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Picard
Picard may refer to: Places * Picard, Quebec, Canada * Picard, California, United States * Picard (crater), a lunar impact crater in Mare Crisium People and fictional characters * Picard (name), a list of people and fictional characters with the surname * Picards, a religious sect in the fifteenth century Other uses *'' Star Trek: Picard'', a television series focusing on the character of Jean-Luc Picard *Picard language, a language spoken in France and Belgium * Picard (satellite), an orbiting solar observatory built by CNES * Picard (grape), an alternative name for several wine grape varieties *'' TSS Duke of Cumberland'' or ''Picard'', a steamship that operated between Tilbury and Dunkirk from 1927 to 1936 * Picard Surgelés, French retailer of frozen foods See also * * * Berger Picard, French breed of dog of the herding group of breeds * Les Fatals Picards, a French band *MusicBrainz Picard MusicBrainz is a MetaBrainz project that aims to create a collaborative music da ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Picard Language
Picard ( , also , ) is a ''langue d'oïl'' of the Romance languages, Romance language family spoken in the northernmost of France and parts of Hainaut province, Hainaut province in Belgium. Administratively, this area is divided between the French Hauts-de-France region and the Belgian Wallonia along the border between both countries due to its traditional core being the districts of Tournai and Mons, Belgium, Mons (Wallonie Picarde, Walloon Picardy). The language or dialect is referred to by different names, as residents of Picardy call it simply , but in the more populated region of it is called or (sometimes written as ''Chti'' or ''Chtimi''). This is the area that makes up Romance Flanders, around the metropolis of Lille and Douai, and northeast Artois around Béthune and Lens, Pas-de-Calais, Lens. ''Picard'' is also named around Valenciennes, around Roubaix, or simply in general French. In 1998, Picard native speakers amounted to 700,000 individuals, the vast majori ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Berger Picard
The Berger Picard ( , ) or Picardy Shepherd, is a French herding dog originating in Picardy. These dogs nearly became extinct after both World War I and World War II and remain a rare breed. Appearance The Berger Picard is a medium-sized, well-muscled dog, slightly longer than tall with a tousled yet elegant appearance. Their ears are naturally erect, high-set, and quite wide at the base. Their eyebrows are thick, but do not shield their dark frank eyes. They are known for their smile. Their natural tail normally reaches to the hock and is carried with a slight J-curve at the tip. Their weather-proof coat is harsh and crisp to the touch, not excessively long with a minimal undercoat. Coat colors fall into two colors, fawn and brindle, with a range of shade variations. Temperament The Berger Picard's attributes include a lively, intelligent personality and a sensitive and assertive disposition that responds quickly to obedience training. Picards are easygoing and mellow but ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Picard (name)
Picard is a surname meaning a person from Picardy, a historical region and cultural area of France. People * Alexandre R. Picard (1985–), French Canadian professional ice hockey defenseman * Alexandre Picard (ice hockey) (1985–), French Canadian professional ice hockey wing * Alfred Christopher Picard (1824–1855), New Zealand politician * Andrew Comrie-Picard (1971–), Canadian race car driver and actor * Auguste Piccard (1884–1962), Swiss physicist and balloonist * Barbara Leonie Picard (1917–2011), British author * Bob Picard (1949–), American professional football player * Catherine Picard (1952–), French politician * Colette Picard (1913–1999), French archaeologist * Émile Picard (1856–1941), French mathematician * Ernest Picard (1821–1877), French politician * François Picard (other) * Gilbert Charles-Picard (1913–1998), French historian and archaeologist, husband of Colette Picard * Henry Picard (1906–1997), American golfer * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Picard Surgelés
Picard Surgelés () is a French food company specializing in the manufacture and retail distribution of frozen products. It began as Les Glacières de Fontainebleau in 1906. Picard Surgelés has almost 900 retail stores in France. In 2014, French consumers voted Picard as their favorite brand. The company produces about 700 different products, which are sold exclusively under the Picard brand. History Picard began as ''Les Glacières de Fontainebleau'' in 1906. Raymond Picard founded it as an ice-supply business, to provide households with blocks of ice prior to the advent of home refrigerators. Arnaud Decelle bought the business in 1974 and began to sell frozen vegetables from a store in Paris. Today, Picard is owned jointly by Aryzta (49%) and Lion Capital (51%), and commands about 20 percent of the French frozen food market. In October 2019, Aryzta's board agreed to an offer from the Tunisian investment company Groupe Zouari to divest 43% of its stake in Picard for a sum of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Picard (crater)
Picard is a Lunar craters, lunar impact crater that lies in Mare Crisium. The crater is named for 17th century French astronomer and geodesist Jean Picard. It is the biggest non-flooded crater of this mare, being slightly larger than Peirce (crater), Peirce to the north-northwest. To the west is the almost completely flooded crater Yerkes (crater), Yerkes. To east of Picard is the tiny Curtis (crater), Curtis. Picard is a crater from the Eratosthenian period, which lasted from 3.2 to 1.1 billion years ago. Inside Picard is a series of terraces that seismologists have attributed to a collapse of the crater floor. It has a cluster of low hills at the bottom. Satellite craters By convention these features are identified on lunar maps by placing the letter on the side of the crater midpoint that is closest to Picard. The following craters have been renamed by the International Astronomical Union, IAU. * Picard G — ''see'' Tebbutt (crater), Tebbutt. * Picard H — ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
