Hey thatrsquos just life rightFootball like most all sports has a fickle following

The Companyrecognizes that it has a meaningful role to play in helping the coastal Mainecommunities it serves to manage through this extraordinary economicenvironment." In concluding, Mr. Murphy commented, "While the change in the Companys Articlesof Incorporation will enable the Companys participation in the CPP, it may alsoprovide the Company broader options for managing its capital requirements in thefuture as investment markets improve over time." About Bar Harbor BanksharesBar Harbor Bankshares is the parent company of its wholly owned subsidiary, BarHarbor Bank & Trust. Bar Harbor Bank & Trust, founded in 1887, provides fullservice community banking with twelve branch office locations serving down eastand mid coast Maine. You canidentify these forward-looking statements by the use of words like "expects,""plans," "believes," and other words of similar meaning.

Those statementsinclude, but are not limited to, all statements regarding intent, beliefs,expectations, projections, forecasts and plans of the Company and itsmanagement, and specifically include statements regarding the Companysparticipation in the Treasurys Capital Purchase Program. These forward-lookingstatements involve numerous risks and uncertainties, including, withoutlimitation: that, despite preliminary approval for participation in the CapitalPurchase Program andshareholder authorization of the preferred shares, theissuance of those shares may not occur if the Company does not enter into andclose upon a final agreement with Treasury for the issuance of preferred shares.In addition, local market or other factors may impact the Companys use theproceeds derived from a possible sale of preferred shares to Treasury in waysdifferent from those anticipated by management. One or more of these factorscould affect the Companys business and financial results in future periods andcould cause actual results to differ materially from plans and projections.Therefore, there can be no assurances that the forward-looking statementsincluded in this press release will prove to be accurate. In light of theuncertainties in the forward-looking statements included herein, the inclusionof such information should not be regarded as a representation by the Company,or any other persons, that the objectives and plans of the Company will beachieved. All forward-looking statements made in this press release are based oninformation presently available to the management of the Company. The Companyassumes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements as a result ofnew information or future events or developments.Bar Harbor BanksharesJoseph M.

If you read the comments around the Atlanta Falcons’ official website message board, and a few of those to the various bits of birdseed around the web, you will quickly note how far Matt Ryan’s star value has fallen since the beginning of the 2009 campaign. The young signal caller came into the season riding a tsunami of confidence within both the Falcons’ organization as well as their long suffering fan base. In fact, as recently as the game against the Patriots, Ryan was being compared to the likes of Tom Brady on the field and Joe Montana, who now plays the hallowed halls of Canton. The network desk jockeys and stadium booth apes are now more apt to note the guy behind center for his ability to toss air balls and interceptions.

Hey, that’s just life, rightFootball, like most all sports, has a fickle following. Win and you could end up on a box of Wheaties and grace the breakfast tables of America. Lose and, well, you’ll earn the scorn of every adolescent booger-flinger, his Dad and their pet Airedale. History, though, is ready to offer us a little relief via a lesson in the person of former Falcons QB, Steve Bartkowski. Selected 1 in the first round of the 1975 NFL Draft, he went on to earn Rookie of the Year honors as well.