Abstract: For holding ice (36) in a drinking container (20) out of contact with the beverage (34) but in a manner that allows the beverage to be cooled by such ice when said container is used for drinking, an insert cup (10) which is provided which self-positions in an upper portion of said drinking container, above the beverage, and has openings (18) to allow the beverage to pass through while retaining the ice. A cap (22) with a drinking spout (24) is positioned over the mouth of the drinking container to hold the ice in while allowing one to drink from the container. The insert cup can have folded sides (42, 44) for self-adjustment to a variety of sizes of drinking containers and can also have a projectile weight (56) attached to the inside of its floor (52) so that the cup can be inverted and used as a shuttlecock (FIG. 3E).

Abstract: A machine for pacing reading speed to improve same comprises a housing (10) having a top edge which contains a row of lamps (14). The edge is placed under a line of print and the lamps are caused to be illuminated in sequence from left to right to guide and pace the reader's eye. In a manual version (FIG. 1) the lamps are illuminated by repetitively moving a slide switch (12). In an electronic version (FIG. 3) the lamps are illuminated in sequence by the output of an electronic circuit (FIG. 3B). The speed of sequencing and the number of lamps illuminated can be controlled for differing reading speeds and printed line widths respectively (P1 and S1).