While cable and satellite users should receive a picture without any issues, those that use an antenna to receive free television broadcasts may need a separate digital TV tuner. If you own a digital television(DTV), it has a built-in digital tuner to process the digital broadcast information. If you have a digital-ready television, it requires the use of a separate digital tuner to receive programming.
Thomas Merton. Thomas Merton (1915-1968) was a writer and Trappist monk at Our Lady of Gethsemani Abbey in Kentucky. His writings include such classics as The Seven Storey Mountain, New Seeds of Contemplation, and Zen and the Birds of Appetite.
The Death of Thomas Merton. January 31, 1915 - December 10, 2008. On December 10, 1968 Thomas Merton died of an accidental electric shock from a faulty electric fan in his cottage at the Red Cross Conference Center in Samut Prakan, Thailand.