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The Phoenix Suns once again to be the fastest pace in the league, less than a week in the playoffs, and they already have in their day of reckoning. Three games is awful fast to a team with championship ambitions to find its survival is at stake, but let’s be real: Down 2-0 in the series, the Suns if not higher than the San Antonio Spurs tonight , Phoenix disposal on a matter when, not if.

The Suns tried remake themselves in the ultimate hybrid: The size of an SUV, but still fast before the line - and fuel efficient, too. But sometimes when you try anything, it makes you into nothing. In the boiler of a road playoff game with the foothills of the application of heat, the Suns were able to… what?

Shaquille O’Neal in the low post? Steve Nash and Amare Stoudemire in the pick-and-roll? Leandro Barbosa’s speed? The threat of the 3-point shot? None of these things define the Suns. This group has not been long enough together or battles fought alongside each other enough to forge an identity.

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Carrie Underwood’s newest single “So Small” took over the top spot on the iTunes Country Songs list. Overall, Carrie’s single currently stands at #9 on the overall iTunes Top Songs list.

Here is a video of her performing live at New York State Fair
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Shangri La Botanical Gardens and Nature Center in Orange, Texas represents a place of beauty and peace with its green nature and gardens. It is actually a program of the Nelda C. and H.J. Lutcher Stark Foundation, which aims to enrich the quality of life in Texas. This valuable ecosystem possessing wetlands, mixed deciduous forest, cypress tupelo swamp, and Ruby Lake also encourages and assists education, mentoring children of all ages to be kind to their world and promotes the growth and appreciation of both arts and nature. It is believed that this unique ecosystem is one of the most earth-friendly projects in the world and is considered the 50th project in the world to earn the U.S. Green Building Council’s Platinum certification for LEED®-NC. This shows that Shangri La Botanical Gardens and Nature Center have reached the highest green building and performance measures.

The combination of gardens and nature really offers how people can live in harmony with nature, as well as the opportunity to explore, discover and learn. That made me plan to visit the place, together with my whole family. I am sure my kids will have fun. As a matter of fact I have already shown them the website of Shangri La Botanical Gardens and Nature Center, which got all the details on fun activities. The webcam allows my kids to see the real scene inside Shangri La right now.

Visit the website and Shangri La Gardens and Nature Center, which has the world class facility connecting individuals of all ages with nature, and rekindle your sense of wonder. You can avail tickets for purchase at Shangri La entrance upon opening. Also, they offer free school, educational tours. This school tour program is free and Orange County Schools receive priority in reservations. Of course, schools from outside Orange County can also receive tours but are limited to availability only. The garden and the center were opened to the public last March 11, 2008.

The NBA announced Tuesday that the Boston Celtics’ Kevin Garnett has won the 2007-08 NBA Defensive Player of the Year award.

The 6-foot-11 forward averaged 9.2 rebounds, 1.2 blocks and 1.4 steals while chipping in 14.8 points per game for Boston, which ranked second in the league in points allowed (90.3 ppg). The defensive award is the first of his career for the 31-year-old.

Garnett, acquired in a highly-touted 7-for-1 deal in the offseason with Minnesota, led the Celtics to the NBA’s best record (66-16) and the biggest one-year turnaround in NBA history as the Celtics won 42 more games than their 2006-07 campaign (24-58).