The document discusses the climate and landscape of the Indus Valley region. It describes how the Indus Valley Civilization relied on the Ghaggar-Hakra river system for water and farming, but when the rivers dried up due to shifts in temperature and weather patterns around 2500 BCE, the society declined. It then provides descriptions of several trees found in the region, including their physical characteristics, foliage, flowers, and uses.
Plants are the living organisms present on the earth. These are identified by their foliage, profile, color, etc. The anatomy of most plants contain roots, stems, leaves, flowers, etc.
The fruit is a drupe 1–2cm in diameter (larger in some cultivated selections)...Rahmatullah88
The leaves are alternate, simple ovoid-acute, 7–14cm long and 4–7cm broad, glabrous matt or sub-shiny green above, variably finely downy beneath, with a serrated margin and an acuminate tip, with a green or reddish petiole 2–3.5cm long bearing two to five small red glands.
Minnesota - Plants for Rain Gardens & Stormwater Design - Part 3
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Free School Gardening Art Posters =
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Increase Food Production with Companion Planting in your School Garden =
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Healthy Foods Dramatically Improves Student Academic Success =
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City Chickens for your Organic School Garden =
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Simple Square Foot Gardening for Schools - Teacher Guide =
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Conifers of the Cascade-Siskiyou National MonumentCSNMFriends
Doug Kendig, retired botanist for the BLM, presents on conifer species of the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument.
The Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument was established in 2000 for its biodiversity. It protects 66,300 acres of forest and grasslands at the junction of the Cascade, Siskiyou, and Klamath Mountain Ranges in Southwestern Oregon. The Friends of the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument sponsors a monthly Hike and Learn program to educate the public about the biodiversity of this local gem.
Plants are the living organisms present on the earth. These are identified by their foliage, profile, color, etc. The anatomy of most plants contain roots, stems, leaves, flowers, etc.
The fruit is a drupe 1–2cm in diameter (larger in some cultivated selections)...Rahmatullah88
The leaves are alternate, simple ovoid-acute, 7–14cm long and 4–7cm broad, glabrous matt or sub-shiny green above, variably finely downy beneath, with a serrated margin and an acuminate tip, with a green or reddish petiole 2–3.5cm long bearing two to five small red glands.
Minnesota - Plants for Rain Gardens & Stormwater Design - Part 3
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For more information, Please see websites below:
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Organic Edible Schoolyards & Gardening with Children =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851214 ~
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Double Food Production from your School Garden with Organic Tech =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851079 ~
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Free School Gardening Art Posters =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851159 ~
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Increase Food Production with Companion Planting in your School Garden =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851159 ~
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Healthy Foods Dramatically Improves Student Academic Success =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851348 ~
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City Chickens for your Organic School Garden =
http://scribd.com/doc/239850440 ~
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Simple Square Foot Gardening for Schools - Teacher Guide =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851110 ~
Conifers of the Cascade-Siskiyou National MonumentCSNMFriends
Doug Kendig, retired botanist for the BLM, presents on conifer species of the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument.
The Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument was established in 2000 for its biodiversity. It protects 66,300 acres of forest and grasslands at the junction of the Cascade, Siskiyou, and Klamath Mountain Ranges in Southwestern Oregon. The Friends of the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument sponsors a monthly Hike and Learn program to educate the public about the biodiversity of this local gem.
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Empowering the Data Analytics Ecosystem: A Laser Focus on Value
The data analytics ecosystem thrives when every component functions at its peak, unlocking the true potential of data. Here's a laser focus on key areas for an empowered ecosystem:
1. Democratize Access, Not Data:
Granular Access Controls: Provide users with self-service tools tailored to their specific needs, preventing data overload and misuse.
Data Catalogs: Implement robust data catalogs for easy discovery and understanding of available data sources.
2. Foster Collaboration with Clear Roles:
Data Mesh Architecture: Break down data silos by creating a distributed data ownership model with clear ownership and responsibilities.
Collaborative Workspaces: Utilize interactive platforms where data scientists, analysts, and domain experts can work seamlessly together.
3. Leverage Advanced Analytics Strategically:
AI-powered Automation: Automate repetitive tasks like data cleaning and feature engineering, freeing up data talent for higher-level analysis.
Right-Tool Selection: Strategically choose the most effective advanced analytics techniques (e.g., AI, ML) based on specific business problems.
4. Prioritize Data Quality with Automation:
Automated Data Validation: Implement automated data quality checks to identify and rectify errors at the source, minimizing downstream issues.
Data Lineage Tracking: Track the flow of data throughout the ecosystem, ensuring transparency and facilitating root cause analysis for errors.
5. Cultivate a Data-Driven Mindset:
Metrics-Driven Performance Management: Align KPIs and performance metrics with data-driven insights to ensure actionable decision making.
Data Storytelling Workshops: Equip stakeholders with the skills to translate complex data findings into compelling narratives that drive action.
Benefits of a Precise Ecosystem:
Sharpened Focus: Precise access and clear roles ensure everyone works with the most relevant data, maximizing efficiency.
Actionable Insights: Strategic analytics and automated quality checks lead to more reliable and actionable data insights.
Continuous Improvement: Data-driven performance management fosters a culture of learning and continuous improvement.
Sustainable Growth: Empowered by data, organizations can make informed decisions to drive sustainable growth and innovation.
By focusing on these precise actions, organizations can create an empowered data analytics ecosystem that delivers real value by driving data-driven decisions and maximizing the return on their data investment.
Opendatabay - Open Data Marketplace.pptxOpendatabay
Opendatabay.com unlocks the power of data for everyone. Open Data Marketplace fosters a collaborative hub for data enthusiasts to explore, share, and contribute to a vast collection of datasets.
First ever open hub for data enthusiasts to collaborate and innovate. A platform to explore, share, and contribute to a vast collection of datasets. Through robust quality control and innovative technologies like blockchain verification, opendatabay ensures the authenticity and reliability of datasets, empowering users to make data-driven decisions with confidence. Leverage cutting-edge AI technologies to enhance the data exploration, analysis, and discovery experience.
From intelligent search and recommendations to automated data productisation and quotation, Opendatabay AI-driven features streamline the data workflow. Finding the data you need shouldn't be a complex. Opendatabay simplifies the data acquisition process with an intuitive interface and robust search tools. Effortlessly explore, discover, and access the data you need, allowing you to focus on extracting valuable insights. Opendatabay breaks new ground with a dedicated, AI-generated, synthetic datasets.
Leverage these privacy-preserving datasets for training and testing AI models without compromising sensitive information. Opendatabay prioritizes transparency by providing detailed metadata, provenance information, and usage guidelines for each dataset, ensuring users have a comprehensive understanding of the data they're working with. By leveraging a powerful combination of distributed ledger technology and rigorous third-party audits Opendatabay ensures the authenticity and reliability of every dataset. Security is at the core of Opendatabay. Marketplace implements stringent security measures, including encryption, access controls, and regular vulnerability assessments, to safeguard your data and protect your privacy.
As Europe's leading economic powerhouse and the fourth-largest hashtag#economy globally, Germany stands at the forefront of innovation and industrial might. Renowned for its precision engineering and high-tech sectors, Germany's economic structure is heavily supported by a robust service industry, accounting for approximately 68% of its GDP. This economic clout and strategic geopolitical stance position Germany as a focal point in the global cyber threat landscape.
In the face of escalating global tensions, particularly those emanating from geopolitical disputes with nations like hashtag#Russia and hashtag#China, hashtag#Germany has witnessed a significant uptick in targeted cyber operations. Our analysis indicates a marked increase in hashtag#cyberattack sophistication aimed at critical infrastructure and key industrial sectors. These attacks range from ransomware campaigns to hashtag#AdvancedPersistentThreats (hashtag#APTs), threatening national security and business integrity.
🔑 Key findings include:
🔍 Increased frequency and complexity of cyber threats.
🔍 Escalation of state-sponsored and criminally motivated cyber operations.
🔍 Active dark web exchanges of malicious tools and tactics.
Our comprehensive report delves into these challenges, using a blend of open-source and proprietary data collection techniques. By monitoring activity on critical networks and analyzing attack patterns, our team provides a detailed overview of the threats facing German entities.
This report aims to equip stakeholders across public and private sectors with the knowledge to enhance their defensive strategies, reduce exposure to cyber risks, and reinforce Germany's resilience against cyber threats.
Data Centers - Striving Within A Narrow Range - Research Report - MCG - May 2...pchutichetpong
M Capital Group (“MCG”) expects to see demand and the changing evolution of supply, facilitated through institutional investment rotation out of offices and into work from home (“WFH”), while the ever-expanding need for data storage as global internet usage expands, with experts predicting 5.3 billion users by 2023. These market factors will be underpinned by technological changes, such as progressing cloud services and edge sites, allowing the industry to see strong expected annual growth of 13% over the next 4 years.
Whilst competitive headwinds remain, represented through the recent second bankruptcy filing of Sungard, which blames “COVID-19 and other macroeconomic trends including delayed customer spending decisions, insourcing and reductions in IT spending, energy inflation and reduction in demand for certain services”, the industry has seen key adjustments, where MCG believes that engineering cost management and technological innovation will be paramount to success.
MCG reports that the more favorable market conditions expected over the next few years, helped by the winding down of pandemic restrictions and a hybrid working environment will be driving market momentum forward. The continuous injection of capital by alternative investment firms, as well as the growing infrastructural investment from cloud service providers and social media companies, whose revenues are expected to grow over 3.6x larger by value in 2026, will likely help propel center provision and innovation. These factors paint a promising picture for the industry players that offset rising input costs and adapt to new technologies.
According to M Capital Group: “Specifically, the long-term cost-saving opportunities available from the rise of remote managing will likely aid value growth for the industry. Through margin optimization and further availability of capital for reinvestment, strong players will maintain their competitive foothold, while weaker players exit the market to balance supply and demand.”
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Himalayan Cedar
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Family: Pinaceae (Pine family) Botanical name : Cedrus deodara
(Devdar)
Physical characteristics :
• one of the strongest woods in India
• It is used for construction and building, boat houses, doors,
furniture, wooden carvings.
• height 40–50 tall, exceptionally 60 m
• with a trunk up to 3 m in diameter
Foliage:
• bright green to glaucous blue-green in colour
• mostly 2.5–5 cm long, occasionally up to 7 cm long,
• slender (1 mm ) thick
• The female cones are barrel-shaped, 7–13 cm long
and 5–9 cm broad
• The male cones are 4–6 cm long.
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Walnut
Family: Juglandaceae Botanical name: Juglans regia Linn.
(Akhrot)
Physical characteristics :
• It is a light-demanding species, requiring full sun to grow well.
• Height : 25–35 m
• Trunk : 2 m diameter
Foliage:
• Green colour
• pinnate leaves 200–900 millimetres , with 5–25 leaflets
• It is in great demand for making furniture, cabinet making and wood
carvings in Kashmir.
• they are about 10 cm (3.9 in) in length and have a large number of
little flowers.
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Indian Rosewood
Physical characteristics :
• It is used for making furniture, construction and agricultural
implements.
• Height : 25 m
• Trunk : 2 to 3 m diameter
Foliage:
Family: Fabaceae Botanical name: Dalbergia sissoo Roxb.
• Leaves are leathery, alternate, pinnately compound and
about 15 cm long.
• Flowers are whitish to pink, fragrant, nearly sessile, up to 1.5 cm
long.
• The heartwood is brown, mottled with dark longitudinal veins, hard
and close-grained. It is highly esteemed for all purposes where
strength and durability are required.
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• up to 13 meters (43 feet) tall
• deciduous shrub
• slender drooping branches an
• irregular crown
Aegle marmelos ( bael or bili or bhel)
• It occurs in dry , open forests on hills and plains at altitudes
from 0–1,200 m (0–3,937 ft) with mean annual rainfall of
570–2,000 mm (22–79 in).
• temperature tolerance from −7–48 °C (19–118 °F).
• flowers are 1.5 to 2 cm
• pale green or yellowish
• fruit has a diameter of between 5 and 10 cm
• fruit takes about 11 months to ripen on the tree
• Leaf or flower presence
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TREE
Butea monosperma(DHAK TREE)
Physical characteristics
Deciduous
Small size dry season tree
Slow growing tree
Foliage
The leaves are pinnate
with an 8–16 cm (3.1–6.3 in) petiole
three leaflets, each leaflet 10–20 cm (3.9–7.9 in) long.
Flower
The flowers are 2.5 cm (0.98 in) long
Bright orange-red
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Physical characteristics
Foliage
The plant grows to 20–50 cm (8–20 in) high.
Flower
Chick pea PLANT
small, feathery leaves on either side of the stem
Chickpeas are a type of pulse
one seedpod containing two or three peas.
It has white flowers with blue, violet, or pink veins.
Dozens of varieties of chickpea are cultivated
throughout the world
The bushy 60-cm (2-foot) plants bear feathery pinnately compound leaves.
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Physical Characteristics
Deciduous, Large shrub or small tree
Spreading habit
Not very rough, greyish bark
Custard apple (Annona squamosa L.)
Family-Annonaceae, Origin- Gujarat
Flower
Thick and Fleshy, Yellow green outide, pale yellow inside.
Fragrance, Receme 25cm long
Fruit
Pods, compound and segmented with thick knobbly skin, Greyish,
Creamy white, sweet
Foliage
Compound leaves, Tri foliate, Dull green on top, pale beneath,
with varigation, Glaborous.
Leaf- upto 15cm long, Leafless in winter
Leaf or flower presence
Remarks-
Common in Fruits orchards, small, gardens and nurseries
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Physical Characteristics
large tree growing to 9 metres (30 ft) tall,
with rough, spiny bark.
Wood apple (Limonia acidissima L.)
Family-Rutaceae, Origin- Gujarat
Flower
flowers are white and have five petals
Fruit
Hard-shelled
Foliage
leaves are pinnate, with 5-7 leaflets,
each leaflet 25–35 mm long and
10–20 mm broad, with a citrus-scent when crushed
Leaf or flower presence
Remarks-
Wood apples are sometimes confused with bael fruit
TREE
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Physical Characteristics
evergreen, often reaching 15–18 metres
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great age
Mango (Mangifera indica L.)
Family-Anacardiaceae, Origin- Gujarat
Flower
small, pinkish, and fragrant—are borne in large terminal panicles (loose
clusters)
Fruit
large drupe, but shows a great variation in shape and size. It contains a
thick yellow pulp, single seed and thick yellowish – red skin when ripe
Foliage
simple leaves are lanceolate, up to 30 cm
(12 inches) long
Leaf or flower presence
Remarks-
native tropical Asia and has been cultivated in the Indian
subcontinent for over 4000 years and is now found
naturalized in most tropical countries.
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