Imports System
Imports System.Xml.Linq
Imports <xmlns:gfh="www.yourDomain.com">
Public Class MainClass
Public Shared Sub Main()
Dim employees As XElement = XElement.Load("EmployeesWithNS.xml")
Dim gfhEmployees = From ele In employees.Descendants _
Order By ele.<Name>.Value() _
Where (ele.Name.Namespace = GetXmlNamespace(gfh)) _
Select ele.<Name>.Value()
For Each emp In gfhEmployees
Console.WriteLine(emp)
Next
End Sub
End Class