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Aug. 8, 1998 - For more than 35 years, spy satellites have roamed the skies 100 miles above the Earth. They’ve become increasingly powerful over the years — but intelligence experts say the real revolution in satellite imagery today is taking place on the ground, not in the skies.

TRAVELING AT MACH 25, they pass over every spot on the face of the Earth twice a day, grabbing digital snapshots of places that the CIA — and the policymakers and military officers it serves — want to see. From missile fields in China or Russia to environmental disaster areas in the Sahel, the spy satellites provide a steady stream of black-and-white images.

Much has been written about these billion-dollar “birds,” five of which are overhead on any given day. Even though their design, code names and capability are classified beyond top secret, there have been enough leaks over the years to sketch out some basic information about them.

Three are “visible light” satellites, the most recent of which resemble the Hubble Space Telescope and were built by the same contractor at the same Lockheed Martin facility in Sunnyvale, Calif. They are known in the spy trade as “Keyhole-class” satellites. And they have a resolution of 5 to 6 inches, meaning they can distinguish an object that small, but no smaller, on the ground. Two other satellites are radar-imaging, built by Lockheed Martin in Watertown, Colo. Their resolution is about 3 feet.

While satellites cannot read license plates, they can tell if a car has one. While they cannot tell a mullah by the length of his beard, they can help analysts figure out how many people are chanting along with him at a street demonstration. And while they cannot hover over an area and provide real-time images, other “assets” such as unmanned aerial vehicles, also known as drones, can do that.

Some of these Satellites are useful,Ebaby! members can see how our world became small, we have to realize that,so we can put a plan to travel to another country,any where we go , there will be something above us , eyes inspecting , made by brainy scientists, only specific countries have these technologies, have the minds but can't do it because of the world's system. These last paragragh was added by me ,it doesn't express Robert's openion .

•        A firm shouldn't necessarily pursue the more lucrative opportunities. Rather, it may have a better chance at developing a competitive advantage by identifying a fit between the firm's strengths and upcoming opportunities. In some cases,the firm can overcome a weakness in order to prepare itself to pursue a compelling opportunity
•        To developstrategies that take into account the SWOT profile, a matrix of these factors can be construsted.
• S-O strategies pursue opportunities that are a good fir to the company's strength .
• W-O strategies overcome weakness to pursue opportunities.
• S-T strategies identify ways that the firm can use its strenths to reduce its vulnerability to external threats.
• W-O  strategies establish a defensive plan to prevent the firm's weakness from making it highly susceptible to external threats.

 But sure Ebaby! members need to know what does the SWOT letters refer to: S=Strength,W=Weakness,O=Opportunies,T=Threats

  My aim from telling my friends these strategy is to try to use it on ourselves,I am talking about firms ,if we ask who has established these firms ? the answer will be men like me and you ,persons worked hardly ..then passed to make a trade mark and reputation,but the firm may loss all its profit suddenly and the owners may fall. where is the human soul , really in my openion it is harder to treat because sometimes we can't see the solution which maybe closer and easier than we imagine ,the truth infront of us and we can't realise... If we stand against who want to control us , the life will be more tolerated, the planet earth was discovered by a Man , and divided by rules and strategies , who invent SWOT analysis is a human tried to solve the firm's problem . I want you to think well..The God own us , created the mind to think and never permit anyone to stop thinking ,we don't manage the economics but we manage ourselves . but always the "Unit" is strong , but in condition if all the members agree and find the most important problems to solve.. we can stand hand in hand , know what surrounds us, know the person who lie and deceive and make "one word" to stop him .The peoples of many countries gave their trust to whom undeserable, and found that they have chosen the wrong person .. it was the people's fault because they can't analyse the roots of him. My wish is to enjoy pure..white heart and protect it from allurements .. we are simple .. the life need effort to save our simplicity ,because we are all creations. It isn't a lesson but it is an invitation from Alexandria just to remind who forgot.Thanks for who has made something useful for the humanity in the whole world,also I want to give a special greeting for many organizations and charities were there to support who lost the home or job in Asia continent.