A tipster writes, "I've just heard that Google will not have their annual ski trips at Squaw Valley on the West Coast or Stratton Mountain on the East Coast. Must be something to do with the massive drop in the stock price today to $350." If it's true, I hope they don't spin this as another green initiative. In financial times like these I think it's important for execs to get out once in a while and remind themselves what a real free fall feels like.

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