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　　Do your children enjoy interesting stories, funny games, and exciting dances? Captain Goodfellow will be ready to teach all these things to children of all ages at the City Theatre on Saturday morning at 10∶00．Free．

　　Forget your worries on Saturday morning．Take a beautiful walk and learn about local history．Meet at the front entrance of City Hall at 9∶30．Wear comfortable shoes!

　　Two European films will be shown on Saturday afternoon at the Museum Theater．See Broken Window at 1∶30．The Workers will be at 3∶45．For further information, call 4987898．

　　Are you tired of eating the same food every day? Come to Central Park on Saturday and enjoy food from all over the world．Delicious and not expensive．Noon to 5∶00 p．m．

　　It’s October, and tonight is your last chance to see the Redbirds this year．Get your tickets at the gate．It might be cold．Don’t forget sweaters and jackets．

　　“The zoo,” a popular rock group from Australia, will give their first US concert tomorrow night at 8∶00 at Rose Hall, City College．

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　　As the economy begins to recover, salary increases should do the same．

　　In the past few years, employers have raised workers’ salaries by about 4 percent per year-except for 2009, when the figure dropped to 2.1 percent, according to a survey of world at Work．About one-third of companies froze raises altogether．

　　For 2010, world at Work’s survey projects an average salary increase budget of 2.7 percent, a figure that shows the situation has improved but the job market is still weak．Between 10 percent and 15 percent of companies said they would freeze raises-far fewer than in 2009, but still more than in most years．

　　How can you get a rise? Avalos and others offer the following tips：

　　*Do your job well．This means producing high-quality work, of course, but also keeping the big picture in mind．．

　　“It really comes down to positioning yourself as a high performer, somebody who is aware of business goals and helps the company meet their goals as an organization,” Avalos said．

　　*Be visible．When times are hard, some workers think, “I’m going to down and hope that nobody notices me, because I don’t want to be on a layoff(解雇)list,” said Richard Phillips, owner of Advantage Career Solutions．This is a mistake, because you’re unlikely to get a rise if no one knows what you have done．“If anything, what you want to do is to be more visible．”

　　*Make your boss’s life easier．This means everything from having a good attitude to taking on extra tasks．If you don’t know how you can help your boss, ask．

　　*Ask for a rise．Talk to your boss and present your case：Here’s what I’ve done, here’s how it fits with the company’s goals, here is why I think it’s worth a salary increase．In some cases, even if your company has an official raise freeze, you can get a rise if you make a good case．

　　If the answer is no-or if you’re not ready to ask directly-Phillips suggests asking, “What would you like to see from me that would put me in line for a rise?”

　　A question like this can improve your standing．“Just asking the question says to the boss, ‘I’m thinking about where I fit in here, what I can do’,” Phillips said．“That in and of itself has value．”