Quentin

Quentin is a French male given name from the Latin first name Quintinus, diminutive form of Quintus, that means "the fifth".

In other languages

People

Saint Quentin (died c. 287)

Quentin Anderson (1912–2003), American literary critic and cultural historian

Quentin Blake (born 1932), illustrator, famous for his work in Roald Dahl books

Quentin Bryce (born 1942), the 25th Governor-General of Australia

Quentin N. Burdick (1908-1992), American lawyer and senator from North Dakota

Quentin Leo Cook (a.k.a. Fatboy Slim), British musician

Quentin Cooper (born 1961) a science journalist, and broadcaster.

Quentin Crisp (1908-1999), openly gay author and social critic

Quentin Davies, Baron Davies of Stamford (born 1944), British politician

Quentin Dean (1944-2003), American actress

Quentin Dupieux (a.k.a. Mr. Oizo), French musician, music producer and film director

Quentin Elias, French singer and gay pornographic actor

Quentin Hubbard (1954-1976), son of the founder of the Church of Scientology

Quentin Hughes (cricketer) (born 1974), English cricketer

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Saint Quentin

Saint Quentin (died c. 287), Quintinus in Latin, also known as Quentin of Amiens, is an early Christian saint. No real details are known of his life.

Hagiography

Martyrdom

The legend of his life has him as a Roman citizen who was martyred in Gaul. He is said to have been the son of a man named Zeno, who had senatorial rank. Filled with apostolic zeal, Quentin traveled to Gaul as a missionary with Saint Lucian, who was later martyred at Beauvais, and others (the martyrs Victoricus and Fuscian are said to have been Quentin's followers). Quentin settled at Amiens and performed many miracles there.

Because of his preaching, he was imprisoned by the prefect Rictiovarus, who had traveled to Amiens from Trier. Quentin was manacled, tortured repeatedly, but refused to abjure his faith. The prefect left Amiens to go to Reims, the capital of Gallia Belgica, where he wanted Quentin judged. But, on the way, in a town named Augusta Veromanduorum (now Saint-Quentin, Aisne), Quentin miraculously escaped and again started his preaching. Rictiovarus decided to interrupt his journey and pass sentence: Quentin was tortured again, then beheaded and thrown secretly into the marshes around the Somme, by Roman soldiers.

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Quentin (surname)

Quentin is a surname which may refer to:

Carlos Quentin (born 1982), American Major League Baseball player

Caroline Quentin (born 1960), English actress

René-Pierre Quentin (born 1943), Swiss former footballer

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Online and offline

The terms "online" and "offline" have specific meanings in regard to computer technology and telecommunications in which "online" indicates a state of connectivity, while "offline" indicates a disconnected state. Common vernacular extended from their computing and telecommunication meanings and refers specifically to an Internet connection. Lastly, in the area of human interaction and conversation, discussions taking place during a business meeting are "online", while issues that do not concern all participants of the meeting should be "taken offline" — continued outside of the meeting.

Definitions

In computer technology and telecommunication, online and offline are defined by Federal Standard 1037C. They are states or conditions of a "device or equipment" or of a "functional unit". To be considered online, one of the following may apply to a system: it is under the direct control of another device; it is under the direct control of the system with which it is associated; or it is available for immediate use on demand by the system without human intervention.

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Online (disambiguation)

The term "online" can refer to a state of connectivity.

"Online" (or variations) can also refer to:

Online (magazine), magazine for information systems first published in 1977

On Line, 2002 American drama film

"Online" (song), 2007 song recorded by American country music artist Brad Paisley

On Line (film), 2015 Chinese science fiction action film

One Nevada Transmission Line (ONLine), proposed electrical power line in Nevada

Online (song)

"Online" is a song co-written and performed by American country music artist Brad Paisley. It was released in July 2007 as the second single from the album 5th Gear. The single is Brad's ninth overall Number One single on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts, as well as his fifth consecutive Number One. In addition, the song's music video won a Video of the Year award for Paisley at the 2007 Country Music Association awards. Paisley wrote this song with Kelley Lovelace and Chris DuBois.

Content

"Online" is a moderate up-tempo song whose lyrics satirize the online world, specifically MySpace. Here, the song's protagonist is a geek who lives at home with his parents, holds a job at the local Pizza Pitt pizzeria, and claims limited success in the dating world. Actually "five-foot-three and overweight", a fan of science fiction, and a mild asthmatic, the main character has an account on MySpace. There, he assumes a much more desirable personality: "Online, I'm out in Hollywood / I'm six-foot-five and I look damn good / I drive a Maserati / I'm a black-belt in karate / And I love a good glass of wine". Later in the song, he claims to live in Malibu, California, have a sexy, finely sculptured body, and pose for Calvin Klein Inc. and GQ. The fictitious alternate personalities make the geek claim that he is "so much cooler online". The album version of the song ends with a marching band playing the melody of the chorus, a reference to an earlier line where the protagonist claims to play tuba in a marching band.