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Short-Term Wave Forecasting for Real-Time Control
of Wave Energy Converters
Francesco Fusco and John V. Ringwood
Abstract—Real-time control of wave energy converters requires
knowledge of future incident wave elevation in order to approach
optimal efficiency of wave energy extraction. We present an ap-
proach where the wave elevation is treated as a time series and it
is predicted only from its past history. A comparison of a range of
forecasting methodologies on real wave observations from two dif-
ferent locations shows how the relatively simple linear autoregres-
sive model, which implicitly models the cyclical behavior of waves,
can offer very accurate predictions of swell waves for up to two
wave periods into the future.
Index Terms—Time series, wave energy, wave forecasting.
bodies or on oscillating pressure distributions within fixed or
moving chambers. Oscillators generally have pronounced reso-
nances, which enable efficient power absorption only over a re-
variations of wave spectra, a control system can be designed to
alter the oscillator dynamics such that the efficient energy con-
version occurs over a wide range of wave conditions [1].
The control approach, in the early stages of wave energy con-
version, consisted of frequency domain relationships regulating
the dynamics of the system to be tuned for maximum energy
absorption at different peak frequencies corresponding to dif-
tageous approach for real sea spectra, frequency domain tech-
niques do not generally allow real-time control on a wave-by-
and, therefore, its economical viability. Real-time optimal con-
trol can be directly derived from the aforementioned optimal
frequency relationships [1], [2]. The main difficulties arise from
the fact that the transformation into the time domain results in
noncausal transfer functions, so that the conditions for optimal
vice, or of the future incident wave profile, are known [1]–[3].
into the future, of the actual wave elevation profile at a specific
point oftheseasurface,is central, therefore,to themoregeneral
HE energy conversion in most wave energy converters
(WECs) is based either on relative oscillation between
Manuscript received December 17, 2009; revised February 22, 2010;
accepted March 29, 2010. Date of publication April 19, 2010; date of current
version June 23, 2010. This work was supported by the Irish Research Council
of Science, Engineering, and Technologies (IRCSET) under the Embark
The authors are with the Department of Electronic Engineering, National
University of Ireland Maynooth, Maynooth, Ireland (e-mail: francesco@eeng.
nuim.ie; email@example.com).
Color versions of one or more of the figures in this paper are available online
at http://ieeexplore.ieee.org.
Digital Object Identifier 10.1109/TSTE.2010.2047414
Fig. 1. Wave predictions are required in order to generate an optimal reference
for a generic time-domain control of a WEC.
issue of time domain control of WECs. As an example, Fig. 1
illustrates a possible digital control scheme for a generic oscil-
lating body, where the controlled variable is its oscillation ve-
and the control action is performed through a con-
computed by an algorithm that requires future values
principle of the specific device, as well as the control strategy
adopted and the available instrumentation, the involved quanti-
ties may vary, but the logic can always be described by a frame-
work such as that proposed in Fig. 1. In particular, the quantity
to be predicted may be the wave excitation force or the oscilla-
tion velocity for an oscillating body, the air pressure inside the
chamber of an oscillating water column, and they all depend,
ultimately, on the incident wave elevation.
The main approach followed in the literature is based on a
spatialprediction ofthewaveelevation,as inFig.2(b),meaning
that the wave field at a certain location is reconstructed from
one or more observations at nearby locations [4]–[7]. The fore-
casting model, in thissituation, requiresan array of spatial mea-
surements and can become very complex, because it has to take
into account the possible multidirectionality of waves [5], the
presence of radiated and diffracted waves [8], and eventual non-
linearities in the waves propagation (refer to [9] for a more de-
tailed literature survey).
The solution proposed in this paper is the prediction of the
wave elevation based only on its past history at the same point
of the sea surface, as in Fig. 2(a). Such an alternative approach
certainly introduces significant advantages with respect to the
spatial prediction, in terms of complexity of the models (mul-
tidirectionality and radiation do not need to be considered un-
less the device itself requires it, e.g., directional WECs) and on
the amount of instrumentation required (measurements at only
one point are required). Some preliminary work, following this
autoregressive (AR) models are proposed for prediction of fu-
ture oscillation velocity of a generic device, and in [11], where
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Fig. 2. Two main approaches to wave forecasting. (a) Prediction based only
on local single-point measurements. (b) Prediction based on reconstruction of
wave field from array of distant measurements.
numerically generated from standard wave spectra.
This paper presents a variety of forecasting models and vali-
dates them against real observations, following the preliminary
results presented in [12] and [13]. The real data available is first
analyzed in Section II. The forecasting models are then pre-
sented in Section III and a methodology to evaluate the con-
fidence intervals of the predictions is outlined in Section IV.
Results are finally discussed in Section V.
The data utilized for this study comes from two locations:
1) The Irish Marine Institute provided real observations from
a data buoy located in Galway Bay, on the West Coast of
Ireland,atapproximately53 13 N,9 18 W(waterdepth
nearly 20 m). Data consist of 20-min records sets for each
hour, collected at a sampling frequency of 16.08 rad/s
(2.56 Hz). The location is sheltered from the Atlantic
Ocean so that the wave height magnitude, in general, is
relatively small.
2) Wave elevation time series are also available from the At-
lantic Ocean at the Pico Island, in the Azores Archipelago,
atapproximately38 33 N,28 34 W(waterdeptharound
40 m). The Pico data are collected in the form of two con-
tiguous 30-min record sets for each hour, with a sampling
frequency of 8.04 rad/s (1.28 Hz) [14]–[16]
The climate at the Galway Bay site is dominated by relatively
low energy sea states (significant wave height less than 2 m)
which, most of the time, have a broad spectral distribution with
no clear energy peak, due to the superposition of low-frequency
swell(s) and high-frequency wind waves of similar energy con-
tent. Wave systems off the coast of Pico, on the other hand, usu-
ally have a more defined low-frequency peak (around 0.7 rad/s)
and their significant wave height ranges, usually, from 1 to 5 m.
A more detailed analysis of the wave data at the two locations
can be found in [17].
The wave spectra of three significant data sets at the two lo-
cations, shown in Fig. 3, will be utilized to test the forecasting
models, in Section V. In particular, one wide-banded and one
narrow-banded sea state from each of the two sites is consid-
ered. Then, a situation where wind waves predominate is se-
lected from the Galway Bay data and a very high-energy wave
system, where the sea bottom slightly affects the wave sym-
metry (this was analyzed through higher order spectral analysis
Fig. 3. Wave spectra of sample data set for the two locations: (a) Galway Bay;
(b) Pico Island.
Island data.
One main characteristic that emerges from the wave data
analysis, which is well known, is that a significant portion of
the wave energy is usually concentrated at low frequencies. In
contrast, high frequencies dominate the spectrum only for very
low energy sea states, which are of diminished interest for wave
energy conversion. It is also known that low-frequency waves
(the swell) are more regular and less affected by nonlinearities
(which can be verified by means of the Bispectrum [13], [17],
[18]). It is reasonable, therefore, to low-pass filter the wave
elevation and focus the prediction only on the low frequencies,
which, intuitively, might improve the accuracy of the forecasts
and the length of the forecasting horizon.
A quantification of the possible benefits of low-pass fil-
tering on the prediction can be obtained by measuring the
predictability of the wave elevation time series. It is argued
that for predictability analysis, it is not necessary to design any
predictors; we just have to know how much information about
future signal values can be obtained from the past [19]. A sim-
pler measure of predictability than the very general approach
proposed in [19] and [20] (based on the mutual information
notion) will be adopted here, as previously proposed in [13].
It assumes that a linear relationship exists between the future
values of the wave elevation and its past values. A predictability
is estimated as
is the expectation operator, and
-step ahead prediction. A very efficient algorithm for the esti-
mation of
, which is utilized in this study, was proposed
in [21].
In Fig. 4, it is shown that the improvement of predictability
of the wave data detailed in Fig. 3, when only low-frequency
components are considered, is quite significant, particularly in
the case of narrow-banded sea states. The suggestion that it is
reasonable to focus the wave forecasting algorithms only on the
that the choice of the cut-off frequencies
inspection of the spectral shape of each data set, such that the
is the optimal
is based on visual
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Fig. 4. Predictability of wave elevation time series, low-pass filtered with different cut-off frequencies ? : (a) Galway Bay; (b) Pico Island.
amount of energy discarded is not significant (apart from the
data set
, where the wind wavesdominate the spectrum). The
cut-off frequency will ultimately represent a significant param-
and it will be determined as a compromise between improve-
ment in the prediction accuracy and amount of discarded wave
A. Cyclical Models
The most straightforward forecasting model is a cyclical
model, where the wave elevation
position of a number
of linear harmonic components
is expressed as a super-
plitude information for each harmonic component is contained
in the parameters
and [12], [13].
The model in (2) is completely characterized by the parame-
, andbythefrequencies
through a nonlinear estimation procedure (the model is non-
linear in the frequencies) and utilized to predict the future wave
elevation. It needs, however, to be adapted to the time variations
of the wave spectrum (amplitudes, phases, and frequencies are
nonconstant), so that a first solution has been considered [13],
where the frequencies are kept constant and the model becomes
perfectly linear in the parameters
The choice of the frequencies is a crucial one. In [13], it was
pointed out how, while the range of frequencies is easy to deter-
mine, the distribution of the
lematic. A robust choice would be a constant spacing over all
the range, with the spacing as small as possible in order to give
an accurate coverage of the spectrum (appropriate constant fre-
quency intervals are also discussed in [22]). Alternative nonho-
mogeneous solutions may be considered, for example, with the
frequencies more densely distributed around the energy peaks.
Such more efficient solutions, however, would be unreliable, in
the context of a model with fixed frequencies, due to the time
inside this range is more prob-
variations of the energy distribution in wave spectra (which can
be verified through the Wavelet transform [17], [22]).
Once the frequencies are determined, a model for the ampli-
tude variations has to be chosen. Initially, the cyclical structural
model proposed by Harvey [23] was adopted
model the
is the sampling time, vectors
cyclical components, and it can be verified that
and . The Gaussian white disturbance
models the amplitude and phases variation.
In [12] and [13], an alternative stochastic model for the ampli-
and was proposed: the dynamic harmonic
regression (DHR) model [24]. However, the higher complexity
required (four state variables for each harmonic against two of
the Harvey's model) was not justified by an improvement of the
modeling ability, so the DHR model it is not further considered.
From (3) and (4), the following state space form is derived:
filter for recursive online adaptation. The initialization is pro-
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vided by regular least squares estimates on a number of batch
observations and thenthe Kalman filter is appliedonline, once a
covariance matrix for the state and output disturbances is avail-
able. When the estimate of the model's parameters
available at any instant , the -step-ahead prediction
is obtained through the free evolution of the model in (5) as
B. Sinusoidal Extrapolation With the Extended Kalman Filter
would be to consider variable frequencies which are updated
online, along with the amplitudes and phases, on the basis of
the free surface wave elevation measurements.
We can, therefore, attempt to model the wave elevation as a
single cyclical component of the type in (4), but with a time-
varying frequency
the wave elevation, and a model for the variability of
been introduced, assuming a simple random walk driven by the
additional white noise
. The model in (12), of course, is
nonlinear in
and an explicit linear state space structure
cannot be formulated.
As a consequence, a linear recursive estimator cannot be di-
rectly applied. It is possible, however, to utilize an extension
of the Kalman filter to nonlinear models, namely the extended
Kalman filter (EKF), assuming that the discrete time step
sufficiently small to permit the prediction equations to be ap-
proximated by a linearized form, based on the truncation of the
Taylor expansion of (12) at the first order [25]. The estimate of
thestatevectorateachtimestep is,therefore,givenbylinearre-
cursive equations, while the prediction
is obtained from the free evolution of the nonlinear model in
The extension to a model with
is not straightforward. It was found that a superposition of
models of the type expressed in (12) does not offer any actual
and the current study is focused on a single frequency, so that
the model can be considered as a sinusoidal extrapolation.
, , and are random disturbances,is
variable frequencies
C. AR Models
The wave elevation
on a number
is assumed to be linearly dependent
of its past values, through the parameters
where a disturbance term
of the parameters at instant ,
is assumed to be Gaussian and white, the best prediction of the
(13) as
has been included. If an estimate
, is computed and the noise
atinstant canbe derivedfrom
where, obviously,
information already acquired, no need of prediction).
The general shape of the prediction function
completely determined by the poles
In the case of
jugate poles,
and , [26]
of the AR model in (13).
is even) couples of complex-con-
where the coefficients
complex-conjugate poles is implicitly a cyclical model, where
the frequencies are related to the phase
amplitudes and phases of the harmonic components are related
to the last
measurements of each time instant , so that they
adapt to the observations.
The AR coefficients
are estimated from a number
batch observations through the minimization of a multistep
ahead cost functional, referred to as long-range predictive
identification (LPRI) [27]
depend on the last
. Thus, an AR model with only
of each pole and the
is to be optimized. The function
standard algorithm for nonlinear least squares problems, the
Gauss–Newton algorithm, initialized with the estimates from
regular least squares [27].
Note that, from (15), the implicit frequencies are related to
the poles of the AR model, so if the AR parameters are kept
constant, the frequencies will be constant as well. An adaptivity
mechanism based on the LPRI function (16) could be imple-
mented, as proposed in [27]. However, as will also be shown in
the results of Section V, a static AR model maintains its accu-
racy for a long time after being estimated (more than 2 hours),
in spite of spectral variations (for more details refer to [17]).
Adaptive AR models, therefore, are not a priority and are not
considered in the present work.
is the forecasting horizon over which the AR model
is minimized with a
D. Neural Networks
Inspite ofthenonlinear modelingcapability,neuralnetworks
have the great disadvantage of offering a model completely en-
closed in a black box, where inherent characteristics cannot be
analyzed by inspection or analytical calculation. So, whereas in
ters and frequencies and their variations in an adaptive structure
can provide indications about the real process behavior and its
main characteristics, this would not be possible with neural net-
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For the problem under study, a nonlinear relationship is cre-
ated through a multilayer perceptron [28]
Only structures with one linear output neuron and two hidden
layers, consisting of a number of nonlinear neurons, varying
between three and seven each, were considered. Several orders
the Levenberg–Marquard algorithm [29] on a set of batch data
and utilized for multistep-ahead prediction.
The structurein(17) is, ofcourse,not theonly possibilityand
many others could be considered. For example, a priori knowl-
edge about the process (harmonic nature) may be considered as
though such an input structure would retain some of the limita-
tions of cyclical models with fixed frequencies.
E. Other Possibilities
Other possible wave forecasting models were analyzed, but
were found unsuitable and therefore discarded (refer to [17] for
a detailed discussion).
A candidate alternative technique is Gaussian Processes
(GPs), whose basic idea is to place a Gaussian prior directly
on the space of functions [30] underlying the data, without
assuming any particular function parametrization but only
specifying the prior's mean and covariance. In order to model
the cyclical characteristics of the sea, the harmonic frequencies
of the covariance function have to be assigned permanently
in the initial estimation of the model. This leads to the issue,
concerning the choice of frequencies, that emerged from the
discussion of cyclical models with fixed frequencies (see
Section III-A).
Also, the introduction of a moving average (MA) term in the
AR model, giving an ARMA model, has been analyzed and
it was found that no real change in the forecasting function's
shape, with respect to AR models, can be obtained, so that no
significant improvement in the results can be expected. ARMA
models can, however, be utilized in order to obtain more par-
simonious forecasting models, but this is not the focus of the
study and it is not considered here.
Particle filters [31] may be considered for the online state
estimation of the nonlinear model (12) and can deal directly
with nonlinear models. However, while they do not assume a
Gaussian distribution of the state variable, and therefore may
give better estimation results than the EKF, they still only allow
a single frequency to be tracked, and would, therefore, be sub-
ject to the main performance limitation as the EKF.
The wave elevation predictions alone, as computed by any of
the models presented, do not give sufficiently complete infor-
mation about the future of the signal, as they are inevitably af-
fected byan error. It is a fundamentalneed to havean indication
about the extent of this error and about the confidence that we
can put in the forecasts computed by the prediction algorithm.
If the -step ahead prediction error is Gaussian
then the variance
ability distribution. We can assume that the error is contained
within a confidence interval, with probability , as follows:
is all we need in order to define its prob-
In (20),
is the value of the probability distribution such
of the forecasting error considered to be zero-mean Gaussian,
assumes the following structure:
The estimate of the variance
specific model parameters and from the statistics of the param-
eter estimation algorithm, which is not straightforward and also
could be misleading if the model is not sufficiently accurate. A
estimate of the variance of the forecasting error is based purely
on the past history of the prediction errors
could be calculated from the
The estimate of
new observations become available [32], via
is the number of past observations available.
can also be recursively updated as soon as
Each of the data sets of Fig. 3 was split up into training and
validation sets. For the Galway Bay data, the training and vali-
dation sets consist of two consecutive data sets of 3072 samples
In the case of the Pico Island data, because the consecutive data
sets are actually contiguous in time, training and validation sets
ples per set, meaning 2 h at a sampling frequency of 8.04 rad/s,
or 1.28 Hz).
ness-of-fit index, for each forecasting horizon :
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- 1 ¾ cup whole wheat pastry flour
- 1/8 teaspoon sea salt
- ¼ cup sunflower seed oil
- ½ cup maple syrup
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon almond extract
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 cups organic apple juice
- pinch of salt
- 1 tablespoon agar flakes
- 1 tablespoon kuzu, diluted in 2 tablespoons of water
- ¼ cup rice syrup or maple syrup
- ½ pint fresh blueberries (or other seasonal berries like strawberries, raspberries or pitted cherries)
- fresh mint leaves for garnish
For the Crust
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees Farenheit.
- Lightly oil a tart pan or line with parchment paper.
- In separate bowls, mix dry ingredients and wet ingredients. Next, gently whisk the wet ingredients into the dry mixture until the dough forms a ball. Using a rolling pin, roll the dough out to approximately 1/8 inch thickness. Transfer the dough into the tart pan, cutting off excess dough around the edges. Bake for 5 to 12 minutes or until the dough is golden brown. Remove from the oven and set aside to cool.
For the Filling
- Place apple juice, salt, agar flakes and rice syrup in a saucepan. Turn on heat and bring to a boil. Stir occasionally and boil until agar flakes are dissolved. Add diluted kuzu, stirring constantly to prevent lumping. Simmer until thickened. Stir in blueberries. Remove from heat and pour over pre-baked crust. Refrigerate to set filling. Garnish with mint leaves.
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Fw: Why Polavaram is a pointless project -- my comments for publication; cont. May 15, 2011 Down To Earth cover story
--- On Fri, 5/13/11, Jeevananda Reddy <jeevanandareddy@...> wrote:
From: Jeevananda Reddy <jeevanandareddy@...>
Subject: Why Polavaram is a pointless project -- my comments for publication; cont. May 15, 2011 Down To Earth cover story
To: editor@...
Date: Friday, May 13, 2011, 9:54 AM
Comments/observations on "reply to my comments" on cover story published in Down To Earth May 15, 2011 with a title "Polavaram fraud" by Richard Mahapatra titled "Why Polavaram is a pointless project"
By Dr. S. Jeevananda Reddy
Formerly Chief Technical Advisor – WMO/UN & Expert – FAO/UN
Convenor, Forum for a Sustainable Environment
"It is not the Polavaram pointless project but it is the Down To Earth"
The authors state that the Polavaram dam involves a huge cost but its benefits will be limited. The reality is in India the Polavaram project is the only project that is cost effective over any other project built so far. While analyzing the cost effectiveness of a project like a multipurpose Polavaram project all components must be taken in to account. For example when we making EIA assessment we must not confine to primary impacts but must take in to account direct & indirect secondary and tertiary impacts – cumulative & interactive impacts. It is clear from the main article that they didn't do this and made statements from the air.
All those persons the authors referred in their write ups are either from anti-dam groups or from anti-polavaram dam groups. Before publishing such an article of this nature, they should have got clarifications or comments of the group on the other side to get credibility to a magazine like Down To Earth. Reality is that the authors did not make any attempt in this direction. That means the purpose of the article is to create hurdles to Polavaram project only. Now they added some more half baked headings. Let us see heading by heading:
400,000 may be displaced
Two days back the Supreme Court observations on the counting of displaced families are relevant here. In any project while counting the displaced at the time of paying R & R packages, the R & R package takes in to account the increase in population with the time. But, this will not take in to account the new families created for the purpose of R & R package or new families brought in by vested groups for getting R & R package etc. The authors are advised to look in to such issues before pronouncing the judgments on population figures based on a vested interest groups surveys.
Who will fund Polavaram dam?
It is the government's prerogative to complete the project. Is it relevant to you Sir to poke your nose on the financial issue?
More water for irrigated areas
This type of propaganda was countered by the government at several forums. Silting will be a problem with each and every project, whether it is small or medium or big; but the way Polavaram dam is going to be built has a minimal effect of silting, see the project details.
Design plays down flood threat
First of all the project was never been a barrage. The technical committee analyzed for extreme value and found 38 lakh cusecs as the expected extreme flood level in 1000 years [36.2 for 500 years]. After 2009 Krishna floods – man made – CWC suggested a figure of 50 lakh cusecs for the building of dam without changing the height – only gates that allow outflow will be increased without increasing the flood area or displaced/submerged. Because of this the cost of the project has gone up. As suggested by Western analysts 92 lakh cusecs possibility, if it really occurs then whether there is a dam or not the villages in the catchment area as well villages in the downstream will be washed away. It is an imaginative projection to create hurdles to the project. If the authors believed them then wait for dooms day.
Unsafe embankments
Please look in to the appropriate documents submitted by AP government and the CWC clearance report on Embankments without making statements from the air.
Polavaram Dam Divides Politicians
For that matter any project in India divides politicians based on their vested interests leave alone Polavaram. Politicians are always there to oppose any project proposed by ruling party but when they come back to power the issue reverses. In the case of Polavaram project, some have illegal mining interests; some others have smuggling of forest wealth or ganja cultivation interests; some others have vote bank interests, etc. These are normal issues. Unfortunately the people who are enjoying the fruits of other projects like Srisailem, Nagarjunasagar never thought of displaced people from those projects.
The authors state the project does not benefit the Telangana region any way – this is an ignorant way of writing articles without looking into the project document in its totality. The authors also state that "Telangana has 50% of the State's potential cultivable area, but only 32% of the irrigation potential created in Andhra Pradesh is in Telangana". It is a foolish statement. Before making such parochial statements they should have verified from the records. See the table given below:
Data of 2007-08 in lakh hectares
Zone Area in lakh hectares
Geographical Net sown Net irrigated Gross irrigated
Tel 114.84 (41.7%) 40.57 (37.7%) 17.08 (38.3%) 24.14 (39.8%)
Ray 067.30 (24.5%) 27.65 (25.7%) 05.66 (12.7%) 06.85 (11.3%)
AP = Andhra Pradesh; Tel = Telangana; Ray = Rayalaseema; CA = Coastal Andhra
From this table it is clear that the authors have tried to manipulate the data to show regional feeling. Krishna water was fully utilized as allocated but it is not the case with Godavari water even with P. V. Narasimha Rao the only Prime Minister from South India for a full five year term hailing from Telangana zone did little in the utilization of Godavari water. Only after Dr. Y. S. Rajashekara Reddy became the Chief Minister in 2004 initiated the projects on Godavari River under the Jalayagnam. Vested groups started creating hurdles at every stage. It is a political game as once these projects are completed the people rarely care for politicians as they will be economically stable. Pranahita-Chevella project is yet to get several clearances from the central government before going for national status. The anti-polavaram groups are hatching a plan by saying first national status should be given to Pranahita-Chevella before Polavaram which has already got all clearances from the central government. Why no politician has tried for this project before Dr. YSR?
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I have this awesome vintage aluminum chair we found at a thirft store years ago. Over time we've had to recover it and repad it. I love how easy it is to do it with this type of chair as all the pieces are uber sturdy and it comes apart and goes back together easily.
Before (It actually looked a lot nicer when it was first done)
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Throughout the day, paper-handling chores pop up regularly. If the job can be completed in two minutes or less, you should do it now! Clip coupons from Sunday's newspaper, dash off a thank-you note to a friend or file a receipt for tax purposes as soon as the newspaper, gift or receipt comes into your hands. Since it takes at least two minutes to retrieve postponed items, doing short jobs on the fly makes sense—and it saves you time.
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purchased this for my 4 year old grandson as a birthday present. His dad and I put it together in a couple of hours. Not a difficult assembly. We did not have any problems with the wheels as other review said. He rode it all day, giving other kids rides. He loved it! It goes real well on my lawn and driveway. Will probably purchase another battery so he can have longer ride time. Could not get him off of it. Very good purchase. Looks almost like the real deal. We were all impressed with it. Yes, we all took it for a spin! could not resist!
Bought this for my 5 year old daughter. Thought it would be better for the grass yard. The barbie cars are for pavement only.
Had this for 5 months and it works great. My daughter ties her small wagon on the back and helps me in the yard. She also tries to give our dog a ride ....but that is another story.
I am really happy with the purchase and so is she. Works on grass, pavement, dirt, wet grass. Her friends love to ride too and this is powerful enough that they can ride together.
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DO NOT BUY THIS PRODUCT!! I would not recommend this product to anyone. We have had it about 9 months and it has been out of service for 7 months. We have worked with the manufactor with little to no success. They expect you to trouble shoot, pay shipping to get a new part, and fix the item on your own. We have done that twice and the product still does not work! My friends have had the exact same problem.
Problem - item will only go in low gear. Not high or reverse. DO NOT BUY THIS PRODUCT!!
The ATV is a great purchase my granddaughter of 4 loves it. It can ride 2 people and she has a little sister that will eventually ride. It is a big hit in our neighborhood. It goes anywhere and we have had no problems with it. Love that it came with own battery charger.
Bought for my 3 year olds birthday! Worried he'd be too small for it...NO WAY! HE mastered it the first day! NO joke! This is so much easier steering and control than any smaller power wheel with the round steering wheel you have to turn. This is the coolest toy on the street! My son absolutely LOVES this ride on!!! I (mom) ride it with him all the time....dirt/grass/roads...works on everything!!! I would definately skip all other ride ons and get this around age 3...then they can ride it for years to come!!! NEW GENERATION RIDE ON! LOVE IT!
We had this item shipped to the wal-mart store near our vacation home. Seemed everyone that was vacationing in the Catskills was buying this thing!
It was easy to assemble and charges really quickly.
It's a 2 seater which means my son and all his friends were able to ride. Drove with two 50 pounds kids for at least 3 hours! Even my husband who weighs 200 got on it and it could handle him. Drives over all kinds of terrane. The storage compartment is really cool, it's big and roomy and easy for kids to close and open themselves. The handlebar steering turns easily as well and the 2 speeds are great!
Stops on a dime too!
The only thing they could have did to make this the most absoulte machine was to have a working headlight in front. They could have also, since you have to put a battery for the horn. But all in all, your kids will love this machine!
product was alittle difficult to assemble- the plastic pieces didn't really line up a hundred percent and some little tabs would break off. Thats pretty minor though because the kids love it and it seems to have more torque than other toys I've seen. The description of the toy describes tires that really grip or something but they are just hard plastic like all the other cars and spin on alittle slope or a stone driveway. All in all we're happy with it.
Easy Assembly, Good Battery Life. Only problem -wheels spin easily with light child; problem solved by putting weight in tool box.
the kids love this item it keeps them busy for hours and they cant get enough of it
This was a toy for our 2&1/2 year old, he is now 5 and he still loves riding it! We had to fix the gear shift once,but nothing hard. Well worth the money, all you have to do is take care of it!
I bought this for my three great grand children ages
3,5,6. They love it & the only down side is yuou need two batteries. We have three acres for them to ride & small dips, not smooth but it handles all of the terrain well. Have not had it long enough to rate how wellit holds up to usage.
I bought this for my sons birthday and he loves it. He turned 3 and he easily rides it. He drove it so much, I had to charge the battery twice. Buying an extra battery is worth the price. Two people can ride easily. It will drain the battery a little more, but the battery lasts longer than I thought. It is important to make the initial charge the recommended 18 hours, then it takes maybe 2 hrs to recharge after that. Well worth the money. Highly recommend.
We bought this for my son for his 4th birthday. He LOVES it. The battery is long lasting. My husband takes him around the neighborhood and through some pretty rough terrain and it handles very well. We are so happy with our purchase.
I sent my husband to the store to purchase a different power wheel. When they didn't have it, I checked online and found the one that they did have, which was this one. I read the reviews and we decided to chance it. It was super easy to put together and our little princess was riding in less than an hour. She is 3 and can handle it very easily but there's enough room for her to grow with it. What a great purchase, and it looks very realistic. I couldn't recommend this product more.
I recently purchased this Polaris four wheeler for my son's 3rd BDAY. His 8 yr old sis has a real POLARIs and he wanted to be like her, of course. The little POLARIS does a reall good job of keeping up with the big one too. My daughter has even doubled with him on his on several occasions--and it hasn't slowed down the power at all!! We have enjoyed it thoroughly. The assembly was simple--my husband was suprised I did it all by myself. The only complaint I have so far is the battery---the charge is not holding well. If this doesn't improve I will contact the company.
Overall, I highly recommend this POLARIS...it pulls well, runs great---and we DO NOT have smooth yards--the tires make a big difference on this one!!
We bought this 4 wheeler for our 3 yr old son for Christmas, He loves it and so do we. It is sooooooo powerful, can ride on grass, dirt, hills everything. Our 5 1/2 yr old will ride on the back with him and it is still just as powerful. They use it everyday, it never gets old. He also loves the horn and the storage trunk in the back. Best investment we have ever made!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I purchased this product for my 4 yr old son last christmas 2006 as a gift. It was alot to put together thanks to my husband. My son has been riding it and enjoying it all together. So far we have not had any problems with the four wheeler at all. it is a good thing to have for your kids that wants to have fun. My son loves it, and I love that he enjoys it.
We own 2 real Polaris quads and our grandsons ages 4 and 2 absolutlely love to ride. When we saw this and it could handle both of them we thought a perfect birthday gift for both. The youngest is content to ride and his brother is happy to take him. How awesome is that! They don't fight over it. A headlight would have been cool, but then you would never get them in for bed. The horn sticks in the on position because the little rubber cover gets stuck under the plastic holding it down, but is not a big deal. It only took a couple of hours to assemble and most of that was decals. It was a major hit!!
We bought this for our 3 yr old son for his bday..we have had it for 3 wks now and he rides it everyday!!We live out on a ranch and he takes it down to the creek, in the horse pasture, and up a gravel hill to check the mail with no problems..was easy to put together..i will share with others we cut a old tractor innertube and put it around the back tires to save wear on the tires and it also keeps him from getting stuck in the rock gravel we have around our house..would recommend this to anyone and it will bring lots of fun around our house for yrs to come..


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UNTIL houses are rewired and lights are operated by computer, the mundane light switch is one of those inescapable facts of life. The right switch plate in the right spot can create a stylish moment in a normally forgotten corner of a home.
Pozzi Franzetti, an artist in Taos, N.M., has made a career of creating humorous iron light-switch covers inspired by Native American folklore and ancient petroglyphs. They can be large enough to decorate a whole corner.
Other artisans make switch plates in Mexican hammered tin or soft green patinated steel in the shape of a house. Or there are copper ones with raised letters top and bottom with choices of ''aglow'' (up) or ''umbra'' (down). (Results not guaranteed if installed upside down.) Or in an unlikely combination, a ceramic mosaic design has jungle-fever leopard spots. Although the inspiration is Greek, a plate in relief recalls the tiles in Frank Lloyd Wright's 1920's Los Angeles houses.
Photos: Hammered-tin switch plate, left, from Mexico is $10 at Distant Origin. Floral-patterned examples, some with scalloped tops, will be available next week at Pan American Phoenix, 857 Lexington Avenue (65th Street). Patinated plate, below; $12.50 at Simon's Hardware and Bath, 421 Third Avenue (29th Street). ''Greek Toggle,'' above, in gold or silver, by Loom, is $25 at Gracious Home. ''Leopard Spots,'' left, a ceramic mosaic by Smashing Tiles; $49 at Amalgamated Home, 9 Christopher Street (Greenwich Avenue). A steaming coffee cup, above, is etched on aluminum; $19.99 at Gracious Home. ''Lingo,'' below, is in copper with raised letters, by Flopping Fish Productions; $28 at Gracious Home, 1217 Third Avenue (70th Street). ''Spear Thrower,'' right, a rusted-iron cutout by Pozzi Franzetti, (11 by 11 inches), is $55 at Distant Origin, 153 Mercer Street (Prince Street).


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