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CORONA, CA (MARKET WIRE) Vineyard National Bancorp (NASDAQ: VNBC) (the 'Company'), parent company of Vineyard Bank, N.A. ('Vineyard') and other subsidiaries, today announced that the independent inspector of election, IVS Associates, Inc., has certified the voting results of the Company's 2008 Annual Meeting of Shareholders held on August 5, 2008 (the 'Annual Meeting'). Based on the final tabulation and certification by IVS, the Company's shareholders re-elected David A. Buxbaum and Charles L. Keagle. The Company's shareholders also elected Cynthia Harriss, Douglas Kratz, Harice Ogle, Lester Strong and Glen Terry,

NEW YORK, NY (MARKET WIRE) Bowne & Co., Inc. (NYSE: BNE), a global leader in shareholder and marketing communications services, today announced profitable second quarter and year-to-date operating results in a difficult capital markets environment.

FORT LAUDERDALE, FL (MARKET WIRE) Universal Insurance Holdings, Inc. ('the Company') (AMEX: UVE), a vertically integrated insurance holding company, announced second-quarter net income of $11.2 million, or $0.28 per diluted share, compared to $17.6 million, or $0.43 per diluted share, in the second quarter of 2007.

NEW YORK, NY and HOUSTON, TX (MARKET WIRE) In a major infusion of audit, investigative, and litigation consulting talent to its ranks, global expert services firm LECG (NASDAQ: XPRT) announced that it has hired a group of 16 experienced professionals formerly with the financial advisory and litigation consulting services practice of Aon Consulting.

OVERLAND PARK, KS (MARKET WIRE) Brooke Capital Corporation (AMEX: BCP) announced it will report its second quarter 2008 earnings and other financial results following the close of the stock market on Thursday, Aug. 14, 2008. A press release will be available online at that time at the company's Web site, www.brookeagent.com.

OVERLAND PARK, KS (MARKET WIRE) Brooke Corporation (NASDAQ: BXXX) announced it will report its second quarter 2008 earnings and other financial results following the close of the stock market on Thursday, Aug. 14, 2008. A press release will be available online at that time at the company's Web site, www.brookebanker.com.

MetLife, a leading provider of employee benefits, announced the introduction of its 2008 Web-based Benefits Benchmarking Tool.

PHILADELPHIA----ACE Private Risk ServicesSM, part of the ACE Group of Companies, today announced that it has expanded the availability of its ACE Platinum PortfolioSM policy to serve its policyholders in states representing 60 percent of all homes valued at $1 million or more in the U.S.

Intel Corporation announced today that desktop processors based on the company's upcoming new microarchitecture will be formally branded 'Intel Core processor.'

Not too long ago, Jim Dalrymple (macworld.com)) announced that his long-desired goal of recording his own Blues album on his Mac had run into a bit of a musical snag. He ran out of mic preamps for recording. Not to worry, readers came to the rescue, and in his latest Creative Note, Dalrymple describes the solutions that got his project back on track.