Announcing a new book from Apress and the OakTable Network: Oracle Insights: Tales of the Oak Table presents 11 world-renowned industry specialists proffering their own highly experienced views, input, and insights on Oracle—where it's been, where it's going, how (and how not) to use it successfully, the software and techniques that theyve introduced to help people achieve their goals, and some frightening tales of what can happen when fundamental design principles are ignored. The collaborating authors have solved many of the worst Oracle performance problems in the world, and they've each saved at least one doomed flagship project. Over many years, they've been sharing their unique knowledge with each other at conferences, around the OakTable, and in coffee shops, restaurants, and bars on five continents. Now they want to share their key insights with you. A major focus of this book concerns the ways in which you can avoid common and debilitating mistakes when building Oracle software projects. From these stories, you'll learn the simple steps that will help you avoid real pain on your next (or current) Oracle project.

In 1885, Luke Edward Ensor, originally from Frederick County, Maryland, settled in Washington Territory near Fairweather in Lincoln County to raise cattle and wheat. Photographs, newspaper articles, legal documents, and family stories comprise the history of Luke Edward and his descendants. The direct ancestors of Luke Edward Ensor and Mary Susan Barnes immigrated to Maryland from England in ca. 1655 and ca. 1698, respectively. Family members are listed to the present day.

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