Currently, Bankof Hampton Roads operates eighteen banking offices in the Hampton Roads regionof southeastern Virginia. Shore Bank serves the Eastern Shore of Maryland andVirginia through eight banking offices and twenty-two ATMs Gateway Bank & TrustCo. serves Virginia and North Carolina through thirty-six banking offices.Through various affiliates, the Banks also offer mortgage banking services,insurance, title insurance and investment products. Shares of the Company’scommon stock are traded on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbolHMPR. Additional information about the Company and its subsidiaries can be foundat statements in this report may constitute “forward-looking statements”within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.Forward-looking statements are statements that include projections, predictions,expectations, or beliefs about events or results or otherwise are not statementsof historical facts. Although the Company believes that its expectations withrespect to certain forward-looking statements are based upon reasonableassumptions within the bounds of its existing knowledge of its business andoperations, there can be no assurance that actual results, performance orachievements of the Company will not differ materially from any future results,performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-lookingstatements. Actual future results and trends may differ materially fromhistorical results or those anticipated depending on a variety of factors.
Foran explanation of the risks and uncertainties associated with forward-lookingstatements, please refer to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for theyear ended December 31, 2007, and other reports filed and furnished to theSecurities and Exchange Commission. The Company undertakes no obligation toupdate any forward-looking statements made in this press release and thisrelease shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer tobuy securities in any jurisdiction in which such solicitation would be unlawful.-0-CONTACT:Hampton Roads BanksharesTiffany K. Glenn, Executive Vice President,Investor Relations Officer(757) 217-1000. The Oakland Raiders have spent their last two first-round draft picks on a quarterback and running back; a pairing that they believe will lead them to glory.On Wednesday, the pair combined to injure QB JaMarcus Russell, who sat out the day’s practice.Oakland’s franchise quarterback banged his elbow on the helmet of 2008 top-pick running back Darren McFadden, hurting him badly enough to hold him out of practice for the remainder of the day.”We wanted to watch him throw, and our trainers watched him,” coach Lane Kiffin said “They just felt that he was struggling a little bit with it He wanted to keep going. We pulled him out.”Kiffin said he didn’t feel this injury would be a long-term issue for Russell, and X-rays showed no problems with the elbow.Russell said he came out to practice early hoping to loosen up the elbow, but never felt quite right once the session started.”Just a little soreness from the other day,” he said. “I bumped Darren’s helmet while he was going to block, kind of full force as I was throwing. I kind of did what I can right now.”Russell stayed on the field after practice and did footwork drills with offensive coordinator Greg Knapp.Russell said he hoped to be back throwing by Friday, when the Raiders hold two practices.
Kiffin said the team will put Russell through some on-field tests at the beginning of practice to see if he is ready to go full bore.”I’m going to try and get out and practice as much as I can,” Russell said. “I really haven’t made any decisions about it yet.”After missing all of training camp a year ago in a contract dispute, Russell is being given as much work as possible this summer in order to be ready for the season.Russell didn’t get the chance to show much as a rookie after being the No 1 pick in the NFL draft. He played catch-up after signing his $61 million contract in the second week of the season.He didn’t step on the field until December, playing as a reserve in three games before starting the season finale against San Diego.The Raiders spent Wednesday’s team session working on late-game situations that will be important for Russell to master once the season begins.”All these scenarios for him are so important, and the game scenarios and the two-minute situations we went through today,” Kiffin said. “He got the mental reps, but it’s not the same as the physical reps.”Andrew Walter and Marques Tuiasosopo split time at quarterback, as they battle for the backup position behind Russell.Both quarterbacks struggled at times, with Tuiasosopo throwing a pair of interceptions during seven-on-seven drills, and Walter being picked off by DeAngelo Hall on the first play of a late-game drive.”We do have a competition for our second spot at quarterback So that’s the positive way of looking at it Those guys are getting reps,” Kiffin said “But that’s not what we want or need right now We need to get our No. 1 guy in there, especially with so many new pieces around him with the new left tackle, the new back, new receivers Every day’s very valuable for him.”____Alby Jnr. DUBLIN–(Business Wire)–Research and Markets( http://) hasannounced the addition of the “Siding Industry – Global Strategic BusinessReport” report to their offering.