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Definition: Bali |
BaliNoun1. An island in Indonesia east of Java; striking volcanic scenery; culture is known for elaborate dances and rituals and for handicrafts. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "Bali" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1980. (references) |
"Bali" is a common misspelling or typo for: bail, bal, bale, balk, ball. |
(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
The Bali bombingThe Bali terrorist bombing took place on October 12 2002 in the town of Kuta on the Indonesian island of Bali, killing 202 people and injuring 209, mainly overseas holiday makers. Three Indonesians were sentenced to death for their parts in the bombings, but those ultimately responsible had not been brought to justice a year after the bombing.
The bombing
The club was filled with mostly surfers, and expats from other countriesAt 11:05pm (1505 UTC) on 12 October 2002, an electronically triggered bomb ripped through Paddy's Bar, driving the dead and injured out into the street where ten to fifteen seconds later, a second much more powerful car bomb in a white Mitsubishi van exploded in front of the Sari Club. Windows throughout the town were blown out. Scenes of horror and panic inside and outside the bars followed, with many acts of individual heroism. The local hospital was unable to cope with the number of injured, particuarly burns victims. Many of the wounded, of all nationalities, were flown by the Royal Australian Air Force to hospitals in Darwin and other Australian cities.
The final death toll was 202, the majority of them holiday-makers in their 20s and 30s who were in the two bars. Many Balinese working in the bars were also killed. Hundreds more people suffered horrific burns and other injuries. The nationalities of the dead were believed in (October 2003) to be:
Three bodies remained unidentified and were cremated at Bali in September 2003.
- Australian 88
- Indonesian 38 (the majority Balinese)
- British 23
- American 7
- German 6
- Swedish 5
- Dutch 4
- French 4
- Danish 3
- New Zealanders 3
- Swiss 3
- Brazilian 2
- Canadian 2
- Japanese 2
- South African 2
- South Korean 2
- Ecuadorian 1
- Greek 1
- Italian 1
- Polish 1
- Portuguese 1
- Taiwaneseese 1
The bomb was at first believed to be made of C-4 plastic explosive. However, on 21 October investigators at the scene disclosed that the main bomb was made of ammonium nitrate. Ammonium nitrate is a fertilizer agent and easily available in Indonesia, while C-4 is a military grade product and difficult to get. Ammonium nitrate was also the explosive agent used in the Oklahoma City bombing.
Suspects
The organisation immediately suspected of responsibility for the bombing was Jemaah Islamiyah, an Islamist group linked in many news reports to the al-Qaeda network. The Indonesian chief of police, General Da'i Bachtiar said that the bombing was the "worst act of terror in Indonesia's history". Other Indonesian ministers stated their belief that the blasts were related to al-Qaeda.
Abu Bakar Bashir, an Islamic cleric believed by many to be among the leaders of Jemaah Islamiyah and wanted in Singapore and Malaysia, held a news conference on 12 October to deny any involvement. In a number of statements he denied that the bombing had been perpetrated by Indonesians, and blamed the United States for exploding the bomb, claiming that it was impossible for Indonesians to contruct such a sophisticated device.
Legal proceedings
In April 2003 Indonesian authorities charged Abu Bakar Bashir with treason. It was alleged that he tried to overthrow the government and set up an Islamic state. The specific charges related to a series of church bombings in 2000, and to a plot to bomb United States interests in Singapore. He was not charged over the Bali attack, although he was frequently accused of being the instigator or inspirer of the attack. On 2 September Bashir was acquitted of treason but convicted of lesser charges and sentenced to four years prison. He said he would appeal.
On 30 April 2003, the first charges related to the Bali bombings were made against Amrozi bin Haji Nurhasyim, known as Amrozi, for allegedly buying the explosives and the van used in the bombings. On 8 August he was found guilty and sentenced to death by shooting. Another particpant in the bombing, Imam Samudra, was sentenced to death on 10 September. Amrozi's brother, Ali Imron, who had expressed remorse for his part in the bombing, was sentenced to life imprisonment on 18 September. A fourth accused, Mukhlas, was sentenced to death on 1 October. All those convicted have said they will appeal.
The Australian government expressed its satisfaction with the speed and efficiency with which the Indonesian police and courts dealt with the Bali bombing. All Australian jurisdictions abolished the death penalty more than 20 years ago, but a poll showed that 55% of Australians approved of the death sentences in the Bali cases. The Australian government said it would not ask Indonesia to refrain from using the death penalty.
On 15 August Riduan Isamuddin, generally known as Hambali, described as the operational chief of Jemaah Islamiyah and as al-Qaeda's "point man" in south-east Asia, was arrested in Bangkok. He is believed to be in American custody and has not been charged in relation to the Bali bombing. It was reported that the United States is reluctant to hand Hambali over to Indonesian authorities in light of the lenient sentence given to Abu Bakar Bashir.
External links
- Remember Bali: Indonesian commemorative website
- Australian Broadcasting Corporation Bali bombing website
- The ABC current affairs program Four Corners Bali website
- Photographs and writings pertaining to the Bali tragedy
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "2002 Bali terrorist bombing."
(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
Sanur Beach on Bali
Bali is an Indonesian island. It is located in a chain with Java to the west and Lombok to the east. The island is a popular tourist destination.
Name
In the Hindu Puranas, Bali is a Daitya, an enemy of the gods, who claimed all of the heavens, earth and the underworld. Vishnu, in his avatar as Vamana, asked for a piece of land only three paces wide. Bali agreed and Vishnu crossed the heavens in one step, the earth in another and left Bali only the underworld to rule over.
Geography
Bali is part of the Lesser Sunda Islands, 145 km long and 80 km wide, 3.2 km east of Java. Its surface is 5,700 km². The highest point of the island is Mount Agung, 3,142 m high, an active volcano that last erupted in March 1963. The principal cities are the northern port of Singaraja and the capital, Denpasar, near the southern coast.
In the south the land descends to form an alluvial plain, watered by shallow rivers, dry in the dry season and overflowing whenever there are periods of heavy rains.
Its 3 million population is mainly Hindu, but a very small part is muslim (the fishers on the coast).
History
The Balinese people are descendants of a prehistoric race who migrated through mainland Asia to the Indonesian archipelago, presumably first settling around 2500 BC. The end of prehistoric period in Indonesia was marked by the arrival of the Hindu people arriving from India around 100 BC as determined by Brahmi inscriptions on potsherds.The name Balidwipa has been discovered from various inscriptions, among others the Blanjong charter which was issued by Sri Kesari Warmadewa in 913 AD and mentions the word Walidwipa.
The Hindu Majapahit (1293-1520 AD) empire on Eastern Java founded a Balinese colony in 1343. The Majapahit empire collapsed slightly before 1500, before Muslim assaults, causing an exodus to Bali.
Europeans first discovered the island when the Dutch explorer Cornelis Houtman arrived in 1597, though a Portuguese ship had foundered off the coast of Bukit as early as 1585. The Dutch established a trade post soon after, and the Dutch East India Company (VOC) started trading from early 17th century onwards. Dutch control of the island was firmly established after a series of colonial wars (1846-1849).
These wars were so fierce (with the entire royal court of the Raja, women and children plunged into battle, armed with kris and spears, killing each other on the battlefield rather than be taken captive) that the Dutch governors afterwards exercised a lenient control, showing great respect for and protecting the local religion and culture.
Tourism started in the 1920s.
Bali became part of the Republic of East Indonesia after the World War II Japanese conquest and part of United States of Indonesia in 1948.
On October 12, 2002, the island was the location of a car bomb attack aimed at Western tourists.
External link
- http://www.balibagus.com/generalinfo/history.html
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Bali."
| The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted. | |||
| Entry | Source | Expression | Field |
BALI | English | British Association of Landscape industries | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |||
Crosswords: Bali |
| English words defined with "Bali": Balinese ♦ Lesser Sunda Islands ♦ Nusa Tenggara. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "Bali": Agung ♦ transmigration project. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "Bali" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses. Dutch (Bali), Indonesian (placenta), Luganda (are they, how), Portuguese (Bali), Swahili (but, however, nevertheless, yet), Tagalog (Bali). |
| Domain | Usage | |
Movie/TV Titles | La Vergine di Bali (1972) Alley to Bali (1954) Trance and Dance in Bali (1952) Road to Bali (1952) Gods of Bali (1952) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | ||
| Domain | Title |
References | |
Books | |
Music |
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Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Thumbnail | Description & Credit |  | Two cremation bulls of Bali. Credit: Library of Congress. |
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits. | |||
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| "Bali sunrise 2" by Rick Hawkins Commentary: "Sanur Beach, Bali at sunrise." | "Bali sunset" by Jason Felmingham Commentary: "This was taken in bali <br>Sept. 2001. on a crapy <br>$50 buck tourist camera." |
Source: photographs selected by the editor, with permission from the photographers. | |
| Play | Caption |
 | Gamelan orchestra from Bali. |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Business | Danat’s sister company is Bali Hai Cruises, operating out of Bali, Indonesia. (references) | |
Civil Liberties | Indonesia | Other islands, including Bali, hosted smaller numbers of displaced persons. (references) |
Economic History | Indonesia | Bali, however, remains overwhelmingly Hindu. (references) |
Indonesia | Estimates of the number of deaths range between 160,000 and 500,000. The violence was especially brutal in Java and Bali. (references) | |
Human Rights | Honduras | No information was available regarding the Public Ministry's appeal to reinstate charges against retired General Daniel Bali Castillo, retired Colonel Manuel Enrique Suarez Benavides, and retired police Major Marco Antonio Matute Lagos for the 1982 deaths of Adan Avilez Funez and Nicaraguan citizen Amado Espinoza Paz. (references) |
Cameroon | There were no developments in the following 1999 cases: The October beating death of Frederic Djomeli by police in the Haut-Nkam division; the September beating death of Theopole Mbasi Ombe by three members of the presidential guard; the March killing of Denis Nzidchen by prison guards; and the February killing of three Fulani shepherds by villagers acting on the orders of the Fon of Bali. (references) | |
Political Economy | Indonesia | Over 40 percent of the adult working population is employed in agriculture, which in Java, Bali, and southern Sulawesi primarily involves rice and other food crops but elsewhere concentrates on cash crops such as oil palm, rubber, coffee, tea, coconut, and spices. (references) |
Political Rights | Indonesia | In the Cabinet, there are 15 Javanese, 4 Sundanese, 1 Bugese, 1 Papuan, 1 Sumbawa, 1 Flores, 1 Kalimantan, 1 Bali, 1 Chinese, 2 Acehnese, 2 Minang, and 1 Batak. (references) |
Travel | Indonesia | No U.S. airlines currently fly into Jakarta, although Continental Micronesia Airlines flies into Denpasar, Bali from Guam. (references) |
Indonesia | Those considering travel outside the major cities (Jakarta, Surabaya, Medan, southern Bali, etc.) should take anti-malaria medication; Mefloquine or Doxycycline are considered adequate prevention measures against malaria. (references) | |
Worker Rights | Indonesia | There also have been cases of boys involved in prostitution, especially in popular tourist destinations such as Bali and Lombok; at times such boys have been victims of trafficking, although the incidence reportedly is low. (references) |
Indonesia | Police continue to uncover syndicates involved in trafficking young women and girls, many younger than age 18, to work in brothels on islands in Riau province, Jakarta, Bandung, and Surabaya (all in Java); Denpasar (Bali); Medan (Sumatra); Ambon (Maluku); Manado, Makassar, and Kendari (Sulawesi); and Jayapura, Sorong, and Merauke (Irian Jaya). (references) | |
Indonesia | In September the ILO, in collaboration with the University of Indonesia's department of social welfare, published a preliminary study of trafficking trends in Jakarta, Batam (Sumatra), Medan (Sumatra), and Bali, that found that many girls entered prostitution after failed marriages they had entered when they were as young as 10 to 14 years old. (references) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| "Bali" is generally used as a noun (proper) -- approximately 80.26% of the time. "Bali" is used about 76 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (proper) | 80.26% | 61 | 43,149 |
| Adjective (general or positive) | 10.53% | 8 | 124,375 |
| Noun (plural) | 6.58% | 5 | 157,705 |
| Noun (singular) | 2.63% | 2 | 245,945 |
| Total | 100.00% | 76 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following table summarizes the usage of "Bali" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified. |
| Name | Usage/Gender | Usage per 100 million Persons | Rank in USA |
| Bali | Last name | 170 | 48,363 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits. | |||
| Country | Name |
| Indonesia | Bank Bali Tbk. P.T. |
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Source: compiled by the editor from Icon Group International, Inc.
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "Bali": Bali-stui. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day | Expression | Frequency per Day |
bali | 5,097 | hilton in bali | 62 |
bali indonesia | 1,492 | grand hyatt bali | 54 |
hilton bali | 1,393 | bali handicraft | 49 |
bali hotel | 1,282 | bali silver | 48 |
bali vacation | 1,153 | bali silver bead | 47 |
bali island | 1,040 | bali product | 46 |
bali resort | 602 | ritz carlton bali | 41 |
bali villa | 579 | bali clothing | 41 |
bali travel | 512 | wholesale bali bead | 38 |
bali bra | 511 | bali company | 38 |
bali accommodation | 499 | bali lingerie | 36 |
bali holiday | 452 | bali tourism | 36 |
bali blind | 281 | four season bali | 35 |
bali bead | 145 | bali hai golf club | 34 |
bali hai | 136 | bali tour | 33 |
bali map | 117 | bali sex | 33 |
bali hilton hotel | 92 | bali real estate | 33 |
bali bombing | 84 | hyatt bali | 33 |
bali beach | 68 | bali spa | 32 |
bali furniture | 67 | bali underwear | 32 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Translations for "Bali"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Dutch | Bali, SVO (British Association of Landscape industries), Stichting voor Onderzoek van het Onderwijs (British Association of Landscape industries), Instituut voor Onderzoek van (British Association of Landscape industries). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | alibay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | Bali. (various references) | |
Russian | бали. (various references) | |
Tagalog | Bali. (various references) | |
Thai | เกาะบาหลี. (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "Bali": baling, balisaur, balisaurs. (additional references) | |
Words ending with "Bali": cembali. (additional references) | |
Words containing "Bali": arbalist, arbalists, bubaline, bubalis, bubalises, cabalism, cabalisms, cabalist, cabalistic, cabalists, cannibalise, cannibalised, cannibalises, cannibalising, cannibalism, cannibalisms, cannibalistic, cannibalization, cannibalizations, cannibalize, cannibalized, cannibalizes, cannibalizing, cruciverbalist, cruciverbalists, cymbalist, cymbalists, detribalization, detribalizations, detribalize, detribalized, detribalizes, detribalizing, gimbaling, globalise, globalised, globalises, globalising, globalism, globalisms, globalist, globalists, globalization, globalizations, globalize, globalized, globalizes, globalizing, herbalist, herbalists, noncannibalistic. (additional references) | |
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"Bali" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Abdali, Abil, Abpi, Baai, Babij, Badi, baii, Baillio, Baki, Balah, balai, Balao, Balbi, Baleh, Balf, balic, Balick, Balig, Balija, Balil, balim, Baljit, balli, Balou, Balri, balti, Balun, Balz, Barla, barli, Bati, Bauldie, Bayla, Baylie, Bealin, Belvik, Bhai, Biala, bili, Bilic, Bolli, Jbeil, Sbili, Xbai. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
Direct Anagrams: bail. | |
| Words within the letters "a-b-i-l" | |
-1 letter: ail, alb, bal, lab, lib. | |
-2 letters: ab, ai, al, ba, bi, la, li. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-b-i-l" | |
+1 letter: aboil, alibi, bails, basil, biali, bialy, binal, blain, brail, kibla, labia, libra, limba, pibal. | |
+2 letters: abelia, ablins, abseil, abulia, abulic, albeit, albino, albite, alibis, alible, baalim, bailed, bailee, bailer, bailey, bailie, bailor, baling, basils, bewail, bialis, bialys, biaxal, bilboa, blains, brails, brasil, brazil, bridal, burial, fibula, gimbal, habile, imbalm, kiblah, kiblas, labial, labile, labium, lambie, liable, liblab, librae, libras, limbas, obelia, pibals, ribald, tabuli, tibial, timbal, tribal, viable, viably. | |
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