The acronym stands for the categories of fixed objects aficionados can jump from: buildings, antennas, spans (bridges) and earth (cliffs, mountains).

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Based on Jennifer Weiner's best-selling novel, the film is excellent when portraying the lifelong disconnect between two loving sisters: Maggie (Cameron Diaz), a kleptomaniac with no fixed employment and a fondness for one-night stands, and Rose (Toni Collette), who has nothing in her life but her job in a law firm.

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Fixed investment, which is about 12% of GDP, shows a very modest sign of recovery and still stands nearly 22% below its peak level nine quarters ago.

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