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cadmium
Metallic chemical element, chemical symbol Cd, atomic number 48. It normally occurs along with other metals, especially zinc, in ores. A silvery-white metal, capable of taking a high polish, cadmium does not corrode under alkaline (see alkali) conditions; one of its major uses is in electroplating other metals and alloys to protect them. Because it absorbs neutrons effectively, it is used in control rods in some nuclear reactors. Its compounds, in which it has valence 2, are very toxic. They are used as pigments, as phosphors in televisions or computer monitors, as pesticides, and in photographic applications and analytical chemistry.


Cardin
French fashion designer. At 17 he went to Vichy to become a tailor at a men's shop. After World War II he joined the Parisian fashion house of Paquin and designed the costumes for J. Cocteau's film Beauty and the Beast (1945). In the 1950s he opened his own shop, designing gowns for costume balls and ready-to-wear collections for men and women. He was a master of the bias cut. His men's clothing has influenced other designers, incl. Bill Blass.


army
Large, organized force armed and trained for war, especially on land. The term may be applied to a large unit organized for independent action or to a nation's or ruler's overall military organization for land warfare. The character and organization of armies have varied through history. At various times armies have been built around infantry soldiers or mounted warriors (e.g., cavalry) or men in machines, and have been made up of professionals or amateurs, of mercenaries fighting for pay or for plunder, or of patriots fighting for a cause. See also air force, conscription, guerrilla, military unit, militia, U.S. Army.


Bari
Seaport city (pop., 1996: 337,000), and capital of Puglia region, SE Italy. Evidence shows that the site may have been inhabited since 1500 BC. Under the Romans it became an important port. In the 9th cent. AD it was a Moorish stronghold, but it was taken by the Byzantines in 885. Peter the Hermit preached the First Crusade there in 1096. Razed by the Sicilians in 1156, it acquired new greatness in the 13th cent. under Frederick II. It became an independent duchy in the 14th cent., passed to the Kingdom of Naples in 1558, and became part of the Italian kingdom in 1861.


Cabeiri
Important group of deities, probably of Phrygian origin, worshiped in Asia Minor and in Macedonia and N and central Greece. In classical times there were two males, Axiocersus and his son Cadmilus, and two females, Axierus and Axiocersa. They were promoters of fertility and protectors of seafarers. The male pair, the more important, was often confused with the Dioscuri. The Cabeiri were also identified with the Great Gods of Samothrace, and their cult reached its height in the 4th cent. BC.


Caccini
Italian composer and singer. He accompanied his ...

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