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Early in March of the Year 109, the Galnet community was stunned as Naqam <br>Heavy BioIndustries began a cluster wide marketing blitz in support of their <br>newly released line of life enhancing cyberware. 


 The '''NHB ''Ultra'' Happy Chip™''', or "Happy Chip" as it has become known; was the <br>culmination of several years of intense research on the part of NHB <br>technicians to make a dream into reality: a mood enhancing hypocranial <br>implant that works off the principle that if a person's self-perception can be <br>brightened the slightest bit, that person new attitude would naturally increase <br>their quality of life.


  The result has been a smashing success, with deep penetration in both the <br>[[Gallente|Gallente]] and [[Matari|Matari]] cyberware markets, and steady growth within the [[Caldari|Caldari]]<br> State and [[Amarr|Amarr]] Empire. <br>


 We have gathered the regional advertisements below.

 
== '''[[Gallente|Gallente]]''' ==
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Naqam Heavy Bioindustries interrupts your normal programming for something <br>much more exciting! 

Scene: A teenage [[Gallente|Gallente]] sitting on a bench, despondent, in the rain. Stark gray buildings behind him add to the atmosphere of stagnation and depression. 

Suddenly, Pierre Gambault, star of stage and screen (and infomercials) walks over to the youth from camera right, the rain not touching his immaculate hairdo. 

"Whats wrong son, down on your luck?" <br>

"I sure am Mr Gambault. Things just haven't been going my way. I'm failing at school, my girlfriend dumped me, and then I was fired from my job for being <br>too clumsy and sitting around despondently all the time." 

Pierre's expression turns serious; a concerned, kind parent. 

"Well, that does sound serious Jean. What if I told you there was a way to turn all that around? And even be better than you were before? A better job, happiness and of course a much better looking girlfriend." 

Pierre flashes his trademark smile as Jean looks up with exaggerated surprise 

"Gosh, really Mr Gambault?! It's not drugs or boosters is it? My doctor told me <br>those are expensive, illegal and have terrible side effects. And that you can <br>even get awful diseases from them." 

With a stern, but understanding look, "All true Jean, and of course it's not drugs." <br>Smiling, "No what I'm talking about is the NHB Happy Chip! For a fraction of <br>what a lifetime of drugs would cost, you can get one of these 'wonder chips.' <br>And it will turn that frown upside down!" 

"Wow! That sounds great! How's the NHB Happy Chip work?" <br>

"Well Jean, once you have the chip installed, it will change your life! The NHB <br>Happy Chip makes you happier, boosts confidence, and will make you more <br>popular. It isn't all psychological either. It increases balance, coordination, <br>and muscle tone. Best of all, there are none of the horrible side effects you <br>would have if you took drugs. And the ladies love a man with the self <br>assurance, and other bonuses, the NHB Happy Chip provides." 

"But who makes these incredible miracle chips Mr Gambault?" 

"Why, Naqam Heavy Bioindustries of course!" 

Scene cuts to a view of pristine white lab. Groups of doctors, most of them oddly <br>young and attractive, consult with each other. High tech but innocuous <br>looking equipment whirs nearby. 

Pierre's voice over continues,"Industry leaders on the cutting edge of therapeutic <br>and recreational bio-computing design. NHB manufactures the NHB Happy Chip <br>in their state-of-the-art facilities around the cluster.

 Naqam, a name you can trust; a tradition of excellence!" 

Cut back to Pierre and Jean. They are now in a glamorous club. Jean has a glass <br>of champagne raised in one hand, and a buxom, beautiful girl on his arm. 

"The NHB Happy Chip changed my life! It can change yours too! Thanks Mr <br>Gambault, and thank you Naqam Heavy Bioindustries!"

== '''[[Matari|Matari]]''' ==
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Once again, important, groundbreaking infotainment from the friendly people at <br>Naqam Heavy Bioindutries! 

A stunning dark haired Sebiestor strides confidently down a ship corridor toward <br>the camera. Wearing combat boots, camouflage pants, and a snug T-Shirt <br>with the NHB logo emblazoned on it, she is obviously ready to live life to its <br>fullest. A pistol rides in a holster on her hip. The Gothic arches and tendency <br>to gold plate things makes it clear the ship is [[Amarr|Amarr]] in origin. Sporadic <br>gunfire and shouting can be heard in the background. Continuing to walk, she <br>begins speaking: 

"Yo! My name is Nieve Setteta. I used to be just like you: I had a dead end job, <br>worked for a boss I hated, and lived in a tiny cubicle of an apartment. I was <br>depressed and unmotivated." 

A grainy 'before' picture showing the same woman, but with frizzed hair and <br>dressed in an ill-fitting and unflattering waitress uniform. Her expression is <br>cartoonishly downcast and unhappy. The picture appears momentarily as she <br>goes on talking 

"My life was going nowhere, and I had given up my dreams of fighting to free our <br>people from [[Slavery|slavery]] - and looking good doing it." 

An [[Amarr|Amarr]] in bulky robes, his face a caricature of fanatical fury, jumps out of a side<br> passage. In his dramatically upraised hand; a dagger. Nieve casually <br>raises the pistol and blasts him neatly back down the passage and out of <br>sight. She doesn't even stop walking. 

"Then I heard about the '''NHB ''Ultra'' Happy Chip™''' and the Naqam Heavy <br>Bioindustries 'Helping Hand' program. For every four chips purchased, NHB <br>donates a '''NHB ''Ultra'' Happy Chip™''' to a person in need who couldn't otherwise<br> have afforded one, like me. I got the chip installed and suddenly <br>found I had unlocked the strength to pursue any dream I wanted. Plus, I look<br> and feel great - and my hair has never been so silky and manageable! <br>Now I help fight against slave raids, and model in my spare time. And I'm <br>finally finishing school and getting the medical degree I always wanted, <br>thanks to the '''NHB ''Ultra'' Happy Chip™''' scholarship fund. " 

She approaches a door guarded by a hulking [[Ni-Kunni|Ni-Kunni]], who leers at her <br>theatrically. Without pause she head-butts him into unconsciousness. The <br>door slides open and a crowd of [[Minmatar|Minmatar]] children flood out and surround <br>Nieve as she turns to directly face the camera again. 

"'''The NHB ''Ultra'' Happy Chip™''' helped me be happier than I've ever been. And <br>thanks to NHB and the wonderful people who buy their chips, I'm living my <br>dream - freeing our people from servitude." 

Nieve poses; freed child cradled with her left arm, gun held in her right hand and <br>surrounded by smiling, cheering kids. She grins triumphantly. 

They all chorus in unison, "Thank you Naqam Heavy Bioindustries!" 

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== '''[[Caldari|Caldari]]''' ==
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Your friends at Naqam Heavy Bioindustries are back, now with new special <br>programs. Keep an eye out for them at the end of the broadcast! 

The scene resolves, showing a street with towering skyscrapers disappearing into <br>the heights on all sides. They are so high they seem almost to meet at some <br>unimaginable distance above, and only a hint of slate gray sky is distantly <br>visible - perhaps only a trick of the eyes. Impossibly rickety looking ladders <br>are propped against the bleak, rain blacked edifices, vanishing into the same <br>vertiginous area far above. All along the ladder are business-suit clad <br>figures: Climbing, slipping, dangling, falling. The fallen disappear just before <br>hitting the ground. 

A warm, sympathetic male voice begins speaking. The tone is friendly and confident. 

"Corporate ladder got you down? Feel like you can't quite get where you would like <br>to be? Naqam Heavy Bioindustries can help." 

The falling figures begin to slow, floating in the air just above the place where they<br> had been disappearing. The view zooms in rapidly, focusing on a single <br>figure. Next to him is the ladder he fell from and the dark mass of one of the <br>buildings blots out the right half of the screen. The figure himself turns out to <br>be a [[Deteis|Deteis]] in his early thirties. His expensive suit is unruffled by his fall as <br>his feet gently touch down on the ground. He smiles and continues to talk, 

"Let us help you relieve the stress and sharpen that edge you need to sprint to the <br>top. The confidence and charisma you get from the '''NHB ''Ultra'' Happy Chip™''' <br>will give you the advantages you need to pull ahead of the competition and <br>stand at the head of the crowd." 

The gargantuan building to the [[Caldari|Caldari]]'s right dwindles down, rapidly shrinking <br>until it is nothing but a short pyramidal platform. The spokesman walks up <br>the few steps that run along each side and turns back to face the viewer form <br>the top. He radiates confidence and sunlight begins flooding the scene as the <br>sky turns blue with a few fluffy white clouds beind him. Clearly, a new day <br>has dawned, 

"Let the '''NHB ''Ultra'' Happy Chip™''' give you the tools you need to harness your ambition..." 

The platform expands, shooting upward as the camera follows the man standing <br>atop it. As he catapults upward, a landscape now recognizable as New [[Caldari|Caldari]]<br> Prime unrolls below him, and he stands above even the clouds 

"...and rise to the heights you deserve!" 

The screen fades to the Naqam Heavy Bioindustries logo and a new voice continues 

"And remember: Success is a team effort. Get a discount when you order chips for<br> your entire section, district, office, division, or regional corporate entity. <br>75% off when you refer a superior. Corporate accounts welcome!"


==  '''[[Amarr|Amarr]]''' ==
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The head and shoulders of a figure can be seen, the face occluded by the hood of a traditional priestly robe. The scene in the background is a grand church or cathedral. A slight sharpness around the edge of the figure, and perhaps the subtlest mismatch in ambient light suggests the background may be CGed in. The figure begins to speak:

"Let us pray..."

the hood is thrown back, revealing an olive skinned, smiling [[Ni-Kunni|Ni-Kunni]] with an unlikely blond game show host hairdo

"...for deals! I'm Abair Nelam, and I'm here today to help you be redeemed... by value! After all my friends, what could be more valuable than happiness - for you and those around you? Apathetic heir? Surly slaves? Melancholy manservant? Huffy hounds? We can help!"

The hair bobs as Abair gesticulates excitedly

"Just order our fabulous '''NHB ''Ultra'' Happy Chip™''' to help solve so many of these little problems:

Indolent offspring will get new drive in their lives. Just watch as they're running things in no time <br>with our DriveTech™ technology, and know that your family's future is secure.

Slaves just plodding along the path to salvation? Put a spring in their step and a smile on their <br>face like no overseer's whip ever could with the '''NHB ''Ultra'' Happy Chip™'''.

Are you a priest with pained parishioners? Help punch up those sermons with our Church Pak™ <br>special deals on bulk orders for whole congregations and other religious organizations. Find new excitement in the same old [[Scriptures|scriptures]]!

And introducing the the '''NHB ''Ultra'' Happy Chip™''' - Pet Pals Edition, for that special animal in your life. <br>Slaver [[Hound|hound]] getting down? Pep him up in no time and watch him frolic like a pup again. That isn't all though!"

The coiffure practically vibrates with excitement now

"Place your order in the next 30 minutes and receive our 'Selected [[Scriptures|Scriptures]]' datapack, FREE!, <br>with your '''NHB ''Ultra'' Happy Chip™'''. Further your spiritual journey with a helping hand from your <br>friends at Naqam Heavy Bioindustries.

But there's more! In honor of the coronation of Empress [[Jamyl_Sarum|Jamyl Sarum]] (may she reign for a thousand years), <br>for a limited time only, you can get our 'Quotes of Great Emperors' datapack, at no additional charge! <br>That's right, this is some exhilarating reading folks, carefully researched or reconstructed by NHB's team of highly skilled historians and theologians. <br>These free datapads are must haves!

Quantities are limited for these special free promotional items, and our warehouses are standing by, so order now!"

'''God might work in mysterious ways, but the NHB ''Ultra'' Happy Chip™ just works!'''