diff --git a/bin/de/bricked/ui/LevelGUI.fxml b/bin/de/bricked/ui/LevelGUI.fxml
index 888404131c480cdfbb177323be9dc4a76406bdee..b1e6a1a58e86daeca19d14dedc8087fb95ee9c5e 100644
--- a/bin/de/bricked/ui/LevelGUI.fxml
+++ b/bin/de/bricked/ui/LevelGUI.fxml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 
 <AnchorPane fx:id="anchorPane" prefHeight="800.0" prefWidth="800.0" xmlns="http://javafx.com/javafx/8.0.60" xmlns:fx="http://javafx.com/fxml/1" fx:controller="de.bricked.ui.LevelController">
    <children>
-      <AnchorPane fx:id="anchorPaneGame" layoutX="14.0" layoutY="125.0" minHeight="650.0" minWidth="670.0" prefHeight="650.0" prefWidth="670.0" AnchorPane.bottomAnchor="25.0" AnchorPane.leftAnchor="14.0" AnchorPane.rightAnchor="116.0" AnchorPane.topAnchor="125.0">
+      <AnchorPane fx:id="anchorPaneGame" layoutX="14.0" layoutY="125.0" minHeight="650.0" minWidth="670.0" prefHeight="650.0" prefWidth="670.0" AnchorPane.bottomAnchor="14.0" AnchorPane.leftAnchor="14.0" AnchorPane.rightAnchor="116.0" AnchorPane.topAnchor="125.0">
          <children>
             <Label fx:id="labelMultiplicator" alignment="CENTER" contentDisplay="CENTER" layoutX="301.0" layoutY="502.0" prefHeight="45.0" prefWidth="100.0" textAlignment="CENTER">
                <font>
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
                </font>
             </Label>
          </children></AnchorPane>
-      <VBox fx:id="vboxPowerUps" layoutX="745.0" layoutY="125.0" minHeight="338.0" minWidth="40.0" prefHeight="402.0" prefWidth="90.0" AnchorPane.bottomAnchor="273.0" AnchorPane.rightAnchor="14.0" AnchorPane.topAnchor="125.0" />
+      <VBox fx:id="vboxPowerUps" layoutX="745.0" layoutY="125.0" maxHeight="490.0" minHeight="338.0" minWidth="40.0" prefHeight="490.0" prefWidth="90.0" AnchorPane.bottomAnchor="185.0" AnchorPane.rightAnchor="14.0" AnchorPane.topAnchor="125.0" />
       <HBox alignment="CENTER" layoutX="34.0" layoutY="23.0" prefHeight="100.0" prefWidth="275.0" AnchorPane.leftAnchor="14.0" AnchorPane.rightAnchor="14.0" AnchorPane.topAnchor="14.0">
          <children>
             <Button fx:id="buttonBack" mnemonicParsing="false" onAction="#back" text="Back" />
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
             </Label>
          </children>
       </HBox>
-      <VBox fx:id="vboxLives" layoutX="745.0" layoutY="603.0" minHeight="71.0" minWidth="40.0" prefHeight="237.0" prefWidth="90.0" AnchorPane.bottomAnchor="24.0" AnchorPane.rightAnchor="14.0" />
+      <VBox fx:id="vboxLives" layoutX="745.0" layoutY="603.0" minHeight="71.0" minWidth="40.0" prefHeight="160.0" prefWidth="90.0" AnchorPane.bottomAnchor="14.0" AnchorPane.rightAnchor="14.0" />
       <Label fx:id="labelFPS" layoutX="770.0" layoutY="6.0" text="0" AnchorPane.rightAnchor="8.0" AnchorPane.topAnchor="8.0">
          <font>
             <Font name="System Bold" size="16.0" />
diff --git a/src/de/bricked/ui/LevelController.java b/src/de/bricked/ui/LevelController.java
index c112bb592080e125ec68d4896589d4be2c7ce5dc..bbc4aa457ac0553b2bbf694b7b863b7f3a8cce3c 100644
--- a/src/de/bricked/ui/LevelController.java
+++ b/src/de/bricked/ui/LevelController.java
@@ -672,8 +672,8 @@ public class LevelController
 
 		for(int i = 0; i < game.getLivesRemaining() - 1; i++)
 		{
-			ImageView iv = new ImageView(new Image("de/bricked/resources/textures/paddle/paddle-extra-small.png"));
-			iv.setFitWidth(30);
+			ImageView iv = new ImageView(new Image("de/bricked/resources/textures/paddle/paddle-small.png"));
+			iv.setFitWidth(70);
 			iv.setFitHeight(120 / MAX_LIVES);
 			vboxLives.getChildren().add(iv);
 		}
diff --git a/src/de/bricked/ui/LevelGUI.fxml b/src/de/bricked/ui/LevelGUI.fxml
index 888404131c480cdfbb177323be9dc4a76406bdee..b1e6a1a58e86daeca19d14dedc8087fb95ee9c5e 100644
--- a/src/de/bricked/ui/LevelGUI.fxml
+++ b/src/de/bricked/ui/LevelGUI.fxml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 
 <AnchorPane fx:id="anchorPane" prefHeight="800.0" prefWidth="800.0" xmlns="http://javafx.com/javafx/8.0.60" xmlns:fx="http://javafx.com/fxml/1" fx:controller="de.bricked.ui.LevelController">
    <children>
-      <AnchorPane fx:id="anchorPaneGame" layoutX="14.0" layoutY="125.0" minHeight="650.0" minWidth="670.0" prefHeight="650.0" prefWidth="670.0" AnchorPane.bottomAnchor="25.0" AnchorPane.leftAnchor="14.0" AnchorPane.rightAnchor="116.0" AnchorPane.topAnchor="125.0">
+      <AnchorPane fx:id="anchorPaneGame" layoutX="14.0" layoutY="125.0" minHeight="650.0" minWidth="670.0" prefHeight="650.0" prefWidth="670.0" AnchorPane.bottomAnchor="14.0" AnchorPane.leftAnchor="14.0" AnchorPane.rightAnchor="116.0" AnchorPane.topAnchor="125.0">
          <children>
             <Label fx:id="labelMultiplicator" alignment="CENTER" contentDisplay="CENTER" layoutX="301.0" layoutY="502.0" prefHeight="45.0" prefWidth="100.0" textAlignment="CENTER">
                <font>
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
                </font>
             </Label>
          </children></AnchorPane>
-      <VBox fx:id="vboxPowerUps" layoutX="745.0" layoutY="125.0" minHeight="338.0" minWidth="40.0" prefHeight="402.0" prefWidth="90.0" AnchorPane.bottomAnchor="273.0" AnchorPane.rightAnchor="14.0" AnchorPane.topAnchor="125.0" />
+      <VBox fx:id="vboxPowerUps" layoutX="745.0" layoutY="125.0" maxHeight="490.0" minHeight="338.0" minWidth="40.0" prefHeight="490.0" prefWidth="90.0" AnchorPane.bottomAnchor="185.0" AnchorPane.rightAnchor="14.0" AnchorPane.topAnchor="125.0" />
       <HBox alignment="CENTER" layoutX="34.0" layoutY="23.0" prefHeight="100.0" prefWidth="275.0" AnchorPane.leftAnchor="14.0" AnchorPane.rightAnchor="14.0" AnchorPane.topAnchor="14.0">
          <children>
             <Button fx:id="buttonBack" mnemonicParsing="false" onAction="#back" text="Back" />
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
             </Label>
          </children>
       </HBox>
-      <VBox fx:id="vboxLives" layoutX="745.0" layoutY="603.0" minHeight="71.0" minWidth="40.0" prefHeight="237.0" prefWidth="90.0" AnchorPane.bottomAnchor="24.0" AnchorPane.rightAnchor="14.0" />
+      <VBox fx:id="vboxLives" layoutX="745.0" layoutY="603.0" minHeight="71.0" minWidth="40.0" prefHeight="160.0" prefWidth="90.0" AnchorPane.bottomAnchor="14.0" AnchorPane.rightAnchor="14.0" />
       <Label fx:id="labelFPS" layoutX="770.0" layoutY="6.0" text="0" AnchorPane.rightAnchor="8.0" AnchorPane.topAnchor="8.0">
          <font>
             <Font name="System Bold" size="16.0" />
diff --git a/src/de/bricked/utils/CountdownTimer.java b/src/de/bricked/utils/CountdownTimer.java
index 6f148ce5e26e2c363b7903f2d7587b7ef149e167..e702bd266f9cea020896f1cd82970ad3ea309e5f 100644
--- a/src/de/bricked/utils/CountdownTimer.java
+++ b/src/de/bricked/utils/CountdownTimer.java
@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@ public class CountdownTimer
 	public CountdownTimer(int seconds, HBox hbox, LevelController levelController)
 	{
 		this.count = seconds;
-		this.hbox = hbox;		
+		this.hbox = hbox;	
+		this.levelController = levelController;
 		self = this;
 		
 		start();