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<description>One of the most difficult choices you may ever have to make</description>      <link>http://www.startups.co.uk/selecting-employees.html</link>      <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.startups.co.uk/selecting-employees.html</guid>      <pubDate>Fri, 3 Jan 2003 12:38:00 GMT</pubDate>      <category>Business</category>    </item>    <item>      <title>Redundancy</title>      <description>What to do when it really comes to the crunch</description>      <link>http://www.startups.co.uk/redundancy_1.html</link>      <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.startups.co.uk/redundancy_1.html</guid>      <pubDate>Fri, 3 Jan 2003 12:36:00 GMT</pubDate>      <category>Business</category>    </item>    <item>      <title>Overview</title>      <description>What is jury service and how it could affect you</description>      <link>http://www.startups.co.uk/overview.html</link>      <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.startups.co.uk/overview.html</guid>      <pubDate>Thu, 28 Nov 2002 09:50:00 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