Many of you may already know about this resource, but just in case, I wanted to point you to one of the best resources for learning how to query with LINQ (LINQ to SQL, LINQ to Datasets, LINQ to Objects, LINQ to XML).
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Here's the link (pun intended 
) to the examples: Click here to access.
(For the C# Samples, Click here)
~ Robert Shelton