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	<title>IGRA - International Gay Rodeo Association &#187; Announcements</title>
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		<title>TGRA Distributes over $80,000 in Charity Donations for 2011-12</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 May 2012 02:58:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Don Harris</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 3, 2012 AUSTIN, TEXAS &#8212; Today the Texas Gay Rodeo Association announces upcoming charity donation distributions from 2011 fund raising efforts to be in excess of $62,000. These funds will be dispersed to over fifteen 501(c)3 organizations throughout Texas in the coming weeks. Charity groups receiving the designated money range from [...]]]></description>
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		<title>IGRA Health and Safety Video Available on YouTube</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2012 05:23:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Don Harris</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We are pleased to announce that, thanks to the hard work of Frank Harrell (http://cowboyfrank.net) the IGRA Health and Safety video is now available on YouTube. Click here for the IGRA Health and Safety page containing the video.]]></description>
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		<title>From a Straight Friend in Palm Springs: &#8220;Diary of a Rodeo Virgin&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2012 14:00:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Don Harris</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In anticipation of the upcoming Hot Rodeo 2012 in Palm Springs, a Patch regional director tells about her first time competing in rodeo. She tried steer deco and goat dressing at Hot Rodeo 2011. &#8220;It was literally my first rodeo. My sister Stef and her husband Jeff Curtis from Broomfield, Colo., have been competing and having [...]]]></description>
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		<title>FGRA&#8217;s Sunshine Stampede Featured in the Miami Herald</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 02:32:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Don Harris</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This year&#8217;s Sunshine Stampede in Fort Lauderdale, Florida once again attracted the attention of the local media. Here are two articles that were published over rodeo weekend in the Miami Herald newspaper. Gay rodeo attracts straight shooters The Sunshine Stampede rodeo features 90 amateur cowboys and cowgirls competing through Sunday in rough-and-tumble, human-against-beast competitions. Read [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pride in the Saddle Starts in Nevada: The Story of Gay Rodeo</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2012 19:20:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Don Harris</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Las Vegas-Clark County Library District, Out West 2012 &#38; Nevada Gay Rodeo Association to presentPride in the Saddle Starts in Nevada: The Story of Gay Rodeo Saturday, May 19, 6:00 – 8:00 P.M. LAS VEGAS – Clark County Library District, Out West 2012, and the Nevada Gay Rodeo Association (NGRA) are pleased to present “Pride [...]]]></description>
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		<title>IGRA Website is Multilingual: English, Español &amp; Française</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2012 04:21:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Don Harris</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We are pleased to announce that the IGRA website is now available in English, Spanish and French. Converting pages between languages is very simple: just choose the drop-down in the sidebar of every page to choose your preferred language. Look for more enhancements to the site in the coming months! Nos complace anunciar que el sitio web [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cancellation of 2012 Sierra Stampede Rodeo in Sacramento</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Apr 2012 13:59:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Don Harris</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It is with deep regret that SCCGRA announces the cancellation of the Sierra Stampede Rodeo scheduled for June 8-10, 2012 in Sacramento, CA. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused. We are planning for a rodeo school/play day/dance for Saturday, June 9 (our original rodeo date). More details to follow as we finalize [...]]]></description>
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		<title>IGRA Archives Committee Announces Major Milestone</title>
		<link>http://igra.com/2012/03/archives-milestone/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=archives-milestone</link>
		<comments>http://igra.com/2012/03/archives-milestone/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2012 02:30:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Don Harris</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In July 2011, along with Brian Rogers and Patrick Terry, Frank Harrell started the Gay Rodeo History website. This website now includes ALL 380 of the rodeo programs and 15 rodeo oriented magazines that reside in the IGRA Archives and some that were loaned for scanning. That makes approximately 13,000 scanned pages, and 8 months [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pics: IGRA Cowboys and their Bull Invade NYC for the GLBT Expo</title>
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		<comments>http://igra.com/2012/03/glbt-expo/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Mar 2012 01:48:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Don Harris</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Once again this year IGRA was proud to be a featured partner with Bud Light at the 19th Annual Original GLBT Expo. The event was held on March 17 and 18, 2012 at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York City. Over 20,000 people attended the exposition, and IGRA once again was providing bull rides [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rodeo Production Guidebook Updated for 2012</title>
		<link>http://igra.com/2012/03/guidebook-updated-2012/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=guidebook-updated-2012</link>
		<comments>http://igra.com/2012/03/guidebook-updated-2012/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Mar 2012 02:13:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Don Harris</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The newly updated Rodeo Production Guidebook is now available on the IGRA website. Thanks to Chuck Browning for updating the following sections: IGRA Rodeo Scheduling Fees &#38; Income Rodeo Contestant Fee Breakdown &#38; IGRA Logo Requirements Contestant Prize/Purse Money Requirements Buckle and Ribbon Requirements Managing Contestant Registration Pre-Rodeo &#38; Rodeo Review Board Meetings / Fines [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gay &amp; Lesbian Rodeo Heritage Foundation Grants Available</title>
		<link>http://igra.com/2012/02/glrhf-2012-grants/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=glrhf-2012-grants</link>
		<comments>http://igra.com/2012/02/glrhf-2012-grants/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Feb 2012 05:21:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Don Harris</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Gay &#38; Lesbian Rodeo Heritage Foundation is pleased to announce that grant funding is available to the western/rodeo/equestrian community.These capacity building grants will be award in sums of $100-$500. The funds may be used to enhance or improve programs that are already partially funded. Enhancements may improve targeted outreach to GBLTQ underserved populations, and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New for 2012: Blogs from your IGRA Officers and Royalty!</title>
		<link>http://igra.com/2012/02/2012-blogs-igra-officers-royalty/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=2012-blogs-igra-officers-royalty</link>
		<comments>http://igra.com/2012/02/2012-blogs-igra-officers-royalty/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 19:01:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Don Harris</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wish you could be at all the IGRA rodeos in 2012, but your schedule and finances won&#8217;t allow? Now you can join our IGRA officers and royalty as they attend each of the rodeos on the IGRA circuit. For example, you can follow Miss IGRA 2012, Victoria Weston, as she travels North America representing the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>AGRA Announces Rodeo School in Phoenix on Friday, February 17</title>
		<link>http://igra.com/2012/02/agra-rodeo-school/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=agra-rodeo-school</link>
		<comments>http://igra.com/2012/02/agra-rodeo-school/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:01:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Don Harris</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[AGRA will host a Rodeo School at Rawhide on Friday, February 17, 2012, offering the following events:     Calf Roping on Foot     Jr Bull Riding     Chute Dogging     Steer Decorating     Goat Dressing Click here for more details.]]></description>
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		<title>A Texas Tradition Rodeo entertainment announced</title>
		<link>http://igra.com/2012/02/a-texas-tradition-rodeo-entertainment-announced/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=a-texas-tradition-rodeo-entertainment-announced</link>
		<comments>http://igra.com/2012/02/a-texas-tradition-rodeo-entertainment-announced/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 17:12:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Victoria Weston</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dallas, TX &#8211; Today the Texas Gay Rodeo Association announces the entertainment lineup for the “A Texas Tradition Rodeo” March 2-4, 2012. Performances will be ongoing with the rodeo at W.R. Watt Arena, 3401 Lancaster Avenue in Fort Worth, Texas during the afternoons on Saturday and Sunday. Immediately following Rodeo registration at the Crown Plaza [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Want to learn how to Rodeo? Come to a local rodeo school!</title>
		<link>http://igra.com/2012/01/2012-rodeo-schools/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=2012-rodeo-schools</link>
		<comments>http://igra.com/2012/01/2012-rodeo-schools/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 05:05:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Don Harris</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We hear folks from all over say that they would love to participate in rodeo, but they don&#8217;t know how to get started. Well, we&#8217;re here to help. Come out to one or more of the following rodeo schools being held around North America this year, and you may just walk away with a buckle. In [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2012 Rodeo Date Changes</title>
		<link>http://igra.com/2012/01/date-changes/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=date-changes</link>
		<comments>http://igra.com/2012/01/date-changes/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 06:50:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Don Harris</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[At the January 13 Board of Directors meeting, the IGRA Trustees approved the following date changes for 2012: ILGRA Windy City Rodeo: Moved from August 17-19 to August 24-25 GSGRA Best Buck in the Bay: Moved from September 21-23 to September 14-16 World Gay Rodeo Finals: Moved from October 12-14 to October 19-21 IGRA Convention: [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Congratulations IGRA University Master&#8217;s Degree Recipients</title>
		<link>http://igra.com/2012/01/university-masters/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=university-masters</link>
		<comments>http://igra.com/2012/01/university-masters/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 01:36:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Don Harris</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Congratulations to Frank Harrell and Rob Somers, the  recipients of a Master&#8217;s Degree in Rodeo Arts for 2012. Thanks, guys, for you dedication and hard work in receiving this very difficult, and very rare, degree level from IGRA University. Our apologies to Rob. Due to a mathematical error we neglected to announce his achievement at the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Let&#8217;s Get This Party Started!</title>
		<link>http://igra.com/2012/01/lets-get-this-party-started/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=lets-get-this-party-started</link>
		<comments>http://igra.com/2012/01/lets-get-this-party-started/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Jan 2012 17:18:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Victoria Weston</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What an amazing way to Kick off the IGRA Rodeo season 2012. For those of you who have never been to IGRA University it is an incredibly handy tool for networking with friends you know and handsome cowboys &#038; cowgirls you&#8217;d like to meet. This is the beginning of our Royalty blog for the year. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2012 Hardcopy IGRA Rule Books Available by Request</title>
		<link>http://igra.com/2012/01/2012-hardcopy-request/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=2012-hardcopy-request</link>
		<comments>http://igra.com/2012/01/2012-hardcopy-request/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Jan 2012 05:02:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Don Harris</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We are pleased to offer the IGRA Rule Book available &#8220;by request&#8221; via hardcopy at no cost to you that you can carry with you at IGRA rodeos and events. If you wish to be environmentally friendly, you can download a PDF of the from this website. The rule book is also available using your smartphone by [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dallas Voice interviews Miss IGRA 2012, Victoria Weston</title>
		<link>http://igra.com/2012/01/dallas-voice-article/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=dallas-voice-article</link>
		<comments>http://igra.com/2012/01/dallas-voice-article/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 19:17:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Don Harris</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This article appeared in the Dallas Voice print edition January 13, 2012. http://www.dallasvoice.com/victoria-victor-2-1098492.html STEVEN LINDSEY &#124; Contributing Writer stevencraiglindsey@me.com In 25 years of International Gay Rodeo Association pageants, the top honors have only been won by a contestant from the Texas Gay Rodeo Association three times — one of which was late last year, when [...]]]></description>
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		<title>IGRA Website Now Optimized for Smartphones</title>
		<link>http://igra.com/2012/01/mobile-version/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=mobile-version</link>
		<comments>http://igra.com/2012/01/mobile-version/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 05:29:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Don Harris</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am pleased to announce that the IGRA website is now optimized for smartphones. Now, when you go to igra.com on your iPhone, Android and Blackberry smartphone the mobile version of the website will automatically be displayed. It&#8217;s that easy&#8230; no cumbersome web addresses to remember and faster page download times, yet with the same exact content [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2012 Officers Retreat</title>
		<link>http://igra.com/2012/01/2012-officers-retreat/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=2012-officers-retreat</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Jan 2012 21:38:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Douglas Graff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Just finishing up the 2012 IGRA officer retreat. Thanks to Larry Lindstrom and John Beck for opening your home to us and thanks for the dusting of snow. This desert rat doesn’t get to see the white stuff very often. Also thanks to Larry, David and Gene for all the hard work yesterday pouring over [...]]]></description>
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		<title>San Diego Rodeo Canceled</title>
		<link>http://igra.com/2012/01/san-diego-rodeo-canceled/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=san-diego-rodeo-canceled</link>
		<comments>http://igra.com/2012/01/san-diego-rodeo-canceled/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 20:56:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Don Harris</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The 2012 San Diego rodeo, originally scheduled for September 7 &#8211; 9, 2012, has been cancelled. The chapter is pursuing one or two rodeo schools, with details to be announced soon.]]></description>
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		<title>2012 Rodeo Rules, Bylaws and Standing Rules Posted Online</title>
		<link>http://igra.com/2011/12/2012-rules-posted/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=2012-rules-posted</link>
		<comments>http://igra.com/2011/12/2012-rules-posted/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Dec 2011 04:49:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Don Harris</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The official 2012 Rodeo Rules, Bylaws, and Standing Rules have been posted online. 2012 IGRA Bylaws (PDF) 2012 IGRA Standing Rules (PDF) 2012 IGRA Rodeo Rules (HTML) 2012 IGRA Rodeo Rules (PDF) These documents were amended and approved at the IGRA Annual Convention in November 2011. The full contingent of IGRA forms can be found here: http://igra.com/rodeo-resources/igra-bylaws-rules-forms/.]]></description>
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		<title>IGRA Training Video: Junior Bulls</title>
		<link>http://igra.com/2011/11/junior-bulls-video/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=junior-bulls-video</link>
		<comments>http://igra.com/2011/11/junior-bulls-video/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Nov 2011 02:14:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Don Harris</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[IGRA has produced a brief instructional video for local associations and stock contractors. The livestock seen in this video is representative of the class of bulls that IGRA identifies as &#8220;junior bulls.&#8221; This class of bulls may be referred to by other names (Pee Wee, Novice, and Beginner are examples) but may in fact refer [...]]]></description>
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		<title>25th Anniversary Finals Video</title>
		<link>http://igra.com/2011/11/finals-video-posted/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=finals-video-posted</link>
		<comments>http://igra.com/2011/11/finals-video-posted/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2011 02:39:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Don Harris</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We are proud to announce that the 25th Anniversary Finals year in review shown during the World Gay Rodeo Finals® is now available online. The 10-minute video celebrates this historic occasion by showing highlights from the past 25 years of IGRA and by featuring video and images from the rodeos that comprised the 2011 rodeo [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2011 IGRA Website Report</title>
		<link>http://igra.com/2011/11/2011-igra-website-report/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=2011-igra-website-report</link>
		<comments>http://igra.com/2011/11/2011-igra-website-report/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2011 22:43:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Don Harris</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[At the beginning of 2011 IGRA President Doug Graff kicked off an initiative to “modernize” the IGRA website. The goals of the project were: Improved interface and look and feel for the casual public visitor Modernized technology using a Content Management System Long term management strategy Collaborative process allowing multiple site contributors Create an interactive [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rodeo Rules Changes for 2012</title>
		<link>http://igra.com/2011/11/rodeo-rules-changes-for-2012/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=rodeo-rules-changes-for-2012</link>
		<comments>http://igra.com/2011/11/rodeo-rules-changes-for-2012/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2011 17:47:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Don Harris</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Following is a summary of the Rodeo Rule Changes for 2012 that were approved at IGRA Convention in San Diego. Please note that the list below is not comprehensive, but just a highlight of the changes that are significant. All IGRA contestants and members should refer to the new Rodeo Rules for a full documentation [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2012 Dance Competition Signup</title>
		<link>http://igra.com/2011/11/2012-dance-competition/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=2012-dance-competition</link>
		<comments>http://igra.com/2011/11/2012-dance-competition/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2011 17:13:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Don Harris</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Pull out your boots and start practicing your footwork, because the 2012 IGRA Dance Competition is only two months away! Visit the IGRA University website for all the details: http://www.igra.com/University/dance.htm &#160;]]></description>
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		<title>RSS Feed for Announcements</title>
		<link>http://igra.com/2011/11/rss-feed-available/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=rss-feed-available</link>
		<comments>http://igra.com/2011/11/rss-feed-available/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2011 22:13:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Don Harris</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We are pleased to announce the announcements posted to the website are now available as an RSS feed, available at http://www.igra.com/feed. The link can also be found at the footer of every page on the website. For those who are unfamiliar with the technology, RSS (Rich Site Summary) is a format for delivering regularly changing web content. Many [...]]]></description>
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