Top-10 Most Fuel-Efficient Cars In the world -2009

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Toyota Prius

Base MSRP: $22,000

Gas Mileage: 46 mpg (45 city, 48 highway)

Horsepower: 76 gas, 67 electric

Volkswagen Jetta TDI

Base MSRP: $17,340

Gas Mileage: 34 mpg (30 city, 41 highway)

Horsepower: 140

Hyundai Elantra 

Base MSRP: $15,120

Gas Mileage: 28 (25 city, 33 highway)

Horsepower: 138  

Mercedes-Benz E320 Bluetec   Base MSRP: $55,075

Gas Mileage: 26 mpg (23 city, 32 highway)

Horsepower: 210

Chevrolet HHR LS FWD

MSRP: $18,720

Gas Mileage: 26 mpg (22 city / 32 highway)

Horsepower: 155

Audi TT Coupe (Sports Car)

Base MSRP: $35,200

Gas Mileage: 26 mpg (23 city, 31 highway)

Horsepower: 200

Audi A4 

Base MSRP: $30,700

Gas Mileage: 25 mpg

Horsepower: 211

Acura TSX (Upscale Sedan)Base MSRP: $28,960

Gas Mileage: 25 mpg (21 city, 30 highway)

Horsepower: 201

Audi A4 Cabriolet (Convertible)

Base MSRP: $40,750

Gas Mileage: 25 mpg (23 city, 30 highway)

Horsepower: 200

Chevrolet Impala LS (Large Sedan)Base MSRP: $23,790

Gas Mileage: 23 mpg (18 city, 29 highway)

Horsepower: 211

Top 10 Hottest place in the world

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During Summer we feel so bad with sweat and hot temperature but think of what these people who live in such a hot places do.  Here comes the list of Top 10 Hottest places in the world

Rank                      

Place                                   Country                        Temperature Extreme(F)

1                             Al'Aziziyah                                  Libya                                       136.4

2                           Greenland Ranch             United States                                  134

3                           Ghudamis                                    Libya                                        131

4                              Kebili                                      Tunisia                                             131

5                            Timbouctou                              Mali                                                130.1

6                                Araouane                                Mali                                             130

7                                   Tirat Tavi                                Israel                                   129

8                                          Ahwaz                              Iran                                      128.3

9                                  Agha Jari                            Iran                                                       128

10                           Wadi Halfa                                 Sudan                                             127

Top 10 Inventions 2008

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1. The Retail DNA Test

Learning and sharing your genetic secrets are at the heart of 23andMe's controversial new service — a $399 saliva test that estimates your predisposition for more than 90 traits and conditions ranging from baldness to blindness. Although 23andMe isn't the only company selling DNA tests to the public, it does the best job of making them accessible and affordable. The 600,000 genetic markers that 23andMe identifies and interprets for each customer are "the digital manifestation of you," says Wojcicki (pronounced Wo-jis-key), 35, who majored in biology and was previously a health-care investor. "It's all this information beyond what you can see in the mirror."  
2. The Tesla Roadster

Electric cars were always environmentally friendly, quiet, clean — but definitely not sexy. The Tesla Roadster has changed all that. A battery-powered sports car that sells for $100,000 and has a top speed of 125 m.p.h. (200 km/h), the Roadster has excited the clean-tech crowd since it was announced in 2003. 

3. The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter

It may have been a long time since the U.S. built the world's best cars, but nobody can touch us when it comes to spacecraft. nasa is about to prove that again with the planned launch in February 2009 of the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (lro). Our first unmanned moonship in 11 years, the lro will study the things lunar orbiters always study — gravity, temperature — but it will also look for signs of water ice, a vital resource for any future lunar base, and compile detailed 3-D lunar maps, including all six Apollo landing sites. Wingnuts, be warned: yes, we really went there

4. Hulu.com

When cable eventually dies, websites like Hulu will be held responsible. Unlike YouTube and other amateur-video-upload sites, Hulu is a hub for network TV shows and movies: Hulu offers shows from nbc, Fox, pbs and other channels, including free full episodes of SNL, The Daily Show, The Office and other hits the TiVo-less masses often miss, plus films like Ghostbusters, The Fifth Element and Lost in Translation. Created as a network-approved alternative to YouTube's grab bag, Hulu was at first roundly mocked as a ham-fisted corporate knockoff of the grass-roots glory that is YouTube. (It was also mocked for its weird name.) Instead it proved that suits can play in the Internet video space too and that studio content can coexist online with the user-generated kind. In doing so, it delivered the final blow that untethered TV from that box in your living room.

5. The Large Hadron Collider

  Large Hadron Collider, the world's biggest particle accelerator, which went online in September, ran for 10 days and then had to shut down at least until next spring because of an overheated wire. The mammoth machine will send protons wheeling in opposite directions at nearly the speed of light, then smash them together at 6,000 times a second to try to answer such deep questions as why mass exists and whether the universe has extra dimensions. If it takes a few extra months to find out, so what?

6. The Global Seed Vault

Superman had it right: if you want to keep something safe, build a mountain fortress above the Arctic Circle. That's the thinking — more or less — behind the Svalbard Global Seed Vault. Almost every nation keeps collections of native seeds so local crops can be replanted in case of an agricultural disaster. The Global Seed Vault, opened this year on the far-northern Norwegian island of Spitsbergen, is a backup for the backups. It's badly needed — as many as half the seed banks in developing countries are at risk from natural disasters or general instability. The vault can hold up to 4.5 million samples, which will be kept dry at about 0°F (-18°C). Even if the facility loses power, the Arctic climate should keep the seeds viable for thousands of years. Let's just hope we still like corn then.

 7. The Chevy Volt

No-emission electric motors — which began the automobile revolution — are the technology of tomorrow for cars. But today's batteries can't support the typical driving experience. Chevy's Volt is a nice compromise. The sedan has an electric motor with a battery that can provide up to 40 miles (about 65 km) of range on a single charge. A gas engine kicks in to recharge the battery while you're driving. Since nearly 80% of us drive less than 40 miles a day, that means that unlike the Prius, the Volt could get drivers off gas altogether. The best of both worlds lands by the end of 2010.

8. Bullets That Shoot Bullets

Think of the Army's new Active Protection System (APS) as Star Wars for soldiers, designed to protect them from rocket-propelled grenades and other short-range threats. Raytheon's APS will automatically detect an incoming round and then launch a missile to destroy it, all within a split second. If it works, future Army vehicles will be able to head into combat with less armor.

9. The Orbital Internet

In space, no one can hear you scream. But you will be able to send e-mail, thanks to a new protocol being developed for use there. It's hard to maintain a stable connection in orbit, so the interplanetary Internet will have to be especially tolerant of delays and disruptions. In September, a satellite used the new protocol to relay an image of the Cape of Good Hope back to Earth.

10. The World's Fastest Computer

On May 26, at 3:30 in the morning, a $133 million supercomputer nicknamed Roadrunner broke the long-sought-after petaflop barrier: 1 quadrillion calculations per second. Built by IBM for Los Alamos National Laboratory, Roadrunner will be used primarily to simulate the effects of aging on nuclear weapons.

Top-10 countries by the Most Number of Billionaires in 2008

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1 United States 

449-Billionaires 

2 China 

108-Billionaires 

3 India 

56-Billionaires 

4 Germany 

56-Billionaires 

5 Russia 

87-Billionaires 

6 Turkey

35-Billionaires 

7 United Kingdom

34-Billionaires 

8 Japan

24-Billionaires 

9 Canada

25-Billionaires 

10 Brazil 

18-Billionaires

Top 10 Most Expensive Human Error in History

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1. Chernobyl

Cost:$200 Billion

On April 26, 1986, the world witnessed the costliest accident in history. The Chernobyl disaster has been called the biggest socio-economic catastrophe in peacetime history. 50% of the area of Ukraine is in some way contaminated. Over 200,000 people had to be evacuated and resettled while 1.7 million people were directly affected by the disaster. The death toll attributed to Chernobyl, including people who died from cancer years later, is estimated at 125,000. The total costs including cleanup, resettlement, and compensation to victims has been estimated to be roughly $200 Billion. The cost of a new steel shelter for the Chernobyl nuclear plant will cost $2 billion alone. The accident was officially attributed to power plant operators who violated plant procedures and were ignorant of the safety requirements needed.

2. Space Shuttle Columbia

cost:$13 Billion

The Space Shuttle Columbia was the first space worthy shuttle in NASA's orbital fleet. It was destroyed during re-entry over Texas on February 1, 2003 after a hole was punctured in one of the wings during launch 16 days earlier. The original cost of the shuttle was $2 Billion in 1978. That comes out to $6.3 Billion in today's dollars. $500 million was spent on the investigation, making it the costliest aircraft accident investigation in history. The search and recovery of debris cost $300 million.

In the end, the total cost of the accident (not including replacement of the shuttle) came out to $13 Billion according to the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics.

 3. Prestige Oil Spill

Cost:$12 Billion

On November 13, 2002, the Prestige oil tanker was carrying 77,000 tons of heavy fuel oil when one of its twelve tanks burst during a storm off Galicia, Spain. Fearing that the ship would sink, the captain called for help from Spanish rescue workers, expecting them to take the ship into harbour. However, pressure from local authorities forced the captain to steer the ship away from the coast. The captain tried to get help from the French and Portuguese authorities, but they too ordered the ship away from their shores. The storm eventually took its toll on the ship resulting in the tanker splitting in half and releasing 20 million gallons oil into the sea.

According to a report by the Pontevedra Economist Board, the total cleanup cost $12 billion.

4. Challenger Explosion

$5.5 Billion

The Space Shuttle Challenger was destroyed 73 seconds after takeoff due on January 28, 1986 due to a faulty O-ring. It failed to seal one of the joints, allowing pressurized gas to reach the outside. This in turn caused the external tank to dump its payload of liquid hydrogen causing a massive explosion. The cost of replacing the Space Shuttle was $2 billion in 1986 ($4.5 billion in today's dollars). The cost of investigation, problem correction, and replacement of lost equipment cost $450 million from 1986-1987 ($1 Billion in today's dollars).

5. Piper Alpha Oil Rig

$3.4 Billion

The world's worst off-shore oil disaster. At one time, it was the world's single largest oil producer, spewing out 317,000 barrels of oil per day. On July 6, 1988, as part of routine maintenance, technicians removed and checked safety valves which were essential in preventing dangerous build-up of liquid gas. There were 100 identical safety valves which were checked. Unfortunately, the technicians made a mistake and forgot to replace one of them. At 10 PM that same night, a technician pressed a start button for the liquid gas pumps and the world's most expensive oil rig accident was set in motion.

Within 2 hours, the 300 foot platform was engulfed in flames. It eventually collapsed, killing 167 workers and resulting in $3.4 Billion in damages.

6. Exxon Valdez

$2.5 Billion

The Exxon Valdez oil spill was not a large one in relation to the world's biggest oil spills, but it was a costly one due to the remote location of Prince William Sound (accessible only by helicopter and boat). On March 24, 1989, 10.8 million gallons of oil was spilled when the ship's master, Joseph Hazelwood, left the controls and the ship crashed into a Reef. The cleanup cost Exxon $2.5 billion.

7. B-2 Bomber Crash

$1.4 Billion

Here we have our first billion dollar accident (and we're only #7 on the list). This B-2 stealth bomber crashed shortly after taking off from an air base in Guam on February 23, 2008. Investigators blamed distorted data in the flight control computers caused by moisture in the system. This resulted in the aircraft making a sudden nose-up move which made the B-2 stall and crash. This was 1 of only 21 ever built and was the most expensive aviation accident in history. Both pilots were able to eject to safety.

 

The crash was captured on video. It shows one B-2 Bomber successfully taking off followed by the B-2 Bomber which crashes. The crash starts at 2:00

8. MetroLink Crash

$500 Million

On September 12, 2008, in what was one of the worst train crashes in California history, 25 people were killed when a Metrolink commuter train crashed head-on into a Union Pacific freight train in Los Angeles. It is thought that the Metrolink train may have run through a red signal while the conductor was busy text messaging. Wrongful death lawsuits are expected to cause $500 million in losses for Metrolink.

9. Tanker Truck vs Bridge

$358 Million

On August 26, 2004, a car collided with a tanker truck containing 32,000 liters of fuel on the Wiehltal Bridge in Germany. The tanker crashed through the guardrail and fell 90 feet off the A4 Autobahn resulting in a huge explosion and fire which destroyed the load-bearing ability of the bridge. Temporary repairs cost $40 million and the cost to replace the bridge is estimated at $318 Million.

10. Titanic

$150 Million

The sinking of the Titanic is possibly the most famous accident in the world. But it barely makes our list of top 10 most expensive. On April 15, 1912, the Titanic sank on its maiden voyage and was considered to be the most luxurious ocean liner ever built. Over 1,500 people lost their lives when the ship ran into an iceberg and sunk in frigid waters. The ship cost $7 million to build ($150 million in today's dollars). 

Deliberate actions such as war and natural disasters do not qualify as Human Error and therefore are not included in this list.

1) The American investor and philanthropist Warren Buffet is worth an estimated $62 billion, up $10 billion from a year ago thanks to surging prices of Berkshire Hathaway stock, according to Forbes magazine's annual ranking of the world's billionaires.

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2) Mexican telecom tycoon Carlos Slim Helu was named the world's second richest man, with a net worth of around $60 billion, up $11 billion since last March.

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3) Bill Gates, the co-founder of Microsoft, is now ranked as the world's third richest person. At $58 billion, his net worth is up $2 billion from a year ago.

4) Steel giant Lakshmi Mittal placed fourth with 45 billion dollars


5) Petrochemicals tycoon Mukesh Ambani placed fifth with 43 billion dollars


6) Anil Ambani at sixth position with 42 billion dollars


7) Ikea store chain owner Ingvar Kamprad was seventh at $31 billion


8) Property magnate K.P. Singh came in eighth on the list, with a fortune estimated at 30 billion dollars.
9) Aluminum giant Oleg Deripaska was ninth at $28 billion


10) Aldi store chain owner Karl Albrecht was 10th at $27 billion

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This year is also a record-breaking year for young billionaires, with Forbes listing 50 billionaires under the age of 40.
Over half of them are self-starters, including Google co-founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page, and India's Sameer Gehlaut, who started an online brokerage Indiabulls. Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, age 23, has been named the youngest billionaire in history.

Top-10 Hollywood's Most Earning Couples

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No. 1: Shawn (Jay-Z) Carter and  Beyoncé Knowles 
Total: $162 million

Any way you slice it, the chart-topping newlyweds have had a monster year. He banked $82 million by signing a $150 million 10-year recording, touring and merchandising deal with concert promoter Live Nation and releasing his second platinum comeback CD, American Gangster. She raked in $80 million, thanks to an entertainment empire including fashion, film and publishing deals as well as a concert tour that sold $50 million in tickets and endorsement deals with L'Oréal, Direct TV and American Express, among others.

No. 2: Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith 
Total: $85 million

Though Jada Pinkett Smith's résumé continues to grow, husband Will Smith maintains his role as the family breadwinner. He pulled down $80 million in the year ending June 2008, thanks to another set of top-performing blockbusters: I Am Legend, The Pursuit of Happyness and this past summer's Hancock. She managed to generate a still impressive $5 million during the same period, thanks to roles as an actress (The Women), producer (The Human Contract) and entrepreneur (she has a stake in beauty line Carol's Daughter).

No. 3: David Beckham and Victoria Beckham 
Total: $58 million

Conquering fans on both sides of the Atlantic, the power couple pulled down $58 million over the course of the year. Becks' share: $50 million, proving the much-covered move to America has paid off for the British soccer star. Though his Los Angeles Galaxy salary was only $5.5 million, the sum more than doubled when his cut of the team's ticket, merchandise and sponsorship revenues were factored in. He raked in another $35 million from blue-chip endorsement deals with companies like Motorola, Adidas and Coty. His wife, also known as Posh, brought in $8 million, thanks to the $23 million Spice Girls reunion tour and a slew of product lines, including sunglasses, perfume, couture clothing and her DVB jeans line.

No. 4: Tim McGraw and Faith Hill 
Total: $35 million

In addition to the big loot country sweethearts McGraw and Hill made on their Soul-2-Soul concert tour, he earned his $23 million from festivals and a double-platinum album, Let It Go. Hill reached $12 million by recording an album, The Hits, and the NFL Sunday Night Football theme song. Every time NBC plays the catchy tune, Hill sees a check

No. 5: Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie 
Total: $34 million

They may not be Tinseltown's richest couple, but they're arguably its most famous. But the tabloid staple couple did more than grab press mentions this year: Jolie appeared on screen in Beowulf and AMighty Heart, while Pitt spent time both in front of the camera (Oceans 13, The Assassination of Jesse James) and behind it (The Private Lives of Pippa Lee, A Mighty Heart and Tree of Life).

No. 6: Judd Apatow and Leslie Mann 
Total: $30 million

This joke-slinging duo is laughing all the way to the bank. Mann pulled in an estimated $3 million with a major role in her hubby's blockbuster Knocked Up and the upcoming films I Love You Phillip Morris, 17 Again and Shorts. The triple-hyphenate (writer-producer-director) Apatow raked in $27 million in the same period, thanks to a prolific release schedule that included Superbad, Walk Hard and Forgetting Sarah Marshall.

No. 7: Gavin Rossdale and Gwen Stefani 
Total: $28 million

As rock music's prettiest couple, Rossdale and Stefani created a valuable family brand. With a fashion line, an endorsement deal with Hewlett-Packard and an international tour to promote her most recent album, The Sweet Escape, Stefani earned $27 million from June '07 to June '08. Rossdale, former front man of post-grunge powerhouse band Bush, returned to his musical roots with his first solo album, Wanderlust, in June.

No. 8: Keith Urban and Nicole Kidman 
Total: $25 million

It has been a big year for this county crooner and his Aussie glamazon wife. She gave birth to their first child, Sunday Rose Kidman Urban, and banked $13 million on the highly anticipated Australia and endorsement deals with Nintendo and Omega. He won a Grammy for Best Male Country Performance in February and earned $12 million from a combination of album sales and receipts from his tour to promote his most recent studio album, Love, Pain & the Whole Crazy Thing.

No. 9: Tony Parker and Eva Longoria 
Total: $22.5 million

Point guard Tony Parker and his Hollywood wife Eva Longoria seem to have it all and endorse it all. He made $10.5 million last year playing for the San Antonio Spurs, which he supplemented with endorsement deals with VitaminWater, FedEx, Nike, Electronic Arts and Kelloggs. She earned $9 million from her role on ABC's Desperate Housewives and endorsement deals with L'Oréal, Bebe and Samsung.

No. 10: Harrison Ford and Calista Flockhart 
Total: $22 million

Despite Flockhart's recurring role on the ABC drama Brothers & Sisters, Ford out-earned her, thanks to a return to the big screen as Indiana Jones. The 66-year-old actor made $18 million from June '07 to June '08. The actress formerly known as Ally McBeal pulled in $4 million in the same period.

The 10 Richest Persons of India

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Rank		Name	Net worth($bil)
1		Lakshmi Mittal	$45
2		Mukesh Ambani	$43
3		Anil Ambani	$42
4		KP Singh	$30
5		Shashi & Ravi Ruia	$15
6		Azim Premji	$13
7		Sunil Mittal & family	$12
8		Kumar Birla	$10
9		Ramesh Chandra	9.6

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Top-10 Most paid Male Athletes in America 2008-2009

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MLB: Mike Mussina

Starting Pitcher

New York Yankees

2008 salary: $11 million

2005-07 average salary: $13.7 million

Average past three seasons:39-25

4.29 earned run average (ERA)176 innings

Mussina's had a great career; his 254 lifetime wins rank 40th all-time. But his best days ended before his big Yankee contract, with declining innings totals and a winning percentage just a hair better than his team's.

MLB: Brad Lidge

Relief Pitcher

Philadelphia Phillies

2008 salary: $6.4 million

2005-07 average salary: $3.3 million

Average last three seasons:3-4 3.7 ERA

71 innings

After putting up stellar numbers for the Astros from 2003 to 2005, Lidge regressed during the next two seasons. His ERA climbed to 5.28 in 2006, the year his salary jumped to $3.975 million from $500,000. The good news: This year's trade to Philadelphia seems to have revitalized him so far--he hasn't allowed an earned run in his first 15 innings.

MLB: Johnny Damon

Outfielder

New York Yankees

2008 salary: $13 million

2005-07 average salary: $13 million

Average last three seasons:.291

batting average (BA).359 on-base percentage (OBP)

15 home runs (HR)

73 runs batted in (RBI)

The Red Sox aren't two-time World Series champs (2004 and 2007) for nothing. Credit Boston's brain trust for resisting the urge to overpay for the popular-but-fading star after the 2005 season, when the Yankees came waving free agent cash.

MLB: Juan Pierre

Outfielder

Los Angeles Dodgers

2008 salary: $8 million

2005-07 average salary: $5.7 million

Average last three seasons:.287 ,BA.329 ,

OBP2 HR42 RBI

A lead-off hitter with great speed, Pierre has averaged 61 stolen bases over the past three seasons. But that asset is undermined by an abysmal on-base percentage (he's walked just 33 times a year since 2005), let alone his nonexistent power. No wonder Pierre has bounced around with four different teams during a nine-year career.

MLB: Ichiro Suzuki

Outfielder

Seattle Mariners

2008 salary: $17.1 million

2005-07 average salary: $12.5 million

Average last three seasons:.326

BA.372, OBP10 HR,61 RBI

Yes, Ichiro is a hit machine, and people marvel at the way he's racked up over 200 hits each year since entering majors from Japan in 2001. But he doesn't walk much (fewer than 50 in every season but one), making his on-base percentage less than stellar for a lead-off hitter with limited power. He also badly trails other veteran outfielders in extra-base hits. A nice player, but eight-figure singles-hitters only buy so many wins. Only Ichiro's strong defense keeps him from the No. 1 spot on the overpaid list.

NFL: Nate Clements

Cornerback

San Francisco 49ers

2007 contract salary cap value: $11.1 million

Percentage of team cap: 11.5%

Average cap value 2005-07: $7.3 million

Average last three years: 87 tackles, three interceptions

The 49ers are paying for the two Pro Bowl seasons Clements had with the Bills. His $10.5 million bonus for 2007 took up a ton of salary cap room for a 5-11 team that needs help in a lot of places.

NFL: Patrick Surtain

Cornerback

Kansas City Chiefs

2007 Contract salary cap value: $9.4 million

Percentage of team cap: 11.1%

Average cap value 2005-07: $5 million

Average last three seasons: 62 tackles, two interceptions

A Pro Bowl pick twice with the Dolphins, Surtain has averaged 62 tackles and just over two interceptions since going to Kansas City. Still a solid defensive back for sure, but not at 11% of the salary cap.

NFL: DeWayne Robertson

Defensive Tackle

Denver Broncos

2007 contract salary cap value: $7.4 million (with N.Y. Jets)

Percentage of team cap: 8.7%

Average cap value 2005-07: $6.9 million

Average last three seasons: 54 tackles, 3.5 sacks

Robertson has developed into a solid nose tackle but never lived up to a contract that reflected his being the fourth overall pick in the 2003 NFL draft. On April 24, the Jets sent him to Denver for an undisclosed 2009 draft pick.

NFL: Quentin Jammer

Cornerback

San Diego Chargers

2007 contract salary cap value: $8.6 million

Pct. of team cap: 8.7%

Average cap value 2005-07: $6.5 million

Average last three seasons: 70 tackles, two interceptions

Jammer has never made all-pro despite being the fifth overall pick in the 2002 NFL draft. He's a tough, physical player but not considered a top "cover guy" who blankets pass receivers regularly.

NFL: Derrick Dockery

Offensive Guard

Buffalo Bills

2007 contract salary cap value: $6.8 million

Percentage of team cap: 7.5%

Average cap value 2005-07: $3 million

The All-American from the University of Texas was a third-round draft choice of the Washington Redskins in 2003. After four steady--but unspectacular--seasons with the 'Skins, the Buffalo Bills came calling with an $18 million free-agent signing bonus in 2007.