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.
The default date is today's date In the AutoSelect mode (the default mode), the civil calendar changes from Julian to Gregorian between October 4/15, 1582. For Julian civil dates after that date, as in England and colonies until 1753, select Use Julian Only. A Julian date is valid from January 1, 4713 B.C. to present. For Financial dates and legal dates, days between dates, days before a date or days after a date, day of the week for a given date in history, involving the last 2 centuries, use the AutoSelect mode.