That trust helped Long, in one of his more subtle accomplishments, register a minor victory for the Yankees in their rivalry with the Boston Red Sox.
He says that he is proud of his work, and that his greatest accomplishment is registering the births of 200 children among the Awajún indigenous group – his own community.
Roosevelt was one of the towering figures of the 20th century, but he and his accomplishments scarcely register in this amorphous, bafflingly aimless movie.
"Roosevelt was one of the towering figures of the 20th century, but he and his accomplishments scarcely register in this amorphous, bafflingly aimless movie," Manohla Dargis wrote in The New York Times in December.
And yet Washington's accomplishments barely register a blip on the modern NFL's historical radar.
"A lot of social media is … time spent aggrandizing one's accomplishment," says Mirkin, who registered on Twitter just to keep up with his son's tennis scores.
Poet, republican, diplomat, and entrepreneur, Joel Barlow filled many roles and registered impressive accomplishments.
But in a state where almost half of the voters are registered Democrats, giving them a 2-to-1 advantage over registered Republicans, is that really such an accomplishment?
But even getting to 17 million registered users in less than a year is quite an accomplishment.
Fifty-three percent of Latino registered voters are "less excited about President Obama and his accomplishments" after his first three years in office.
In a recent survey by Thomson Reuters, Russia lagged far behind China, Brazil and India in registered patents, even though the country's officials project a self-image of scientific accomplishment.
