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Repairs continue on the historic Cuckoo house, built by the Pendleton family in 1819 just outside Mineral Va., which lost both its chimneys and two walls in last year's earthquake and according to contractors on site, will take approximately one million dollars to repair. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Demolition begins on Louisa County High School two days before the one year anniversary of the magnitude 5.8 earthquake that hit near Mineral, Va., causing millions of dollars worth of damage and was felt in nearly every state along the east coast, Mineral, Va., Tuesday, August 21, 2012. The school sustained massive structural damage and was deemed unsafe, forcing all their students to move into nearby trailers. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Louisa County High School students walk to dozens of trailers used to learn since their school building sustained massive structural damage and was deemed unsafe as a result of the magnitude 5.8 earthquake that hit in August of last year. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Louisa County High School students, who have been moved into dozens of trailers, make their way to buses Aug. 21, 2012, at the end of the day outside their closed school building (left). The building sustained massive structural damage and was deemed unsafe after a 5.8-magnitude earthquake hit nearby Mineral, Va., a year earlier. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Louisa County High School students have been attending classes in dozens of trailers because their building, which sustained massive structural damage in the earthquake, was deemed unsafe. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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The Washington Monument remains closed behind a barricade with police tape as a result of damage sustained during the earthquake. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

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Dean Hinnant is among those working on the historic Cuckoo house, which saw its four chimneys crumble during the 5.8-magnitude earthquake that shook Mineral, Va., last August. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Restoration masons Justin Rivenburgh (left) and Tim Winther work in Mineral, Va., to repair the historic Cuckoo house, which was damaged by the 5.8-magnitude earthquake that shook the region last August. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Louisa County High School students have been attending classes in dozens of trailers since their building sustained structural damage during the 5.8-magnitude earthquake that shook Mineral, Va., last August. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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** FILE ** Egyptian guards patrol near the border with Israel. After decades of neglect and with the collapse of government authority, Egypt's Sinai Peninsula has become fertile ground for Islamic extremists, who are making inroads in the court system. (Associated Press)

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Syrian boys play on top of a destroyed military tank next to the rubble of a damaged mosque in the city of Azaz on the outskirts of Aleppo, Syria, on Wednesday. Government forces were engaged in a major battle for control of the northern city of Aleppo. (Associated Press)