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Less than an hour after Juan Pablo Montoya celebrated his first Nascar Sprint Cup pole, it was taken away because of a technical violation. A Nascar spokesman said Montoya's fast lap was disqualified because a post-qualifying inspection discovered that his rear shock absorbers exceeded the maximum gas pressure allowed. That moved the two-time reigning Cup champion Jimmie Johnson to the pole, with Montoya moved to 42nd in the 43-car field for Sunday's race at Kansas Speedway. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Five people were killed early Sunday morning after a violent confrontation in western China's tense Xinjiang region in which the police fired on assailants who had attacked a police station with homemade bombs, state media reported. The violence, coinciding with the first weekend of the Beijing Olympics, comes amid a police crackdown in Xinjiang. The authorities say Uighur militants in the region pose a potential security threat to the Games. Last week the authorities said two Uighur militants attacked a police station in the Xinjiang city of Kashgar, killing 16 paramilitary police and wounding 16 others. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Focuses on the design of the shock absorbers in a General Motor car's suspension system. Use of shock absorbers to control wheel motions; Means of maximizing the amount of tire tread in contact with the road; Demonstration of the abilities of the magnetic ride system.