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LONDON， May 14 (Xinhua) -- It has taken more than 250 volunteers three years to complete， and finally a model of the English city of Bristol made entirely of wool went on show for the first time Saturday.


The team used thousands of kilometers of wool to show the city in a new light， working with local artist Vicky Harrison.


Familiar landmarks， such as Bristol's world famous Clifton Suspension Bridge， and city landmarks have been faithfully reproduced， along with a historic ship， the SS Great Britain， one of the city's major tourist attractions.


But so detailed is the work it also includes tiny bicycles and local public houses， all in knitted form.


The finished work， known as Briswool， went on show today at the M Shed Museum where it will be on display until June 12.


The whole work spans an area in the museum measuring 6 meters by 4.5 meters. It is mostly crochet work， with some parts traditionally knitted.


"Lots of people are visiting the exhibition on its first day. It has attracted a lot of interest，" said a spokesman at the museum.


CANBERRA Dan Feeney Jersey , Nov. 13 (Xinhua) -- The unveiling of the West Indies cricket squad to tour Australia this summer has only deepened concerns that the international cricket season could turn out to be a major flop.


The West Indies named a 15-man squad for its three-Test tour on Wednesday that was missing most of its best players; it has since been described variously as substandard and uninspiring.


Former Australian Test captain Allan Border labelled the team an absolute "rabble" and tipped that the series would be all "one-way traffic."


That news came after Australia's hopelessly one-sided win over New Zealand -- the first of their summer opponents -- in the opening Test match in Brisbane last week, a contest marked by poor crowds and general lack of interest.


The Kiwis will be out to swiftly atone for their embarrassing start to the series at the Second Test in Perth which began on Friday.


Many of the West Indies' high-profile stars were not available for selection in the squad, having decided to abandon the national team in favor of scoring a lucrative contract in Australia's Twenty20 (T20) competition, the Big Bash League (BBL), which is the shorter form of the game played over 20 overs.


The absence of headliners like the big-hitting Chris Gayle, all-rounders Dwayne Bravo and Darren Sammy and limited-overs specialists Kieron Pollard and Samuel Badree could have a dramatic effect on attendances, and TV ratings, for the marquee Test matches in Melbourne and Sydney.


In total, only four of the 15 players West Indian players selected have previously toured Australia -- one of the toughest places to tour in the cricketing world -- as part of the Caribbean collective. The West Indies squad is drawn from islands in the Caribbean Sea, including Barbados, Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago.


Aside from the lone selection of young finger spinner Jomel Worrican, the West Indies' squad is exactly the same as the one which was beaten comprehensively by Australia, 2-0, in the Caribbean earlier this year in the lead-up to the Ashes.


Cricket Australia (CA) -- the sport's governing body in Australia -- is fresh off one of the most profitable periods in the group's history, hosting India for a four-Test tour, co-hosting the World Cup with New Zealand and returning to England for another Ashes campaign over the past 12 months.


But following the lop-sided contest against New Zealand at the Gabba last week, CA is facing the prospect of scheduling two uncompetitive whitewashes in a row.


Possibly compounding the issue is CA's decision to stage the game's first day-night Test match, a concept that will make its Australian debut at the Adelaide Oval on Nov. 27.


The day-night format's "pink ball" -- which allows batsman to see the ball in both day and night light settings -- has polarized the players, with the specialized ball shown to deteriorate at a rapid pace, compared to the traditional red-colored ball, in recent domestic trials.


Australia, as the No. 3-ranked team in Test cricket, were already favored to comfortably beat the No. 8-ranked West Indians, even with all their stars available.


But now, propped up by a large portion of relative newcomers, the touring side faces an even steeper uphill battle to cope with Australia's renowned bouncy pitches and hostile fast bowling.


Australia has a reputation for chewing up and spitting out touring sides, only losing a home Test series twice since 199293 -- which was the last occasion the West Indies got the better of Australia on their own soil.


CA authorities will be hoping the visitors - once known in these parts as the Calypso Kings - can rediscover some of their former on-field magic, or a long, hot, tedious summer awaits.




BEIJING， Sept. 12 (Xinhua) -- Innovation and structural reform are key to recovery of the global economy， which is a prescription given by China at the 2016 Group of 20 (G20) summit for the world economy that has yet to recover from the global financial crisis in 2008.


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World leaders have agreed to raise mid-to-long term growth potential through innovative growth in the two-day G20 Summit concluded in the eastern Chinese city of Hangzhou on Sept. 5.


Consensus has been reached to encourage the creation of innovation ecosystems that catalyze creativity and support the combination of creative ideas with entrepreneurship， science and technology for innovative growth and job creation， according to the G20 Blueprint on Innovative Growth.


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