Iceland Flag and Description. The flag of Iceland was officially adopted on June 19, 1915. The cross design is modeled after the Danish flag. The color red is said to symbolize the island's active volcanoes; white the ice and snow that covers most of the country, and blue is symbolic of the surrounding Atlantic Ocean.
Rigidity, or resistance to movement, affects most patients and usually begins in the legs or neck. The affected muscles will remain tense and contracted, and some patients may feel pain as well as stiffness. Attempting to move the limb of a patient in Rigidity may lead to short, jerky movements called 'cog-wheeling'.
Updated July 13, 2017. In the textile industry, a spinning mule is a device invented in the 18th century that spun textile fibers into yarn by an intermittent process: in the draw stroke, the roving is pulled through and twisted; on the return, it is wrapped onto the spindle.