The balance wheel beats 28, 800 times per hour and rotates clockwise and counter clockwise on its axis in a large ruby jewel.

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To start exploring the ruins, begin with the Ganesha temple, then work counter clockwise to the Krishna temple and the Badava Linga -- an emblem of the Hindu deity Shiva.

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Turn the crown clockwise, to set both time zones, turn the crown counter-clockwise, and only the central hands will move.

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Oil that had been drifting toward Florida has been essentially sequestered in a counter-clockwise eddy.

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The counter-clockwise direction of American tracks favoured Mr Antley's natural preference for his left hand.

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When travelling in a counter-clockwise path from the main entrance, the layout is broadly chronological, with galleries arranged by region.

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Move a station or two beyond, heading counter-clockwise, and the scale of the streets becomes grander, the high-rise apartments more numerous.

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It runs counter-clockwise, which is different from most F1 tracks and places more strain on drivers who are unused to taking frequent lefthand turns.

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The tablets generally followed the opposite pattern, with people viewing the group in a counter-clockwise motion, starting with the Galaxy Tab in the upper right corner.

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There is a carousel complete with carnival lights on the cresting rotating ever so slowly in a counter-clockwise fashion around two bartenders and their top-shelf liquors.

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