Still, rumors abound over the Internet.

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Just outside of town, hiking opportunities abound in the lush green hills that tower over the fjord.

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The major highlights here are not only the exuberant floral designs that abound on the mosaic floor of the Church of the Virgin (itself built over a Roman temple), but the multiple layers of Madaba's history -- inhabited in some way since the Old Testament Exodus period -- which this tiny section of town reveals.

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But for most investors who are in the market to make money over the long haul, it is time to seize the opportunities that now abound, says Stovall.

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Some days, the menu is a kooky graphic collage, and until recently the bathroom was a neon-fluorescent hall of triangular mirrors. (Perhaps in response to quizzical attention, it has been toned down.) Geometric forms abound, the furniture looks vaguely Scandinavian woodsy yet sleek and the over-all feeling is that of a hippie ski cabin.

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Stories abound of how she has exploited friends, belittled her ex-husband and once tried to back over a gardener in her pick-up truck.

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