Skin gets its color primarily from melanin, a pigment produced by melanocyte cells in the skin. The darker the skin, the more melanin it contains [source: MedicineNet ]. Freckles and beauty marks likewise indicate a higher concentration of the pigment in certain areas. Melanin also performs another vital function: It protects the skin against harmful UV rays.
APB Opinion No. 25, Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees, specifies that the measurement date for determining compensation cost in stock option, purchase, and award plans is the first date on which are known both (a) the number of shares that an individual employee is entitled to receive and (b) the option or purchase price, if any.
What is that thing? This is a Julian Date or code. Where did Julian Dates come from? Julian Dates, abbreviated JD, are simply a continuous count of days and fractions since noon Universal Time on January 1, 4713 BCE (on the Julian calendar). Ha, clear as mud right? Basically, Jan. 1, 4713 BCE was day 1. Jan. 2, 4713 was day 2 and so forth.