European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 1, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 14 stars and stripes june your Money Many working women trapped As part timers some work multiple jobs because no employer will offer 40 benefits by Cindy Krischer Goodman the Miami Herald Miami when Sharon Chismore landed a Job serving Coffee and muffins at an Airport she was thrilled that she might be Able to afford her daughters asthma but just covering her living expenses Hast been Chismore each she asks her Boss for More Only to be disappointed when he posts the frustrated by 30hour work Chismore Why wont they make me full time while Many women dream of working part time and see it As the ultimate Way to balance their jobs and not every one feels that almost 60 percent of women and two thirds of men working part time in Miami Dade county want to work full a new study its a situation that lurks behind the current head lines touting Low unemployment figures in Miami Dade if you cant get the you cant sup port says Sophie Brion of the women fund of the top Par time employing occupations in Miami Dade Are building Maine food preparation and sales and personal care Low wage jobs occupied mostly by foreign born cording to researchers at Florida International University research Institute for social and economic the reasons employers limit workers hours industries such As hospitality compensate for the summer Lull by hiring seasonal in employers such As Walmart have grabbed headlines for scheduling Cashiers 38 hours to avoid paying full time with Small own ers just cant afford the Cost of a full time at the end of the it costs employers says Gempsie executive director of the Sant la haitian neighbor Hood you have a group of people who Lack the education and Are not going to complain because they Are Happy just to have a they will take three Par time jobs just to make ends for at least a dozen Delcie Brown has worked two or three Par time jobs to support now she holds on to one of As ticket at Spe Cial while she attends Miami Dade hoping the degree will make a Dif in not Young i need a Job with but Only a Small fraction of local work ers have what Brown in Little More than half of full time workers have employer health plans and Only about 20 percent of Par time year round workers have along with these Par time work ers also Lack Job Security and Access to overtime As the Cost of living rises faster in South Florida than in the rest of the these Par time workers who earn minimum wage or just above receive no benefits it increasingly More difficult to make ends it is just another facet of Why women Are in Brion Miami is the third poorest City in the nation and has a greater portion of women living in poverty Man the National theres a permanent Pool of people Hun Gry for More says Sushma Campaign director at the Miami workers As a result of the shortage of full time women Home their health and their ability to raise their Chil Dren she several hotel chains that employ thou Sands of South Florida workers refused to discuss their Par time employment Strate Gies or Benefit but one employment expert suggests the retail Industry May be rethinking its hiring Rhonda retail specialist for Ca says a recent Survey shows 81 percent of retailers need to hire in they also expressed interest in giving their Par time workers More training and skills they need to be they Are going to cast the net wider on who they give a full time Lipsey wednesdays Market summary indexes 52 High Low name last Dow Jones industrials Dow Jones transportation Dow Jones utilities nose composite amex Index Nash a composite Midcap Russell 2000 do Wilshire 5000 net chg Ltd chg chg 52wk chg nose most Active or More name last chg amex pm cup Pfizer forum Geneles is Japan timeworn Exxon by Elpa soap firs data s inc 500647 345910 266134 253839 250582 246538 243073 237658 206372 197424 most or More name last chg Spur 1213029 ishr2k nya 608267 Prusha Rqn 244260 up engy 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Over its just the idiots who think they can do anything because they have an am i worrying for or do i have to learn to drive All Over again and not take Corners like i did i my old lady cars Cheryl Ray i dont think you have to but i think Toyota might be concerned that its High Lander is winning the old lady Market Tom first of your Highlander is not a traditional its what is often called a Ray the term crossover Usu ally refers to a vehicle that looks like an Sun and has Many of the advantages of an but is Actu ally built on the underpinnings of a in the highlanders its Click and Clack Tom and Ray Magliozzi based on the Chassis of the Toyota Tom that Means its Center of Gravity is lower to the it handles better and if s less Likely to flip think of it As More like a station Wagon than a and As an old you certainly remember when station wagons ruled the Ray the Highlander comes with electronic stability which is a wonderful safety enhancement that works with the Antilock braking system to help prevent you from losing control of the even if you do something stupid up to a like turning too Tom can you flip it Over in Given enough you could or Given an unfortunate set of gravitational circumstances in just the wrong kind of Accident but that True of almost any Lehi Ray but your Highlander is much closer to the old lady cars than to traditional drive reasonably which in sure you Cheryl and youll be got a question about cars write to Click and Clack in care of this new spa or email them by visiting the car talk web site at 1 Gas country Germany change in Price unleaded cents plus cents cents change in Price South unleaded cents unleaded cents change in Price cents cents cents in Price cents cents change in in change in change in the diesel eau change in f j