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garbage in, garbage out. Used generally to refer to computers and other machines only being as good as what’s put into them, Commander Sonya Gomez used the expression to refer to Ganitriul, the world-running computer of Eerlik (Fatal Error). She also used the expression on Sarindar to refer to the monster shii, where she described it as the first rule of programming. Razka later used the expression to explain his own inability to change his habits (Invincible Book 2).
GIGO. See garbage in, garbage out.
Gilman, Rabbi Rachel. Professor at Stern College. Gilman is married to Captain David Gold of the U.S.S. da Vinci (The Belly of the Beast). An excellent cook, Gilman makes a renowned matzoh ball soup. In 2376, she was able to entertain Captain Montgomery Scott, after months of asking her husband to have “the legend” come over for dinner. Gilman has difficulty waking up in the morning, and often needs four cups of tea to “get going.” She also insists that Gold’s impatience will be the death of him (Fatal Error), and that he shouldn’t slouch (Cold Fusion).
glemnar flower. Flora native to Sarindar, similar to a ruby (Invincible Book 2).
Gold, David. Commanding officer of the U.S.S. da Vinci. Gold graduated from Starfleet Academy in 2324. As a senior, he ran in the Academy marathon, but was defeated by first-year student Jean-Luc Picard. Captain Gold is married to Rabbi Rachel Gilman, a teacher at Stern College in New York City (The Belly of the Beast). Gilman makes an excellent matzoh ball soup, about which Gold has been known to dream fondly. He has several children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren; Ruth, one of his grandchildren, became pregnant in 2376 (Fatal Error). Ruth’s fetus is a girl (Cold Fusion). There is a pool on the da Vinci as to what the child’s name will be (Invincible Book 1). Gold participated in a rare away mission when he accompanied Commander Sonya Gomez on the da Vinci’s salvage of the U.S.S. Defiant, due to his experience with older ships. His task was to retrieve the captain’s logs (Interphase Book 1). Gold’s strategy to fire on the Tholians who had attacked the da Vinci and the Defiant helped save the day in the end (Interphase Book 2).
Gomez, Sonya. First officer of the U.S.S. da Vinci, commanding officer of the ship’s Starfleet Corps of Engineers team. Gomez graduated from Starfleet Academy in 2365 and was assigned to the U.S.S. Enterprise as an engineer. Her specialty was antimatter operations. Shortly after her arrival, the Enterprise had its first encounter with the Borg, during which eighteen people were lost, an event that had a profound impact on her. She spilled hot chocolate on Captain Jean-Luc Picard upon first meeting him (“Q Who” [TNG]). The “hot chocolate incident” would continue to hound her for a large portion of her Starfleet career. By way of making up for the gaffe, she took to drinking Earl Grey tea, Picard’s favorite drink (Fatal Error). She received a commendation for her work during the Borg attack, though she never understood why (Invincible Book 1). Gomez helped devise a means of using the Enterprise’s Bussard collectors to create a harmless pyrotechnic display when Geordi La Forge was being held captive aboard the Pakled ship, the Mondor (“Samaritan Snare” [TNG]). During her time on the Enterprise, she had a relationship with Kieran Duffy, a fellow engineer (The Belly of the Beast). Duffy refers to her as “Sonnie” (Interphase Book 1). She served on the