During its first week, the tournament had achieved some unusual milestones: fewest top-10 men and women in the third round (10); most retirements and withdrawals (13); most players over 30 in the fourth round (9); no American men in the third round for the first time since 1912.
In fact, the latest survey -- done for the Conference Board by NFO WorldGroup and covering 5,000 households -- showed a grim milestone: fewer than half of Americans now say they're satisfied with their jobs.
Ms. Jones's family, friends and well-wishers came together on Friday at the Brooklyn senior center where she lives to celebrate a milestone few ever see.
A few weeks ago in a game here against Fox Lane High School, Thomas caught a pass from Leveille and connected on a 3-point shot, giving her her 500th career assist in high school games, a milestone few players ever reach, Coach Ricci said.
Kamcord, a startup that offers game developers an SDK that lets users record and share clips of their gameplay, has achieved a few milestones in the last few months that illustrate the Y Combinator alum is gaining traction as the non-streaming equivalent of Twitch on mobile platforms.
The old warhorse will reach the milestone a few weeks later.
LOS ANGELES — The California Legislature has reached a milestone that few would wish to turn into a bumper sticker.
Kevin Systrom, one of its founders, told Forbes magazine: "500 million is a milestone very few companies get to.
An unusually euphoric Miller celebrated a milestone achievement few saw coming two weeks ago, winning the super combined to crown a deep catalog of ski racing achievements.
In 1980 Commodore PCs were the first to sell more than one million units, reaching that milestone a few months before Apple II PCs did.
Priceline.com, the name-your-own-price Internet travel service that six months ago was reeling from unhappy customers, has reached a milestone that few other Internet companies have passed: it made a profit according to generally accepted accounting principles.
