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  Jean Luc Picard
The Captain of the USS Stargazer, USS Enterprise-D and USS Enterprise-E. Picard was born in 2305, in Labarre, France.
Picard became the Captain of the USS Enterprise-D in 2363.
Picard and the rest of the crew managed to prevent the Borg from disrupting the trip and Earth's First Contact continued as it was supposed to.
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 Jean-Luc Picard - Non-canon Star Trek Wiki - A Wikia wiki   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Picard returned to Starfleet in early 2329 and was assigned to the USS Stargazer (NCC-2893) under the command of Captain Anton Manning, where was promoted to lieutenant and assigned as conn officer.
Picard had the Maquis beamed aboard and Ro informed him that the Dominion was using slave labor in Sector 283 to construct an artificial wormhole.
Picard, and those of his crew who knew the truth, agreed to maintain their silence on the matter, as if it were to be discovered that 6,000 Klingons had died due to orders of the Federation President, war with the Klingon Empire would have been inevitable.
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 Jean-Luc-Picard
Lingering throughout Picard's life is a series of unsuccessful romantic relationships, stemming in part from his introspective nature as a career officer and his self-professed desire to avoid long-term commitments.
Picard had few friends as a youngster and self-admittedly "skipped his childhood," due to his early, single-minded drive to be in Starfleet.
Picard keeps a healthy outlook on life with a wide variety of interests and recreational pursuits, including his near-professional pursuit of archeology, having studied the Iconian culture since his cadet days and addressed the Federation Archeological Council as keynote speaker on his oft-studied Tagus III ruins in 2367.
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 Jean-Luc Picard - Memory Alpha - A Wikia wiki   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Picard met with Crusher's widow, Beverly, on Starbase 32 to present the body; it was one of Wesley Crusher's earliest memories.
Picard tried to make Crusher realize that the deaths of Jo'Bril and later Reyga were not her fault and that she should not try to rush her investigation.
Picard tried to counsel Riker when he was offered command of the USS Melbourne in 2366, reminding him that the Enterprise would continue without his presence and that officers like Shelby were very much as he was before he learned the lessons necessary for command of a starship.
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 The Galileo Project
Picard's father was almost certainly Jean Picard, a bookseller in La Flèche; possibly I should consider him a small merchant in a provincial town, but I am listing everyone connected with the book trade under "Pub." Nothing is known of Picard's youth.
Picard directed his attention to other projects of the Académie such as the surveying operations at Marly and Versailles, the whole problem of supplying Versailles with water (a project in which he was central) and barometric experiments and other topics of physics.
In 1664 Picard was the confidant of Abbé de Richelieu (a great-nephew of the Cardinal), and there is good cause to believe that he received at least one of his benefices from the Abbé.
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 Jean-Luc Picard - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jean-Luc Picard was born in La Barre, France, Earth on 13 July 2305 to Maurice and Yvette Gessard Picard.
En route to Farpoint, Picard is inadvertently called upon as a "representative" for the human race to stand trial before the enigmatic and omnipotent Q, who accuses humanity of being a "dangerously savage child race" and threatens to take away humanity's capability of space travel as punishment.
Picard is relieved of command in 2369 to train for and carry out a covert mission against the Cardassians.
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 TNG - Captain Jean Luc Picard   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Picard was born on Earth in 2305 to Maurice Picard and Yvette Gessard Picard.
Picard mind-melded with Sarek to lend the ambassador the emotional stability needed to conclude the historic treaty with the Legarans.
Picard played the piano when he was young ("Lessons" [TNG]), but his deep love of music may have stemmed from an incident in 2368 when his mind received a lifetime of memories from the now-dead planet Kataan, and he experienced the life of a man named Kamin, who died a thousand years ago.
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 CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Jean Picard
Picard is regarded as the founder of modern astronomy in France.
He was modest and unselfish enough to recommend the rival Italian astronomer Cassini to Colbert and Louis XIV for the direction of the new observatory at Paris.
Picard was among the first members of the Academy.
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 STARTREK.COM : Biography
Owing to a single-minded drive since childhood for a Starfleet career, Picard has "never been a family man" and was long uncomfortable with the Galaxy-class starship's civilian family contingent; the orphaned son of Lt.
Picard went on as a lieutenant to meet Ambassador Sarek at the wedding of his son Spock.
In this case, thanks to the interference of a strong-willed contemporary associate of Zefram Cochrane, Picard was persuaded that self-destruct was his only option, then thankfully found other options that saved his vessel — including his unusually strong bond with longtime second officer Data.
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 Star Trek: The Next Generation - Jean-Luc Picard Collection (1987)
The Enterprise needs to perform a diplomatic mission to visit the insect-like Jarada; Picard (Patrick Stewart) must deliver a message, but the Jarada are exceptionally picky about how their language is articulated, so he’s under a lot of stress to perfect his text.
Picard needs to deal with the issues without insulting Sarek and also ensuring the success of the fragile mission.
Retired Admiral Satie (Jean Simmons) comes back to action to investigate, and she launches a panel that includes Picard and her Betazoid assistant Sabin Genestra (Bruce French) to find out about the conspiracy she feels exists.
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 Jean Picard Wedding Consulting for weddings in Santa Barbara, Ventura, Westlake Village Areas   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Jean Picard is a distinguished graduate of the Association of Bridal Consultants (ABC) professional development program and has earned the Association's highest designation, Master Bridal Consultant.
Jean Picard Wedding Consulting is now in its second decade of planning elegant weddings for discerning clients.
Recognized as an expert in her field, Jean Picard is frequently asked for interviews and has written for and been quoted in numerous publications, spoken to student and professional groups, and conducted seminars.
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 Abbe Jean Picard (1620 - 1682)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Picard founded the French ephemeris, the Connoissance des Temps, in 1679, and continued as an editor until his death in 1682.
According to de Mairan, Picard discovered the 4th Trapezium star in M42, as documented by a manuscript drawing of March 20, 1673.
Picard was honored by naming Moon crater Picard (14.6N, 54.7E, 22 km diameter) in 1935.
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 Jean Picard - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jean-Felix Picard (July 21, 1620 – July 12, 1682) was a French astronomer and priest born in La Flèche, where he studied at the Jesuit Collège Royal Henry-Le-Grand.
He was the first person to measure the size of the Earth to a reasonable degree of accuracy in a survey conducted 1669-70, for which he is honored with a pyramid at Juvisy-sur-Orge.
Guided by Maurolycus' and methodology and Snell's equipment design for doing so, Picard achieved this by measuring one degree of latitude along the Paris Meridian using triangulation along thirteen triangles stretching from Paris to the clocktower of Sourdon, near Amiens.
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 Memorable Quotes from Star Trek: First Contact (1996)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Captain Jean-Luc Picard: And he piled upon the whale's white hump, the sum of all the rage and hate felt by his whole race.
Captain Jean-Luc Picard: This is Captain Jean-Luc Picard.
Picard, Worf, and Hawk, are walking to the main deflector dish on the Enterprise hull.
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 Jean Picard — Infoplease.com
Picard, Jean, 1620–82, French astronomer, noted for having made the first accurate measurement of a degree of the earth's meridian.
Picard, who had previously been the prior of Rillé, in Anjou, went to Paris to occupy the chair of astronomy in the Collège de France in 1655.
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 Amazon.com: Star Trek Nemesis Captain Jean-Luc Picard Figure: Toys & Games   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Picard and Data are the only figures this new company is putting out.
Like the title states, this version of Capt. Jean-Luc Picard is the best to date.
Overall, Art Asylum is making a great product and the best Picard to date, and I am eager to purchase Lt. Cmdr.
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 Captain Picard's Journal
She looks relieved to see me. It's good to be essential.
I'll find out who Jeremy's mother is; she will be going on some unpleasant duty rosters.
This is a Flickr badge showing public photos from Captain Picard.
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 It's all a dream - the adventures of Jean Luc Picard   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
If you've ever wondered what Jean Luc Picard does to get away from his hectic life as a Star Fleet Captain you've come to the right place!
To get away from the hustle and bustle of the Enterprise Jean Luc likes take off in his little green Honda...er...I mean Captain's Yacht and go sightseeing!
If any of you have spotted Jean Luc, or any of his crew mates, sightseeing email me a photo and description of where they are and I will post it on my site.
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