101.  Any player who spent 1993 in the majors will receive $25,000 by mid-October; others will be paid on a pro-rated basis.

102.  Any player who tests positive for ephedra is subject to a four-game suspension.

103.  Any player who wears No. 55 at Southern Cal has to get a look-see, but is Markus Steele more like Junior Seau or Willie McGinest?

104.  Deputy Mayor Kelly Martin, a forum panel participant, said Riordan is open to other ideas, including Fleming's.

105.  Deputy Mayor Marc V. Shaw said the rising pension costs were "a significant part" of the budget problem.

106.  Deputy Mayor Peter J. Powers said many opponents mistakenly believe that selling a hospital is the equivalent of closing it.

107.  Deputy Mayor Peter Powers said Sunday that such a structure would probably satisfy the mayor provided he gained significant control over the $8 billion school budget.

108.  Deputy Mayor Randy Mastro goes so far as to detect a touch of flattery in the Giuliani-as-dictator analogies.

109.  Deputy Mayor Rudy Washington drew rousing applause when he read a statement from Giuliani that praised the hard work and entrepreneurial spirit of Asian immigrants in Flushing.

110.  Deputy Minister of Culture Mikhail Shvydkoi offered a different answer Monday: "We were eager to show it in the past, but we couldn't."