Transrectal ultrasound (TRUS) A transrectal ultrasound (TRUS) may also be called prostate sonogram or endorectal ultrasound. It is used to look at the prostate and tissues around it. An ultrasound transducer (also called a probe) sends sound waves through the wall of the rectum and into the prostate and surrounding tissue.
Thich Nhat Hanh, a Vietnamese Zen Buddhist monk, is acclaimed worldwide as a peace activist, author, and teacher. His books and lectures have had a huge impact on western Buddhism. Called Thay, or teacher, by his followers, he is particularly associated with the devoted practice of mindfulness.n 1966 Nhat Hanh returned to the U.S. to lead a symposium on Vietnamese Buddhism at Cornell University. During this trip he also spoke out about the war on college campuses and called on U.S. government officials, including Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara.
After the Japanese invasion of Indo-China in 1941, Ho returned home and founded the Viet Minh, a communist-dominated independence movement, to fight the Japanese. He adopted the name Ho Chi Minh, meaning 'Bringer of Light'. At the end of World War Two the Viet Minh announced Vietnamese independence.o Chi Minh (originally Nguyen That Thanh) was born on 19 May 1890 in Hoang Tru in central Vietnam. Vietnam was then a French colony, known as French Indo-China, but under the nominal rule of an emperor. Ho's father worked at the imperial court but was dismissed for criticising the French colonial power.