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Progress 38 cargo carrier launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on June 30 at 11:35 a.m. EDT. Scheduled to dock with the International Space Station at 12:58 p.m. Friday,

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NORAD and Russian Air Force Plan Cooperative Air Defense Exercise

The Russian Federation Air Force and the North American Aerospace Defense Command will conduct a first-ever cooperative air defense exercise.

The civilian air control agencies of Russia (Federal Air Navigational Service) and the United States (Federal Aviation Administration) will also be involved in the exercise along with the military air operations centers at Elmendorf AFB, Alaska, and Khabarovsk, Russia.

The exercise, named VIGILANT EAGLE, will take place on or about Aug. 8-11 and involves Russian, Canadian and U.S. Air Force personnel operating from command centers in Russia and the United States.

HUMIDEX ADVISORY - MONDAY 5 JULY 2010

..HOT, HAZY AND HUMID CONDITIONS ON TAP THIS WEEK..

A TYPICAL HOT WEATHER PATTERN FOR SOUTHERN ONTARIO IS SETTING UP WITH
AN AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE SOUTHEAST OF THE GREAT LAKES. SOUTHWEST
WINDS ALONG THE NORTHERN EDGE OF THIS HIGH ARE TRANSPORTING HOT
TEMPERATURES AND INCREASING HUMIDITY LEVELS INTO THE AREA.

HUMIDEX VALUES REACHED INTO THE MID TO HIGH THIRTIES ON SUNDAY AND
ARE EXPECTED TO CLIMB TO 40 OR MORE TODAY. THE HEAT AND HUMIDITY
WILL LIKELY REMAIN FOR 3 OR 4 DAYS UNTIL A COLD FRONT PROVIDES SOME
RELIEF LATER THIS WEEK.

OVERNIGHT TEMPERATURES WILL BOTTOM OUT IN THE LOW TWENTIES AND WILL
BE ACCOMPANIED BY UNCOMFORTABLE HUMIDITY LEVELS OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL
DAYS. SO, THERE WILL BE LITTLE IN THE WAY OF NIGHT-TIME RELIEF
DURING THIS SPELL OF HOT, HAZY AND HUMID WEATHER.

SMOG ADVISORY CONTINUED - MONDAY 5 JULY 2010

TODAY WILL BE A DAY OF ELEVATED AIR POLLUTION. HELP SPARE THE AIR BY
TAKING PUBLIC TRANSIT OR BY CAR POOLING. THE AIR QUALITY INDEX IS
EXPECTED TO EXCEED THE POOR THRESHOLD OF 50..DUE TO GROUND LEVEL
OZONE AND FINE PARTICULATE MATTER.

THE REMAINDER OF TODAY WILL CONTINUE SUNNY AND HOT WITH LIGHT WINDS
DUE TO A STAGNANT WEATHER PATTERN. POLLUTANTS FROM US AND ONTARIO
SOURCES WILL REACT WITH SUNLIGHT TO FORM PHOTOCHEMICAL SMOG AND
ACCUMULATE FURTHER OVER TODAY'S LEVELS.

MANY OF OUR LEISURE ACTIVITIES CONTRIBUTE TO SMOG FORMATION.
HELP SPARE THE AIR BY REDUCING CAR TRIPS..AVOIDING THE USE OF OIL
BASED PAINTS..SOLVENTS..AND GAS POWERED ENGINES SUCH AS LAWN MOWERS
AND CHAIN SAWS.