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Greg Cantori plans to downsize when he retires. Really, really downsize. His retirement home is 238 square feet — one-tenth the size of the average new American house — and sits in his Anne Arundel County yard. He and wife Renee can hitch it to a truck and take it with them wherever they go. "It's so cheap — that's what's so cool about this," said Cantori, 52, who envisions a surf-and-turf future, alternating between the house and a sailboat. "We bought the house for $19,000.

Sometimes, the same old solutions are inadequate for stubborn problems. New directions must be found. So it is with overcrowding in the Baltimore County Public School system. The county has too few bricks-and-mortar schools for the number of students attending. The problem is chronic and unlikely to improve - projections show county public school attendance rising in the years to come. Exacerbating the problem is the troubled economy, which is forcing parents to switch from private to public schools to save tuition costs.

The trailer for "The Great Gatsby," Baz Luhrmann's new adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's classic novel, shows promise. (It certainly couldn't be as bad as the 1974 adaptation, which was flat and passion-less, despite a cast that include Robert Redford, Mia Farrow and Bruce Dern.) The new version, scheduled for a Christmas release, stars Leonardo DiCaprio and Carey Mulligan as the lovers separated by a vast gulf of wealth (not to mention marriage vows). The party scenes featured in the trailer bear a close resemblance to the scenes in Luhrmann's "Moulin Rouge," and that's a good sign, because it contrasts sharply with the lifelessness of the earlier version.

A trailer that became separated from the vehicle pulling it smashed into a jersey wall along Interstate 83 North near Northern Parkway about 10:25 a.m., closing the highway in both directions, according to Baltimore Police. The trailer came to rest partially overturned in the left lane of the highway, police said. As of about 1:30 p.m. all lanes reopened with one northbound shoulder closed. krector@baltsun.com twitter.com/rectorsun

A trailer that became separated from the vehicle pulling it smashed into a jersey wall along Interstate 83 North near Northern Parkway about 10:25 a.m., closing the highway in both directions, according to Baltimore Police. The trailer came to rest partially overturned in the left lane of the highway, police said. As of about 1:30 p.m. all lanes reopened with one northbound shoulder closed. krector@baltsun.com twitter.com/rectorsun

If the trailer for "Luv" is any indication, Baltimore is about to get itself some serious screen time. In the just-released teaser for the movie starring Common, Baltimore is everywhere -- there are glimpses of any number of city neighborhoods including Mount Vernon, the Inner Harbor and Domino Sugar, the Howard Street bridge and what looks like Druid Hill Park. Of course, it's unclear if city boosters will be cheering for this one since, subject-matter-wise, it seems cut from the same drug and gun-themed cloth as "The Wire.

Peyton Manning and Eli Manning have filmed a trailer for a fake police drama called “Football Cops” in which they disarm gun-wielding criminals with footballs. Well, I think it’s fake, but I really hope it’s not. I don’t know about you, but I would definitely watch the Manning brothers be buddy cops if DirecTV actually produced it.

A thief made off with a trailer loaded with three riding mowers in Annapolis early Tuesday. The Superior trailer, which bore a Maryland license, was parked overnight on Thom Drive near Forest Drive. The owner discovered the loss early Tuesday. The suspect cut the lock from its hitch and left it in the roadway. The trailer carried a red Toro riding mower, a yellow Gravely riding mower, and a red Toro push mower. The owner told police he frequently leaves the trailer, secured with a lock, on the road at night at what is an apartment complex.

Too much of Ryan Gosling is always a good thing. Gosling takes on a more mainstream comedic (and shirtless) role in Friday's "Crazy, Stupid, Love. " And I'm excited about it. But I'm also looking forward to seeing him in "Drive," out this September. A description of the film from IMDB: "A Hollywood stunt performer [Gosling] who moonlights as a wheelman discovers that a contract has been put on him after a heist gone wrong. " At first read, it sounds like another crappy action movie, perhaps starring Vin Diesel.

Somewhat creepy kids saying "Bloody Mary" + hand-held camera action + static = "Paranormal Activity 3," due out Oct. 21. Enjoy the just-released trailer! If you dare. Muhaha.  

A Baltimore man was killed on the inner loop of Interstate 695 in Pikesville early Friday morning after his vehicle collided with a tractor trailer, he was ejected and then struck by another vehicle, Maryland State Police said. A preliminary investigation showed at about 12:32 a.m., Jason Sukun Park was driving along the inner loop between Park Heights Avenue and Stevenson Road when his silver 2008 Honda veered into a tractor trailer driven by Brian David Olson, of California, police said.

Four firefighters and three civilians were injured early Wednesday morning when a tractor trailer and a fire engine collided and flipped over a dividing wall on Interstate 495 in Prince George's County, according to fire officials. The accident temporarily closed all lanes of the highway in both directions as emergency responders reached the scene and began treating the injured, and some lanes remained closed hours later. About 2:50 a.m., the fire engine was responding to another accident on the inner loop of the Capital Beltway just south of Route 50 when it was rear-ended by the tractor trailer, said Chief Alicia Francis, a Prince George's Fire Department spokeswoman.

An Oakland man was killed after his 16-foot trailer caught on fire Friday evening, officials said. 25 firefighters from Oakland responded to the blaze after receiving a call from a neighbor, and discovered the man dead inside the trailer once it had been put out, officials said. The cause of the fire is still under investigation and the identity of the man has not yet been released. iduncan@baltsun.com twitter.com/iduncan

A man was critically injured in Laurel on Friday morning when his car veered off Interstate 95 and crashed into the rear of a parked tractor trailer, Maryland State Police said. According to State Police Sgt. Anthony Riley, the driver was traveling northbound when his vehicle left the road, drifted onto the shoulder and struck the tractor trailer, which was parked on the shoulder. The driver's vehicle became trapped underneath the tractor trailer; fire and rescue officials removed the motorist from the vehicle with the Jaws of Life hydraulic rescue tool, Riley said.

A tractor trailer overturned in a median on Interstate 695 near Hollins Ferry Road in Baltimore County about 10 p.m. Wednesday, shutting down lanes on both the inner and outer loops because of a fuel spill, officials said. The driver of the tractor trailer was taken to the hospital with minor injuries, according to the Maryland State Police. No other cars were involved. Several lanes surrounding the median were closed as hazardous materials teams tried to clean up the fuel. The road remained closed as of 11 p.m. Wednesday.

Interstate 83 in Baltimore County was cleared Tuesday morning after an accident occurred in the southbound lanes, past exit 24 to Belfast Road. Northbound lanes, near Mount Carmel Road, also appear to be cleared after a tractor trailer caught fire, according to the state highway administration. In Anne Arundel County, state highway officials reported a crash on Interstate 97 south at Maryland Route 32. MTA reported no major delays to MARC service.

ANNAPOLIS (AP) -- The Senate enacted a measure yesterday allowing longer trailer trucks on Maryland's highways, ending a four-year battle between the trucking industry and safety groups.The bill, approved 35-11, now goes to Gov. William Donald Schaefer, who is expected to sign it.Maryland is one of just four states that restrict trailer lengths to 48 feet. The bill passed yesterday would allow truck trailers to span 53 feet.The measure was touted as an economic development tool, but opponents insisted longer trailers pose a safety hazard.

Justin Timberlake goes the Jason Bourne route in "In Time. " Oh, and his mom is Olivia Wilde. Let me explain. We're in the future, which looks to be sometime in 2050 or something. It's vague. it's also a future in which no one ages past 25. Sound good? If you're rich. See, you can buy time on your life, so you can live forever and look hot at 25. Unless you're poor like Justin Timberlake's character. Then you, well, die. Having your life timeline etched out on your arm is a constant, sad reminder.

A truck overturned in an accident involving an Anne Arundel County police vehicle on southbound Interstate 97 near Route 100 on Saturday sent both drivers to the hospital, officials said. No injuries were listed in the accident report, but the driver of the truck was taken to Baltimore Washington Medical Center and the police officer to the Maryland Shock Trauma Center as a precautionary measure, county police Lt. Glenn Shanahan said. The accident, which is under investigation, blocked several lanes of traffic for about an hour until 4 p.m., officials said.