On this first day of spring, one animal rights group is urging people to use the occasion of a fresh start, a brand new season, to give up eating meat.

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The concert will be followed by a tasting of "Sabzi Polo Mahi" traditional dish, served on the occasion this celebration which marks the first day of spring.

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This past spring he donated a day of skiing and lunch for four to the fundraising auction for Marin Country Day School in Corte Madera, Calif.

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Ponting has played for his country 152 times in the longest form of the game and recorded 99 wins and while he will hope to be part of the Australian team for the one-day World Cup this spring, the selectors may decide to rebuild the Test team without him.

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