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'.
Specifically, the term refers to mechanisms utilizing a complex series of gears. A clockwork motor is a clockwork device mechanically powered by a mainspring, a spiral torsion spring of metal ribbon. Energy is stored in the mainspring manually by winding it up, turning a key attached to a ratchet which twists the mainspring tighter.