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Easy ps2 games
russellmz00 March 19, 2007, 10:10pm #1
i really enjoyed/am enjoying some easy games:
snoopy vs red baron (just started, opened a couple worlds)
dog's life (i think i'm nearing the end)
lego star wars: original trilogy (100% complete, 300,000,000 studs)
we love katamari (collected ~10000 roses out of a million in the rose level)
the proportion of time i spend cursing the developers of these games is remarkably low compared to say, god of war or gta:san andreas.
what are your favorite easy games?
divedivedive March 19, 2007, 10:24pm #2
I know where you're coming from, and I am much the same way - I just don't want to bother with beating my head against a difficult game, not the way I used to. Just thinking about the time I spent mastering R-Type alone twenty years ago makes me shudder.
But hey, if you haven't tried them, give the Ratchet and Clank games a shot. I wouldn't say that they are easy as much as just non-punishing. You can't lose the game - even if you die, you're bumped back to a checkpoint to try again, and you don't lose experience you gain so you're a little tougher the next time you get to the spot that got you before. I love those games, I think I've played each at least twice.
Enduro_Man March 19, 2007, 10:45pm #3
Bully is pretty easy. And magical, to boot!
Old_Man_Gravy March 19, 2007, 10:47pm #4
Barbie Horse Adventure
theblackw0lf March 19, 2007, 10:54pm #5
Okami is ridiculously easy. But also ridiculously awesome.
Rock8man March 20, 2007, 12:41am #6
Old_Man_Gravy:
Is this a joke? I couldn't even get past the first level, the game is so hard. And its really boring to boot. I realize the game is really popular here at Qt3, but it just wasn't interesting enough at the start to learn the awful interface. It's just too hard. Maybe if I could get past the first level, my view of the game would change, I don't know.
tomchick March 20, 2007, 12:50am #7
Rock8man, you are not man enough for Killer 7. There's no shame in that. We still accept you as one of us, albeit a lesser form.
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Warning March 20, 2007, 4:50am #8
Breath of Fire: Dragon Quarter.
At least it was easy the second time I played through it with loads of Party XP and all my skills and great weapons intact.
Maybe Sly Cooper?
curst March 20, 2007, 5:06am #9
For me, the ultimate easy game will always be Dynasty Warriors. I'd say get DW 5:Empires since its difficulty ranges from absurdly easy to slightly challenging, and it boasts the most diverse gameplay of the series.
RickH March 20, 2007, 7:22am #10
Pogue_Mahone:
The R&C games are a marvelous example of game design. Even if you fail, you earn experience and currency so you still advance a little every time. Unlike a checkpoint restore that just puts you back in the same place where you lost from the last time.
Also, I had a good time with Cloning Clyde. The devs didn't want to beat me as much as show me all the cool stuff they'd thought of. Crackdown is kind of like that, too.
BDGE March 20, 2007, 8:30am #11
Maximo: Army of Zin isn't very difficult and blends stylish combat with classic platforming in a neat comic package.
Sly Cooper 1 is pretty much a must-play for anyone and everyone. R&C 1-3 can be considered the same.
BobJustBob March 20, 2007, 8:41am #12
Ratchet and Clank is a bad example. At least the first one. I quit that game because the crappy checkpoint saves were so far apart that I ended up repeating sections over and over again. Not easy.
Sly Cooper got kinda tough towards the end.
Maximo and Dragon Quarter are the worst "easy game" suggestions I've ever heard.
The Nippon Ichi SRPGs can be easy since you can just grind until you are able to beat anything.
Maximo 2 really isn't bad at all. It's Maximo 1 that will frustrate and anger.
jim_crawford March 20, 2007, 1:09pm #14
BobJustBob:
Same here, with 2.
McBain March 20, 2007, 1:11pm #15
jim_crawford:
Hold on, if Ratchet & Clank is considered hard, then what the fuck is considered easy? Mario is Missing?!
roguefrog March 20, 2007, 1:22pm #16
My easy game list:
Any Zelda game, especially Wind Waker.
New Super Mario Bros.
Generally anything developed by Nintendo EAD
Both KotORs
Dungeon Siege
Sid Meier's Pirates! (not at high diff though)
I just realized this thread is for PS2 only. Doh!
Shadarr March 20, 2007, 1:24pm #17
curst:
I agree about the easy part, but I found the game so boring that I couldn't keep playing. Walking around killing guys who just stand there waiting to be slaughtered just isn't my idea of fun. Didn't play Empires, though.
Major_Malphunktion March 20, 2007, 6:33pm #18
My easy games- GTA:SA-just ignore the plot, and cruise.
Rayman Raving Rabbids or whatever it is called. Wierd wacky fun. Can't wait to play this on the Wii.
Katamari anything
Original daxter and Jax is good fun, and all the Rachet and Clanks
SSX Tricky and Tony Hawk games.
On the 'cube:
Mario Strikers
Paper Mario-see a trend?
OrfBC March 20, 2007, 6:39pm #19
There are some weird fucking "easy game" choices in this thread. God of War!? PAINKILLER!?
Painkiller was easy.


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This film goes on general release in the UK today and I was lucky enough to see a preview last Friday at BFI Southbank.
Now what I know about football could be written on the back of a stamp but luckily this film isn't just for footie fans. It tells the story of Eric Bishop (played fantastically by Steve Evets), a depressed postman in Manchester living with his two teenage sons. As his work mates rally round to lift his spirits, he starts talking to the poster of Eric Cantona in his bedroom. Before we know it, 'Big Eric' is sitting in the same room and playing life coach – pushing 'Little Eric' to move forward in his life and take control of himself.
Through babysitting duties for his grown up daughter, he begins to heal old wounds and misunderstandings with ex-wife Lily. Then the plot takes a dramatic turn when he discovers one of his sons hiding a gun for a shady local gangster. Trapped in a seemingly impossible situation, 'Big Eric' encourages 'Little Eric' to turn to his mates for help and the resolution is unexpected, hilarious and uplifting.
'Looking for Eric' is a triumph. The acting is superb and the film is completely engrossing and never descends into sentimentality. Highly recommended.
After the film's preview there was a fascinating and very entertaining Q&A session with Ken Loach, Steve Evets (outrageously funny guy) and yes the man himself…Eric Cantona. It was being videoed and is well worth seeing if it becomes available on the BFI or Guardian websites.
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Yikes it's been ages since I wrote anything on the site, so here's a catch up:
Saw an excellent new version of Sunset Boulevard before Christmas at the Comedy Theatre. I've long been a fan of the show – I saw the original production at the Adelphi twice and then also on tour in Birmingham. This one is very, very different and far more captivating. Directed by Craig Revel Horwood (he was milling around in the bar with friends on the night we went) the show follows the tradition of the Watermill Theatre in Newbury by having actor/musicians on stage throughout. The original production was all about spectacle, glamour and glitz. This time round it's dark and claustrophobic which breathes a new lease of life into the show. Highly recommended.
Also before Christmas I saw Tim Minchin at the Queen Elizabeth Hall. My sister had seen him perform in Cheltenham and said I must go and see him. Quite unlike any performer I think I've seen before. Definitely not one for a lazy night out – "you mean I've got to think about what is being said on stage rather than just laugh along?". Here's an example of his brilliance recorded on of the London nights.
In January, I saw previews of Milk and Bolt 3D at BFI Southbank. Both completely wonderful and followed by Q&A with Gus van Sant and John Lasseter. I saw The Times of Harvey Milk documentary at the BFI last year and thought it was amazing. Sean Penn puts in a spellbinding performance.
Finally, this month I took my mum out as a birthday treat to see An Inspector Calls at the Birmingham Rep. I'd seen the production at the NT in the early nineties with Kenneth Cranham as the inspector and remember liking it but I think this production made a much bigger impression. It's such an amazing show. Not just for the cinematic quality of the staging but the performances are wonderful – the Inspector and Shelia in particular. It's on tour around the country until June 2009 and I'd urge you to go and see it if you can. Theatre at its absolute best.
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Marinan, Rishell, Thompson, Vitale earn UConn football scholarships
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Connecticut's Sean Marinan, left, Marquiese Vann, center, and Bobby Puyol, right, kneel together before during UConn's Blue-White spring game at Rentschler Field last April 11. Marinan will be a scholarship player for this year's spring game.The Associated Press
STORRS >> Their arrival at UConn came with no promises, no sense of entitlement. Still, the opportunity to suit up for the football team with the flagship university in their home state was simply too good to pass up.
So they punched the clock every day. The quartet of quarterback/kicker Will Rishell, defensive lineman Sean Marinan, running back Jason Thompson and defensive back/punt returner Nick Vitale were typically among the first to arrive for daily workouts in the weight room and practice sessions, whether or not they appeared on UConn's two-deep charts.
In the middle of January, Marinan, a former Xavier High star who was recruited by Ivy League programs, was the first of the quartet to go from walk-on to scholarship player.
Last week, Rishell, Thompson and Vitale who played at RHAM, Shelton and Hand, respectively, joined the group of home grown scholarship players at UConn.
Each time, UConn coach Bob Diaco allowed the entire team to share in the celebration, and what an outpouring of emotion it proved to be.
"At the end of our winter conditioning, he explained the whole situation and said 'I am going to put all three of these guys on full scholly,'" Vitale said. "The team went crazy. It means more to me and them because obviously we are from Connecticut, we love what we do, and we love our state. We have such a small state, we take a lot of pride being from here.
"It was pretty cool to experience it. They all lost it, they were all hugging me. I got the long hair so they were all rubbing it in and getting it all messy, but it was great, definitely a great memory."
Since Diaco's arrival he has made a habit of pursuing Connecticut high school stars and offering those he feels are a fit with the team's culture that have the potential to become scholarship players a chance to join the team as recruited walk-ons.
Receiver Bryan Coney out of Naugatuck is a perfect example. He was running with the second team offense during bowl week preparations and often played the role of dual-threat quarterback with UConn's "look" team during practices over the course of the season.
Valley Regional has been a popular program for preferred walk-ons. Chris Jean-Pierre is a safety at UConn and lineman Jack Giaconia is planning to join the 2016 Huskies as a preferred walk-on.
It's a tremendous feel-good story. Countless videos can be found from football programs across the nation with the enthusiastic response of All-American players when they learn of the walk-ons earning a scholarships. However, it is not a path for the faint of heart. There's no guarantee they will ever step on the field other than in practice situations. It can also be a financial burden on their families to go that route.
"Right after he said it, they were jumping on me and messing with my hair, I couldn't even see the paper they put in front of me," said Marinan, who has been a key member of the punt protection unit the last two seasons and worked his way into the defensive line playing rotation as a junior. "They were all happy for me, they've always been there supporting saying 'you'll get it, you'll get it.' They couldn't be happier for me and I love them for that.
"It was very difficult at times because you do a lot of this work and sometimes it feels like nothing is really happening. When I started to get on the field and play, it just brought back the joy of being on the team more than at practice. I am going out doing something with my brothers every Saturday or every Friday or whenever the game was. The road was hard, but it was definitely worth it and it made me a better player, so when I got that opportunity, I was fully ready to produce."
Vitale received a scholarship to Stony Brook out of high school but after a season there he headed to UConn even though he knew he would not be on scholarship.
"It was definitely a hard mountain to climb, seeing how I went from full scholarship at Stony Brook University and I walked away from it," Vitale said, "I knew I was going to have an uphill battle when I came here my sophomore year. Every single day I came here, I worked hard and didn't say a word the last four years and the hard work paid off."
Vitale felt it was appropriate to take part in the scholarship rewarding ceremony with Rishell and Thompson since they are so much like him as football players and competitors.
"They are just like me, they come every day and work hard, they don't say a word and it really shows in their work ethic," Vitale said. "What really stood out to me was how they went about it after they received (the scholarship), it is just like any other day. They still came the next day, went to work and didn't say a word and to me that says a lot because I am that way as well."
Marinan and Vitale were actually youth football teammates with the Cromwell Lions and played Bloomfield for the division title when they were in middle school.
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"I played right defensive end and he played right corner and that was our side," Marinan said. "The best thing is nobody could run to our side, we had that sealed off. It was the first time that we did something that was really hard and I loved playing with him.
"I guess I never looked at it with that perspective because we did go our own ways a little, but it is actually really cool, especially since we are both from around the same area of Connecticut."
They also have something else in common, fathers who know a thing or two about success on the football field.
Marinan's father Sean is the head coach at Xavier, who helped the Falcons win four state titles in a five-year span.
"He is a great coach and without him, no way would I be near where I am today as a player," Marinan said, "He has helped me learn so much. It is great, we have gotten to the point where I am call him after practice and say 'dad, I am taking this step' he doesn't even need to be here, he can help and helps me start fixing stuff."
Ironically, it was his mother who encouraged Marinan to follow his dream to playing at UConn.
"A lot of it was my mom's influence," Marinan said. "She really wanted me to come here and really wanted me to follow my dream and thought it was a great place to do it. It is a very hard decision because the road is tough, I knew that coming in. Coach (Paul) Pasqualoni laid that out for me. This was the right decision, it has made me a better person and a better teammate, a better everything by making this decision
"This past year was amazing, I loved playing with my brothers and coaches, attacking each week with each different team. It was really fun. It has been other than special teams, my first time playing football since high school."
Vitale's father was a tackling machine at Maloney High School and graduated as the state's all-time leading tackler. People who grew up in Meriden around the time that Vitale was taking down ball carriers at a record pace can still tell stories about the toughness of the older Vitale.
"His influence, that has impacted my whole life," Vitale said. "Ever since I was little, I grew up with a football in my hand and he's had me work hard every single day to accomplish something great. Being my size, a small kid at a Division I level, what he built for me when I was little kind of shows today with all my hard work, dedication. He is my reason why I am here today.
"When I told my mother, she teared up, you know how moms get, and I think they were more proud of the fact that I earned one in high school, and I walked away from it, as my own decision, and I was able to earn another one at a high level. So I think they are very proud of me for that fact."


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All in cadence: Side Straddle Hops, Imperial Walkers, Low Slow Squats, Merkins, Peter Parker Peters. Then we took a mosey over to the hill in front of the soccer field near the BMX track.
At the hill, YHC informed the PAX that we were going to spend some time there (well, the whole time) to perform a series of Jacob's Ladder (otherwise known as 11's).
Round One: Bottom-Jump Squats; Top-Merkins.
Round Two: Bottom-Lateral Lunges (Dbl. Count); Top-Makhtar-N'Diayes.
Round Three: Bottom- Lunges (Dbl. Count); Top-Diamond Merkins.
We then took a short mosey back to the COT for some Minutes of Mary.
At the points where YHC felt the PAX needed a 10-count, portions of the NMM was discussed.
1. Always be impeccable with your words.
3. Never take anything personally.
I believe we all struggle with these (and probably one more than the other). However, if we strive to do them all in our lives, living in this world will be much easier and lass stressful. My family and I have put these 4-agreements on a board in our home to remind us of them daily. I encourage you to do the same.
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STUDIO CITY—The Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office announced that Robert Andrew Falcon has been sentenced to 16 years in state prison for the shooting death of tattoo artist Michael Christopher Pebley.
According to a press release from the Los Angeles District Attorney's Office, the 40-year-old tattoo artist who was known as "Trigz" was shot to death on October 9, 2014 near his North Hollywood tattoo shop as stated by the prosecutor. Officers from the LAPD arrived on the scene at around 5:50 p.m. on the 6300 block of Laurel Canyon Boulevard, where Pebley was found lying on the sidewalk.
Falcon and Pebley were arguing and "exchanging blows" inside a shop next to the tattoo business before the fight moved onto the sidewalk. Falcon produced a handgun and shot the victim before fleeing the scene of the crime. Los Angeles Fire Department Paramedics arrived and pronounced the victim dead at the scene.
Deputy District Attorney Jason Quirino said Falcon pleaded no contest on November 17, 2015 to one count of voluntary manslaughter and admitted that he used a firearm in the killing.
The 32-year-old Los Angeles defendant was sentenced on December 14. The North Hollywood Division of the Los Angeles Police Department investigated the case.


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A winery built on showcasing great Washington terroir, Gramercy has hit a high mark with its recent set of releases. Founder, winemaker and master sommelier, Greg Harrington, focuses on crafting Rhone and Bordeaux varietals, sourced from some of the best vineyards in the state. Harrington incredibly passed the master sommelier exam at the age of 26 in 1996, which is a considerable feat considering there are just 130 master somms in the world.


Location: Located on Klausner Street, on the Tel-Aviv University Campus in Israel.
Significance: It is one of the biggest museums in the world specialising in the history of the Jewish People.
How to Reach: If you are coming down by air, you need to land at Tel Aviv Airport. Take a car to reach the museum. Tel Aviv is also connected to the rest of the country by rail network. Buses are also available from all parts of the country.
It tells the unique and ongoing story of the Jewish People, it tells more about the special bond between the Jewish People and Israel, in fact, to be very precise, it tells everything about the Jewish People. Well, we are taking about Museum of the Diaspora, also known as the Museum of the Jewish Diaspora, or The Nahum Goldmann Museum of the Jewish Diaspora, or simply Beth Hatefutsoth. Museum of the Diaspora uses permanent exhibitions to tell the story about the Jewish people. It has got rich digital database resources of Jewish genealogy, communities, family names, films, music and photographs. If you want to know about the Jewish people, there is no better way than exploring the Museum of the Diaspora to its fullest.
Located on Klausner Street, on the Tel-Aviv University Campus in Israel, Museum of the Diaspora was established in 1978. It was an initiative of the then President of the World Jewish Congress, Dr. Nahum Goldmann. It brings the history of the Jewish people since the exile after the destruction of the First Temple 2,600 years back to the present day. Museum of the Diaspora provides its visitors the unique opportunity to experience the community, culture, faith and family of the Jewish people. So, you have a lot in store at the Jewish Diaspora Museum.
Unlike other museum, the displays of Museum of the Diaspora are not arranged in chronological order. Further, most of the artifacts do not have intrinsic values. Rather, those are the replicas highlighting the shades of Jewish life.
Museum of the Diaspora has got several core exhibitions thought which it tells about the various aspects of Jewish people. These exhibitions take the visitors on a journey across the various eras and lands of Jewish life. 'The Gate of the Family' showcases hundreds of photographs of contemporary Jews throughout the world via a colorful slide show. You can learn about the Jewish lifecycle events, festivals, and holidays. 'The Gate of Community' brings up the intriguing exploration of infrastructures of Jewish communal life. 'The Memorial Column' commemorates Jewish martyrdom. 'The Gate of Faith' has got displays of eighteen miniature synagogue reproductions. 'The Gate of Culture' showcases the array of Jewish thought and creativity. 'Among the Nations' has got a collection of 13 stations which reflect the interaction between the Jews and their hosts. 'Return to Zion Gate' has got a series of visual images demonstrating the yearning of the Jews. Besides these, there are also a number of temporary exhibitions that the Museum of the Diaspora regularly arranges.
Museum of the Jewish Diaspora has got an enviable database and collections of Jewish artifacts. It includes Jewish Genealogy, Jewish Communities, Visual Documentation, Jewish Music and Jewish Family Names.
While visiting Museum of the Diaspora, you can go for several guided tours that are regularly organized. You can choose from the tours like Family Adventure: The Routes of Your Roots, Mosaic of the Jewish People, Dilemmas of the Jewish People: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow etc.
There are plenty of options for accommodation in Tel Aviv. You will find a number of hotels in Tel Aviv that suit the budget of all sorts of travelers. Among budget hotels, there are IYHA Tel Aviv, Gordon Inn, No 1 Hostel, Dizengoff Suites Boutique Hotel etc. Among mid-range hotels, there are Cinema Hotel Tel Aviv, Prima Tel Aviv, Muguel Hotel etc. Whereas, Dan Tel Aviv Hotel, The Alexander Suites Hotel Tel Aviv, Hilton Tel Aviv etc. are amongst the hi-end hotels that one would find in the city of Tel Aviv.


The history of Budapest is very old! It begins in the Roman Empire of 1st C CE, to its fascinating Ottomon history all the way to its rather turbulent recent past. Today's Budapest is a combination of Pest, Buda which are on either sides of the river Danube and Obuda (old Buda) which is in the north of Buda!
We went on a path tracing its historical beauty and we began at the oldest and the farthest from the city - Roman ruins in Aquincum in Obuda. The place opens with a museum and proceeds to the actual site. The first thing at the museum brought a big smile on my face, well - familiarity! It begins with Tabula Peutingeriana. I first came to know of this when learning about Christianity in India! The tablet mentions Muziris in the far right bottom which is today's Malabar, coastal region in southern India! In the same map, on the diagonally to the top left of Roma centre is Aquinco - this very spot!
Like every other Roman site (Colosseum - Italy, Caerleon - Wales, Bath - England etc), this too has several sculptures, pottery, ornaments, seals etc excavated from the grounds which are now in display in the museum. One of the very important sculptures here is of the she-wolf feeding Romus & Romulus who founded Rome!
Just outside the museum was the perfect play area for anyone traveling with kids! There were quite a few games that were Roman themed to keep any toddler to pre-teen busy! Beyond this is where the fascination of Roman ruins lie. Every detail from the elevated platforms to the arched water ways etc are well preserved.
More important are the rooms meant for the exquisite bathing rituals of ancient Romans like England's Bath are here too! Unlike other places, here's its a double bath which makes the space separate for men & women but accessible at the same time! Like Dholavira, this space also had separate streets meant for merchants, butchers, craftsmen etc with their own size & style of housing. The amphitheater is pretty small when compared to the Roman masterpieces like Colosseum.
From Aquincum, our next stop was the later phase in the history - Ottomon Empire's Baths! Budapest is sitting on huge thermal spring, or rather multiple thermal springs. Though these springs have been present for ages, and though even since the celts have been enjoying them, constructing a spa/sauna on these springs were done by the Turks in 16th C CE.
I headed to Lukacs Bath first. Unfortunately, with the time I had and with the baby in hand, I couldn't get into any of the baths to actually enjoy the sauna, unlike experiencing it in Spa, Belgium. It was in 1884 that the beginnings of the current Lukacs Bath building came into being. It was originally built as a hotel with spa! Today the hotel doesn't exist anymore, but there's an hospital for therapy with the natural hot springs!
From there I headed to more Ottomon Turk history with Gul Baba Tomb. Gul Baba (Father of the Roses) is venerated by the locals are the Patron Saint on the region. The building has been very recently renovated with an Hungarian-Turkish collaboration and it was opened by the Turkish President. It was originally built in 1543-48 by the 3rd Governer General of Buda Yahyapasazade Mehmed Pasha. Today its a beautiful vantage point to view Budapest from and a peaceful place to pay your respects!
In the evening I also visited the Gellert Baths just to have a feel of how different, the architecture of an Art Nouveau bath is when compared to the Moorish bath of Lukacs and I was pleasantly surprised. Its an art masterpiece! Its filled with mosaic work and sculptures. Originally this was constructed in 13th C CE as a private bath of King Andrew II. However the current building dates to end of 19th C CE. Danubius Hotel Gellert (yes, it belongs to the same Danubius group as Astoria) and Gellert Spa were both constructed together in the same complex in Art Nouveau style. While its awesome to dedicate a day to experience the various baths in the city, if you really hard pressed for time and cannot head to more than one bath, choose Gellert!
While taking a bath here is nice, what's fabulous is attending a Sparty! Its a Spa Party that happens all night from 10:00PM to 3:00AM on certain days! How about entering the new year in the hot springs of Budapest? Tickets are open for the New Years Eve party at Szechenyi bath and are fast getting sold out! Buy yours now!!!
Google Maps shows a longer walking route from Lukacs to Gul Baba tomb. Its coz, that's the mild slope which is also wheelchair friendly while taking the Gul Baba utca is shorter but a steep staircase! If you're fit take this route.
I visited Budapest only once, back in the late 1980s, and whilst I loved the architecture and friendliness, I was poorly while there so I missed most of the sightseeing. I'd love to go back, as I love seeing historical ruins and learning about history during my travels.
Budapest is one of my favorite cities in Europe, but I honestly didn't know all this history! Very neat, thanks for enlightening me!
I didn't know about Budapest having its history hidden in Roman empire. These photos of buildings designed in signature European architecture look really beautiful.
Museum with its rich collection, Roman themed game area outside the museum, ruins, bathing rituals area of ancient Romans, thermal springs, etc, etc, makes Budapest one of the most fascinating destination anywhere in the world.
I never knew that Budapest is tri cities of Pest, Buda and Obuda and they are located on either sides of river and it is great to read its interesting past through your post. Tabula Peutingeriana looks interesting and it is great to see India's Malabar Coast in inscribed in that tablet. I would also try for Lukas bath as I love natural springs. Thanks for sharing some interesting facts about this great city.
If there's one thing I didn't do in Budapest, it was the Spa Party. It was winter when I went last December but I hope I can come back and try it. Hungary is a very good country and super cheap! I can't wait for my next adventure!
Thanks for informing me about Obuda! It's a shame because I have been in Budapest few times and truly love this city but always thought there is just Buda and Pest :P How did it happen? I don't know. However, what I am sure about is that Budapest baths are an amazing experience and I could live there just for that!
I only learned recently that Buda and Pest are separated by the Danube. The baths have changed from the historic Turkish to the newer deco style. I'd really like to attend a Sparty, though that's usually past my bedtime!
Budapest is one of my favorite cities in Europe but even I learned a few new things from your article. Budapest is one of my favorite cities in Europe. Seems like I missed out. I guess there's always next time.
This is really interesting and great to know facts. Love their play area. As a mom, I always appreciate kid-friendly spots.
Also, the Gellert baths looks really amazing. I love to see this architectural beauty up close.
Budapest is in my bucket list and one of my favorite cities in Europe, but I honestly didn't know all this history! I am amazed by the Spa party, which looks very relaxing and exciting, both at the same time!
I frankly did not know most of the things about Budapest. It looks like such a historically significant city. You seem so well read and researched about the magnificent history and architectural differences of different eras.


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Quick note « T-Bird\'s crafty Blog!
So, for the benefit of those who usually read my personal blog here's t he latest news….
Aprilia has 2 adult molars and 2 more mid way through erupting! yes, she's only 5 and yes I'm sure they are adult teeth, the dentist said so (then filled up the fissure with some gunk so they don't rot from the inside… should make cleaning htem easier aparently) I'll need to take her back once the other 2 are fully through to have them sealed as well and she's meant to "graduate" to adult toothpaste but as I can't find any strawberry flavoured adult stuff 🙄 we are going for extra brushings instead to boost up the floride. Now, no debates on the pros and cons of flouride please…. Duke's family all have rotten teeth so I'm taking no chances!
We are "off the path" this weekend which we are all looking forward to imensely.
VArious bits of stuff going on with organising my next OU course, bit of angst going on and a bit of re-adjusting my thinking going on due to the results of a primary assessment of my reading issues. I need a full assessment but can't hvae it paid for til I start the course (end of Jan) but teh lady I spoke to seemed to think it was a foregone conclusion and has added it to my file that tutors need to be aware that I "probably have a degree of dyslexia" Probably the only "dsegree" I'll get really….. Not going to thrash out the angst here but suffice to say I'm having to get my head around not just being "ditzy" clumsy and a bit dim but actually having a label that covers the whole show.
Anyway, hour's PC time at the library galloping on and still got lots I need to do so will cut and run.
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Solo: A Star Wars Story - non-spoiler Review
Discussion in 'Reader Reviews' started by thing, May 23, 2018.
Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018, Ron Howard)
This new Star Wars story is set about ten years before Han Solo (Alden Ehrenreich) joins the Rebellion in the original Star Wars (1977). The film is a smaller story and essentially a heist film but not a great one. this kind of story could have had so many interesting moments but this doesn't really and merely ends up being a solid enough little adventure with a few laughs and some ok action.
The beginning of the film is pretty rough with some poor alien creature design and a choppy story. The effects are all fine but do not provide the wonderment that a Star Wars film should.. however I will give them a pass on that considering the troubled production that they had. Unlike Rogue One, the worst character in the film is the feature droid who I am just glad that she did not have a larger part. There is also a little too much referencing of previous films but I was expecting that to happen going from what we have seen so far from Disney.
Ehrenreich is actually pretty good as the character made famous by Harrison Ford and eventually you relent to the situation without making comparisons. The real MVP's of the film are Chewbacca and Lando Calrissian (Donald Glover) who are a pleasure to watch throughout. There was only one moment where I got a nice surprise in the film and that unexpected character arrival will no doubt cause much discussion among the fans.
In the end we get an inconsequential little adventure that is a fun enough way to pass a couple of hours but not the visual epic that the Star Wars brand usually provides. I am sure this will sit quite low in peoples Star Wars rankings but it is certainly much better than the insulting and Vulgar Last Jedi that we were served up last year.
thing, May 23, 2018
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Anaestheus Well-Known Member
I gotta say that I enjoyed this far more than expected. I'm pretty firmly in the camp that hated Rogue One. And I was split on Last Jedi in that I am on the side that appreciated all of the things that broke with the formula but still felt that it was a pretty horribly scripted story despite some fairly impressive imagery and ideas - the jump to lightspeed that occurs near the climax was beautiful. But, I will also add that I have never really been that big of a fan of Star Wars in general, though I really do appreciate and respect its place in history.
On Solo - the story works best when it's keeping things simple. The heists were well put together and pretty fun set-pieces. And, while there are certainly some dumb ideas in here and some of the important emotional beats really aren't earned, it was a generally enjoyable romp. Most will agree that Lando does steal the show. But, Han and Chewbacca have good chemistry. The new kid playing Han acquits himself nicely of the unenviable job of stepping into Harrison Ford's shoes. I don't think he nails it as well as, say, the cast of the recent Star Trek films. But, he definitely owns the film by the end, even if he does show some rough patches. The new droid actually was one of my favorite additions and injected some really well done humor ("Equal rights?" was really well played) into this latest incarnation of the series. And Paul Bettany made for a really good villain. The biggest weak spot is probably Emilia Clarke and it's hard to tell if she's just a weak actor or it's a poorly written part. Though I hate to say that it is likely more the former.
For a film that has had such a troubled production story, it really doesn't show. But, it is definitely not one of Ron Howards' better films and it does lack his usual tight sense of craftsmanship. But, it really only shows when you compare it to his more accomplished films.
The score was lazy at worst, but no more offensive than most action films these days.
The big reveal/cameo was definitely a surprise, but it had me more puzzled than anything else. However, I guess it makes more sense if I had watched any of the animated shows.
Overall, while I would not call this a great film by any means, it is probably the most I have just enjoyed a Star Wars film in a long long time.
Anaestheus, May 27, 2018
othervoice1 and thing like this.
Anaestheus said: ↑
For a film that has had such a troubled production story, it really doesn't show. But, it is definitely not one of Ron Howards' better films and it does lack his usual tight sense of craftsmanship. But, if it really only shows when you compare it to his more accomplished films.
Overall, while I would call this a great film by any means, it is probably the most I have just enjoyed a Star Wars film in a long long time.
I really hated the droid for the stupid crude humour which feels like leftovers from the Russo Brothers and that stupid sassy walk. I might go see Solo again with my gf today
fattyjoe37 Well-Known Member
I'm a big Star Wars fan and this is my least favorite live action film in the series besides Phantom Menace. It's just so inconsequential and tells a story I wasn't interested in at all. But if you want to know how Han got his last name (something I'm sure no one on Earth ever thought about before this movie) or why Chewie is called Chewie, then this movie has those answers and more. I'd love for Star Wars to stop with the prequels and rehashes and look forward for a change. Having said all that, it's not terrible. Just mediocre and disappointing considering the quality of the films that have been made since Disney took over the franchise. And because apparently it means a lot in Star Wars fandom and where you stand with the series, I loved Last Jedi. I'd put it right under the original trilogy as far as franchise ranking. So take my thoughts on Solo with a grain of salt if you completely disagree with that statement.
fattyjoe37, May 28, 2018
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fattyjoe37 said: ↑
I agree. I too really like The Last Jedi, but think Solo is the worst Star Wars movie alongside The Phantom Menace. The reason is simple: it serves no purpose. Whereas Rogue One filled in a major plot hole of A New Hope (easy Death Star destruction) and made Darth Vader more badass than we could have imagined, Solo shows us nothing at all relevant to the series. Even on its own it's an overlong drag with a Han who's a bit douchey, a Lando who does nothing but imitate Lando, and new characters who mean nothing to the rest of the live action series.
Perhaps my biggest gripe is that there's absolutely no danger. We know Han and Chewie and Lando are going to survive everything they attempt, so there's virtually no tension throughout the film. It's watchable, but at best it's mediocre. 5/10.
Cooperkill, May 29, 2018
, I loved Last Jedi. I'd put it right under the original trilogy as far as franchise ranking. So take my thoughts on Solo with a grain of salt if you completely disagree with that statement.
Yeah i cant take your opinion on star wars seriously..sorry... grain of salt at the ready
My updated Wars rankings
Empire 9/10
Star Wars 8.5/10
Return of the Jedi 8/10
The Force Awakens 8/10
Revenge of the Sith 7/10
Rogue One 6.5/10
Solo 6/10
Attack of the Clones 5.5/10
The Phantom Menace 4/10
The Last Jedi 3/10
Matt89 Well-Known Member
I really don't get why people hated The Last Jedi so much. It wasn't amazing like some people are claiming but it's nowhere near the worst of the series. Like come on, Attack of the Clones and Phantom Menace are virtually unwatchable. Shitty dialogue, shitty story, horrible dated FX, just horrible all around. I didn't LOVE The Last Jedi but I enjoyed it WAY more than Solo. Also the opening of Last Jedi, I'm sorry, was fucking amazing. Probably the best opening in the series next to A New Hope. The Force Awakens was the one I found to be rather bland to be honest. I liked the nostalgic aspect of it but other than that I felt it was just mediocre.
That being said, Solo is my least fav of the new Star Wars films. In order of preference I'd say:
Force Awakens and Last Jedi are tied for me
Also I think Disney needs to cool it a little. They're releasing too many Star Wars movies. One a year? Yeah no wonder the last one kinda sucked. Stop rushing them.
~Matt
Matt89, May 30, 2018
buck135 Kanamit
A dimension of sight, sound and mind.
Matt89 said: ↑
There are moments of the prequels that I enjoy, but I am not fond of them as a whole. I find The Last Jedi to be completely dreadful. I honestly don't think I'll ever watch any of those four films ever again. I preordered the U.K. 3D blu-ray of Solo to support that dying format, and I'm sure I'll appreciate several moments in that film as well. Disney should back off on releasing a new Star Wars film every year. Like DC, it seems impossible to screw up, yet they do so in an inexplicable manner.
Edit: Ugh. Just after writing this, I see that The Penguin (my least favorite rogue villain) is rumored to be the main antagonist in the new Batman or Birds of Prey films. I'd be more excited if Egghead was the main villain.
buck135, May 30, 2018
Katatonia Hellbound Heart
Call me disappointed on a whole. I didn't think Solo was "bad" per se, but there was definitely something missing as far as the screenplay was concerned. The cast (mostly) worked well enough, the overall design of the film and the visual effects/characters worked... but the script needed to be honed down and the movie should have been far shorter. I can really see why it's under-performed at the box office... you nearly feel like you just completed a "chore" by the time it finally gets to the end credits. It's a rough ride.
You can tell they tried to infuse a lot of comedy into the dialogue, but almost none of it worked and fell flat. I mean you get that it's supposed to be humorous every now and then, but nobody in the theater even laughed with it except a couple of times.
Donald Glover (Lando) did a great job though, with what he had to work with at least. I've been highly impressed with his talent since his video shorts and Mystery Team. Give this guy a movie of his own!
With that said, I'll still buy it when it comes out on Blu-ray/UHD... and perhaps it'll work better on a repeat viewing.
Katatonia, Jun 13, 2018


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\section{Introduction and problem formulation}

In this paper we consider the near-field effects which arise when a 2D diffraction-free beam impinges a dielectric microcylinder with optically large radius $kR\gg\pi$ (here and below $k=2\pi/\lambda$ is the wave number of free space). Our incident beam is a 2D analogue of the radially polarized Mathieu beam \cite{radial} and is called in the theory of diffraction the cosine wave beam \cite{cosine}. In practice, such a beam results from the transmission of two plane waves though a large diaphragm $D\gg\lambda$. These waves have the same frequency and opposite phases and their wave vectors should form a sharp angle $2\beta$ as it is depicted in Fig.~\ref{Pic1}. From the aperture $D$ till the distances exceeding $D$, the cosine beam experiences the Abbe diffraction only in its tails. In the paraxial domain of the beam only the interference of two plane waves is observed.
For our purposes, the presence of the diaphragm is not relevant. In our simulations, we saw that the power flux distant from the cylinder lateral edges
$x=\pm R$ by $\Delta x> \lambda$ do not feel the presence of the cylinder i.e. the relevant part of the incident beam is $-R-\lambda<x<R+\lambda$.
In this part the diaphragm has no any impact, and in our simulations reported below the cosine beam represents simply two plane waves with the angle $2\beta$ between their wave vector ${\bf k}^{\pm}$.

If this angle is small enough ($2\beta<\pi/kR$) and the beam is TM-polarized the $x$-component of the incident electric field and the incident magnetic field grows versus $|x|$ from zero almost linearly over the interval $|x|=[0,R]$. In this case the period of the incident beam intensity versus $x$ is optically large, and the maximal intensity (square of the electric field amplitude) of the incident beam $I_i(x)=I_m$ holds when $|x|> R$. In this paper, we will show that this structure of the incident beam enables very strong near-field effects in the area behind the cylinder and on its surface.

Since the cylinder practically feels the incident beam which only within the interval $x=[-R,R]$
it is reasonable to normalize the electric intensity $I$ of the total field
to the intensity $I_0$ of the incident beam averaged over this relevant interval. The value $I_0$ is marked in Fig.~\ref{Pic1}.
The subwavelength concentration of the electric field we aim to obtain obviously implies high values of the
local intensity enhancement $I/I_0$.

\begin{figure}[htbp]
\centering

\includegraphics[width=8cm]{picture1.eps}

\caption{Planar problem: a cosine beam impinges a dielectric microcylinder. Cartesian and cylindrical coordinates systems are shown,
important notations are depicted.}
\label{Pic1}
\end{figure}

Resonant enhancement of the electric intensity at some points inside a dielectric microcylinder represents nothing new. This effect was described in several books, see e.g. in \cite{Sergei}. Below, we will show similar features in free space, not only on the surface of the microcylinder, but also at a distance behind it. In this area an only near-field effect known for a dielectric microcylinder is the waist of the so-called photonic nanojet \cite{PNJ}. A photonic  nanojet is a wave beam arising on the back side of a dielectric particle (a microcylinder or a microsphere) illuminated by a plane wave. On the back surface of the microparticle and at a small distance behind it this beam has a waist of subwavelength effective width \cite{PNJ,Itagi,Taflove,Taflove1}. In the domain of this waist, the electric field comprises a noticeable evanescent-wave component, a longitudinal component of the electric field arises there and the electric intensity enhances several times compared to that of the incident wave \cite{Itagi,Taflove1}. However, this known near-field effect is quite weak. For a microsphere, the waist effective width calculated at the rear sphere surface is within the range $(0.29-0.35)\lambda$ \cite{PNJ,Itagi,Taflove,Taflove1}. For a microcylinder, this width is $(0.4-0.5)\lambda$, whereas the local enhancement of the electric intensity inside the waist does not exceed $4$ \cite{Taflove1}. At a distance of about $2\lambda$ from the microcylinder the Abbe diffraction turns this waist into a usual wave beam of Gaussian type. It is clear, that the generation of the photonic nanoject by a plane wave is such the combination of near-field and far-field effects, in which the latter effects dominate.

Our case is opposite because the problem symmetry prohibits the generation of the photonic nanojet. On the axis $y$ the total electric field is longitudinal ($E_{\rho}(\phi=0)=E_y\ne 0$, $E_{\phi}=0$) and the magnetic field nullifies. Suppressing this way the propagating part of the total field spatial spectrum in the paraxial region our wave beam offers the enhancement to the evanescent components of this spectrum. This point will be additionally discussed below. We will show that the rear point of the cylinder $(x=0, y=R)$, or, in cylindrical coordinates $(\phi=0,\rho=R)$, may be a center of a deeply subwavelength focal spot. The magnitude of the electric field $E$ at this point may be enhanced drastically compared the incident beam electric field magnitude within the relevant interval $-R<x<R$. This regime is granted by the incident wave beam symmetry as it is shown in Fig.~\ref{Pic1} and by the proper choice of the wave tilt angle $\beta$ (it should be smaller than $\pi/2kR$).

Let us explain how we came to the last idea. The initial motivation of this study was related to the nanoimaging granted by a simple dielectric microsphere. This label-free subwavelength image in presence of the microsphere was experimentally observed in work \cite{Hong} and since that time
many researchers have studied this approach to the nanoimaging experimentally. However, the physics of this effect have not been fully understood up to now. Some particular experiments were explained via the resonances of the whispering gallery, via multipole Mie resonances of a spherical cavity, and for plasmonic substrates and plasmonic objects -- via the  excitation of surface plasmons in the nanogap between the sphere and the substrate \cite{Yang,Lecler,Zhou,Maslov,Cang}. However, after these works many available experimental results left unexplained or were explained in a wrong way (see more details in \cite{Astratov1}).

In our recent work \cite{Reza} we suggested two additional physical mechanisms which explain the far-field imaging of a glass microsphere
for those cases which were not explained in the precedent works. Both these mechanisms are related with the radial polarization of the scattering object with respect to the sphere. Since the near-field coupling of a dipole radially polarized with respect to the sphere results in the concentration of the
near electric field in a subwavelength domain adjacent to the dipole, there is a small spot of the induced polarization that serves a source for the so-called imaging beam created by the microsphere.

One of two assumed physical mechanisms corresponded to the particular cases when
the eigenmodes in the microsphere are uniformly and weakly excited, and form inside the sphere a quasi-continuum.
In this case, to our assumption, the imaging beam is formed in accordance to the geometrical optics. This speculation results for a glass microsphere ($n=1.4-1.7$) in a beam with radial polarization (with respect to the propagation axis $y$) and azimuthally uniform intensity distribution. For $n\approx 1.4$ the intensity profile of the beam in the geometrical optics approximation is close to that of a non-divergent and polarized radially (with respect to the optical axis) Mathieu beam. This beam is diffraction-free and therefore a usual microscope can focus it into a subwavelength spot \cite{radial}. The subwavelength spot imaging a point dipole automatically implies the subwavelength resolution.

In \cite{Reza} we have not confirmed this assumption by numerical simulations even for the 2D case because it is not realistic to simulate simultaneously a microsphere and an aberration-free objective lens which is a macroscopic object. Usually, to analyze the focusing of the imaging beam by a microscope one calculates the so-called point-spread function (see e.g. in \cite{Astratov1}). In the present case, it is difficult because  the polarization of our imaging beam is radial and the usual scalar formalism is not applicable. Therefore, we preferred to search an aberration-free focusing functionality of a microsphere impinged by such the Mathieu beam. It would allow us to simulate the whole system using one solver.

On the first stage of this numerical study, we impinged a glass microsphere or a microcylinder (the physics of the nanoimaging in the 2D problem is basically the same, and the replacement of a sphere by a cylinder saves a lot of the computational time) by a diffraction-free beam with manually determined parameters. The goal of this study was to find the conditions of the subwavelength focusing of such the beam by a dielectric microparticle. On the second stage, we aimed to obtain the needed wave beam using another microsphere (microcylinder) coupled with a normally (with respect to its surface)  polarized dipole source. This beam has been already obtained in our simulations where a ultimately subwavelength dipole antenna excited a glass microcylinder being sandwiched between it and a substrate. Its intensity distribution is nearly the same as in the cosine beam corresponding to $D=4R$, $\beta=\pi/2kR$. Using the imaging sphere (forming this beam) of larger radius than that of the lens sphere (focusing this beam) on
the last stage of our study we planned to simulate the whole system i.e. to show the subwavelength focal spot imaging our dipole.
We expected for the system of two spheres to obtain the focal spot of the width close to $0.2\lambda$ corresponding to the right focusing of the radially polarized Mathieu beam in work \cite{radial}. For the system of two cylinders we expected a larger focal spot.

However, on the first stage of this study we obtained unexpected results which seem to be more important than the whole planned study.
Really, our planned study only could confirm a hypothesis suggested in \cite{Reza} so that to explain an already known effect. Meanwhile, on the first stage we have revealed unexpected effects. Therefore, we postpone reporting on the second and third stages of the initially planned research and in the present paper describe these new effects: the strongly subwavelength concentration of the electric field behind the rear edge of a glass microcylinder.
It corresponds to the focal spot $\lambda/6$ and very high local field intensity enhancement -- several dozens. Moreover, we have revealed a high field enhancement in an optically large area -- on the whole surface of the cylinder. Below we present and discuss these results.

\section{Simulations: results and discussion}

\subsection{Subwavelength focusing}

For reliability of our calculations we use two methods: commercial solver COMSOL Multiphysics and the well-known analytical solution of the 2D diffraction problem for a cylinder impinged by a plane wave (see e.g. in \cite{Sergei}). For our incident beam of two plane waves with the symmetric polarization the series of cylindrical functions expressing this solution converge much faster than  for a single plane wave. Therefore, for optically large cylinders $kR\gg \pi$ there is no need to use high-frequency asymptotics, as well as for a large dielectric sphere illuminated by Bessel beams of nonzero order studied in work \cite{Klimov}. Our incident beam propagating along $y$ has an only $z$-component of the magnetic field (we denote its magnitude by $A$) and the incident electric field on the axis $y$ is longitudinal:
\begin{equation}
H^i=H^i_z=A \sin (k\rho\sin\beta\sin\phi) e^{-jk\rho\cos\beta \cos\phi},\quad E^i(\phi=0)=E^i_{\rho}=E_0 e^{-jk\rho\cos\beta},
\end{equation}
where $E_0= -jA\sqrt{\mu_0/\varepsilon_0}\sin\beta$. For the mean electric intensity of the incident beam we have $I_0=E_0^2\sin^2(kR\sin\beta)/\sin^2\beta$.
In the reported simulations $\beta=0.01$ and $\pi\ll kR<\pi/\beta$ i.e. an optically large cylinder is fully located in between two adjacent maxima of the incident beam. It implies that $E_0^2\ll I_0$.

If $kR\gg \pi$ any incident wave beam with any wave number $k$ for any refractive index $n$ of the cylinder efficiently excites in it a number of TM-polarized eigenmodes whose amplitudes are proportional to that of the incident beam. These eigenmodes (leaky as in any other dielectric cavity) resonate for given $n$ at specific values of $kR$ and for given $kR$ at specific $n$. Every mode has a number of such resonances. We are looking for the regimes of the incident beam subwavelength focusing at the point $(\phi=0, \rho=R)$. Subwavelength concentration of the electric energy implies the strong enhancement of the electric intensity $I=E^2_{\rho}$ at this point. What can cause this enhancement? Definitely, it may result from the resonances of the eigemodes.

\begin{figure}[htbp]
\centering
\includegraphics[width=8cm]{picture2.eps}
\caption{Total (dashed line) and partial electric intensities of the eigenmodes ($m=11$ is red, $m=12$ is green, $m=13$ is blue, $m=14$ is magenta, $m=15$ is cyan) calculated at the point $(\phi=0, y=R)$ for the case $kR=10$ versus the refractive index of the cylinder. All intensities are normalized to $I_0$.}
\label{Pic2}
\end{figure}

Therefore, we start from the study of the modal electric field excited by our beam at the point of our main interest $(\phi=0,\rho=R)$ varying $n$ and $kR$. Using the analytical solution, we calculated the partial intensities of the TM modes $E_{m\rho}^2$ excited by our beam at this point. These partial intensities, normalized to $I_0$, are shown in Fig.~\ref{Pic2} as the functions of $n$ for the case $kR=10$. In this case, the modes of the orders $m=11-15$ are resonant within the interval $n=[1.4, 2.0]$  where some resonances are repeating. In the similar plots, calculated for larger $kR$, the density of the resonances of $E_{m\rho}^2$ over the axis $n$ is higher because for the thicker cylinder the higher modes also become resonant. Similarly, the set of resonant regimes arises for given $n$ versus normalized frequency $kR$ and, similarly, the increase of $n$ increases the density of the resonances on the axis $kR$.

Total intensity $I(0,R)$ results from the interference of these modes with one another and with the incident beam. However,
as we can see in Fig.~\ref{Pic2} $E_{m\rho}^2$ for $m=11-15$ exceed $I_0$ for any $n$ because the resonant ranges of $n$
corresponding to different $m$ intersect. Roughly speaking the whole range $n=1.4-2$ is more or less resonant.
Since $I_0\gg E_0^2$ this fact means that $E_{m\rho}^2(0,R)$ exceed the incident field intensity at the rear edge of the cylinder drastically. In other words, in the value $I(0,R)$ the contribution $E_0^2$ of the incident beam is negligibly small, and $I(0,R)$ is determined only by the interference of the excited eigenmodes. Studying the phases of these modes we have found that for $kR=10$ the intensity $I(0,R)$ has local maxima versus $n$ which do not exactly coincide with the resonant values of $n$ seen in Fig.~\ref{Pic2}.

\begin{figure}[htbp]
\centering
\includegraphics[width=12cm]{picture3.eps}
\caption{Electric intensity enhancement on the back side of the cylinder for $n=1.40$ (a) and $n=1.57$ (b).
}
\label{Pic3}
\end{figure}

In Fig.~\ref{Pic3} we present the plots of $I(\phi,R)/I_0$ calculated on the back side of the cylinder surface for (a) $n=1.40$ and (b) $n=1.57$.
Analytical solution is in a very good agreement with the result of COMSOL in both cases. In Fig.~\ref{Pic3}(a) the angular width $\Delta\phi$ of the central intensity maximum determined in accordance to the Rayleigh criterion (0.7 of the maximum) is nearly $8.3^{\circ}$, that implies the linear width of the focal spot $R\Delta\phi\approx 0.24\lambda$. In Fig.~\ref{Pic3}(b) $\Delta\phi\approx 7.2^{\circ}$ and the focal spot is narrower: $R\Delta\phi\approx 0.20\lambda$. In this case, the refractive index is close to the resonant values for the modes $m=12$ and $m=14$, and this is the reason why the focal spot for $n=1.57$ is  more subwavelength than it is for $n=1.4$. Also, the local intensity enhancement at the focal point for $n=1.57$ is as high as $22-24$ ($24$ results from the analytical model and $22$ from COMSOL), whereas for $n=1.4$ we have $I/I_0\approx 11.5$ in both COMSOL and analytical solution. We have not found in the available literature, local intensity enhancement  due to the presence of any dielectric cylinder of micron or submicron radius exceeding $4$ for a point located in free space. It is clear that this effect results
from a specific excitation of our cylinder.

\begin{figure}[htbp]
\centering
\includegraphics[width=11cm]{picture4.eps}
\caption{Color map of the normalized intensity outside the cylinder when $kR=10,n=1.4$ (a) and the similar map when $kR=20,n=1.7$ (b).
Incidence from top.
}
\label{Pic4}
\end{figure}

The color map of the normalized intensity $I/I_0$ around the cylinder for the case $kR=10,n=1.4$ is presented in Fig.~\ref{Pic4}(a). The central focal spot with subwavelength width is not a waist of a photonic nanojet (see above). Together with two lateral spots the focal spot represents the birthplace of two wave beams symmetrically tilted to the axis $y$. A set of similar beams leaks from the overlapping spatial maxima of the important modes ($m=11,\, m=14$) on both sides of the cylinder. These lateral beams cannot be visually distinguished in the regions $|x|\ge 20$ where they  become negligible on the background of the incident beam intensity maxima.

The most important feature we can see in this color map is a clear spatial separation of the central maximum (focal spot) from two lateral maxima. Also, it is seen that the focal spot keeps the subwavelength width at sufficiently small distances $\Delta y$ from the rear edge of the cylinder. When $k \Delta y=1$ (i.e. in the plane $ky=-11$) the linear width of the focal spot in the plane $(x-z)$ is nearly equal $\Delta x =0.26\lambda$ i.e. is still subwavelength. For $n=1.57$ the width of the focal spot at the same distance from the cylinder is smaller: $\Delta x =0.22\lambda$. So, in  a plane located at a certain distance from the microcylinder the intensity distribution still forms a pronounced subwavelength spot.

In Fig.~\ref{Pic4}(b) we present the similar color map for $kR=20$ and $n=1.7$. In this case, $n$ is close to the resonant value, i.e. the regime is similar to the case $kR=10$, $n=1.57$. In this regime, $\Delta\phi\approx 4.7^{\circ}$. It implies the width of the focal spot at the cylinder surface $R\Delta\phi\approx 0.27\lambda$. At the distance $\Delta y=1/k$ from the cylinder the width of the focal spot is $\Delta x\approx 0.29\lambda$ -- still subwavelength.

\begin{figure}[htbp]
\centering
\includegraphics[width=10cm]{picture5.eps}
\caption{(a) Distribution of the phase shift between $E_x$ and $E_y$ on the rear surface of the cylinder in a region covering three main local maxima of the electric field (this region is marked by red in the inset). (b) Phase shift between the electric and magnetic field vectors in the same area (b).
}
\label{Pic5}
\end{figure}

The subwavelength focusing of a wave beam definitely implies the conversion of propagating waves into evanescent waves.
Fig.~\ref{Pic5} illustrates the domination of the evanescent waves on the rear surface of the cylinder $kR=10, n=1.4$ via the analysis of the phase shifts between the components of the electromagnetic field. Fig.~\ref{Pic5}(a) depicts the distribution of the phase shift $\Delta\Psi_{xy}$ between two Cartesian components of the electric field over the part of the microparticle surface marked by red in the inset. This area covers the central focal spot and two lateral ones in which
$E_x$ and $E_y$ have nearly the same magnitude. At the center of these spots the phase shift $\Delta\Psi_{xy}\equiv phase(E_x/E_y)$ passes through the values
$\pm 90^{\circ}$ that means the circular polarization. In general, the electric polarization is elliptic. It is linear (and longitudinal) only on the
axis $y$. Meanwhile the magnetic polarization keeps one-component polarization $H=H_z$ everywhere.
The phase shift $\Delta\Psi$ between the elliptically polarized electric field vector and linearly polarized magnetic one exceeds $50^{\circ}$ within the central spot.
These phase relations and corresponding polarization transformation effect clearly point out the domination of the eavnescent waves in the vicinity of the rear edge of our cylinder.

\begin{figure}[htbp]
\centering
\includegraphics[width=11cm]{picture6.eps}
\caption{Color map of the normalized intensity in the case of the tightest focusing, corresponding to $kR=20, n=1.61$ (a) and the plot of this intensity calculated on the back surface of the cylinder (b). Incidence from top.
}
\label{Pic6}
\end{figure}

To conclude this subsection let us report the best corresponding result. Varying $kR$ within the interval $10 \leq  kR\leq 20$ and the refractive index in the limits $1.4\leq n\leq 2$ we have found the case, when the linear width of the focal spot is minimal. This is the case when $kR=20$ and $n=1.610$. This refractive index is very close to the value $n=1.612$ corresponding to the superposition of two resonances mode resonances: $m=23$ and $m=27$. The local intensity enhancement for this case is depicted in Fig.~\ref{Pic6} in both color map and plot. The angular width of the focal
spot on the surface is equal $3.1^{\circ}$, and the linear width is
$R\Delta \phi \approx 0.15 \lambda$. At the distance $\Delta y=1/k$ i.e. in the plane $ky=-21$ the focal spot has the width $\Delta x \approx 0.16 \lambda$. We can see that in this case our analytical solution and COMSOL simulations are also in a good agreement.

Thus, the possibility of subwavelength focusing of a diffraction-free beam by a microcylinder is proved. This focusing is accompanied by a strong enhancement of the electric field in the focal spot. The subwavelength focusing can be implemented with several values of $n$ for any $kR$ if the adopted condition $\pi\ll kR\ll \pi/\beta$ is respected. For given $n$ and $R$ this regime can be implemented (under this condition) for several values of $k$. Therefore, a cosine wave beam with a wide enough continuous frequency spectrum impinging a glass microcylinder completely located between its intensity maxima contains the spectral components which will be focused behind the cylinder into a subwavelength spot.

\subsection{Maximal enhancement of the surface-averaged electric intensity}

\begin{figure}[htbp]
\centering
\includegraphics[width=11cm]{picture7.eps}
\caption{Angular plot of the normalized intensity calculated on the back surface of a cylinder with $kR=10, n=1.7$ (a) and
color map of intensity for the case (b).}
\label{Pic7}
\end{figure}

Above it was shown that the resonant magnitudes of the eigenmode electric field at the point $(\phi=0,\rho=R)$ are achieved for a number of
the cylinder parameters. The other sets of the design parameters offer the resonant magnitudes of the electric field at the other points of the cylinder surface. It is even possible to find the regime, when the value $I/I_0$ averaged over $-90^{\circ}<\phi<90^{\circ}$ is maximized (for given $kR$ or for given $n$). For $kR=10$ the maximum of the mean value of $I/I_0$ (close to $15$) is achieved when $n=1.7$. This regime is illustrated by Fig.~\ref{Pic7}. We can see that the local maximum at the rear edge $(\phi=0,\rho=R)$ is relatively weak, whereas on the sides
local intensity enhancement $I/I_0$ attains $23-24$. The effective width of all local maxima is weekly subwavelength (close to $0.4\lambda$).
All intensity maxima except the axial one, in this regime can be treated as the waists of the photonic nanojets.

Since this regime grants a significant enhancement of the electric intensity to the whole surface of the cylinder, it can be used for the enhancement of the fluorescence and Raman scattering of quantum emitters. For example, a long dielectric rod with optically substantial diameter can be covered by fluorescent molecules and impinged by a cosine beam. This technical solution will grant much higher level of the fluorescence than the well-known plasmonic fluorescent tag \cite{PEF}. Really, the number of molecules coupled to a plasmonic nanoparticle is much smaller that the number of molecules covering a rod with the thickness of few microns simply because it is much larger. Meanwhile, the mean Purcell factor of a typical plasmonic fluorescent tag is of the same order of magnitude as in our case (10-20). Here it is worth to note that the Purcell factor describes the gain in the fluorescence granted by a nanoantenna or a cavity and its mean value is equal to the mean value of the electric intensity enhancement \cite{Purcell}.

The same observation concerns the surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS), where the molecules are conventionally coupled to plasmonic nanoparticles and it is difficult to properly locate them \cite{SERS}, whereas a substantial dielectric cylinder can be easily covered due to the self-assembly of long molecules to the dielectrics \cite{PEF}.
Moreover, for many biomedical analytes SERS without a dielectric spacer is forbidden, whereas the presence of the spacer critically decreases the
local intensity enhancement \cite{SERS}. For these SERS schemes our cylinder promises a larger Raman gain.

\subsection{Eigenmode pattern in the case of the diffraction-free incident beam}

\begin{figure}[ht]
\centering
\includegraphics[width=11cm]{picture8.eps}
\caption{Color map of the scattered electric field (instantaneous distribution of the magnitude) for the case $kR=10,\, n=1.7$ (a).
Color map of the scattered magnetic field for the same case (b).
}
\label{Pic8}
\end{figure}

In this subsection we discuss why the electric field in our case turns out to be strongly enhanced outside a dielectric microparticle, whereas in the case of a usual wave beam or a plane wave incident on any resonant dielectric microparticle a so drastic enhancement occurs only inside it.

Not only the internal field of the cylinder impinged by a wave beam comprises the cylindrical functions of high orders implying the small scale of spatial oscillations and, therefore, capable to grant the subwavelength field concentration due to their interference. The scattered field outside the cylinder comprises these functions as well. If we want to stress these terms, we may engineer the incident beam so that it would be nearly orthogonal to the large-scale oscillating terms and would maximally fit the small-scale ones. Our incident beam due to its symmetry does not excite the propagating waves in its paraxial region and, therefore, in this region the evanescent waves dominate. For small $\beta$ the whole cylinder is located in this paraxial region, and the excited mode pattern is less leaky and more evanescent than in the case of a single-wave excitation.

We have studied our subwavelength effects for different values of $\beta$.
For $\beta=0.01$ (the case reported in the present paper) and for $\beta=0.001$ all our results are practically the same. When $\beta=0.1$ the values of the intensity enhancement reported above decrease nearly twice and the focal spots enlarge twofold. When $\beta=0.2>\pi/2kR$ the near-field effects beyond the cylinder practically disappear. In this trivial case, each of two incident plane waves independently generates its own photonic nanojet tilted to the axis $y$ by angles $\pm \beta$.

Now, let us inspect the electric field pattern depicted in  Fig.~\ref{Pic8}(a) for the case $\beta=0.01$.
We see that the spatial maxima of the electric field corresponding to the resonant mode $m=13$ are extended in the radial directions and expand outside the cylinder. For a single plane wave incident along the same axis $y$ the field maxima of the mode $TM_{13}$ are nearly circular spots which do not expand outside. The magnetic field map depicted in Fig.~\ref{Pic8}(b) is not very different from that corresponding to the incidence of a single plane wave. Both shapes and sizes of the magnetic hot spots are visually the same.  The main difference is the split of two magnetic field maxima centered at the axis $y$ onto two spots with the exact zero between them because in the present case $H(\phi=0)=0$.  For the magnetic field outside the cylinder we have not find near-field effects. Only the magnitude and phase of the outer electric field feel the impact of the resonances.

Thus, our beam of two plane waves with a small angle $2\beta$ between the wave vectors offers an interference effect of the resonant or nearly resonant eigenmodes induced in the microcylinder which drastically elongate the tails of the the modal maxima and increase the impact of the evanescent waves behind the cylinder -- on its surface and even at a small distance from it.

\section{Conclusions}

In this work we have studied the incidence of a diffraction-free beam (cosine beam) on an optically thick dielectric cylinder.
In our case, the beam electric and magnetic intensities have deep minima on its optical axis and the cylinder is fully located in between two adjacent maxima. For this case we theoretically revealed two strong and unusual near-field effects
which arise in free space in the vicinity of the cylinder. The first one is
subwavelength focusing of the incident beam behind the cylinder. The second one is drastic enhancement of the electric intensity on the whole surface of the cylinder, especially high on its back side. In both cases, the evanescent wave fields dominate over the fields of propagating waves.

The conversion of the incident propagating waves into evanescent ones in the area is so efficient, because the whole cylinder is located in the paraxial region of the incident beam, and in this region propagating spatial harmonics are mutually canceled in the scattered field. This cancellation is dictated by the symmetry of the incident beam.

We believe that these theoretically revealed effects will be confirmed experimentally and think that they are promising for such applications, as label-free subwavelength imaging in the far field, cavity-enhanced fluorescence and cavity-enhanced Raman scattering. Probably, these effects will find even more nanophotonic applications, than we can suggest now.

\section{Acknowledgement}

Funding by the Russian Foundation for the Basic Research (grant №18-02-00315) is acknowledged by V.K.
\section{Disclosures}
The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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