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Physicians of Tomorrow Scholarships Highlight 'The Very Best of the Next Generation of U.S. Physicians'

Charles Drew University of Medicine and Science (CDU) is proud to announce that the American Medical Association (AMA) Foundation has awarded a Physicians of Tomorrow Scholarship to one of its medical students, Ms. Javay Ross. Nominated by Dean Richard Baker, of CDU's College of Medicine, Ms. Ross was chosen by a selection committee using criteria including academic excellence, leadership, community involvement, and also letters of recommendation. Ross joins 14 other students selected from throughout the U.S. who received this special $10,000 scholarship which will help defray their medical school expenses.

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According to AMA Foundation President, Dr. Jean Howard, "These medical students represent the very best of the next generation of U.S. physicians." She noted that all 15 recipients of this scholarship have demonstrated that "their academic achievements as well as their leadership and volunteer activities speak to their commitment to make a difference in the medical profession."

"All of us at the University are extraordinarily proud of Javay and this validation of her achievements," said Dr. Susan Kelly, Charles Drew University President. "She typifies what we look for in all our medical students - the highest standards of excellence, as well as the heart and soul, to play her part in transforming the health of underserved communities."

"I am overwhelmed and feel very honored to have received this award," said Ms. Ross, a fourth year medical student in the CDU/UCLA Medical Education Program, who is from Northern California.

As the philanthropic arm of the American Medical Association, the AMA Foundation has made it a priority to assist medical students. The Physicians of Tomorrow Scholarships were created in 2004 to provide financial assistance to medical students facing spiraling medical school debt. On average, medical students in the U.S. graduate with a debt load of nearly $140,000.

Charles Drew University is located in South Los Angeles, an area that represents 1.6 million of the poorest and most medically underserved people in the nation. CDU's College of Medicine includes the Charles Drew/UCLA Medical Education Program, a unique 30-year partnership that emphasizes the mission of eliminating healthcare disparities and academic excellence. Just last month, the partnership program was recognized by the Greenlining Institute as 'best performer' among University of California medical school programs in training minority physicians. It was also praised for its effectiveness in implementing its unique mission of providing culturally competent doctors committed to working where they are most needed - in diverse and medically underserved communities.

ABOUT CHARLES DREW UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND SCIENCE
CDU is a private nonprofit, nonsectarian, minority-serving medical and health sciences institution. Located in the Watts-Willowbrook area of South Los Angeles, has graduated over 550 medical doctors, 2,500 post-graduate physicians, more than 2,000 physician assistants and hundreds of other health professionals. The only dually designated Historically Black Graduate Institution and Hispanic Serving Health Professions School in the U.S. CDU is among the top 7% of National Institutes of Health (NIH)-funded institutions and rated one of the top 50 private universities in research in the U.S. Recently, CDU/UCLA medical program was named the "best performer" in the University of California System with respect to producing outstanding underrepresented minority physicians. For more information, visit http://www.cdrewu.edu.



UBL offers its services directly to businesses via its Website UBL.org and to Interactive Agencies

BounceBackTechnologies.com, Inc. ("Bounceback") announced today it has acquired all of the outstanding stock of Name Dynamics, Inc. ("Name Dynamics"), a privately held technology company headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Name Dynamics, with its main service Universal Business Listings ("UBL"), is an emerging leader in helping businesses of all sizes manage and improve their visibility on search engines, social networks and mobile devices. Name Dynamics specializes in the growing field of Local Search and delivers verified business profiles to hundreds of search sites, including Google Maps, Yahoo Local and Bing, as well as to mobile phones such as BlackBerry, and GPS devices such as TomTom and 411 Directory Assistance. UBL has achieved a "trusted partner" status with infoUSA and Acxiom, two of the largest list aggregators on the internet.

UBL offers its services directly to businesses via its Website UBL.org and to Interactive Agencies, Publishers and Affiliates through bulk wholesale agreements.

According to Jack Pilger, Non-Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors of Bounceback (formerly, Chairman and CEO of Bounceback), "Name Dynamics has in just two short years become a leader in their space and, while they are an early stage company, Bounceback will provide the capital to speed up UBL's growth and lead this sector internationally. They have a product that every business needs at a very affordable price, a nice combination."

"Bounceback is also fortunate to have signed employment agreements with two experienced and well respected veterans in the field of media, telecommunications and technology in Doyal Bryant and Chris Travers." Doyal Bryant will take on the role of CEO of Bounceback and Chris Travers will be the President and Chief Operating Officer. Mr. Bryant and Mr. Travers are the founders of Name Dynamics and created the UBL model.

According to Mr. Bryant, "UBL is known in its industry as one of the top ten things to do in Local Search. This transaction will enable us to spread the word to a larger audience of businesses that need this valuable service. We believe this transaction will accelerate the growth of the company worldwide."

Mr. Bryant has been a Managing Partner at BlueLake Capital Partners, which provides advisory and investment services to early stage companies, and has been CEO of public internet and telecommunications companies.

Mr. Travers has served as an executive at Reuters and Cablevision and was the co-founder of New York-based media and marketing company, Empire Media. Mr. Travers was also CEO of the business search engine, Find.com.

Bounceback, which provided marketing and advertisement business solutions to the e-commerce industry and consumers in the past, will assume its new name, "Name Dynamics, Inc." and will change its stock symbol in the near future.

Bounceback has approximately 1,000 shareholders and filed a Form 15 with the SEC in 2003 which enabled Bounceback to become a non-reporting entity to conserve its capital. Name Dynamics intends to be a reporting company and trade on the appropriate exchange, within a time frame of approximately 6 months.

The stock trades presently on the "pink sheets" under the symbol of BBTC.

More information about Name Dynamics can be found online at www.namedynamic.com and www.ubl.org. Jerry Robinson of Servius Capital in Atlanta has assisted Bounceback with the transaction.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release may contain forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are statements that are not historical facts. Such forward-looking statements, which are based upon the current beliefs and expectations of the management of Bounceback and Name Dynamics, are subject to risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ from the forward-looking statements. The following factors, among others, could cause actual results to differ from those set forth in the forward-looking statements: changing interpretations of generally accepted accounting principles, continued compliance with government regulations, changing legislation or regulatory environments, requirements or changes affecting the business in which Bounceback is and will be engaged, management of rapid growth, intensity of competition, general economic conditions, as well as other relevant risks detailed in filings with the SEC and the filings to be made by Bounceback with the SEC. The information set forth herein should be read in light of such risks. Neither Bounceback nor Name Dynamics assumes any obligation to update the information contained in this release.

BounceBackTechnologies.com, Inc.

CONTACT: Doyal Bryant, +1-704-208-4040

Web site: http://www.namedynamic.com/

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