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Bankers Hill pilot sets off on world peace mission Sara Butler | Editor
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Uptown resident Robert DeLaurentis will soon embark on a 90-day journey. (Photo courtesy of flyingthrulife.com)
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January 2019 will mark the beginning of a global adventure for Robert DeLaurentis. DeLaurentis, a Bankers Hill resident, has an extensive aviation resume under his seatbelt. Since receiving his pilot’s license seven years ago, he has completed 1,100 flight hours and visited more than 53 countries. One of his most notable trips was “Spirit of San Diego,” a 27 stop and 27,000 nautical mile flight around the world from May to August 2015. Now he will embark on his biggest expedition yet — traveling to the ends of the earth, from the South Pole to the North Pole. After his initial departure from San Diego, he will fly southeast through Texas, Central and South America to the South Pole, then up through Africa and Europe to the North Pole before turning back home. “It just seemed like the natural thing to do next,”
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On Oct. 29, San Diego City Council voted to approve the Old Town Community Plan Update (CPU). The 180-page document provides a framework of land use and urban design policies to guide in the development of the community during the next 20 to 30 years. “As we rebuild our city for the future, we want to make sure that historic neighborhoods like Old Town retain their community character
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DeLaurentis said, referring to his upcoming adventure. DeLaurentis named his expedition “Citizen of the World” after the Gulfstream Turbine Commander 900 plane he will pilot on the mission. It is a 90day journey, with a mission of connecting humanity from all over the globe. “The South Pole and the North Pole are the two places on the planet where peace exists, and the flight will connect the two — I like to say, ‘on a mission of global peace,’” he said, adding that the plane is “a global billboard for the causes we’re trying to promote.” For this trip, DeLaurentis has partnered with United Nations Association of the United States of America (UNAUSA), a nonprofit affiliated with the United Nations (UN). After meeting Joan Augsburger, the manager of the UN Building International Gift Shop in
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With the death of Stan Lee, the comic world mourns the loss of one of the most influential and insightful minds the industry has ever known. From humble beginnings at Marvel’s predecessor, Timely Comics, Lee made his writing debut with Captain America #3 in 1941, using the pen name “Lee” as opposed to his last name Lieber.
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