The Burlington Free Press from Burlington, Vermont • Page 27

3C THE BURLINGTON FREE PRESS THURSDAY, JULY 2. 1998 In Moscow, Russians relish foreign franks By Daniel Williams The Washington Post MOSCOW Eating-on-the-run was never much of a Moscow tradition. More often than not this century, it's been quite the opposite: Muscovites have been running to find something to eat. With capitalism, food shortages and the waiting in line have become things of the past and these days, Muscovites don't seem to want to wait at all for to newsprint. Called sosiski, Rus-wieners are a preferred breakfast dish in many homes and old-style hotels.

Russians feed them to their pets not out of disdain for the franks, but because Russians often treat their animals as well as they treat themselves. However, use of the name "hot dog" is relatively new. It's a marketing ploy. Sosiski are considered a cheap food. Vendors have taken to calling them "hot dogs," to accent their foreign origin.

Moscow is bustling, and that means eating lunch is becoming more of a sprint than a marathon. Russian middle-class workers, as they pour out of their offices, are in a hurry. Since windows full of fashions and electronic gadgets line many streets, lunch has become merely a detour from other consumer pursuits. Russia has long munched on hot dogs, or a facsimile of hot dogs, which in Soviet lore could contain everything from rat meat their food. They have discovered the most instant of lunch providers: the hot-dog street vendor.

Boilers on wheels and kiosks with grills are popping up across the city. In the space of a city block, you can chew on New York-style dogs awash in ketchup, Danish franks smothered with fried onions and French-style hot dogs (a slender frank jammed through a hole at the top of a baguette). Wieners served in a peculiar Russian way, on flat white bread with butter, are also available. For better or worse, the craze is a sign that Moscow is coming of age. For a long time, urban greatness here was equated with grandeur gargantuan skyscrapers and stadiums, gigantic movie houses and subway stations, boulevards as wide as a football field.

The hot-dog vendor business points to a change: Bigness is out, livability is in. Kellie Martin to join 'ER' cast this fall At Yankee Medical We Celebrate Independence Every Day in the ER," executive producer Lydia Woodward said. "We haven't had a student character in quite a while, and we felt there are still a lot of good stories to be told in that area." Woodward said no further cast additions are planned, and writers haven't settled on an exit strategy for George Clooney's Dr. Ross, leaving at the end of next season. Martin won an Emmy nomination for her portrayal of Becca Thatcher in "Life Goes On." Gannett News Service Kellie Martin, best known for roles on ABC's "Life Goes On" and CBS' "Christy," is joining "ER" this fall as third-year med student Lucy Knight.

Martin, 22, doesn't replace Maria Bello, whose departure is unrelated. Instead, she'll play an idealistic doctor in training, much as Noah Wyle (as John Carter) did when the top-rated NBC drama premiered in 1994. "She's a neophyte who does not have any hands-on experience 5'v For 50 years helping our patients achieve their goals. I A PI HOROSCOPE ARIES (March 21-April 19) Emotional well-being becomes your focus. If you live in a negative world, you become part of that world.

Surround yourself with positive thinkers. All healthy relationships go through periods of disagreement. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) A new idea of yours is endowed with the seeds of greatness. If you recognize your own insecurity, you can turn it into confidence with a little work. A more forceful style gets answers from those who hold up your process.

GEMINI (May 21 -June 21) Consider the plusses of taking on a roommate. Be complimentary about people you are meeting for the first time, or don't say anything. A can-do attitude makes up for a lack of experience. CANCER (June 22-July 22) You accentuate the positive though circumstances seem more volatile than usual. What causes you to feel uncertain is confusing to others as well.

Be the first to speak up. Outings of two or three are luckiest tonight. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) There is no time for long-winded conversation or childish indulgence. A continual forward push is needed if you are to do what you promised.

Omit self-destructive thought patterns, and your confidence level soars. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) You are more of a leader than you know. A family member makes an effort to be more like you.

Thoughts of escape are natural, but it is time instead to confront your problem. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) Tunnel vision will get you to a financial goal in a hurry. Emotional openness allows others to let go and be themselves.

Welcome the opportunity to bring comfort to others. Someone you hardly know becomes a friend. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21) Find out what is really going on behind the scenes of your business.

That intellectual waiting in the wings will continue to wait until you are free. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) Support the project of a friend, even though you may be secretly envious. There is much you do not understand about someone close to you, but this is nothing to fear.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) Some instability in a relationship will take months, even years, to completely resolve. Concentrate on lessons learned instead of deficits. Tackle domestic issues before they escalate into fullblown problems.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) Others count on you to keep the lid on illicit business affairs. Those in power will bend the rules to please you. You did not expect to be the center of attraction, a member of the opposite sex cannot resist you.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) Negative and positive forces create synergy. Your powerful physical presence invites attention. It seems the die has been cast in your romantic life. TODAY'S BIRTHDAY This month and next are ripe for romance.

Capricorn and Virgo are especially sexy partners. You are given advantages that enable you to utilize your abilities for great fulfillment. Write Joyce Jillson, Creators Syndicate, 5777 West Century Suite 700, Los Angeles, Calif. 90045. Whether on the Or in their own backyard! rY TP bmm MMHiiiMiiinn Mill I'll IfTll a ii nullum -mmmmmr -vmhimm TV TIPS "Friends," 8 p.m., NBC.

Some successful shows sink into a sea of sameness. Wisely, however, "Friends" stirs things up. Tonight is a prime example: Phoebe may get pregnant; four of her friends may get new apartments. "Intensity," 8 p.m., Fox. In the first half of this miniseries, a fragile loner (Molly Parker) surprised herself with her selfless action: She followed a vile killer, hoping to free the young girl he's holding captive.

Her good intentions backfired, though. Now she's also a captive. This nasty miniseries isn't worth the rough, four-hour ride. If you jump in now, however, you can catch the strong finish. Parker and John C.

McGinley are superb. "C-16," 8 p.m., ABC. In a new episode, Eric Roberts tries to find out who wants him killed. "NASCAR: 50 Years on the Fast Track With Brooks and Dunn," 8 p.m., CBS. At times, CBS quits trying to pretend it is something else.

It doesn't claim to be slick, city network. Its real strength is in the Heartland. Now some of this combines into a hardy, homespun hour. It keeps leaping between race car footage, old and new, and a booming concert by the Brooks-and-Dunn duo. The result is fast, fun and forgettable.

"Suddenly Susan," 8:30, NBC. Shawn Colvin guests, but that leaves the bigger question: Didn't we banish "Suddenly Susan" from Thursdays? "Seinfeld," 9 p.m., NBC. Kathy Griffin, who's also a "Suddenly Susan" regular, gets an hour of Thursday real-estate tonight. She guests here, based on a true story: Griffin really did have a comedy act in which she said bad things about Jerry Seinfeld. "Diagnosis Murder," 9 p.m., CBS.

This Donjt miss a Chyna Shepherd (Molly Parker, right) risks her life to save her friend, and is captured and tormented by killer Edgier Vess (John C. McGinley, left) in Dean Koontz's "Intensity." The two-part miniseries concludes at 8 tonight on Fox. story centers on a murdered mime. "Mystery," 9 p.m., PBS. This starts a two-parter, based on a P.D.

James novel. In the opener, Adam Dalgliesh probes a murder in which both hands were severed. "Working Girl," 9 p.m., USA Network. Melanie Griffith gave an affecting performance, as a likable woman, trying to be taken seriously. "A Promise Kept: The Oksana Baiul Story," 9 p.m., Lifetime.

The story of the skating champ. "ER," 10 p.m., NBC. Jeanie charges that she's being laid off because of testing HIV-positive. Mike Hughes, GNS Independence Day Celebrations! in Living, get a list of events and things to do this Fourth of July weekend. Plus, get an updated list of event cancellations due to flood damage.

THURSDAY EVENING JULY 2, 1998 in Living, experience scuba 6vM in Lake Explore the lake-bottom history, its shipwrecks and its geology. Plus, read about the thrills--and dangers--of ice diving. Baby Boomeis guaranteed a comfortable retimmont with Social Security, corporate pensions and savings accounts. But the sooner they start putting their situation into perspective, the better chance they have for meeting all their obligations without going broke. In Sunday Money, find out how to start saving for retirement How do businesses recover Wftefl (IZtUfZl HiSaStCr StflkeS? In light of recent flooding, we look at what types of disaster relief is available to Vermont businesses.

In Business Monday, find out where to go for help and advice, plus get tips on how to plan in advance. Note: In an effort to keep you informed with late breaking news, these stories could be replaced at deadline. nrTOnrrwi riwi rrw.n rrw.n rnw.i.n n.w.n CBS (:00) News ICBS Evening I Entertainment I NASCAR: 50 Years on the I Diagnosis Murder The death 48 Hours People paralyzed by 44937 News A SI Tonight A Fast Track WHh Brooks ft of a mime casts suspicion on injuries hope for full recovery. 3 WCAX 9685 31 Dunn A (B 3111 Mark and Steve. 'PG' 7537 A BB 3734 mo- NBC Nightly Jeopardyl Wheel of Friends (R) ISuddenly Seinfeld The IJust Shoot Me ER "Obstruction of Justice" (R) News 11 2043 4531 Fortune A PG' Bfl Susan (R) 'PG' Cartoon" (R) (R) 'PG' A 'PG' SE 26579 5WPTZ 8227 7109 I 2314 A 'PG' 80289 194956 4HC ABC World Simpsons A Frasier The C-16 "Hitting Olansky" A 'PG' Prey Sloan, Attwood And Daniels Thursday Night A El 29145 News Tonight 'PG' 77666 Friend" 'PG' 32 I 83444 are challenged by a destructive 22 WVNY (g 92463 98647 offspring.

'PG'79668 UPN Dating Game Highway With "Desperate Rescue: The Cathy Mahone Story" (1993, Drama) Almost Live! Mountles: 27 WWBI A 58005 Patrol Children Marie! Hemingway, Clancy Brown. 65024 (R) A 92753 True Stories ppc (:00) Newshour Nightly Talk of This Old iHometirne iMysteryl "Unnatural Causes' Affluenza (R) A 'G' SO With Jim Business Report Vermont House (R)'G' "American (R) A (Part 1 of 2) 'PG' II 824208 33VPT uhrer 420555 'G' 925376 649444 EB 934024 Four-Square" 814821 WBN Coach A Empty Nest Cosby Show "Queens Logic" (1991) Joe Mantegna, Ken Olin. Old Xena: Warrior Princess (R) 39 WWIN 25482 A 'PG' 51258 51 21666 friends converge on their hometown for a wedding. 85840 A 'PG' SB 71647 F0X Cheers "Carta Cops A 'PG' Real TV A "Intensity" (1997, Suspense) (Part 2 of 2 PA) John C. Hard Copy Inside Edition Loves Clavin" SI 565918 'PG'DB McGinley, Molly Parker, Piper Laurie.

Chyna journeys deep into 989734 998482 44 WFFF 283302 1212314 the killer's twisted world. A '14' 478043 PBS Nightly Newshour With Jim Lshrer Nature "Monsoon" (R) A 'PG' Nova "Faster Than Sound" A ExploringYour Brain (Part 2 57 WCFE Business Report SB 87208 1 5 96956 I'G'BS 76192 of 3) G' BE 86579 2 CBFT Ma chanson Baseball Les Expos de Montreal contre tes Red Sox a Boston. (En direct) 896444 Le Telejoumal (:25) Le Point" CBC (:00) News World of Discovery Touched "Sabrina the Teen-Age Witch" (1996, Fantasy) Melissa NationalCBC News 17821 6CBMT 80753 by a Dolphin" 18550 Joan Hart, Chartene Femetz, Sherry Miller. 38314 CTV (:00) News Entertainment Suddenly Susan "Rent-a-Kid" (1 995, Comedy) Leslie Nielsen. Three feisty ER A 'PG' Si 42531 12 CFCF 17918 Tonight 9181 'PG' 1579 orphans are loaned out to a yuppie couple.

A 11 63024 TBN Praise the Jerry Barnard Bible Behind the Intelligence Bishop Jakes I Benny Hinn Praise the Lord (Live) SI 16 TBN Lord 7891192 8732579 Prophecy Scenes 51 Briefing 5262111 6606173 2406686 "The Great Sioux Uprising" (1953, "Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea" (1961, Adventure) "Crash Dive" (1943) WMU Western) Chandler, Lyle Bettger. 983685 Walter Piogeon, Joan Fontaine. 'PG' 51 807531 Tyrone Power. 2426869 ADTC (:00) Northern Law ft Order The Blue Wall" Biography 'Johnny Cash: The Unexplained 'Extreme Poirot Britain's political stability Exposure 51467937 Man in Black" 'G' 476685 Sacrifice" 'G' 456821 is threatened. 466208 A-P Pet Shop (R) Human Nature 'G' 7132956 Animal Doctor Emergency jWild Rescues E.S.P.U.

'G' Mothers of the Wild Profiles "Paul Auster" (R) 'PG' "Foreign Student" (1994, Comedy-Drama) Marco Salute to Movie Music 'G' DrlAVU 831444 139598 Hofschneider, Robin Givens, Rick Johnson. 'R' 119734 912043 CNBC Edge 3087043 Business Equal tTme Hardball 7190550 Rivera Uvs 7110314 News With Brian Williams CNN Moneyllne Newshour 849918 Crossfire World Today 51 779573 Larry King Live 379717 Newsstand: Entertainment COM Make-Laugh Dally Show Stein's Money "Diner" (1982, Comedy) Sieve Gutlenberg, Daniel Stem. 7842753 Tim Allen DISC Wings 639227 Gimme Shelter (R) 'G' 472869 jwild Discovery Into Unknown Movie Magic Wings (R) 'G' 464840 Brotherly "Annie" (1982) Albert Finney. The Broadway smash about (:10) "Hocus Pocus" (1993) Bette Midler. Youths conjure Ula" Love 959289 the adventures of an orphan girt 'PG' 51 6774918 up three child-hungry witches on Halloween.

27906111 ESPN LPGA Golf Sportscenter Major League Soccer Miami Fusion al D.C. United. 398734 Billiard: Ultimate Nine-Ball Baseball ESPN2 Motoworld RPM 2Night Basketball: Harlem Globetrotters Auto Racing NASCAR Qualifying. 6907821 Hockey EWTN Catholic Our Lady-Dally Mass Life on the Rock 4980289 Say Yes Rosary-Land Don Bosco (R) 3753869 cau Here Comes Ultimate Adventures: Alaska- Rescue 911 A 458314 "Deception: A Mother's Secret (1991) Steven Weber. A wid- the Bride Wilderness ower uncovers his late wife's painful past A 428173 FX Jump St Miami Vice SB 5385550 X-Files '14' 11 5301598 nYPD Blue A '14' 5381734 ln Color Bobcat uan (5:00) Wimbledon Tennis Women's Semifinal.

"Bom on the Fourth of July" (1989, Drama) Tom Cruise. An idealistic Def Comedy "HU (Same-day Tape) 51 166918 Marine returns from Vietnam as a paraplegic. A 'R' 237685 I All-Star Jam HIST Lincoln" Road to Infamy: Cntdown Madam President 7109208 Independence Day: History History Undercover 7182531 LEARN Renovation HorneAgain HomeAgiin Medical Without WafnT Ancient Prophecies (R) (Part 1 of 2) 'PG' 787024 Debt G' Intimate Portrait "Delta Burke' Unsolved Mysteries A "A Promise Kept: The Oksana Balul Story" (1994) Miguel "re 270463 (R) BB 445840 421260 Ferrer. Based on the life of the Olympic figure skater. 431647 "Cabin Boy" (1994, Comedy) Chris Elton, "Highlander" (1986) Christopher Lambert.

A foe pursues "Hamburger Hill" (1987, MA Ritch Brinktey. A 1G-13' 51 570260 an immortal 16th-century Scot to Manhattan. 'R' 434734 Drama) A 9207463 MTV Musk: Videos Music Videos A 'PG' 447208 Artist Cut A Say What? A Total Request (R) A 43619T Celebrity Cartoon Sushi NASH Paltaf 949937 Walton A 51 773821 iMesqulte Rodeo (R) 799869 Prime Time Country 779005 Today's Country A 772192 NESN Sports News Major League Baseball Montreal Expos at Boston Red Sox. From Fenway Park. 757802 Major League Baseball NICK Tiny Toon Doug 563550 RugratoT Alex Mack Brady Bunch Brady Bunch Wonder Years Happy Days Bewitched G' SCNE In the Zone Pennant Sports News Boxing Fight Time.

From Miami. (Taped) 746802 Goln' Deep (R) 765937 (-00) "Explorers" (1 985, Science Fiction) "The Inkwell" (1 994, Drama) Larenz Tate. A teen-ager tries "My Best Friend's SHOW fcftanHawke. A 'PG' 329032 to make the best of a family vacation. 'R' 11 8741 27 Wedding (1997) A 2860735 1 "Awakenings" "Marathon Man" (1 976, Suspense) Dustin "Marshal Law" (1996, Drama) Jimmy Smite, "Above TMC 3080444 Hoffman, Laurence Olivier.

A 'R' 51 57074260 James LeGros. A 'R' 2574802 the Law" IT Uiriiar Babylon 5 "A Spider in the I "A Fire In the Sky" (1 978, Suspense) Richard Crenna, Elizabeth Ashley, David Dukes. An TNT Superman Web A 51 766531 astronomer predicts that a comet wiH strike Phoenix. 763666 "777" 00) Bavwatch Highlander The Series A 51 Walker, Texas Ranger The "Working Girl" (1988) Melanie Griffith. An ambitious USA 279869 47418I Reunion 'PG' 51 474901 Staten Island secretary moves up the ranks.

A 51 299550 VH1 Video Collect "The Jacksons: An American Dream" (1992, Biography) Lawrence-Hilton Jacobs, Angela Basse! A 665289 WQN" Saved by Bell Fam. Mat Coach 973869 1 Major League Baseball Chicago White Sox at Houston Astros. From the Astrodome. 305666 wpix- BoyWorid Fam. Mat Major League Baseball Philadelphia Phillies at New York Yankees.

(Live) A 106983 Hews 85821 yucajT MdAbo Yoti Seinfeld 5685 Frailer 2647 "FiftyFifty'' (1993, Comedy-Drama) Peter Waller. 85260 News45227 cheers21647 WTBS Fn Mai Andy Griffith Andy Griffith (:05) Thunder 'PG' 3260463 (:05) Thunder 'PG' 8621802 (:05) "Cobra" 79035579 A Free Gas Card worth $10 Sign up today for 13 weeks of home delivery and, with your paid subscription, we'll send you a Gas Card worth $10. Use it for gasoline or merchandise at any participating Mobil station. Or use your card to make phone calls through MCL YES! I don't want to miss a single Issue. Please begin my 13 week subscription for just $42.25.

YES! I want a Sunday only subscription at $24.70 for 13 weeks. Name Phone Address Mailing Address City State Zip Mail to: The Burlington Free Press, 191 College Street, P.O. Box 10, Burlington, VT 05402-9866 Turlington Jftee ipretftf For home delivery by 6 am, call 865-4600 'or code "GC" Motor mute nru-ea ore ulithth hi her. Must he inactive for 30 daw..