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BURJ KHALIFA: THE TALLEST BUILDING IN THE WORLD

By Jorge Manuel Zelaya Fajardo www.jorgemanuelzelaya.com August 13th, 2019

The human being has always had a fascination for challenging established records, and when we talk about the record of the tallest building in the world, this title falls upon the BURJ KHALIFA building, built in the central part of Downtown Dubai (a multi-stage megaproject and concepts) in the Republic of the United Arab Emirates.
The BURJ KHALIFA is simply impressive, whether we measure it in numbers or in letters, in aesthetics or functionality, in maximum height or in its foundation. 828 meters high, the building exceeds 9 buildings that are over 500 meters high, located separately in different countries such as China, Saudi Arabia, South Korea and the United States. Its construction took 5 years and 4 months, with a 1.5 billion dollars budget , employing more than 12,000 workers throughout its construction process. From the architectural point of view, its designer, the American architect Adrian Smith, designe…
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BURJ KHALIFA: EL EDIFICIO MÁS ALTO DEL MUNDO

Por Jorge Manuel Zelaya Fajardo www.jorgemanuelzelaya.com Agosto 13, 2019

El ser humano siempre ha tenido una fascinación por desafiar récords establecidos y cuando hablamos del récord del edificio más alto del mundo, dicho  título recae hoy  día en el edificio  BURJ KHALIFA , construido en la parte central del Downtown Dubái ( un megaproyecto de varias etapas y conceptos) en la República de Emiratos Árabes Unidos. El BURJ KHALIFA es sencillamente impresionante. Ya sea que lo midamos en números o en letras, en estética o funcionalidad, en altura máxima o en su cimentación. Con 828 metros de altura, el edificio supera a  9 edificios mayores de 500 metros de altura ubicados de manera separada en diferentes países como China, Arabia Saudita, Corea del Sur y Estados Unidos. Su construcción tomó 5 años 4 meses con un presupuesto de 1.5 billones de dólares empleando a más de 12,000 trabajadores en todo su proceso de construcción.
Desde el punto de vista de la arquitectura, su diseñador,  el a…
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MICHELANGELO’S PIETÀ

By Jorge Manuel Zelaya Fajardo www.jorgemanuelzelaya.com July 30th, 2019

I would’ve liked to be a sculptor, but I’m not. I would have been fascinated to have the talent for being able to face a rough marble rock and make something precious out of it, however, I don't have that talent. But to be fair, of all the sculptures, there is one in particular that I am deeply in love with: the Pietà (“Mercy” in English) by Michelangelo Buonarroti(born March 6, 1475—died February 18, 1564). I have not yet been able to identify what makes it so special for me: I would not know if it is the divinity (full of youth) of Mary who, in her hands, has her Son, the dead Christ; or if it is because of the unlikely majesty of the chiseled work of Carrara marble. I would not know if it is because of its harmony or because of its absolute focus on detail. However, I’ve come to think that there is an emotional connection that could be the reason for such deep admiration on my behalf: I inherited from my par…
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LA PIETÁ DE MIGUEL ÁNGEL

Por Jorge Manuel Zelaya Fajardo www.jorgemanuelzelaya.com Julio 30, 2019

Me hubiese gustado mucho ser escultor, pero no lo soy. Me hubiera fascinado tener el talento de poder enfrentarme a una roca de mármol en bruto y hacer algo precioso de ella, sin embargo, no tengo ese talento. Ahora bien, de todas las esculturas hay una en particular de la cual estoy profundamente enamorado: La Pietá (Piedad en español) de Michelangelo Buonarroti ( nacido el 6 marzo 1475  – fallecido el 18 febrero de 1564). Todavía no he podido identificar lo que la hace tan especial para mí: no sabría decir si es la divinidad ( llena de juventud ) de María que en sus manos tiene a su hijo el Cristo muerto o es por la majestuosidad inverosímil del trabajo en cincelado del mármol de Carrara. No sabría decir si es por su armonía o por su absoluto enfoque en los detalles. Sin embargo, he llegado a pensar que hay una conexión emocional que podría ser la razón de tan profunda admiración de mi parte: Mis padres me hereda…
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THE GOOGLE FACTOR

By Jorge Manuel Zelaya Fajardo www.jorgemanuelzelaya.com July 16th, 2019 It took me 0.57 seconds to get 756,000,000 searches related to the word GOOGLE FACTOR when I searched the internet. Well, to be more precise, it was GOOGLE who did that. For anyone interested in measuring productivity, those results are impressive under any metrics. Personally, I have formulated a concept called the GOOGLE FACTOR, which in a practical way means obtaining results with very high speed, accuracy and security(in the specific case of the search engine these last two could be discussed). The technological changes of the last decades, particularly related to the Internet, have revealed that speed is an implicit expression of competitiveness, an undeniable attribute of a product and  an unequivocal characteristic of the best service (that's what I teach in my seminars to professionals from different industries.) However, the reason why I write these lines is precisely to establish the point that the GOO…
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EL FACTOR GOOGLE

Por Jorge Manuel Zelaya Fajardo www.jorgemanuelzelaya.com Julio 16, 2019
Me tomó 0.57 segundos en obtener 756,000,000 sitios relacionados con la palabra FACTOR GOOGLE cuando efectué la búsqueda en internet.  Bueno, para ser más preciso, fue GOOGLE quien se tardó eso. Para cualquier persona interesada en medir productividad, esos resultados son impresionantes bajo cualquier métrica. En lo personal he formulado un concepto llamado el FACTOR GOOGLE, que de una manera práctica quiere decir obtención de resultados con altísima velocidad, precisión y seguridad(en el caso específico del motor de búsqueda estos dos últimos podrían discutirse). Los cambios tecnológicos de las últimas décadas, particularmente en lo que corresponde al internet han puesto al descubierto que la velocidad es una expresión implícita de la competitividad, un atributo irrenunciable de un producto, una característica inequívoca del mejor servicio ( eso es lo que enseño en mis seminarios a profesionales de diferentes indust…
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THE ANNUAL LETTER 2019 (BILL & MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION)

By Jorge Manuel Zelaya Fajardo www.jorgemanuelzelaya.com July 2nd, 2019
It was 12 hours with 15 minutes, at midday (Honduras time or GMT -6), on February 12th when I received the notification of a new mail in my inbox. To be completely honest, when I realized what kind of mail it was, I immediately stopped what I was doing. It was THE ANNUAL LETTER 2019 of Bill & Melinda Gates, something that was for my something like THE WARREN BUFFET ANNUAL LETTER (which the billionaire investor prepares for the shareholders of his company Berkshire Hathaway). I read it completely at once and right there I decides something quite unusual. I decided I would write a summary essay about the document so, in that way, anybody in any place could learn about it in a more summarized and practical way. However, it wasn’t until halfway through the attempt that I realized completely the magnitude and degree of difficulty of the job. The project became a bit more difficult at its execution phase, but supremely…
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