Turkish-born architect John Gidding has certainly led an intriguing life. After moving to the United States from Europe, he majored in architecture at one Ivy League school (Yale University) and received his master's degree in the same field at another (Harvard University).
A knockout (abbreviated to KO or K.O.) is a fight-ending, winning criterion in several full-contact combat sports, such as boxing, kickboxing, muay thai, mixed martial arts, karate, some forms of taekwondo and other sports involving striking.
A single-elimination tournament â also called an Olympic system tournament, a knockout (or, knock-out), single penetration, or sudden death tournament â is a type of elimination tournament where the loser of each bracket is immediately eliminated from winning the championship or first prize in the event.