Tony Ordas, a San Diego personal trainer and exercise specialist for the American College of Sports Medicine, says many surfers make the mistake of only working what Mr. Ordas calls their "mirror muscles, " those that get shown off when wearing a swimsuit, such as the abs and biceps.

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"Going after brokers is generally an exercise in futility, " says Arthur Leider, a San Diego arbitration specialist who represents five elderly Heritage investors.

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He is perhaps the showiest performer since Vladimir de Pachmann, a Chopin specialist of a century ago who used to milk cows to exercise his fingers and dip each digit in a glass of brandy before recitals.

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