So to recap, a CIO has four duties: 1  Saying No to technology that doesnât have a business rationale. 2  Linking technology to internal strategic capabilities. 3  Linking technology to external strategic products and services. 4  Forecasting how technology will change competition, and adapting the business so it continues to thrive.
Plant Description. Valerian is a perennial plant that is native to Europe and grows up to 2 feet tall. It is grown to decorate gardens, but also grows wild in damp grasslands. Straight, hollow stems are topped by umbrella-like heads. Its dark green leaves are pointed at the tip and hairy underneath.
Valerian, or garden Heliotrope, is an member of a species of about 200 plants. Valeriana Officinalis, which we will deal with here, is an attractive perennial with merits in both the ornamental and medicinal herb garden. Unfortunately, the whole plant, with the exception of the flower, has a putrid, rotted cheese.....smelly sock odor.