http://www.visualgui.com Visualgui is a web design portfolio and a personal playground of Donny Truong. This site gives Donny the creative freedom to be innovative, to experiment with design, to apply his web development skills, to improve his writing, and most importantly, to have fun; therefore, VisualGUI not only showcases Donny's works but also serves as a medium for Donny to explore his thoughts and share his inspirations. Fri, 04 Jul 2008 12:30:12 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en A little history of "American The Beautiful" from NPR: America the Beautiful" didn't start out as an American anthem. It was first a poem written in 1893 by a teacher, Katharine Lee Bates (1859-1929), after a visit to Pike's Peak in Colorado. It first appeared in print in 1895. Since then, ... http://www.visualgui.com/2008/07/04/america-the-beautiful/ From The Economist's "Of sommeliers and stomachs": a group of researchers led by Joseph Kanner of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem has discovered that pairing red wines like these with red meat appears to be more than just a matter of taste. If the two mix in the stomach, compounds ... http://www.visualgui.com/2008/07/04/red-wine-and-red-meat/ Enjoying Dao Duc Quan's erotic nude work. (via KCA) http://www.visualgui.com/2008/07/03/nude-photography/ After a graduation speech delivered in partial Vietnamese by Cindy Vo and Hieu Vo to express their respect for their parents, the school officials in Terrebonne Parish are calling for speeches to be address in English only. Cindy Vo said: "Co len minh khong bang ai, co suon khong ... http://www.visualgui.com/2008/07/02/commencement-speech-should-be-english-only/ An essay by Kim Phuoc, the naked girl who ran down the road during a Vietnam War's bombing attack: Napalm is very powerful but faith, forgiveness and love are much more powerful. We would not have war at all if everyone could learn how to live with true love, hope and ... http://www.visualgui.com/2008/07/01/the-long-road-to-forgiveness/ I used to love Chinese TV series, particularly the martial art episodes like The Legend of Condor Heroes. Not only the flying fantasies, but also the pure romances were captivating. The most intimacy moment is when a girl placed her face on a man’s chest and he held her around ... http://www.visualgui.com/2008/07/01/exposed-2/ Love the simplicity of Build design. http://www.visualgui.com/2008/07/01/build/ Check out Jigga's entire live performance at Glastonbury. http://www.visualgui.com/2008/06/30/jay-z-at-glastonbury/ the anorexic vampire. Damn! http://www.visualgui.com/2008/06/28/ngo-thanh-van-as/ The benefit summer prospectus. Gotta love the chart. http://www.visualgui.com/2008/06/28/friend-with-benefits/