Pantai Baron

Pantai Baron, pantai paling populer di Gunungkidul, karena pantai ini adalah pantai pertama yang akan ditemui jika mengunjungi gugusan kecup mesra laut dan daratan, simbol keelokan wisata pantai Gunungkidul. Jajaran Pantai Baron, Pantai Kukup, Pantai Sepanjang, Pantai Krakal dan Pantai Sundak berderet di sana, memanjakan pengunjung akan keriuhan ombak pembawa kedamaian kalbu.

Pantai Baron terletak di Desa Kemadang, Kecamatan Tanjungsari, sekitar 20 km arah selatan kota Wonosari (40 km dari kota Yogyakarta). Pantai yang menjadi saksi pertemuan antara air laut dan air tawar, yang merupakan hasil dari sungai yang bermuara di satu sudut pantai baron, sebagai perlambang berpadunya dua hati meski dengan perbedaan latar belakang.

Para wisatawan akan dimanjakan dengan keelokan desir angin yang mengantarkan ombak tuk bercumbu dengan hamparan pasir, begitu sabar menunggu datangnya sang kekasih. Hasil kekayaan Baron seperti udang besar (lobster), ikan bawal putih, kakap, tongkol pun siap memanjakan pengunjung, baik yang masih segar ataupun yang siap saji. Sebagai Rekomendasi, menu andalan di sini adalah Sop Kakap.

Satu momen yang teramat sayang dilewatkan adalah Upacara Sedekah Laut yang diselenggarakan oleh masyarakat nelayan setempat setiap bulan suro dalam kalender jawa, sebagai ungkapan syukur kepada Tuhan Yang Maha Esa atas limpahan hasil laut yang telah diberikan.

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Liquid crystal display

Each pixel of an LCD typically consists of a layer of molecules aligned between two transparent electrodes, and two polarizing filters, the axes of transmission of which are (in most of the cases) perpendicular to each other. With actual liquid crystal between the polarizing filters, light passing through the first filter would be blocked by the second (crossed) polarizer.
The surface of the electrodes that are in contact with the liquid crystal material are treated so as to align the liquid crystal molecules in a particular direction. This treatment typically consists of a thin polymer layer that is unidirectionally rubbed using, for example, a cloth. The direction of the liquid crystal alignment is then defined by the direction of rubbing. Electrodes are made of the transparent conductor Indium Tin Oxide (ITO). The Liquid Crystal Display is intrinsically a “passive” device, it is a simple light valve. The managing and control of the data to be displayed is performed by one or more circuits commonly denoted as LCD drivers.^[3]
Before applying an electric field, the orientation of the liquid crystal molecules is determined by the alignment at the surfaces of electrodes. In a twisted nematic device (still the most common liquid crystal device), the surface alignment directions at the two electrodes are perpendicular to each other, and so the molecules arrange themselves in a helical structure, or twist. This induces the rotation of the polarization of the incident light, and the device appears grey. If the applied voltage is large enough, the liquid crystal molecules in the center of the layer are almost completely untwisted and the polarization of the incident light is not rotated as it passes through the liquid crystal layer. This light will then be mainly polarized perpendicular to the second filter, and thus be blocked and the pixel will appear black. By controlling the voltage applied across the liquid crystal layer in each pixel, light can be allowed to pass through in varying amounts thus constituting different levels of gray.

LCD with top polarizer removed from device and placed on top, such that the top and bottom polarizers are parallel.

The optical effect of a twisted nematic device in the voltage-on state is far less dependent on variations in the device thickness than that in the voltage-off state. Because of this, these devices are usually operated between crossed polarizers such that they appear bright with no voltage (the eye is much more sensitive to variations in the dark state than the bright state). These devices can also be operated between parallel polarizers, in which case the bright and dark states are reversed. The voltage-off dark state in this configuration appears blotchy, however, because of small variations of thickness across the device.
Both the liquid crystal material and the alignment layer material contain ionic compounds. If an electric field of one particular polarity is applied for a long period of time, this ionic material is attracted to the surfaces and degrades the device performance. This is avoided either by applying an alternating current or by reversing the polarity of the electric field as the device is addressed (the response of the liquid crystal layer is identical, regardless of the polarity of the applied field).
Displays for a small number of individual digits and/or fixed symbols (as in digital watches, pocket calculators etc.) can be implemented with independent electrodes for each segment. In contrast full alphanumeric and/or variable graphics displays are usually implemented with pixels arranged as a matrix consisting of electrically connected rows on one side of the LC layer and columns on the other side, which makes it possible to address each pixel at the intersections. The general method of matrix addressing consists of sequentially addressing one side of the matrix, for example by selecting the rows one-by-one and applying the picture information on the other side at the columns row-by-row. For details on the various matrix addressing schemes see Passive-matrix and active-matrix addressed LCDs.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liquid_crystal_display

Dari Abu Hurairah RA, ia berkata : Kami pernah keluar bersama Rasulullah SAW untuk (mengantar) satu jenazah. Lalu beliau duduk di dekat kubur tersebut dan bersabda, “Tidaklah satu haripun datang pada qubur, kecuali qubur itu menyeru dengan suara yang terang lagi jelas, “Hai anak Adam, engkau telah melupakan aku, apakah engkau tidak tahu bahwa aku adalah rumah penyendirian, rumah pengasingan, rumah kesedihan, rumah cacing dan rumah kesempitan, kecuali terhadap oang yang Allah meluaskan aku padanya”. Kemudian Rasulullah SAW bersabda, “Qubur itu adalah satu kebun dari kebun-kebun surga, atau satu jurang dari jurang-jurang neraka”. [HR. Thabrani di dalam Al-Ausath]