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Smart AC Control: Sensibo vs tado°
Since the Nest Thermostat made it's smart home debut, there has been a wealth of good smart thermostat options hitting the market for pretty much any platform of your choosing. These devices are great for those with central heating or thermostat controlled ducted air conditioning. But those with stand alone split system air conditioners have been left out in the cold (or heat as the case may be).
Not all is lost, however, as two players have established products to meet this niche. We'll take a look at the Sensibo Sky and the tado° Smart AC products and see how they fare in what is, essentially, a two horse race.
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Two two devices both come in smart small form factors, with USB cables for power, and the relevant charger. Of course, any USB charger can be used, which is a good thing as it's likely the most fail prone component. The Sensibo power brick gave me some concerns as it was making distinct ticking sounds while I was setting up. Tado° , on the other hand, sent me the wrong plug fitting for their power brick. I would have expected the four (US/UK/EU/AU) international variants (shown on the web page) to be included as is common with other powered smart products. I just replaced it with a spare iPod charger I had lying around, so no big deal.
The form factors are revealing in themselves as the two devices have distinctly different use focuses. Sensibo has created a device intended to allow remote control of the AC from your phone, with some basic scheduling and geo-fencing functions build in to the app. As such, the Sky is a small IR blaster with no use interface at all. For many this is exactly what is required, the catch being that your must use the phone to control the AC going forward. Using the normal remote has the potential to get the device out of sync with the air conditioner power state (other settings can just be pushed again when changed). The app does include then option in the settings to sync that state by telling the app if on should be off and vice versa.
The tado° Smart AC Control is designed to completely replace the normal remote, and includes touch controls on the front face to adjust the mode, temperature, and turn the AC on and off without needing the phone. More importantly, the app is designed very much around automating the AC control as much as possible. In this, tado° has emulated the approach taken with other smart thermostat models in assuming full control over the function of the air conditioner to control temperature in the room. A manual control mode is provided, but as a step-out rather than a core function.
Both devices include temperature and humidity sensors, and display this data clearly on their app screens, although it can vary considerably from other sensors you may have due to being (necessarily) in front of the AC air flow to some degree.
Here the two products are comparable, in that they both gave me issues on setup. Specifically connecting to my WiFi using their respective apps. As both of these products, like many connected devices, require a connection to their respective cloud service to operate, getting them WiFi internet access is job one.
The Sensibo proceeded pretty smoothly, using a QR code on the back to identify the device and tell me which ad-hoc network to connect to. The issue arose when I went to enter the Wifi password (it wouldn't let me paste in the password field, which was frustrating, but not the issue). The app spun it's wheels for a couple of minutes and then told me the internet connection was unsuccessful.
At this point I expected to be given the option to retry, but I was dumped back on the main app screen. There was the device I'd added, showing as 'disconnected'. I poked around the app for a bit, and found that selecting the incomplete device prompted me to 'tap to setup'. I thought that odd given it wasn't connected, but what the hell. Thankfully it decided that it actually was connected and allowed me to proceed with the programming step.
The tado° device on the other hand was a little more cumbersome. Rather than identifying the device via OCR (like HomeKit), or QR code (like Sensibo and Google Wifi), I had to manually type in the ID string and PIN on the back of the device. Not a deal breaker, but a potential source of issues. The Tado app then launched an AirPort Setup screen. I'm guessing they opted to use an apple API for setting up the Wifi settings, but it was confusing being thrown into a different app interface with no instructions other than "This device will connect to...".
Assuming I was to specify the network for the Smart AC to use (The Smart AC has Bluetooth, which it seemed to be using for the initial setup), I selected my guest network and switched apps to copy the password. Upon switching back, it immediately started the connection attempt...without the password. This did not fail gracefully. It spun the wheel for upwards of 5 minutes with no action. So I killed the app and relaunched. The app now wouldn't start, spinning wheel again. I had a look at the Wifi settings on my phone and found it was now connected to the Smart AC's ad-hoc network, without me having been asked to do so.
Switching back to the correct Wifi network, the app now launched and kindly advised that there was a device with incomplete setup, would I like to resume. Selecting yes, started the Airport Setup again. This time I still had the password in the clipboard, and things went much better, getting me to the programming stage. Later I was to discover (troubleshooting an unrelated issue) that my phone was now connected to the Guest network as well. For most people using their normal Wifi settings I suppose this wouldn't cause any issues, but the unsolicited switching of Wifi networks does not a good user experience make.
Programming the remote settings was a very different experience with the two devices. The Sensibo required I point the remote at the Sky and press the power button. Done. It automatically determined the model and set itself up. I was pleasantly surprised to find it recognized my model's quiet mode fan speed, and all seemed to work as expected.
The tado° Smart AC Control wanted lead me through a lengthy setup process, which involved selecting the manufacturer of the AC from a loooong list, asking me about the type of AC and remote I had, having me type in, and then set, the max cooling and max heating settings and beaming those into the Smart AC, and then running a sensor test to ensure communication was established. I appreciate the thoroughness, but the different approaches are notable.
Mounting both devices is simple enough using the supplied double-side adhesive. Sensibo has pre-attached a good sized square to the back of the Sky, a simple peel and stick to the wall was effective with a good hold straight off. With the Smart AC Control you get two thin strips in the pack which you need to carefully aligned to the flat indents on the sides of the back panel. They don't seem quite as sticky, but hold fine so long as you get them straight. This is important, as a firm level placement seems critical to the function of the touch display. I'm not sure if there is a contact switch in there as well, but an uneven mount seemed to be causing responsiveness issues, and even random presses on it's own.
The tado° device also has some short posts on the rear which are to wind the excess power cable around and stash it out of sight. In reality it's an exercise in frustration, with the cable refusing to play ball and stay put. It also doesn't help with a level mounting of the device on the wall and just gets in the way, all with only a negligible reduction in cable length.
As noted above, while we have two products which would appear to be very similar in function based on their marketing material, the reality is that both are very different offerings.
The Sensibo Sky is primarily a smart remote control. Once programmed, the device is able to set the individual settings of your air conditioner via your smartphone, as you would with it's own remote. The Sensibo app provides a simple control panel with each of the available controls and their current setting. It's easy to see what the AC is doing, and adjust things as required from wherever you are. This is enhanced by the extra smarts in the Sky. By recognizing all the AC commands correctly, the Sky is actually able to identify reflected IR signals from the AC's own remote (if that were to be used) and reflect the status of the system in the app. While not guaranteed, I've found it to pick up very reliably in a bedroom situation and have some assurance of what to AC is actually doing when away from home. This is a bonus over the Smart AC Control as it doesn't have any way of showing (or knowing) what the AC is actually doing.
The app has a basic geo-fence option, which simply turns the AC on when you arrive home, and turns it off when you leave. Each of these actions can be enabled independently, which is good as I couldn't see much use in arbitrarily turning the AC on every time I came home. You can, of course, configure multiple people for this function, and it will use the first home, last to leave cases for the trigger. There's no granularity to it though. Alternatively, you can use the schedules to turn the AC on or off at certain times. The on triggers allow you to specify the mode(cool/heat), temperature, and fan speed for that particular action. You can have as many schedule actions as you desire, but you wouldn't typically need many.
As I've set this one up in the Kid's room, I've used the schedule feature to turn on the air conditioner before bed, and turn it off shortly after the munchkins are up. This makes sense in this case, as I found myself doing these two actions at about the same time every day. Using the schedules ensures it happens at the right time, such as on the weekend when I might actually get to sleep in a little (emphasis on might).
The tado° app, on the other hand, takes it's queues from their smart thermostat products, and operates in the same way. The reason for programming it with the minimum cooling temperature and maximum heating temperature is because these are the only settings the device uses. It attempts to completely subvert the air conditioners own thermostat and take control of the room temperature directly. As such, it clearly shows it's own status instead of the air conditioner's. This is limited to the Smart AC's mode, target room temperature, and AC on/off state. The on/off state is only what has been specified in the mode settings, not the actual status of the AC. There is no way in the app to know if the AC is actually on or off, as the Smart AC will decide that to achieve the target room temperature (you can check it on the touch panel as the manual override option will show you it's current setting).
The good thing here is that the Smart AC doesn't care if it's in sync with the air conditioner's settings, it will simply override them when it sees fit. This is convenient for a family area, as the less tech savvy can still use the normal remote and not interfere with the Smart AC's operation (although the display on the remote may not reflect the air conditioner's actual setting).
So what does it actually mean to subvert the thermostat function? The crux of the tado° approach is the concept of Home and Away modes. The app allows you to define time slots throughout the day for both modes, and what it should try and do. So you can, for example, simply define the Home mode to maintain 24 degrees C between 9am and 9pm, and turn off outside of that. In parallel, you can define the Away mode to turn off at all times, or define time periods where you want to maintain a certain temperature. For example, you may want to set a maximum temperature of 28 degrees during the afternoon to avoid the house heating up too much.
The mode is determined by geofencing, and you can specify the range of detection in the app (they recommend 400 meters as a default). The Smart AC will switch modes based on the presence of any configured house hold members (as with the Sensibo Sky) when the first one arrives home, or the last one leaves. The Smart AC will then use the target settings for that mode and time of day.
This makes for a completely hands off control situation, which is great. The energy efficiency gains are potentially questionable though. Many modern split systems use inverter technology to adjust the power use to maintain the required temperature. The Smart AC eliminates this efficiency, forcing the unit to go flat out by setting the maximum temperature differential it can. The counterpoint is that while the temp is within the tolerance range (which is configurable in the app per device), the AC is turned off completely. This can mean that the AC is off for prolonged periods where it might be idling otherwise. I don't have a reliable means to measure the difference in power consumption, but the numbers would be interesting.
All this automation doesn't leave you at tado° s mercy. A manual mode is easily accessed from the main app screen, which allows you to set AC on/off, cool/heat and target temperature. You can then specify to maintain that setting for a specific time period, indefinitely (manual cancel), or until 'the next automatic change'. This last option means the Smart AC can still do it's thing when the mode changes or temperature crosses the tolerance threshold, basically resuming automatic control.
There is one other feature that the tado° app has which Sensibo does not. A reporting function, which shows a graph of the temperature, humidity, whether forecast, and mode setting as recorded by the Smart AC unit. Each element of the graph can be toggled separately, so it can be informative to see what has been going on in the house. I have no less than three smart devices in that room with temperature sensors, and the Smart AC temperature measurement has been lower consistently than the other two. While the AC is on I can understand this, as it's more in the airflow than the others, but while off, it still shows about 2 degrees lower than the next closest sensor. Position in the room is a factor in this, and if it's an issue, the tado° app has the option to set an offset value for each tado° device.
While we have two devices that would appear to offer similar capability at first glance, the use cases vary considerably and warrant careful consideration of what you are trying to achieve. If you are just looking for the ability to monitor and control your air conditioner from anywhere via your smartphone, then Sensibo has you covered with the Sky. It's a good deal at it's price point, is simple to set up and use, and delivers on it's advertised purpose.
If you want more automated control akin to a smart thermostat product, the tado° Smart AC Control is what you are looking for. Set up is a little more involved, but not rocket science, and the end result is a configurable automated climate control solution. If you want to monitor what your AC is doing though, this is not the product for you. Given the focus on the Home and Away modes to drive the correct behavior, using the geo-fence feature is really a must to get the best value out of this solution, so keep that in mind. Battery usage has, however, been negligible and suggests it's been done right. The automation and extra configuration options come at a price.
Integration options are a bit lacking for both products, each supporting Amazon Echo, Google Home, and IFTTT only (tado° does offer HomeKit support for it's thermostat products via a bridge, but it's not available for the Smart AC Control). For the simple purpose of these devices though, those would likely be sufficient for many people, with IFTTT providing some cross-device trigger options if required.
Both devices are available direct from the respective maker's online stores or through Amazon.
Buy tado° Smart AC Control or Buy Sensibo Sky on Amazon.
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My life is more like a roller-coaster ride than a life, and I spend a lot of time trying to decide if I like it like this or if it is killing me.
I could go off on a string of roller-coaster-related analogies – climbing the tracks in anticipation, exhilarating terror at the fall off, the fact that I am about as lapsed religious as they come but whenever I'm standing in line at Cedar Point, I always say a little prayer for myself and for my sister, Betsy, who actually hasn't been on a roller coaster with me in years, and my GOD what does THAT mean?
But I won't. There are too many to choose from. You get the idea.
I don't really remember the last time I had a day off without homework or certain-responsibility looming over my head, but I think that day was probably in August, and I was probably at my parents' house. Although, visiting home comes with a startling long list of responsibilities of its own: people to see, teeth to be cleaned, hair to be cut. We spent a little over a week in the great state of Michigan, and I saw 2 friends and their families, spent 2 days in Lapeer, had 2 appointments, junked my car, got my cat spayed, went to a cross-country meet, and spent 2 days in Mansfield, Ohio.
Yes, one of those days was my last day off.
My life reached fervor pitch last June, when I found myself working 20 hours a week, taking a rigorous course taught my two of the smartest women who teach at my school, and hauling out to Somerville two days a week to a swanky internship.
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But somehow the overextended sprint turned into an overextended marathon. With two major assignments due last week, I found myself really questioning my ability to keep this up. What little time I wasn't doing homework or reading or trying to write a g.d. novel, I was most likely weeping. All of the justifications I made for my choices started to dissolve. I had clearly packed my schedule to the brim not so I could be successful, but so I could be miserable. Maybe it was time to say "no."
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So I return to where I was last May, quietly contemplating the decision before me. That first internship, the one that hastily rejected me, has come a-calling.
And for those of you who question my capacity for idealism, I give you this: I still want to get in line for the stupid roller coaster. I'm saying a prayer for Betsy. I'm imagining that, somehow, with ingenuity and a schedule so carefully stacked it might crumble with a slight shift in the wind, I think I can do it and I think I can be happy doing it.
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The ultimate classic engagement ring, this ring puts the sparkle of the Nexus Diamond alternative at center stage. The comfort-fit band's rounded edges and graceful lines make it as comfortable as it is beautiful.
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- Order additional services like a personal engraving or an appraisal for $25 each. Contact customer service for details at 1.800.509.4990.
- Shown in 14k gold; call customer service for an upgrade to 18k, palladium, or platinum.
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- Reviews
- Item as described! BEAUTIFUL piece!!
- I was blown away by the way it sparkles and shined. Absolutely best choice I could have made.
So happy I found you
- Oh my gosh! Where do I begin, I absolutely love, love, love my engagement ring that my fiance gave to me. Everyone I'm in contact with have no clue that this ring is lab made. I want to thank my friend for telling me about your company.
I do not recommend this product
The stone looks very inexpensive, alot like glass or cubic I was very surprised
For the cost the ring is not what I expected
***So sorry to hear you didn't love the ring. Please do reach out to us for a shipping label to send this back for a refund if you no longer wish to keep it. We offer the generous 30 day return policy, no questions asked. We want you to LOVE your ring! Simply reach out to us at your convenience and we can get this resolved for you. Our customer service department is available 7 days a week!***
Extremely Disappointed
My boyfriend ordered this ring, it came in and the setting was flawed in multiple places. Went through the exchange process, received a new ring today and it is flawed in the same exact areas. We have now had our engagement plans ruined twice. Customer Service was fantastic until the exchange order was placed and then it was as if we didn't matter anymore. When I called to set up a refund on the second ring, there was no push back or attempt to save the sale, which would not have happened regardless. The second ring is going back tomorrow and we will be buying elsewhere.
***I'm sorry to hear the second ring didn't work out for you either. Quality issues with any ring are really not acceptable by our standards. While we are sad to loose you as part of the Diamond Nexus family, I am glad you didn't keep something you weren't totally in love with. We want all our customers to love their jewelry and never want to part from it. I do apologize for falling short in exceeding that expectation for you. -Jessica Nelson, Customer Service Manager***
No no no!!
Ordered based on research done by my girlfriend...when I received it, I was so disappointed...stone cut looks terrible and prongs are way off...will be returning and going through a retail store where i don't have to go based upon a picture, can see it first hand...I thought I would give em a chance but they blew it big time!!!...guess ya get what ya pay for...
***I'm sorry to hear that you were not happy with the ring. I'm glad that you decided to exchange to something I'm sure you will LOVE. If you need any further assistance, please don't hesitate to reach out to Dawn.***
This is a beautiful piece. You will be very glad you made the purchase.
- I absolutely love this ring. I am so glad I ordered it.
- I didnt know the diamonds were nexuz diamonds but i still love it! Its absolutely beautiful
I was Skeptical, But not anymore!
Very impressed. I was a bit hesitant because I've never done this type of purchase before concerning man-made stones. I have always purchased real mined diamonds. Nonetheless, I decided to take a step of faith and see what it would be like for my girlfriend.
I purchased it as a promise ring. I purchased the 1.49 solitaire heart shaped stone.
I was surprised it was pretty amazing! Solid, sturdy and could not tell the difference between the mined diamond and the man made.
I am grateful for the quality and shine of the ring. My girlfriend was grateful and cried when she saw it.
Thanks again DN!
I have not been paid nor asked to post this review. I do NOT write favorable reviews just to please the providing source. All opinions are my own. Thanks!
Fantastic! The quality is exceptional. Cut, carat, color and clarity cannot be underestimated.
I have a 2.13 carat solitaire natural diamond engagement that pales in comparison.
I will not buy from anyone else.
Thank you!
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This was my very first purchase, and I admit I was a little skeptical. I have always wanted a larger solitaire ring, but could never afford a true diamond, so I decided to give it a try. WOW!!!!! AMAZING!!!!! TOTALLY BEAUTIFUL! More than I ever could imagine. A beautiful ring, that I am so excited to show off to EVERYONE!!!!!!I will be purchasing from you again for sure!!!
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Have this ring and it is ...
- Have this ring and it is fantastic, blows a real diamond out of the water.
Just received this ring, ...
- Just received this ring, it is very beautiful and looks real. definately great quality, the diamond is very clear and better than my real one.
I received it today and ...
- I received it today and compared it to the real one and you can not tell the difference. This is brighter than my real one.GReat!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
lovely sparkles
I have a few Nexus solitares in tiffany settings and they are more sparkly than my diamond. I get many compliments on them from both men and women. They wear well and look exquisite on my fingers. I also have been asked "how many times have you been engaged?"
I have given Diamond Nexus gifts to others as well, and no one knows that they aren't the real thing.
Engagement Ring Success
I purchased this style ring in March of this year.
My proposal when great, of course I got the Very Happy YES....
The ring showed up on time, and is truly amazing.
I also included the Wedding Band, can't wait to put that on her finger.
Well worth all the research I did in choosing DNL
Great Product for the money!
- My wife and I were concerned about spending too much on a ring, but I still wanted to have at least a 1 ct for our engagement. This ring was exactly what we were looking for and looks better on her than in the picture. The low setting is also very convenient when she is at work. We would both highly recommend this style
- This ring is even more beautiful in person than it is in the picture! I got it last week from my fiance, and I absolutely love it! I get so many complements on it!!!
Amazing Brilliance
- My now fiance proposed to me yesterday with this ring. I could not be happier with it. The ring has more fire and brilliance than any other ring I have seen. He purchased this ring in a 1.75 carat stone and besides it moving around a bit washing dishes, it's beautiful! I could not have asked for a better engagement ring. We will definitely be purchasing our wedding bands through Diamond Nexus!!!
6 years and counting
- I've had my ring for 6 years now and I love it. I wear it every day and I beat the hell out of my hands. I garden, I have dogs, I wear it washing dishes and doing chores outside. Other than the white gold needing a good polishing, this ring looks like the day we bought it. It is beautiful and I love it.
Best decision for somthing simple.
- My wife has had this ring for 5 years now. She loves it, and it is as beautiful as the first day she got it. I highly recommend purchasing this as it is simple, elegant, and affordable. She knows where I purchased it from, but no one else could ever tell that it was never in a high-end retail location.
Blown away
- I've been waiting for a diamond for almost 15 years now, and found DNL about 6 months ago. How to choose?! So many beautiful rings and I didn't even study the earrings or pendants yet (first things first). Finally decided to go with a classic solitare, and I couldn't be more happy. The diamond simulate is perfect, so it really stands out in a solitare setting, and I have a heirloom to pass to my son, thank God and DNL! I still look at it almost constantly, and it is more bright and clean than my SILs and I saved over 10,000. Now who is the smartest?! Thanks DNL for making my dreams come true
One word..... AMAZING!!
- I just gave this ring (1ct) to my girlfriend. She absolutely loves it. It sparkles just like a real diamond. Customer service was top notch and shipping was fast. We will never buy a real diamond, all diamond jewelry we purchase from now on will be ordered from DN. Far exceeded my expectations. Great product!!
A Beautiful Bargain
I presented this ring to my fiance last night. She was thrilled! The ring is a real piece of art. The stone is perfect. The setting is perfect. The price was perfect. She has another white gold ring that she has chosen to wear on her ring finger. With the two rings and the Diamond Nexus gemstone her ring finger dazzles but I'm sure her finger would dazzle with the solitaire alone.
Shipping was as promised and timely. Diamond Nexus kept me updated by email as to the progress of my order.
She loves it!!
- Bought this for my fiance and she loves it!
Takes a licking, keeps on shining.
- I received this ring in April of 2006, 8 years later it is as beautiful as the day I got it. I beat the hell out of my hands, to the point that I am a girl who can't keep a manicure and this ring still looks great. I did whack it hard enough recently that I bent one of the prongs out of alignment, but my local jeweler fixed it right up. They admired it for it's simple beauty and send me on my merry way. My husband and I have lost so much weight lately that we need new rings. I got him his, but I'm hoping for a 3 stone upgrade for our 10th anniversary next year. We are definitely ordering it here, I wouldn't shop anywhere else.
MY GOD!! Soooo, I am the BIGGEST skeptic when it comes to everything. So even though I'd read the reviews and received recommendations from a friend I had to assure myself. Well when my ring arrived, all I could say is that it is
Absolutely RADIENT!! BEAUTIFUL! CLASSY! And it sparkles like a $20,000 investment piece. To assure myself that its beauty wasn't to0 good to be true, my girlfriend and I visited a Tiffany's store to do an eye comparison. Not only could we not tell the difference-----neither could the saleswoman. She kept telling me how beautiful my ring was, and she eagerly started assisting my friend as we alleged that we were looking for her a ring. Lolololo We laughed about it after we left, but needless to say I am very happy with my ring, and the cost. Thanks Diamond Nexus!!!
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A Diamond Nexus stone will last forever and never chip, scratch or discolor. We ensure this by guaranteeing them for life. Learn more.
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War Child BRITs Week together with O2 returns confirming its stellar lineup for 2018.
The series of gigs gives fans the opportunity to see the biggest names in music in intimate venues across London and for the first time since 2015, Manchester while simultaneously raising money and awareness for children whose lives have been torn apart by war. Produced by AEG Presents, BPI and War Child, the charity for children affected by conflict, together with O2.
Ticket prize draw opens and tickets go on sale at 9.00am on Friday 19 January at www.britsweekwarchild.co.uk.


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Bamber Photography
Bamber Photography is a husband and wife team with big hearts and a classic style. We love their striking images, especially their black and whites!
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We are a husband and wife photography team, and working and photographing together is our passion. We believe in love, and in fact we recently celebrated our 10th wedding anniversary! We have been photographing weddings together for over ten years. We think that each wedding is a new day to be able to create something unique and memorable for those that we're privileged to photograph. Of the team, Lindsey is the patient photojournalist, while John is the fashion-forward image-maker. Together, our perspectives marry storytelling with style for a very complete documentation of the wedding day. For us, its all about relationships… All of the Pinterest and cool details in the world aren't as important to us as bringing the best out of each bride + groom and giving them amazing images to be a part of their family's legacy.
How you got into weddings: John and I love every wedding day! John has a BFA in Photography and studied Art/Photography in France. We started (as many others do), by photographing weddings for friends. We soon fell in love with weddings, and enjoy being able to do many different genres of photography throughout the day. From reportage, to portraiture, to landscapes, it's awesome to be able to photograph such a broad range of things in one single day! Truly, we love capturing the joy and excitement of each wedding.
Favorite thing about weddings in the South:Weddings in the South always seem to have a classic and timeless feel that fits with our style and personalities perfectly. I'm a Southern girl, and John (though originally from out West) is even saying "y'all" occasionally now…
Favorite part of a wedding day: (From Lindsey) I absolutely love the moment where the bride walks down the aisle to her groom. I never fail to tear up! (From John) When the couple is "pronounced" as husband and wife…it makes it all so official! Then they walk out together, and the emotion on their faces is such a great combination of joy and excitement. I can still remember that moment myself, and how I was so overwhelmed that I couldn't even speak!
Best piece of advice you can give to brides and grooms: To enjoy every moment of your wedding day. You will be reliving it all for years to come!
Dream travel destination: Provence, France. We lived there for a time, and would go back in a heartbeat.
Favorite Southern city: (FromLindsey) Charleston. (From John) Atlanta.
Early bird or night owl: Night Owls. Well, we used to be….now with two kids, we're turning into early birds!
Pie bar or red velvet cake: (From John) Red Velvet Cake all of the way. It was the first thing I ever made for Lindsey!
Pottery Barn or Anthropologie: Anthropologie! We go there often for design inspiration!
Succulents or peonies? Peonies! We used to have them growing in our yard (ahem) until John accidentally mowed over that patch!


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The efforts by congressional Republicans to defund Obamacare over the budget battle, the rollout of the Affordable Care Act's latest provisions on Oct. 1, Obama and Rouhani talk and implications for U.S.-Iran relations, and securing Syria's chemical weapons.Joining Gwen: Gloria Borger, CNN; Karen Tumulty, Washington Post; Doyle McManus, Los Angeles Times and Kimberly Dozier, Associated Press.
GWEN IFILL: Shutdowns and showdowns over budget politics, diplomacy and threats of every kind, tonight on "Washington Week."
BARRY BLACK [Senate Chaplain]: (From tape.) Deliver us from governing by crisis using judicious compromise for the mutual progress of all.
MS. IFILL: Praying for compromise with none in sight as tea party Republicans use a debate over the budget and the debt ceiling to try to derail the health care law.
SENATOR TED CRUZ (R-TX): (From tape.) Madam President, I rise today in opposition to "Obamacare."
MS. IFILL: Republican leaders are less than thrilled.
SENATOR MITCH MCCONNELL (R-KY) [Senate Minority Leader]: (From tape.) I just don't happen to think filibustering a bill that defunds "Obamacare" is the best route to defunding "Obamacare."
MS. IFILL: And Democrats are pushing back.
SENATOR BARBARA MIKULSKI (D-MD): (From tape.) You can huff, you can puff for 21 hours but you cannot blow the Affordable Care Act away.
PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA: (From tape.) No Congress before this one has ever, ever, in history, been irresponsible enough to threaten default.
MS. IFILL: While at the United Nations compromise does take center stage, on Syria.
SECRETARY OF STATE JOHN KERRY: (From tape.) I was pleased to have a meeting with Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.
MS. IFILL: And on Iran.
PRESIDENT OBAMA: (From tape.) I believe we've got a responsibility to pursue diplomacy, that we have a unique opportunity to make progress with the new leadership in Tehran.
MS. IFILL: We keep track of the moving parts for you tonight with Gloria Borger of CNN, Karen Tumulty of the Washington Post, Kimberly Dozier of the Associated Press, and Doyle McManus of the Los Angeles Times.
ANNOUNCER: Award-winning reporting and analysis, covering history as it happens, live from our nation's capital this is "Washington Week with Gwen Ifill."
(Station announcements.)
ANNOUNCER: Once again, live from Washington, moderator Gwen Ifill.
MS. IFILL: Good evening. Washington was split in two this week with one eye on the unfolding drama on Capitol Hill over the Republican effort to derail the health care law and the other on the United Nations, where there was tangible movement on Iran and Syria.
We start on the Hill, where the Senate voted today to turn aside a Republican effort to strip funding for the health care law from the budget. The vote divided Republicans, threw the bill back to the fractious House, and set the stage for more health care fights to come.
One unanswered question: if the House does not agree with the Senate approach, will the government be forced to shut down when the fiscal year ends, Monday at midnight?
Ted Cruz, who tried to delay the vote by talking for 21 straight hours, said the Senate is not listening to the American people.
SEN. CRUZ: (From tape.) When we're home on the campaign trail, we say we listen, and yet something about this Senate floor, something about Washington, D.C. – I don't know if it's the water, something in the air, the cherry blossoms, but people get here and they stop listening to the American people.
MS. IFILL: The president took it to the campaign trail.
PRESIDENT OBAMA: (From tape.) Congress needs to pass a budget on time. Congress needs to put an end to governing from crisis to crisis. This is not about the fortunes of any one party. This is not about politics. This is about the future of our country.
MS. IFILL: So we know the arguments. What happens next, Karen?
KAREN TUMULTY: Well, what happens now is I think all eyes are on John Boehner and whether he can come up between now and the beginning of the new fiscal year, midnight, October 1st, that's Tuesday, with some kind of bill that could keep the government open.
Now, that's going to mean appeasing his tea party members on his side of the Capitol and also coming up with something that is acceptable to the Senate. And, otherwise, we're – you know, we're into shutdown time.
And, ironically enough, the government would shut down but "Obamacare" would proceed on that very day and enrollment in the exchanges would begin whether or not the government shuts down.
MS. IFILL: You know, we – it's interesting to me that this has been bounced back and forth, little ping pong ball between the House and the Senate that as we sit here at 8:00 p.m. on Friday night, they both left town. There's no all-week long discussions and meetings that we know about trying to figure this out before Monday at midnight.
GLORIA BORGER: What's stunning to me and I think all of us have covered these kind of on-the-brink sorts of things is that there really aren't many behind-closed-door discussions at all between Democrats and Republicans. The Republicans are busy and they're going to have a meeting at noon on Saturday trying to figure out how they can get their own caucus together.'
MS. IFILL: On the House side.
MS. BORGER: On the House side. But there is no sort of closed door negotiations, White House staffers, Hill staffers, how do we work out X, Y and Z – zero, nada, none of that because the president has said, we are not going to negotiate on this, period. We don't negotiate, as he put it, with somebody who's trying to burning your house down or whatever. I mean, they're using really strong language over at the White House, hostage-taking, that kind of thing.
MS. IFILL: Bomb strapped to the chest.
MS. BORGER: Bomb strapped to the chest. They're just not talking.
MS. IFILL: But is there a difference between the strategy that's playing out here on the debt ceiling, which happens – which runs out October 17th, our ability to pay our bills, and the budget, which has to be funded by October 1st. Are there different strategies? The White House seems more upset about the former than the latter.
MS. TUMULTY: Well, because the – well, the consequences of the debt ceiling going into a default are much, much greater than the consequences of shutting down the government for a few days or even a few weeks.
What happens with the debt ceiling is – first of all, it's important to remember the debt ceiling is not about controlling spending or controlling the deficit. It's about whether you pay the bills you've already run up. And once you hit the debt ceiling, things like Social Security checks would cease to go out and our creditors around the world – there is a real chance of a global financial meltdown.
MS. IFILL: So we're talking about two separate fights.
MS. BORGER: Well, right. But, ironically – here's the interesting thing about public opinion on all of this: public opinion is – on the first fight, the one we're facing right now is don't shut the government down. We don't want you to shut the government down.
But if you look at the polls on the debt ceiling, people believe it should actually be tied to some kind of budget compromise because the feeling naturally is, if you can't pay your credit card, OK. You've got to figure out a way to tighten your belt, right? And even the president today, when he made comments about this, said, remember the good old days two years ago when we had that fight over the debt ceiling, at least then we were talking about reducing the deficit.
But he's saying, now, this isn't about reducing the deficit, although Republicans would argue with that because they think "Obamacare" will add to the deficit. They said, this isn't about reducing the deficit. This is about an agenda that you're trying to attach to the debt ceiling. And that's wrong.
DOYLE MCMANUS: Let me ask you, Gloria, to go one step further into the polls, because one of the things that struck me in this entire debate is both sides keep saying, here's what the American people want. The president says, the Democrats say, the American people want the government to stay open, and that's what the polls show. Ted Cruz, tea party Republicans say, the American people want "Obamacare" delayed or defunded come what may. Now, they can't both be right, or can they?
MS. BORGER: Yeah, they could. (Laughter.) They could, right? I mean, the polls show that it's not very popular. People are confused by it. They don't know what to expect. It's something that was voted on years ago but is now coming to fruition, and they're – like anybody, you don't really pay attention to something until it's sort of in front of you and you have to kind of look at it. So, in a way, they may both be right.
MS. TUMULTY: But the polls are very consistent. Even the Republicans' own polls are very consistent that, yes, people do not like "Obamacare" by about a 10-point margin. What they like even less is the idea of shutting down the government to stop it.
MS. IFILL: So the question becomes how far are Republicans willing to go on this? Let's listen to Ted Cruz a little bit because he was the ringleader this week, and, apparently tonight continues to be.
SEN. CRUZ: (From tape.) Every Republican has been outspoken and eloquent against "Obamacare." And when the House stands up and does the right thing, I think it will present a terrific opportunity for any – every Senate Republican to stand arm in arm with the House Republicans.
MS. IFILL: He's speaking – he's sending a pretty strong signal there.
MS. TUMULTY: And what we found out today, something truly extraordinary, a report in the National Review was that even as John Boehner was in the House trying to figure out what to do next, Ted Cruz was in a meeting talking to House Republicans telling them to rebel against their own speaker, which was really – you know, Speaker Cruz.
MS. IFILL: Unheard of.
MS. TUMULTY: Really extraordinary.
MS. BORGER: That's a no-no. That's a big no-no trying to do that.
KIMBERLY DOZIER: So I'm wondering, if the government shuts down, midnight, Monday night into Tuesday, who will get the blame? Who will be the villain here from the public's point of view?
MS. TUMULTY: Right now, the polls suggest the public is sort of evenly divided, but I think if you talk to anyone who lived through this the last time and – you know, we're talking about less than one fifth of the House – of the House Republicans, they are pretty clear that they know which side has the bully pulpit and which side is going to get blamed.
MS. IFILL: In the meantime, the Democrats all are saying – professing sadness rather than anger, and they are saying, this is a terrible thing the Republicans are doing, whatever shall I do?
Let's listen to Harry Reid today. We're hearing a lot of words from the president, people like Harry Reid, and they're using strong language.
SENATOR HARRY REID (D-NV) [House Majority Leader]: (From tape.) The people want to work with us to improve "Obamacare." We've done that before. We're happy to work with them, but not in some slam-bang, force us to do it – (inaudible). We're not going to be extorted.
MS. IFILL: We're not going to be extorted. Harry Reid means to say the strong languages in the most mildest possible way. But what do you do about that? What do the Democrats do, just sit back and let it happen?
MS. BORGER: Well, first of all, they're sitting back and letting it happen because the fight is on the Republican side for a change and they kind of like that. So they're –
MS. IFILL: We saw the spectacle of Bob Corker, the senator from Tennessee taking on Ted Cruz on the floor.
MS. BORGER: Right. And they're kind of stirring the pot, obviously, because they believe that they're not the problem. They believe that the public doesn't want to shut the government down. They believe they have a very good case to make, that they're not shutting, you know, the government down.
So I think what Harry Reid is doing is saying, you know, don't look at me; it's not us; washing his hands of it. That's exactly what we heard the president do when he spoke in Maryland the other day and today.
And I think, you know, this is a White House that believes right now that they're on the better side of this argument. I would argue, in the long term though, in answer to your question about who does the public blame, at some point people expect the president to lead. They believe the energy for some kind of resolution, if you don't find it, if you don't find the adults in the Congress, they're going to believe that the energy had to come from the White House.
MR. MCMANUS: Well, I want to ask, on that question about the debt ceiling because everybody understands, as Karen said, that the consequences of a debt ceiling breach could really be terrible, but as I understand it, in the House the Republican leaders have said, that's the main event. Debt ceiling is the main event. We're really going to dig in our heels on the main event. President Obama says he won't negotiate. Doesn't he have to negotiate?
MS. TUMULTY: Well, he says – one thing he says is –
MS. IFILL: Not today.
MS. TUMULTY: So one thing he says is sort of inaccurate, where he says – you know, he indicates that this – you know, negotiations over a debt ceiling have never happened before. I mean, we've all seen them happen. But I do think that the president negotiated over the debt ceiling in 2011 and ended up with sequestration and a lot of other things. And I think that that has soured him.
MS. IFILL: And unreturned phone calls from John Boehner as I recall.
MS. TUMULTY: Right.
MS. BORGER: We ended up in the fiscal cliff, remember, as a result.
MS. TUMULTY: Right.
MS. IFILL: Is crisis the new normal now in Washington?
MS. BORGER: Yeah. I mean, look, I think there's no penalty for people not compromising. And, in fact, if you live in those 40 or 50 districts we're talking about in the House, you'll be penalized if you compromise.
MS. TUMULTY: But the problem is, though, all these crises never settle anything.
MS. BORGER: Right.
MS. TUMULTY: All they do is set you up for the next crisis.
MS. IFILL: And, in fact, we're talking about short-term solutions that – that anything is on the table tonight.
MS. BORGER: And they may just kick this can down the road, by the way.
MS. IFILL: Exactly.
MS. BORGER: If I were a betting person –
MS. IFILL: Our favorite metaphor, it's back.
MS. IFILL: Kicking the can down the road.
MS. BORGER: Absolutely.
MS. IFILL: Thanks everybody. A lot of moving pieces this week on the international stage as well – the players, the presidents of the U.S. and Iran and the U.S. secretary of state, and his counterparts from Iran and from Russia. The president spoke by telephone to Hassan Rouhani today, the president of Iran, and said afterward he sees an opening.
PRESIDENT OBAMA: (From tape.) Now, we're mindful of all the challenges ahead. The very fact that this was the first communication between an American and an Iranian president since 1979 underscores the deep mistrust between our countries, but it also indicates the prospect of moving beyond that difficult history.
MS. IFILL: This was quite the charm offensive this week, Doyle, and not just from the Iranians, also from the U.S.
MR. MCMANUS: Yeah. It was a charm offensive on both sides. But it really was an amazing charm offensive from the Iranian side, from Hassan Rouhani. We're not used to an Iranian president, a Muslim cleric, treating us this way. He did more media in the past week than some presidential candidates within a month.
MS. IFILL: I met with him. You've met with him. So (we were ?) very popular.
MR. MCMANUS: Dinners. He did everything but fundraisers. Twitter feed. It was quite astonishing, almost overkill actually, maybe a little bit of overexposure, on the edge of it.
There was a little bit tentativeness at the beginning. Remember, on Tuesday there was the question of whether there would be a handshake between President Obama and President Rouhani. By the end of the week that kind of got fixed up. The phone call was arranged. The Iranians gave the signal, said, yeah. Let's do a phone call. President Obama actually placed the call. Interesting question: what changed in the course of the week?
MS. IFILL: Yeah.
MR. MCMANUS: And Rouhani said at a news conference on Friday – he gave an interesting answer. He said, you know, one of the things I've learned while I was here is that the attitude of the United States and these other outside powers that we, the Iranians have been so concerned about for years, it's changed. It's a new day because they've changed. Now, if you ask people in the Obama administration, have you changed, they'd say, no, we haven't changed.
That was a big signal from Rouhani to his boss, Ali Khamenei, the supreme leader, and to his peers in the Iranian government that, you know what? I think these people who we've been calling the great Satan, they're people we can do business with; cut me some slack.
MS. IFILL: It seems to me that what really changed is the sanctions that have been in place all these years are really beginning to pinch a lot more.
MR. MCMANUS: And that is – that is absolutely the big change. If you look at the Iranian economy, it is a mess. The most recent set of sanctions – well, there are two things: the banking system – they don't have access to the world banking system anymore; and their oil sales have been going down, and that is really killing them. They need to find a way out.
MS. TUMULTY: But which of these gestures do you think were just gestures? And what was significant in this?
MR. MCMANUS: Well, that's, of course, the $64 billion question because on the substance of the nuclear question which we're talking about, neither side moved very far. The Iranians said, we're still going to insist we have the right to enrich uranium. The United States and other big powers said, no, you're out of compliance. You have to stop enriching uranium now. What did they actually do that gives you a sense of optimism? I think the best thing they said, the Iranians said was, time is short. We want to get this done in a year or six months.
Now, why is that important? Because in the West, everybody has always worried, and Israel has worried that the Iranians are playing us for time, that they want to make the clock go slower so they can keep developing nuclear – if they're willing to move fast, and if they deliver on that, then that's a change.
MS. BORGER: Well, but how do you know? You know, the president today said it's got to be verifiable. That's sort of the key word here both with Iran and with Syria. And how do we verify and how do we trust, not to use Reagan's phrase, but how do we do that? And if we can't trust them, doesn't this become a political problem for the president at some point?
MR. MCMANUS: Trust is exactly the right word. And you're going to have to build trust over time. Over the long run, you verify by having lots and lots of inspectors and cameras and sensors and stuff. But in the short run, which is really the question we're looking at, actually there's going to be a meeting in Geneva in the middle of October in – what – three weeks. And the Iranians have said, we're going to come forward with a concrete proposal then. So, actually, there's going to be a pretty early test of whether there is any substance behind all the charm.
MS. DOZIER: But how about Israel? I mean, Prime Minister Netanyahu spoke this week. It sounded like his watch was running a lot faster than the U.S.'s.
MR. MCMANUS: Yeah. His watch is still running at its Israeli pace. And, yeah, the Israelis, certainly the Netanyahu government, are pretty frantic about this whole thing because they see all of the different ways that the Iranians could be pulling the wool over our eyes.
And, of course, that is – that leads us to where a lot of the political problem will be in the United States. You know, I mentioned Rouhani's got political problems at home in Teheran. You want to sell this to Congress. You want to sell this in Israel. A lot of the sanctions – if you ever want to bring sanctions off – were imposed by Congress. Congress gets a vote in taking them off. And, Congress, as we know, moves very quickly and efficiently. (Laughter.)
MS. IFILL: Can I ask you really quickly? We talk about this big, historic phone call. What was said? Do we know?
MR. MCMANUS: What was said in the phone call?
MS. IFILL: Yeah.
MR. MCMANUS: Well, not a whole lot. They only talked for 15 minutes. There was interpretation. They did touch – we're told; we weren't given any real substance or nitty-gritty, but they did basically say to each other, yeah, let's do this. We have more confidence in each other. They both worked hard on the atmospherics. And how do we know that? Because at the end of the call, President Rouhani said in English, have a nice day. President Obama said in Persian, in Farsi (foreign phrase), which means God protect you.
MS. IFILL: Oh, my goodness. Well, that's huge. And then he Tweeted it all, which is the most remarkable –
MS. BORGER: Well, that's a whole other thing.
MS. IFILL: That's a whole other thing. OK. Well, let's move on because we've just heard a few minutes ago that the U.N. Security Council actually gave the administration another claim to partial foreign policy victory this week, voting unanimously on a resolution to start checking on Syria's chemical weapons. So the United Nations finally took these steps to rein in Bashar al-Assad's stockpile of chemical weapons.
PRESIDENT OBAMA: (From tape.) Realistically, it's doubtful that we would have arrived at this point had it not been for a credible threat of U.S. action in the aftermath of the horrific tragedy that took place on August 21st, where chemical weapons killed over 1,000 people, including more than 400 children.
MS. IFILL: Less than a month ago, we seemed to be on the verge of military action – war. What happened, Kim?
MS. DOZIER: Well, Secretary John Kerry, the secretary of state, John Kerry misspoke or –
MS. IFILL: Whatever it was he did.
MS. DOZIER: Whatever it was he did, answered a question at a press conference when he was asked what would head off a U.S. strike against Syria, what can Syria do, he said, well, they could declare all their chemical weapons and disarm, but they're not going to do that. Within hours, Russian officials responded saying, we think we can make that happen. And a few hours later, Syria said yes.
Fast-forward, the U.N. this week, there was a lot of politicking behind closed doors. And Russia and the U.S. came to an agreement. It doesn't have the teeth in it that the U.S. wanted.
Now, this imposes sanctions – sorry. This requires Syria to disarm its chemical weapons to allow inspectors unfettered access, but it doesn't have either sanctions or military action as a punitive response if Syria –
MS. IFILL: But the president suggested that that was the promise of it or the threat of it which even got them this far. Is he right?
MS. DOZIER: He's right. According to some of the officials that you speak to, Syria knew that its back was against the wall and it wanted a way out. Russia wanted a way to establish that it has more influence in the Middle East right now than the U.S. does. And so they saw an opening for a deal.
But if you step back from all of this, yes, talk to some Republicans on the Hill, they say this is an embarrassment for the White House; they gave Russia the high ground on this.
Big picture, I can remember sitting in briefings where Pentagon officials were trying to figure out, there are 50 or 60 weapons sites. We know that the al Qaeda splinter group wants to capture them. How can we get them under lock and key? This deal could do that without putting any U.S. boots on the ground. Could it also result in months of delays, perhaps more chemical weapon strikes? Perhaps.
MS. BORGER: You guys are the experts on this so you'll have to tell me. Is it your interpretation of this that the United States still reserves the right to use force if this should all fall apart?
MS. DOZIER: Yes. And there's also the option that they can go to the U.N. Security Council for a second resolution to punish Syria.
MS. BORGER: So they could do it unilaterally or –
MS. DOZIER: Or through U.N. action. It could come also in the form of sanctions at the U.N.
MR. MCMANUS: But, as a practical matter, Kimberly, doesn't having gone all the way through this U.N. process make it a little harder for the Obama administration to say, oh, never mind the Security Council, where we were last month, we've now decided to go at it alone?
MS. DOZIER: It would be pretty extraordinary when they've signaled to the U.S. and the world that doing a punitive strike against Syria is the last thing in terms of effectiveness. They indicated that it would be short and sharp, would hit some of the Syrian regime's command and control centers and some of the areas that they used to develop these chemical weapons, but it didn't have much of a plan B on that. And that's what I was hearing on the Hill. Their frustration with this was, OK, well what do you do then? At least this way, now the U.S. has brought Russia into this deal such that now Russia bears the responsibility if this falls over.
MS. IFILL: Yeah. Well, it's interesting because nobody knows if they can trust Russia either. So this is all – all of these questions, all these conversations we're having tonight are about compromise that nobody knows –
MS. DOZIER: And trust.
MS. IFILL: And trust, which seems to be in short supply. Thank you all so much. Welcome to "Washington Week," Kimberly.
We have to end it there, but the conversation will continue online, on the "Washington Week Webcast Extra," at pbs.org/washingtonweek. The live stream starts at 8:30 p.m. Go fire up your computer. It continues all weekend long.
And the news doesn't stop so we don't either. Hari Sreenivasan anchors the brand-new PBS "NewsHour Weekend." Check your local listings for the time. And I'll see you during the week on the PBS "NewsHour" and here again next week, on "Washington Week." Good night.
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As widely expected, the Federal
Reserve raised short-term interest rates for the first time this year.
Fed Chair Janet Yellen was
upbeat about the progress of the economy, although the consensus among
Fed policymakers is that the economy will not grow over the next two years at
an above 3 percent pace hoped for by the Trump administration.
Yellen told reporters that the
committee is still forecasting growth in the gross-domestic product (GDP) at
around 2 percent through 2019. She noted that Fed officials haven't speculated
much on the impact of administration's fiscal policies, such as possible
infrastructure spending package or the planned overhaul of the tax code. The
committee's views about the economy haven't changed much since the last Fed rate
increase in December.
"The simple message is the
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The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) raised the federal rate
by a quarter of a percentage point, to a range of 0.75 percent to 1 percent, which
was only the third increase in a decade. The FOMC's statement was little
changed from earlier ones, but did note that business investment has improved.
The statement mentioned the strong job gains. Inflation, however, has changed
little and continues to run below the 2 percent annual target.
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long-run projection for the federal funds rate is now around 3 percent, she said,
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are holding to our forecast that the Fed will raise rates twice more this year,
likely in June and September," said Mike Fratantoni, chief economist for the
Mortgage Bankers Association. Fratantoni said the Fed could establish a
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rate increase will not derail the ongoing housing recovery," Duncan said.
The Fed's vote was not
unanimous. Neel Kashkari, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis,
voted to keep the rates unchanged.
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