Judicial Candidate Profile              By Alison Parker

Tom Ramsberger, a local attorney, is running for the Sixth Judicial Circuit Court, Group 20. A St. Petersburg native, Tom now raises his three daughters with his wife in the city in which he spent his own childhood.

Love for the law runs in the Ramsberger family. Tom has a twin brother, Tim, who is also an attorney. Their older brother, Peter, is a local judge. Tom, a 22-year-member of the Florida Bar, is also a certified mediator and adjunct professor at Stetson University College of Law.

Mr. Ramsberger has always seen civic involvement as essential element of his adult life, and now wants to serve the community in an official capacity. He believes that before you adequately serve the needs of your constituents and those in your courtroom, you must acquaint yourself with them in their own environments. His longstanding work with Community Law Program and CASA are just two examples of how Tom aims to serve the community. He also is on the All Children's Hospital Foundation Board, a charter member of the St. Petersburg Bar Foundation, and regularly enjoys active with his children's school's PTA meetings.

Tom's experience as a mediator helped him hone his sense of neutrality and observing legal issues from a third-party standpoint. His commitment to professionalism and public service make him a natural choice for the Sixth Circuit, Group 20.

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This has certainly been and still is an interesting World Cup. There has been plenty of controversy surrounding the referee's abilities (or lack thereof) and the use of technology in the game, but the teams themselves have been captivating, especially North Korea. Their team has been shrouded by mystery. Prior to the Cup, not much was known about the team as the North Koreans refused to release much information about their team. During their play at the World Cup, many interesting stories finally emerged.

First of all, the North Korean team has not been able to afford private training facilities in South Africa unlike other teams competing in the World Cup. Instead, North Korean players exercised at a public gym for strength training.

Secondly, it has been reported that North Korean supreme leader Kim Jong-Il gave the national team in depth guidance on how to play. The North Korean coach claimed he received regular tactical advice during matches using mobile phones that are not visible to the naked eye, which were supposedly invented by Kim Jong-Il. However, with that said, Kim Jong-Il also claimed that he invented the hamburger in 2004.

Lastly, it was surprising to see a good number of North Korean fans in the stadium during North Korean's opening match against Brazil considering that very few citizens are allowed to leave North Korean and even if they were, few could afford to attend the games. A month before the World Cup, according to Xinhua, the official Chinese news agency, 1,000 Chinese citizens were "rented" by the North Korean government to wear the North Korean colors and sit in the stands to cheer on the North Korean team. The North Korean government gave tickets to Chinese citizens, many of whom were actors and singers. Additional tickets were sold to Chinese nationals willing to support the North Korean team.

Although North Korea is now out of the World Cup, I certainly look forward to hearing what comes next for their team and if Kim Jong-Il will change his tactical advice for the players to qualify for the next World Cup.

Recently, I attended a double feature at the Ruskin Family Drive-In. I go every summer at least once, and always have a great time. At the Ruskin venue, your admission (per person) allows you to view both of that night's films. There really are fewer experiences as satisfyingly retro as enjoying a full-length feature film from the relative comfort of your automobile. 
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The three-month foreclosure moratorium will apply to loans owned by the bank's mortgage unit, not debt that Citigroup services for other lenders or investors.  Homeowners within about 25 miles of the coast will be covered and evictions will be halted if properties have already been seized.

Following suit, Fannie Mae, the government-supported mortgage company, reminded the companies that manage its loans that they can immediately suspend or reduce payments for borrowers for at least three months given the loss of income occasioned by the oil spill.

Citigroup's move will protect about 1,200 homeowners.  

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