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No Ordinary Day » Frank Rawls, 56, of Raleigh, who has Type 2 diabetes, participates in his first water fitness class at the YMCA on Hillsborough Street in Raleigh. Rawls, who retired Jan. 1 after more than 35 years working for the National Center for Health Statistics of the national Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Research Triangle Park, decided to spend some of his newfound free time getting in shape. ‘This is part of my New Year’s resolution weight loss program.’ Rawls said. ‘I have a magic number I want to reach by next Jan. 1. I decided I’m not going to try one of those fad diets this time.’

Frank Rawls, 56, of Raleigh, who has Type 2 diabetes, participates in his first water fitness class at the YMCA on Hillsborough Street in Raleigh. Rawls, who retired Jan. 1 after more than 35 years working for the National Center for Health Statistics of the national Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Research Triangle Park, decided to spend some of his newfound free time getting in shape. 'This is part of my New Year's resolution weight loss program.' Rawls said. 'I have a magic number I want to reach by next Jan. 1. I decided I'm not going to try one of those fad diets this time.'

Frank Rawls, 56, of Raleigh, who has Type 2 diabetes, participates in his first water fitness class at the YMCA on Hillsborough Street in Raleigh. Rawls, who retired Jan. 1 after more than 35 years working for the National Center for Health Statistics of the national Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Research Triangle Park, decided to spend some of his newfound free time getting in shape. ‘This is part of my New Year’s resolution weight loss program.’ Rawls said. ‘I have a magic number I want to reach by next Jan. 1. I decided I’m not going to try one of those fad diets this time.’

Pi Kappa Alpha members, alumni and friends party in what is thought to be the world's largest Hatteras-style hammock at the fraternity's house at N.C. State University. They gathered for the eighth annual Brian Cardini Volleyball Tournament in memory of a fraternity brother who died in a car wreck in 1996. The rope hammock, which measures 38 foot long by 12 feet wide and is load tested to hold 8,000 pounds, was donated to the fraternity by a hammock company to replace a smaller hammock that was stolen a year ago. 'When our son went here to school here the hammock was a big deal' said Cardini's mother, Jane Cardini. 'We have a lot of pictures of Brian and his friends where this hammock is.' Proceeds from the tournament will benefit the Brian Cardini scholarship fund.
Professional actor Lucas Terrell Penick of Cary prepares himself seconds before his name is called to audition for a part in the N.C. Theatre production of 'The King and I' starring Lou Diamond Phillips. 'I was going through in my head exactly what I was going to do, while concentrating on getting my heart rate down. It's like interviewing for a job,' Penick said. 'Acting is all about focus and being in the moment. Everything you have to offer inside you comes out, and then they still might reject you. You have to have a thick skin.'

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