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Gates
Gates is the plural of gate, a point of entry to a space which is enclosed by walls. It may also refer to: People * Gates (surname), various people with the last name * Gates Brown (1939-2013), American Major League Baseball player * Gates McFadden (born 1949), American actress and choreographer * Gates P. Thruston (1835-1912), American Civil War veteran, lawyer and businessman Places Canada * Gates, British Columbia, Canada, a rural community ** Gates River, a river in British Columbia ** Gates Valley, a valley in British Columbia ** Gates Lake, at the head of the Gates River United States * Gates, Nebraska, an unincorporated community * Gates, New York, a town ** Gates (CDP), New York, census-designated place * Gates, Oregon, a city * Gates, Tennessee, a town * Gates County, North Carolina, United States ** Gates, North Carolina, an unincorporated community in the county * Gates Pass, Arizona, a mountain pass Arts and entertainment * Gates (band), a post rock band f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
The Gates Foundation is an American private foundation founded by Bill Gates and Melinda French Gates. Based in Seattle, Washington, it was launched in 2000 and is reported to be the third largest charitable foundation in the world, holding $77.2 billion in assets as of December 31, 2024. The primary stated goals of the foundation are to enhance healthcare and reduce extreme poverty across the world, and to expand educational opportunities and access to information technology in the U.S. Key individuals of the foundation include Warren Buffett, chief executive officer Mark Suzman, and Michael Larson. The scale of the foundation and the way it seeks to apply business techniques to giving makes it one of the leaders in venture philanthropy, though the foundation itself notes that the philanthropic role has limitations. In 2007, its founders were ranked as the second most generous philanthropists in the U.S., behind Warren Buffett. Bill Gates and Melinda French Gates had dona ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gates (surname)
Gates is a surname, and may refer to: Gates family The Gates family of Seattle, Washington. Members of this family include: * Bill Gates (born 1955), co-founder of Microsoft and Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation * Melinda French Gates (born 1964), American philanthropist, ex-wife of Bill Gates * William H. Gates, Sr. (1925–2020), American attorney and philanthropist, Bill's father * Mary Maxwell Gates (1929–1994), American philanthropist, Bill's mother * Mimi Gardner Gates (born 1942), American art historian, William Sr.'s second wife Academics * Carolyn Gates, professor of veterinary science in New Zealand * Frank Caleb Gates (1887–1955), American botanist and plant ecologist * George Augustus Gates (1851–1912), American Congregational minister and university administrator * Henry Louis Gates, Jr. (born 1950), American scholar * Merrill Edward Gates, American scholar * Robert McFarland Gates (1883–1962), American engineer * Sylvester James Gates, American theoretical phy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gates County, North Carolina
Gates County is a County (United States), county located in the northeastern portion of the U.S. state of North Carolina, on the border with Virginia. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 10,478, making it the List of counties in North Carolina, fifth-least populous county in North Carolina. Its county seat is Gatesville, North Carolina, Gatesville. Gates County is included in the Hampton Roads, Virginia Beach-Chesapeake, VA-NC Combined Statistical Area. It is part of the Albemarle Sound area of the Inner Banks. History Early history As in other areas along the waterways, Indigenous peoples of the Americas lived in this region for thousands of years, with different groups leaving and new ones migrating to settle again. They created settlements, increasingly permanent, along the Chowan River. At the time of European contact, the Chowanoke were the largest tribe in North Carolina of the many in the Algonquin language, Algonquian language family and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Gates (2025 TV Series)
''Beyond the Gates'' is an American television soap opera created by Michele Val Jean, which has been broadcast on CBS since February 24, 2025, as part of their daytime programming block. Set in the Washington metropolitan area, the serial centers around the Dupree family, a multi-generational affluent African-American family that lives in a gated community. The serial is the first daytime television soap opera to feature a predominately African-American cast since '' Generations'' (1989–1991) and the first new daytime soap to debut on a major American broadcast network since '' Passions'' in 1999. Production commenced in November 2024 in Atlanta, Georgia. Premise Set within a fictional gated community located in the affluent Maryland and Washington, D.C. area, ''Beyond the Gates'' tells "the story of a wealthy Black family in a posh, gated community." At the center of the story is the Dupree family — Vernon, Anita, Nicole and Dani — described as a "powerful and pres ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gates Corporation
Gates Industrial Corporation plc, based in Denver, Colorado, is a manufacturer of power transmission belts and fluid power products, which are used in diverse industrial and automotive applications. The company employs over 15,000 and has sales and manufacturing operations in North and South America, Europe, Asia, Australia, and the Middle East. History On October 1, 1911, Charles Gates Sr. purchased the Colorado Tire and Leather Company located in Denver, Denver, Colorado beside the South Platte River. Colorado Tire and Leather Company made a single product, the Durable Tread, a steel-studded band of leather that motorists attached to tires to extend their mileage. In 1917, the company began phasing out leather in favor of rubber and Charles Gates changed its name to the International Rubber Company. That same year, John Gates, Charles's brother, developed a belt made of rubber and woven threading called a V-belt, due to its shape. It replaced the hemp and rope belt used on aut ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Gates
''The Gates'' was a site-specific work of art by Bulgarian artist Christo Yavacheff and French artist Jeanne-Claude, known jointly as Christo and Jeanne-Claude. The artists installed 7,503 steel " gates" along of pathways in Central Park in New York City. From each gate hung a panel of deep saffron-colored nylon fabric. The exhibit ran from February 12 through February 27, 2005. In the books and other memorabilia distributed by the artists, the project is called ''The Gates, Central Park, New York, 1979–2005,'' alluding to the time that passed between the artists' initial proposal and its installation. ''The Gates'' was greeted with mixed reactions. Some people loved the work for brightening the bleak winter landscape and encouraging late-night pedestrian traffic in Central Park; others hated it, accusing the artists of defacing the landscape. It was seen as an obstruction to bicyclists, who felt that the gates could cause accidents, although cycling was not legal on those ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gates (band)
Gates (stylized as gates) is a five-piece American post rock band from New Brunswick, New Jersey, which consists of Kevin Ann Dye (vocals/guitars), Dan King (guitars), Mike Maroney (bass), Ethan Koozer (guitars) and Daniel Crapanzano (drums). They have released two albums and three EPs. Career Gates formed in 2011 while the various band members had settled in New Jersey. Koozer (ex Lydia), moved from Arizona while King, Maroney and Crapanzano were in the band Bears & Bright Lights. Koozer joined the band and Dye replaced the original singer, prompting the name change to Gates. Originally from Michigan, Dye moved to Brooklyn in 2010 after earning a degree in Telecommunication, Information Studies and Media. She interned at a number of studios, including Levon Helm Studios under the tutelage of Justin Guip. In 2011 they self-released debut EP titled ''The Sun Will Rise And Lead Me Home''. The following year they released their second self-released EP titled ''You Are All You Have ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gates McFadden
Cheryl Gates McFadden (born March 2, 1949) is an American actress and choreographer. She is usually credited as Cheryl McFadden when working as a choreographer and Gates McFadden when working as an actress. She played Dr. Beverly Crusher in the television series '' Star Trek: The Next Generation'', its four subsequent films, the sequel series '' Star Trek: Picard'', and '' Star Trek: Prodigy''. Early life McFadden was born in Akron, Ohio, and grew up in the nearby suburb of Silver Lake. She graduated high school from Old Trail School in 1966. She attended Brandeis University, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts (''cum laude'') in the theatre arts, before moving to Paris, where she studied theatre with actor Jacques Lecoq at his school of physical theatre. McFadden is of Lithuanian descent on her mother's side. Career Early work In the 1970s, McFadden spent time teaching in post-secondary theater and dance departments, including those of the University of Pittsburgh, Harvard ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gates P
Gates is the plural of gate, a point of entry to a space which is enclosed by walls. It may also refer to: People * Gates (surname), various people with the last name * Gates Brown (1939-2013), American Major League Baseball player * Gates McFadden (born 1949), American actress and choreographer * Gates P. Thruston (1835-1912), American Civil War veteran, lawyer and businessman Places Canada * Gates, British Columbia, Canada, a rural community ** Gates River, a river in British Columbia ** Gates Valley, a valley in British Columbia ** Gates Lake, at the head of the Gates River United States * Gates, Nebraska, an unincorporated community * Gates, New York, a town ** Gates (CDP), New York, census-designated place * Gates, Oregon, a city * Gates, Tennessee, a town * Gates County, North Carolina, United States ** Gates, North Carolina, an unincorporated community in the county * Gates Pass, Arizona, a mountain pass Arts and entertainment * Gates (band), a post rock band fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gates, New York
Gates is a town in Monroe County, New York, United States. The town is named after General Horatio Gates. The population was 29,167 at the 2020 census. Gates and North Gates are census-designated places within the town. It is a suburb of Rochester. History The town of Gates was organized in 1797 as "Northampton" in Ontario County. In 1808 the town was subdivided, and the part still called Northampton was renamed "Gates" and incorporated on April 1, 1813, in honor of General Horatio Gates. In 1821 Monroe County was formed, including the town of Gates. Parts of the town were later detached to form the city of Rochester and the town of Greece, both of which now border the town. The Franklin Hinchey House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. Geography Gates is in central Monroe County. It is bordered to the east by Rochester, the county seat. Interstate 390, part of the Rochester Outer Loop, curves through the eastern side of the town. Interstate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gates Brown
William James "Gates" Brown (May 2, 1939 – September 27, 2013) was an American Major League Baseball left fielder who spent his entire career with the Detroit Tigers (1963–1975). He batted left-handed and threw right-handed. Early life Brown was born in 1939 in Crestline, Ohio. He attended Crestline High School and played tailback for the school's football team. Brown also played baseball in Pony League, American Legion, sandlot and high school competition. He played at the catcher position, a position his father had also played. After his sophomore year, Brown "got in with the wrong crowd" and spent his junior year at the Boys Industrial School for juvenile offenders in Lancaster, Ohio. He returned to Crestline High for his senior year, but he was not permitted to compete in sports. At age 18, he was arrested and convicted of burglary. He was sentenced to prison at the Ohio State Reformatory in Mansfield, Ohio, where he was confined for 22 months from 1958 to 1959. He was e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Gates (2010 TV Series)
''The Gates'' is an American supernatural crime drama television series that aired on the ABC network from June 20, 2010, to September 19, 2010. The show was cancelled after its first season due to low ratings. Plot Nick Monahan and his family move from Chicago to a serene, upscale community called The Gates, where he has a job as the new chief of police. They soon realise that the community is unlike any other, consisting of mysterious neighbors who are not what they appear to be. Cast and characters * Rhona Mitra as Claire Radcliff, a vampire * Frank Grillo as Nick Monohan, the Gates’ new chief of police * Marisol Nichols as Sarah Monohan, Nick's wife * Luke Mably as Dylan Radcliff, a vampire and Claire's husband * Travis Caldwell as Charlie Monohan, Nick & Sarah's son * Skyler Samuels as Andie Bates, a succubus and both Charlie and Brett's love interest * Chandra West as Devon Buckley, a witch. * Colton Haynes as Brett Crezki, Andie's ex-boyfriend and a werewolf * Janina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
