RAISE is a fund raising initiative designed to get Carolyn Pioro loaded! Carolyn injured her spinal cord while training for the PENDULUM TOUR in 2005. Since then, her family, fellow performers, friends and volunteers have pooled their talents and hosted some amazing RAISE events. The modern concept of a circus as a circular arena surrounded by tiers of seats, for the exhibition of equestrian, acrobatic, and other performances seems to have existed since the late 18th century. Reality television is a genre of television programming which presents purportedly unscripted dramatic or humorous situations, documents actual events, and features ordinary people instead of professional actors. Although the genre has existed in some form or another since the early years of television, the term "reality television" is most commonly used to describe programs produced since 2000. Documentaries and nonfictional programming such as the news and sports shows are usually not classified as...