111.   Recent legislation in Maryland prohibits local Blue Cross executives from accepting signing bonuses from WellPoint if their company is acquired.

112.   Quietly, the NFL made a move that will affect the way teams sign players, especially high-priced rookies with huge signing bonuses and top free agents.

113.   Ryan said none of that had anything to do with signing Gentry or giving him a signing bonus.

114.   Reportedly, the offer did not include a signing bonus or guarantees against injuries.

115.   Sandia, Lawrence Livermore and NASA Ames now offer signing bonuses, and Los Alamos is likely to do so.

116.   Seldom have the Cardinals re-structured contracts because it requires extending deals and giving new signing bonuses.

117.   Semiconductor companies are offering signing bonuses to electrical engineering graduates as if they were major league ballplayers.

118.   Several owners say that the NFL is concerned about the ever-increasing player salaries, particularly with the signing bonuses.

119.   Signing bonuses can be prorated over the life of the contract.

120.   Signing bonuses are important because those can be pro-rated over the term of a contract, unlike base salaries which count in the year they are paid.