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'.
a disc or cylindrical part that slides to and fro in a hollow cylinder. In an internal-combustion engine it is forced to move by the expanding gases in the cylinder head and is attached by a pivoted connecting rod to a crankshaft or flywheel, thus converting reciprocating motion into rotation. Word Origin.