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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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Drew Storen's role has changed since he saved 43 games for the Nationals last season, but his effectiveness hasn't. (Associated Press)

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Workers install a motored solar panel at a high-concentration photovoltaic power plant under construction earlier this month in China. The nation’s once-booming solar-panel industry, seen as a model to transform the nation into a technology leader, is suffering falling prices and demand. About 300 smaller manufacturers have stopped production, and others are below capacity, analysts said. (Associated Press)

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South Carolina running back Marcus Lattimore rushed for 818 yards in 2011 despite missing half the season. (AP Photo/John Amis, File)

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This image released on Friday, Aug. 17, 2012, shows bedrock that was exposed after Curiosity's rocket stage fired its engines and blew away soil from the Martian surface. (AP Photo/NASA)

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A herd of bison moves through land controlled by the American Prairie Reserve south of Malta, Mont. The reserve’s operators on Tuesday bought a 150,000-acre ranch as part of an effort to create a multimillion-acre wildlife complex for up to 10,000 bison and other animals on the prairies. (Associated Press)

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Couples compete during the 2012 Tango Dance World Cup in Buenos Aires, Argentina. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

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Dancers get ready backstage before competing during the 2012 Tango Dance World Cup in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Monday, Aug. 20, 2012. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

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A dancer combs his hair before a mirror before competing during the 2012 Tango Dance World Cup in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Monday, Aug. 20, 2012. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

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Japanese activists hold national flags Sunday on Uotsuri island, one of the islands of Senkaku in Japanese and Diaoyu in Chinese in East China Sea. Japan’s coast guard says Uotsuri island is one of a group of islands at the center of an escalating territorial dispute with China. (Kyodo News via Associated Press)