Building a raw xml request for a RESTful WCF Service operation which accepts a Generic DataContract type

Building a raw xml request for a RESTful WCF Service operation which accepts a Generic DataContract typehttp://chriskirby.net/archive/2008/01/18/building-a-raw-xml-request-for-a-restful-wcf-service-operation-which-accepts-a-generic-datacontract-type.aspxI wanted to post my experiences with WebInvoke using generic DataContract's as parameters, because I found so little information on the subject via MSDN and throughout the interweb. Specifically, on how to properly formulate a non WCF client XML POSTenCommunityServer 2007.1 (Build: 20917.1142)