Nice question, Steve.  I hope everyone had a great day, no matter where in the world they are.

An interesting idea.  My guess would be no, but that's based on my experience with XML, which isn't expansive.  What have you tried thus far?

"Tricks that don't port" is a trolling comment if I've ever heard one.  The myth of portability is just that - a myth.
Example: Define a  stored procedure with a...

I was just surfing around and come across this thread.  I remember seeing a presentation at a SQL Saturday in Cleveland on the APPLY operator.  The material was good, but...