I think this is a nice question to continue the series. People should look up the article by Paul Randal on this topic http://www.sqlskills.com/BLOGS/PAUL/post/A-SQL-Server-DBA-myth-a-day-(2630)-nested-transactions-are-real.aspx
Jason...AKA CirqueDeSQLeil
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