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Authorities in China evacuated tens of thousands of people from parts of Guangdong province and the neighboring island province of Hainan in anticipation of Typhoon Prapiroon, which is expected to make landfall in southern China late Thursday or early Friday. The typhoon, which is packing winds of up to 80 mph, has already killed 6 people in the Philippines. Rescue teams throughout the area are on alert for floods and landslides.

DEFINITION: (noun) A power tool used for sanding wood; a loop of sandpaper is moved at high speed by an electric motor. SYNONYMS: smoother, drum sander, electric sander. USAGE: After tearing up the old carpeting, they used a sander to smooth the splintered hardwood floor.

Friedrich Wilhelm III ruled Prussia from 1797 to 1840. He fought in a bitter struggle between two of Europe's greatest powers, Napoleon's France to the west and Alexander I's Russia to the east. Despite having to flee French-occupied Berlin, Friedrich allied with Russia and Austria in 1813, and the Prussians played an important role in the defeat of Napoleon soon after. Following the war, Friedrich reneged on certain important promises that he had made in 1813. What were these promises?

At the 1884-5 Conference of Berlin, the territory of Niger was placed within the French sphere of influence. In 1900, Niger was made a military territory within Upper Senegal–Niger, and in 1922 it was constituted a separate colony within French West Africa. National political activity began when Niger received its own assembly under the French constitution of 1946, which established the French Union. Niger achieved full independence on Aug. 3, 1960. Who became the country's first president?

Ben & Jerry's is an ice cream company that was founded by two childhood friends in a renovated gas station in 1978. Launched with a $12,000 investment, it quickly flourished due to its use of innovative flavors and natural ingredients. The company also benefited from publicity it received from a court case against a much bigger company. In August 2000, Ben & Jerry's was sold to Unilever, an ice cream conglomerate, for $326.43 million. What phrase has since been removed from its tagline?