Have a partner hold your
feet to keep them on the floor. Squat with hands on the
floor and elbows against your inner knee.
More information on the complete line of Magellan products is available at
http://www. Magellan,
eXplorist and Magellan RoadMate are trademarks of Thales Navigation, Inc.

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As one of the nation's leading youth organizations, the Boy Scouts of America
(BSA) is recognizing National Physical Fitness and Sports Month (May) by
encouraging youth to increase their levels of physical activity in their daily
lives, as well as hosting a Stars + Strides 5K Run/Walk during their National
Annual Meeting, May 28, 2005. Starting from a center line,
sidestep alternately left and right between two lines eight feet
apart.

The score is the amount of time to
the nearest half-second running a set distance that can be increased
each year. The Magellan-sponsored educational program will offer scouts a fun
and exciting learning experience through geocaching (gee-oh-cashing), an
increasingly popular outdoor GPS challenge likened to a high-tech treasure
hunt."
"Magellan is thrilled to partner with the Boy Scouts of America to
incorporate GPS tools in a program that recognizes geocaching as a fun
learning experience that ties technology with an appreciation for the outdoors
while promoting the ideals of scouting," said Roger Jollis, director of
Outdoor Solutions for Thales' consumer business . commercial hand-held GPS
receiver for positioning and navigation, and the first handheld GPS with
industry standard Secure Digital Memory Card capabilities.

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Make 20 throws with a
softball at a circular target; score is based on the number of times
the target is hit. Arms must remain on the chest and chin
tucked on the chest. Return to the starting position, shoulder blades
touching the floor. Your score is based on the number of lines crossed in 10
seconds.magellangps.

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In Recognition of National Physical Fitness and Sports Month Boy Scouts of America Helps Youth Lead Physically Active Lifestyles

For nearly a century, the BSA has been known for fostering an environment
of physical fitness for the youth of America.

* Agility
Measure agility using the side step. For more information on the
BSA, please visit http: //www. During the event, BSA conducts programs
designed to promote physical fitness, teach environmental conservation and
reflect the skills and true spirit of scouting."
The Magellan eXplorist series includes six easy-to-use, palm-sized
handheld GPS receivers suitable for the first-time user to the GPS expert.com.

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.scouting. Curl to the sitting position until
the elbows touch the thighs .

About Thales' navigation business
Thales' navigation business unit develops and manufactures world leading
positioning, navigation and guidance equipment. It markets its Magellan brand
GPS solutions in the consumer electronics, recreation, and automotive markets,
and its GPS and GNSS professional products in the survey, GIS/Mapping, and OEM
markets.

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Boy Scouts of America Embrace GPS at 2005 National Scout Jamboree: Magellan Handheld GPS Receivers Power Jamboree's First-Ever Geocaching Course

Stevens says teaching scouts how to use GPS through geocaching
does more than simply augment traditional map and compass navigation aids. Growing numbers of troops
nationwide are incorporating geocaching into their patrol, troop, and council
activities.

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IRVING, Texas, According to the American Heart
Association, the prevalence of overweight children and adolescents has almost
quadrupled since the 1980s, while research consistently shows that many of
today's youth are leading an increasingly automated and sedentary lifestyle. "For 95 years the BSA has encouraged youth to get more
involved in physical activity, and National Physical Fitness and Sports Month
gives us an excellent chance to revisit that commitment.

* Strength
Get a fair assessment of your strength using the sit-up.

* Speed
The dash is used to measure speed. Lean forward until your
feet are raised off the floor. Score is
based on the number of completed squat thrusts made in a given time.

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Among the BSA's multiple health-, nutrition- and fitness -related merit
badges is the BSA Physical Fitness Award, which is based on seven components
of fitness. Thales' navigation
business unit is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA and has worldwide
operations.com/navigation.

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The BSA encourages Americans of all ages to focus more attention
on their physical health and well-being, and offers the following insights on
conducting a physical fitness test based on its seven components of fitness
(more information is available at http://www .scouting.

(C) 2005 Thales Navigation, Inc.

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Scouts who participate will receive a commemorative Jamboree geocaching card
certified by the Boy Scouts of America and Magellan GPS Products.

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"It was not so long ago when young people spent hours playing outside and
were involved in a host of physical fitness and sports activities, and young
people were much healthier than today," said Roy Williams, Chief Scout
Executive of the BSA. These can include supervised physical fitness testing; a day or
weekend hike; a fun run/walk/cycle event, such as the Stars + Strides 5K
run/walk; or Scout-organized field games.
For the first time in its 68-year history, the Jamboree will teach advanced
navigation skills through the use of Magellan(R) GPS receivers donated by
Thales.
The National Scout Jamboree is a quadrennial event that brings scouts from
across the country to Fort A.

The sites listed here are resource materials to 1) help Scouters and Guiders in all sections to run better Scouting programs for the young people in their sections, and 2) help Scouters and Guiders develop leadership skills and 3) to provide access to scouting and guiding resources of all kinds.

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Mary
Stevens, an avid geocacher who mapped out the Jamboree's first-ever geocaching
courses this year, and is vice president of programs for the Marin Council BSA
in California.

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* Accuracy
Measure your accuracy with the target throw.

(Photo: http://www. During Jamboree geocaching missions, Scouts
will arm themselves with Magellan eXplorist 200s to find locations where
geocaching containers, or caches, are hidden with fun finds and prizes inside.

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The score is the number of seconds
held in that position. Magellan GPS Teaches Scouts Navigation and Life Skills in the Outdoors

SANTA CLARA, Calif.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20050725/LAM098)
As the exclusive GPS sponsor for the 2005 National Scout Jamboree, Thales
donated its Magellan eXplorist (TM) 200 handheld GPS receivers and other
program materials, plus eXplorist 600 handhelds and Magellan RoadMate(TM)
700 vehicle navigation systems. "The easy-to-use eXplorist
200 will allow Scouts to learn to use a GPS receiver in minutes and is
expected to be a hit as it leads scouts to find fun collectible items over the
course of the Jamboree.S.

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* Posture
Posture can be evaluated with a posture-rating chart. Compare a photo
of your starting posture , noting the different body segments. Lie on your
back with knees bent and feet on the floor; cross your arms on your
chest with hands on the opposite shoulders. Your score is the number of sit-ups made in a
given time.
"In Scouts, geocaching is much more than a treasure hunt," said Dr.

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Since its inception BSA has awarded nearly 17 million physically fit
related badges .

Serving nearly 4.org . "The Geocaching program
sponsored by Magellan will educate scouts , promote teambuilding and reinforce
leadership skills among the 11- to 18-year-olds participating -- lifelong
principles that will carry into adult life.

One of the principles of Scouting is the careful use of all resources.

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"
Through the Good Turn for America program, the BSA encourages Scout troops
and other volunteers to offer community- and school-based sports and fitness
clinics. 3 in Virginia . And now that geocaching is being introduced at the Jamboree, we
expect it to join the ranks of repelling, canoeing and swimming as one of the
Jamboree's most enjoyable, rewarding activities.

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* Balance
The squat stand is used to measure balance.1 million young people between 7 and 20 years of age with
more than 300 councils throughout the United States and its territories, the
Boy Scouts of America is the nation's foremost youth program of character
development and values-based leadership training.newscom. For more information, visit
http:/ /www.

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Start from the
standing position to perform the four-position exercise.
"Scouting is 'Fun with a Purpose,' meaning there are multiple lessons to
be learned through an activity," added Stevens.

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" As part
of its ongoing Good Turn for America program, the BSA is urging American youth
to look to physical fitness and participation in sports for entertainment,
rather than more sedentary choices like television, computers, and video
games., Today more than 42,000 Boy
Scouts and leaders from across the United States will use more than maps and
compasses to learn the ropes of outdoor navigation during Boy Scouts of
America's 2005 National Scout Jamboree, July 25 through Aug. Key innovations include the first U.

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Boy Scouts take an oath that
"On my honor I will do my best . to keep myself physically strong.thalesgroup.