and the ensuing country-wide economy. The linkages between the dynamic climate module and the economic model are created by …

65 TICKETED IN HANDICAPPED-ONLY SPACES.(CAPITAL REGION)

ALBANY -- A countywide crackdown on people illegally parked in designated handicapped spots left 65 motorists with tickets bearing a hefty fine Saturday, Albany County Sheriff James Campbell said.

In an effort termed Project Access, police across Albany County targeted shopping centers on the busiest shopping day of the year, …

Lab spray dryer.(Product News)(Developed by Lab-Plant for smaller scale uses)(Brief Article)

In response to demand from the education sector and smallscale laboratories, Lab-Plant has introduced a laboratory-scale spray dryer.

The SD-Basic is designed to enable initial product trials and evaluation to be carried out efficiently and economically. LabPlant claims the unit costs around half the price of any comparable device on the market yet includes a complete glassware set. This includes the main drying …