Don't get carried away in quest for bargain price

There is more to an offer than price, but it's the price thatusually attracts the seller's attention. As a buyer, you want to paythe lowest price possible. Why pay more than you have to?

But don't get carried away with trying to buy at a bargain price.Recently, a buyer in San Francisco made an offer in competition withthree other buyers. His was the lowest of the four. He had beenmaking low offers for months, always in competition and always withthe same result--one rejection after another.

It is possible to prepare effectively for making an offer, so thatyou don't find yourself making offer after offer with no success. Thefirst step is to line up the financing you'll …

The cab also rises

As these before and after photos show, Rotobec has set a new standard when it comes to log loader operator comfort and flexibility. The fully protected, insulated and hi-vis cab can be mounted on the supplier's new stronger 80 Elite loader series, as well as retrofitted on older models. At the push of a button, the cab pops up for service, or folds down tight …

6 more charged over alleged coup plot in Turkey

An Istanbul court on Saturday charged six more people with membership of an alleged terrorist organization suspected of plotting to overthrow Turkey's Islamic-oriented government.

The court ordered the six, including prominent former officials, to be detained. They are the latest of about 100 people facing trial for alleged involvement with a shadowy nationalist group, or of plotting an armed uprising.

The opposition say the criminal case is an act of political revenge by the ruling party against the secularist opposition, which has accused the government of trying to increase the role of Islam in Turkey.

Turkey's Constitutional Court in July …

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To enter your wedding photo into the newly-weds section of I Do,please forward a photo to weddings@essexchronicle.co.uk, along withthe name of your photographer and the details of where and when yougot married Roman Heinl and Joanna Simms Roman Heinl, from Germany,and Joanna Simms, of Hatfield Peverel, were recently married at StAndrew's Parish Church, Hatfield Peverel. They held their receptionat Maidens Barn, High Easter.

PHOTO: PEACHEY PHOTOGRAPH 001 Steve Mapes and Kayte Terrett SteveMapes and Kayte Terrett, both of Danbury, Chelmsford, were recentlymarried at Channels Golf Club, Chelmsford, where they also heldtheir reception.

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Signature Room plans special air show hours

The Signature Room will extend its lunch and brunch buffet hoursduring this weekend's Air & Water Show.

Saturday lunch service will begin at 11 a.m. and continue through3 p.m. Sunday's brunch buffet's extended hours are 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

The restaurant is in the John Hancock Center, 875 N. Michigan.Reservations are accepted for Sunday brunch. For more information,call (312) 787-9596.

GRAND OPENING: Whole Foods Market will host a gala celebrationMonday for its new store opening in Deerfield. The event, "A CulinaryConcerto," will feature a wine tasting and a symphony of food samplesprepared by 12 of Chicago's top …

NFL Standings

All Times EST
AMERICAN CONFERENCE
East
	W	L	T	Pct	PF	PA
New England	5	3	0	.625 222 184
N.Y. Jets	5	3	0	.625 199 163
Buffalo	5	3	0	.625 222 174
Miami …

After UN court ruling, fears of global separatism

Serbia and Kosovo are dispatching competing armies of lobbyists to governments that so far have wavered on recognizing the breakaway province.

Serbia, which considers Kosovo the cradle of its statehood and religion, fears Thursday's ruling by the top U.N. court backing the legality of the 2008 declaration of independence could lead to a wave of new recognitions.

Its best hope for preventing Kosovo admission to the United Nations may be vetoes by China and Russia which both have their own restive regions _ a reflection of concerns in some countries that separatists will be emboldened by the development.

The U.S. and …