Nia Noble
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
First appearance	New Invaders vol. 2 #3 (November 2004)
In-story information
Alter ego	Nia Noble
Species	Homo mermanus
Place of origin	Atlantis
Team affiliations	Invaders
Abilities	super-strength, aquatic adaptation, telepathy.

Nia Noble is a fictional character from Marvel Comics. She is the daughter of two supervillains, but she herself is heroic. She first appeared in New Invaders vol.2, #3 (November 2004).

Nia Noble is a hybrid of a human telepath and an enhanced Atlantean. Her father was the Atlantean Nazi sympathizer U-Man, and it is believed that her mother was the World War II-era villainess called Lady Lotus.

Much of her past is unknown. Nia was born during WWII, but because of her Atlantean physiology she is still physically a young woman. At some point she met and married former Golden Age superhero, Peter Noble, known as The Fin, who was mystically prevented from aging and could breathe underwater. The two became rulers of the Fin's undersea kingdom of Neptunia, where they stayed out of surface affairs for decades.

However, Peter Noble still held a U. S. Navy commission, which was reactivated (at the rank of Admiral) so that he could take command of the Infiltrator, a battleship designed by the Thin Man using extradimensional technology. This vessel could sail through "six-dimensional" space, re-entering our world at any point it chose, as well as containing other extremely advanced features. Nia and Peter both boarded the ship, along with Thin Man and the rest of his New Invaders team.

The Infiltrator acted as the Invaders' headquarters for several missions, but ultimately had to be sacrificed to prevent a doomsday device from being used by Nia's evil father, U-Man, to flood the world. The Invaders disbanded after this, and it is assumed that Nia and her husband returned to Neptunia as its rulers.

Powers and abilities[link]

Nia is a hybrid of Homo sapiens (possibly Homo superior) and Homo mermanus. As such, she has the ability to breathe and survive indefinitely in either air or water. Her strength, stamina and physical durability are all superhuman, sufficiently so to allow her to fight hand to hand against U-Man. In addition, she has inherited some limited telepathic ability from her (assumed) mother Lady Lotus. Nia is able to project intensely painful mental attacks, create mindscapes to allow for the astral interactions of others and to control the powers of others as if they were her own.

References[link]

• Nia's Profile at the Marvel Appendix

NIA or Nia may refer to:

• Nia (album), an album by Blackalicious
• Nia (fitness), a type of aerobic exercise
• Nia (fungus), a genus of marine fungi
• SS Nia, a French steamship in service 1952-54
• Nanotechnology Industries Association
• National Indoor Arena, Birmingham, U.K.
• National Institute of Accountants
• National Institute of Aerospace
• National Institute on Aging
• National Insurance Academy (NIAPUNE)
• National Intelligence Agency (Nigeria)
• National Intelligence Agency (South Africa)
• National Investigation Agency, India
• National Iraqi Alliance
• Net income attributable, a concept in the U.S. tax code related to Individual Retirement Accounts
• Neural Impulse Actuator, a peripheral for gaming on Windows PCs
• Nigerian Institute of Architects, professional association
• Nimba Airport's IATA codein Nimba, Libera

People with the given name[link]

• Nia Long, American actress and occasional music video director
• Nia Peeples, American R&B and dance music singer and actress
• Nia Vardalos, Greek-Canadian-American actress, screenwriter, director, and producer

Fictional[link]

• Nia Teppelin, a protagonist in Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann

See also[link]

• NIAS (disambiguation)

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Look up noble in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.

Noble may refer to:

• Nobility, a hereditary caste
• Noble gas, chemical elements in group 18 (old-style Group 0) of the periodic table
• Noble metal, metals that are resistant to corrosion or oxidation
• Noble polyhedron, polyhedra which are isohedral (face-transitive) and isogonal (vertex-transitive)
• Noble (English coin), a medieval gold coin
• Noble (Manx coin), a platinum bullion coin
• Noble and Greenough School, a private boarding and day school in Massachusetts
• Noble (album), the debut album of Versailles

Places[link]

United States

• Noble, Illinois
• Noble, Louisiana
• Noble, Missouri
• Noble, Oklahoma

People[link]

• Sir Andrew Noble, 1st Baronet (1831-1915), British physicist
• Ann C. Noble, a sensory chemist and retired professor from the University of California, Davis
• Arthur Noble (1695–1746), a Lieutenant-Colonel of the Massachusetts Bay Colonial Militia
• Bill Noble, an Australian rugby league footballer
• Brian Noble (disambiguation)
• David Noble (disambiguation)
• Denis Noble (born 1936), British physiologist and emeritus professor at the University of Oxford
• Elmer Noble (1909–2001), a parasitologist
• Emma Noble (born 1971), an actress and model, former daughter in law of Sir John Major
• Frank Noble (born 1945), a footballer who played for Peterborough United
• Gladwyn Kingsley Noble (1894–1940), an American zoologist
• Sir Iain Noble, 3rd Baronet (born 1935), a champion of Gaelic from Skye
• James Noble (senator) (1785–1831), a 19th century U.S. senator
• James Noble (actor) (born 1922), a 20th century U.S. actor
• Jamie Noble (born 1976), a professional wrestler
• John H. Noble, an American inmate of the Soviet Gulag at Vorkuta
• Lee Noble, a British car designer and owner of Noble Automotive
• Mark J. Noble (born 1987), an English footballer
• Matthew Noble (1818–1876), a British sculptor
• Noble (musician), a guitarist of indie/rock band British Sea Power
• Ray Noble (1903-1978), a British bandleader, composer and actor
• Ray Noble (baseball) (1919-1998), a Cuban baseball player
• Reg Noble (1895–1962), a former NHL Hockey player
• Richard Noble (born 1946), a former land speed record holder
• Ross M. Noble (born 1976), a British stand-up comedian, born in Cramlington, England
• Sierra Noble (born 1990) a Canadian musician
• T. Tertius Noble (1867–1953), a British organist and composer
• Trisha Noble (born 1944), an Australian singer and actress
• Warren Noble (inventor), inventor of electric stove
• William Noble (disambiguation)
• Young Noble (born 1978), an American rapper
• Miguel de la Espriella (born 1947), a Colombian artist who goes by the name of "Noble"

Fictional characters[link]

• Donna Noble, a companion in the sci-fi series Doctor Who and her parents — Geoff and Sylvia Noble
• The Noble Family, a fictional family of comic book superheroes, appearing in their series, Noble Causes
• Noble, the humanoid werewolf form of Savage/Noble, the only fully organic Transformer, from the Beast Machines series
• NOBLE team, a UNSC special warfare unit composed of Spartans, biochemically augmented supersoldiers that appear in Halo: Reach

Businesses and organizations[link]

• Noble Automotive, a British automobile manufacturer
• Noble Corporation, a Cayman Islands company providing offshore drilling rigs and platforms
• Noble Energy, an American company engaged in the exploration for and production of petroleum and natural gas
• Noble Group, Hong Kong-based trading firm
• Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History, natural history museum in Norman, Oklahoma

Acronyms[link]

• National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives
• North of Boston Library Exchange, a cooperative effort of 28 libraries

See also[link]

• Nobel (disambiguation)
• Integrity
• Chivalry
• Courage
• Self-sacrifice

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Christina Perri
Christina Perri in an interview
Background information
Birth name	Christina Judith Perri
Born	(1986-08-19) August 19, 1986 (age 25)
Origin	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Genres	Pop rock, piano rock, alternative rock, soul
Occupations	Singer-songwriter, guitarist, pianist
Instruments	Vocals, piano, guitar
Years active	2010–present
Labels	Atlantic
Website	www.christinaperri.com

Christina Judith Perri (born August 19, 1986)^[1][2] is an American singer-songwriter and musician from Philadelphia. Her song "Jar of Hearts" charted in the United States after it was featured on the Fox television show So You Think You Can Dance in 2010. Rolling Stone named her the "Band of the Week" on October 26, 2010.^[3] On May 10, 2011, Perri's "Jar of Hearts" was featured on Glee (Season 2, Episode 20 "Prom Queen").^[4] Also, on June 27, 2011, Perri's "Jar of Hearts" was featured on Switched at Birth (Season 1, Episode 4 "Dance Amongst Daggers"). One of her songs, "A Thousand Years", has been in the Twilight saga movie Breaking Dawn.

Early life[link]

Perri grew up in Bensalem, Pennsylvania (a suburb of Philadelphia) with her older brother, Nick Perri, who formerly played guitar with Shinedown, Silvertide, Perry Farrell and Matt Sorum.^[5] Her father is from Italy.^[6] She attended Archbishop Ryan High School as a member of the class of 2004.^[7] She taught herself how to play guitar as a 16-year-old by watching a videotape of Shannon Hoon from the group Blind Melon performing on VH1.^[3]

Career[link]

Early career[link]

Perri moved to Los Angeles on her 21st birthday. Later that year she got married and began to produce music videos. She divorced 18 months later and moved back to Philadelphia by the end of 2009; during this time she wrote "Jar of Hearts". She moved back to Los Angeles, waitressing at the Melrose Cafe during the day and recording at night.^[3][8]

[edit] 2010–present: Lovestrong.

Perri's song "Jar of Hearts" was featured on So You Think You Can Dance during the June 30, 2010 show.^[9] It was featured in performance by Billy Bell and Kathryn McCormick.^[10] Perri's friend Keltie Colleen passed the song to show choreographer Stacey Tookey; Perri and Colleen watched the performance in the audience.^[9] Following its exposure on the show, "Jar of Hearts" sold 48,000 digital copies, debuting on the Billboard Hot 100 at #63 and reaching #28 on Billboard's Hot Digital Songs.^[10] Within a month, it sold more than 100,000 copies.^[8] Then, her music video for "Jar of Hearts" landed on the VH1 top 20 music video countdown.

Shortly after, Perri made her debut on national day time and prime time television, performing the song live on the July 10, 2010 episode of The Early Show on CBS as well as the July 15, 2010 episode of So You Think You Can Dance^[8] Perri signed a deal with Atlantic Records on July 21, 2010.^[11] Roadrunner Records continue to promote "Jar of Hearts" on the radio.^[12] Perri appeared on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno on July 29, 2010 and Conan on December 7, 2010 where she played "Jar of Hearts." In addition, "Jar of Hearts" was on the show Pretty Little Liars. "Arms" was also in the ABC Family movie Teen Spirit. Perri recorded an EP named The Ocean Way Sessions that was released on November 9, 2010.^[13]

Perri singing "Distance" (left) and "Jar of Hearts" (right) at the lovestrong. tour in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Perri's debut album is titled lovestrong. and was released on May 10, 2011. It follows the release of "Arms", its lead single, released on March 15. She appeared on Late Show with David Letterman, playing her song "Arms." "Arms" was used in the August 26, 2011 episode of The Bold and the Beautiful and has also been used in TV spots for the Fall 2011 season of Investigation Discovery's show "Disappeared."

Perri's single, "A Thousand Years," appeared on The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn's movie soundtrack.

On November 1, 2011 Perri appeared on ABC's Dancing With The Stars Results show to perform her song "Arms". On 13 November 2011, she also performed "Jar of Hearts" on the BBC's Strictly Come Dancing results show. On February 19, she performed "Jar of Hearts" in the pre-fight buildup to Vitali Klitschko vs. Derek Chisora World Heavyweight Championship boxing contest in Munich.

On 29th January 2012, Perri performed Jar of Hearts live on UK ITV's Dancing on Ice show, with Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean in a specially choreographed routine.

She will be joining Jason Mraz in his tour across continental North America in 2012. Perri also announced that she will be releasing her second studio album in Spring 2013.

On 22nd April 2012, Perri performed live on Australia's Dancing with the Stars.

Discography[link]

EP[link]

• The Ocean Way Sessions (2010)

Albums[link]

• Lovestrong (2011)

References[link]

Jamie Noble
Ring name(s)	James Gibson[1] Jamie Howard[1] Jamie Knoble[1] Jamie Noble[1] Jamie-San[1][2]
Height	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)[3][4]
Billed height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[5]
Billed weight	202 lb (92 kg)[5]
Born	(1976-12-23) December 23, 1976 (age 35)[1] Hanover, West Virginia[1]
Resides	Melbourne, Florida
Billed from	Hanover, West Virginia[5]
Trained by	"Adorable" Danny Ray Dean Malenko[1][2] Bill Weaver[1] WCW Power Plant[1]
Debut	1995[1]
Retired	November 6, 2009

James Howard Gibson^[6] (born December 23, 1976)^[1][6] better known by his WWE ring name Jamie Noble, is an American former professional wrestler working for WWE as a producer. He is best known for his work from 2002 to 2009 when a severe back injury forced him to retire from competition. He is also known for his appearances in World Championship Wrestling in its cruiserweight division under the names Jamie-San and Jamie Knoble and is a one time Cruiserweight Champion.^[7] Gibson also wrestled in Ring of Honor as James Gibson and is a one time world champion, having won the ROH World Championship during his time in that organization.^[8]

Professional wrestling career[link]

World Championship Wrestling[link]

In 2000, Gibson got his first national exposure in World Championship Wrestling. He wore a mask to hide the fact that he was Caucasian and was called Jamie-San; as part of Leia Meow's Jung Dragons with Jimmy Yang and Kaz Hayashi. They feuded with 3 Count ("Sugar" Shane Helms, Shannon Moore and Evan Karagias). While known as Jamie-San, he also had a stint in Independent Professional Wrestling, winning their Light Heavyweight title.^[9] He eventually unmasked and became Jamie Knoble to form a tag team with Karagias. After WCW closed, he wrestled in the Heartland Wrestling Association and became the Cruiserweight Champion.^[10]

World Wrestling Entertainment (2002-2004)[link]

Gibson later signed with World Wrestling Entertainment under the name Jamie Noble. He made his debut as a heel on the June 6, 2002 episode of SmackDown! by attacking the Hurricane and was joined by Nidia in a trailer park trash gimmick. He won the WWE Cruiserweight Championship^[7] and feuded with Tajiri and Billy Kidman. Noble then got an inheritance, making both Nidia and Noble rich.^[11] Noble and Nidia both turned face by befriending Torrie Wilson and Billy Gunn. Nidia finally left him after she was "blinded" by then heel Tajiri's black mist. He became a heel again by doing things he thought Nidia could not see (mainly using her as a human shield) and lied to her about them. During that time he also feuded with Rey Mysterio for the Cruiserweight Championship. The two would face off for the Championship and Noble lost. A Boyfriend vs. Girlfriend Blindfold Match was then scheduled for Noble and Nidia at No Way Out. Noble came out on top after cheating to see where Nidia was. He left WWE on September 15, 2004 when his steroid usage came to light following a staph infection. WWE suggested a contractual release (which at first Gibson was a little disappointed with) to return whenever he wanted.

Independent circuit[link]

After his staph infection cleared up, he began wrestling in promotions all over the world including New Japan Pro Wrestling, Heartland Wrestling Association, Pro Wrestling Guerrilla, AZW Hawaii, Ring of Honor, PowerSlam Pro Wrestling and Italian Championship Wrestling, as James Gibson. On June 28, 2005, it was confirmed that he would be returning to World Wrestling Entertainment after a one year absence and fulfilling his independent circuit commitments.^[12] Before returning to WWE, he became the ROH World Champion when he wrestled in an elimination four-way match against then champion CM Punk, Samoa Joe, and Christopher Daniels on August 12, 2005 in Dayton, Ohio.^[8] He lost the title to Bryan Danielson on September 17, 2005.^[8]

Return to World Wrestling Entertainment/WWE (2005-present)[link]

SmackDown![link]

Jamie Noble about to wrestle a dark match.

Jamie Noble made his return to WWE on the December 17, 2005 edition of Velocity and would later frequently team with fellow cruiserweight Kid Kash; during June 2006, Noble and Kash debuted a gimmick, where they would wear dog collars as well as bark and bite^[13] and had a short face run. The pair quickly turned heel and were soon named "The Pitbulls". They then entered the hunt for the WWE Tag Team Championship. The team came to an end after Kash's release from the company on September 27, 2006.^[14]

Afterwards, in 2007, Noble would return to competing in the cruiserweight division and performing as an enhancement talent against Rey Mysterio and Bobby Lashley. At No Way Out, Noble competed in a cruiserweight Gauntlet Match for the WWE Cruiserweight Championship. He was eliminated by his former WCW teammate, Jimmy Wang Yang.^[15]

Noble returned to television on the June 8 edition of SmackDown!, teaming up with Chavo Guerrero and Daivari against Paul London, Brian Kendrick and Wang Yang in a losing effort.^[16] On the June 15 edition of Smackdown, Noble competed in a Fatal Four-Way number 1 contenders match for the Cruiserweight Championship, which he lost to Jimmy Wang Yang and also involved Shannon Moore and Daivari.^[17] In July, Noble would come up short in a Triple Threat Match for the Cruiserweight Championship against then Champion Guerrero and Funaki. Noble then competed in the Cruiserweight Open at The Great American Bash but was pinned by Hornswoggle.^[18] Noble would then begin a feud with Hornswoggle that would see him lose in various humiliating fashions, usually by count-out. Moore would constantly use his obsession with Hornswoggle to humiliate him as well.^[19]

After his feud with Hornswoggle ended, Noble began an angle where he was easily defeated in his matches as punishment for being disrespectful to then-SmackDown! general manager, Vickie Guerrero.^{[20][21][22][23][24][25]} He was eventually placed in a match with Chuck Palumbo, which was expected to be yet another squash. Noble, however, defeated Palumbo,^[26] which began a feud between the two, as well as involving Palumbo's "friend" Michelle McCool.^[27][28] After his fourth win against Palumbo he came out when Chuck threatened to hurt McCool. Later in a tag team match, Palumbo attacked Noble and McCool, becoming a heel in the process.^[29][30] As a result of the double turn, Noble became a face character once again.

Raw (2008-2009)[link]

Jamie Noble and Mickie James at a Puerto Rican house show.

As part of the 2008 WWE Supplemental Draft, Noble was drafted to the Raw brand.^[31]

Noble was then involved in a storyline where he tried to impress Layla on multiple occasions only to antagonize and be beaten by larger opponents.^[32][33] He started a feud with William Regal over the course of the storyline, with the two trading wins, and Layla, between them.^[34][35] On the September 15, 2008 edition of Raw, the feud escalated following Noble's victory over Paul Burchill.^[36] Layla came out and told Noble it was over and she found a man worthy of her in Regal.^[36]

On the February 3 edition of ECW Noble asked then-ECW General Manager Theodore Long for an ECW contract and lost to The Boogeyman.

On the February 23 episode of Raw, Noble suffered a neck injury in a match with Mike Knox, and was taken to a local hospital. His injury meant that the scheduled segment between Chris Jericho and Ricky Steamboat that was meant to take place in the ring, had to take place on the stage instead.^[37] It was later confirmed, however, that the injury was not severe.^[38] Noble made his return about one month later.

Retirement[link]

On the November 2 episode of Raw, Noble wrestled his last match against Sheamus, which went to a no-contest after Sheamus kicked Noble as he climbed to the top turnbuckle causing him to fall to the outside landing on his right shoulder, then Sheamus proceeded to power bomb him on the floor and severely injured his back. Noble was placed on a stretcher and rolled out of the ring area. According to Michael Cole, Noble would be out for at least 2 months while recovering. However on November 10, 2009 Noble announced his retirement from professional wrestling after a 14-year career due to his injury.^[39] He now works as a producer in the company.

On June 9, 2010, Noble wrestled a one-off match as he defeated Tyler Reks at WWE's developmental territory Florida Championship Wrestling.^[40]

On January 13, 2012 Noble competed in a losing effort against World Heavyweight Champion Daniel Bryan at a WWE House Show in Yakima,Washington. Noble made an appearance on the April 9, 2012 edition of Monday Night Raw, he, along with numerous other WWE officials and superstars, were attempting to break up a brawl between Brock Lesnar and John Cena.

Personal life[link]

Noble is a 1994 graduate of Baileysville High School in Baileysville, West Virginia. He resides in Melbourne, Florida, with his wife Angela, who went to the same high school. Together, they have one son, named Gage.^[2]

In wrestling[link]

Gibson at a Ring of Honor event.

• Finishing moves
  • Crucifix armbar^[36][41] – 2008–2009
  • Diving leg drop^[1][3] – 2000–2001
  • Dragon sleeper to a facedown opponent, sometimes with bodyscissors^[1][5] – 2006–2007
  • Fireman's carry double knee gutbuster^[19] – 2007–2008
  • Guillotine choke^[1][6] – 2007–2008
  • Jumping belly to belly piledriver^[1] – 2000–2001
  • Paydirt (Single underhook DDT)^[1][42] – 2002–2005
  • Sitout double underhook powerbomb^[1][6] – 2002–2005
  • Trailer Hitch (Modified figure four leglock)^[1] – 2003–2005; Innovated

• Signature moves
  • Camel clutch^[43]
  • Cloverleaf^[42]
  • High knee^[42]
  • Low-angle dropkick to an opponent's knees^[43]
  • Missile dropkick^[41]
  • Multiple suplex variations
    • Belly to back^[41]
    • German^[42]
    • Northern Lights^[41]
    • Super^[44]
  • Reverse hammerlock^[42]
  • Single arm DDT^[42]
  • Swinging neckbreaker^[1][44]

• Managers
  • Nidia^[44]

• Nicknames
  • "New Attitude"^[3]
  • "The Redneck Messiah"^[4]
  • Jamie "By God" Noble^[2]

• Entrance themes
  • "A Country Boy Can Survive" by Hank Williams, Jr.^[45] (Independent circuit)

Championships and accomplishments[link]

• Heartland Wrestling Association
  • HWA Cruiserweight Championship (1 time)^[2][10]

• Independent Professional Wrestling (Florida)
  • IPW Light Heavyweight Championship (1 time)^[9]

• Pro Wrestling Illustrated
  • PWI ranked him #42 of the top 500 singles wrestlers of the year in the PWI 500 in 2002^[46]

• Ring of Honor
  • ROH World Championship (1 time)^[8]

• World Wrestling Entertainment
  • WWE Cruiserweight Championship (1 time)^[2][7]

References[link]

External links[link]

Professional wrestling portal

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