How to Fix "System Update Failed" - Any Status Code (Xbox 360)
This has really not been a very good week for Xbox Live with it already having one downtime, though the issues were fixed pretty quickly. However, those who might be looking to do some online gaming tonight might be out of luck as Xbox Live is down again for a number of gamers right now.
People first reported issues with Xbox Live online over the last hour or so, as players could no longer sign in or access Xbox Live as a whole. With the current generation of gaming being so reliant on online, this is certainly a major issue.
The official Xbox Live status website currently says that Core Services are limited, specifically dealing with signing in, creating, managing, or recovering an account, and search.
The website also has an update on the situation, which says:
Hey Xbox members. Are you having issues maintaining your connection to Xbox Live or using party chat? Were aware of this issue, and were working to find a fix right away! Thanks for your patience! Well update you as soon as we know more.
Hopefully this situation will be resolved quickly, as Im sure plenty of people were hoping to spend their Friday night playing the open beta for The Division that went live last night.
Update: The official Xbox Live status website says that all Xbox Live services are back to normal status and should be working.
GRONK"s Party Ship hosted by Rob Gronkowski and Family Photo Tight end Rob Gronkowski labeled his cruise the most turnt up event ever. Credit Mike Windle/Getty Images for ESPN
A three-day cruise to the Bahamas full of Patriots fans, with the fun-loving Rob Gronkowski as the star attraction. Who thought this was a good idea?
Apparently, the ship returned to port on Monday none the worse for wear. What happens on a cruise ship doesnt stay on a cruise ship in the age of social media, and passengers and Gronkowski himself sent out running updates of the high jinks:
(For those not in the know, turnt is a good thing.)
The ship was the Norwegian Pearl, a 965-footer with a spa, casino, bowling alley and, perhaps most important, 13 bars and lounges. The Gronk Cruise left Miami on Friday for the Bahamas with 2,300 passengers, 700 as part of the Gronk cruise and the other 1,600 apparently in for more than they bargained for.
Some reporters with indulgent editors were also on board. A comprehensive report in The Boston Globe the paper that also brought you the Pulitzer Prize-winning series that turned into the film Spotlight noted, Festivities hit booze-addled, fist-pumping heights and carried on till nearly 4 a.m. each day.
Am I having a good time? Oh my G*d, yes! Although I kind of dont remember last night. I might have blacked out, The Globe quoted a woman who declined to be identified: Theres absolutely no way Im telling you my name. Gronkowski posted several photos to Instagram, including one of him busting a move shirtless on stage as an appreciative crowd looked on.
Still photos not enough? Then enjoy a video. The cruise was run by the Atlanta company Sixthman, which will be offering excursions with Kid Rock, KISS and Pitbull in the near future. Neil Genzlinger of The New York Times took a Rock Cruise with the company in 2014 and gave it an enthusiastic write-up. Several of Gronkowskis brothers made the Gronk Cruise even Gronkier, and at least one other celeb turned up.
In the end, the ribaldry seemed to stay all in good fun, revelers reported. The Globe said, At press time, the fun never seemed to be excessive, nor was the ship turned upside down or trashed by rabid fans.
And all good things must come to an end, which even Gronkowski knows:
The Academy Awards air at 7 p.m. Sunday night on ABC live fromLos Angeles.
But first, two of the nominees dropped by WTOP:Joshua Oppenheimer, director of The Look of Silence, and Evgeny Afineevsky,director of Winter on Fire: Ukraines Fight for Freedom.
Theyll both compete in a highly competitive category againstMatthew Heinemans Cartel Land, Asif Kapadias Amy andLiz Garbus What Happened, Miss Simone? for Best Documentary.
I saw all of them and theyre all fascinating movies. I fell in love with Amy (Winehouse) through the movie. I felt in the same situation as Cartel Land because we both were exposed in kind of violent stuff. Nina Simone I was blown away by this amazing personality Look of Silence was kind of a sequel to Act of Killing. All of them are extraordinary filmmakers,Afineevsky tells WTOP.
Read below for our in-depth convos with both Afineevsky and Oppenheimer.
The Look of Silence
Director: Joshua Oppenheimer
He grew up in the D.C. area and graduated from Montgomery Blair High School in Silver Spring, Maryland before ultimately settling in Copenhagen, Denmark. But all these years later, director Joshua Oppenheimer has created two of the most powerful documentaries youll ever see.
The first was the Oscar-nominatedThe Act of Killing (2014), interviewingformer Indonesian death squad leaders who killed up to three million suspected communists ina 1965 coup, then convinced the killers to reenact the killings in Hollywood genres, from gangster pictures to lavish musicals.
Now, Oppenheimer has done it again with the Oscar-nominated The Look of Silence (2016), which serves as a companion piece by sending the brother of a victim to interview the killers. Optometrist Adi Rukun, brother of the murderedRamli, asks the killers probing questions duringeyeexams.
They didnt know who I was. They knew just that I was Joshuas friend and I was there to test their eyes. I asked questions step by step, becoming deeper and deeper, and as the questions would become deeper, they would become suspicious. Then when I would reveal who I was, that I was the brother of a victim, they would respond with anger with panic with shock, Rukun says.
The eye exams not only bait the perpetrators into facing their past actions at Snake River, the lenses also provide a symbolic lens for we cinematic viewers, bringing a disturbing history into focus.
The results have broken 50 years of silence in Indonesia, and the film bares witness to the very first conversations that break that silence, Oppenheimer says.
The results are shocking, as the perpetrators rationalize and even brag about the executions. While Anwar Congo tried to vomit up his sins in a fit of dry heaves at the end of The Act of Killing, the death squad leaders in The Look of Silence show very little remorse for their actions.
Inong, the very first perpetrator we see Adi confronting in the film, hes telling very horrific stories about what he did. Adi asks the question in a pause, Is everybody around here afraid of you? And instantly we realize the reason everybody would be afraid of him is not so much what he did then, but because of the way hes been openly boasting about it ever since, Oppenheimer says.
The one interviewee that seems to show remorse is the daughter of one of the killers, who sits next to her father during the interview and learns of her dads deadly deeds for the first time.
Adi gets up to leave and she looks like she doesnt want to let him go. She gives him a hug, almost imploring him in her eyes, Please dont go. Adi hugs her, but then Adi also hugs her dad, who hasntexpressed any remorse, Oppenheimer says of the films most powerful moment.
Rukun says he felt a glimmer of hope and relief in reconciling with the next generation.
At the beginning of the meeting she was proud of what her father had done, of the killings. She then realizes what he did and changes 180 degrees. Shes shocked to discover who her father really was. She asked for an apology, and my response to her was, Your fathers sins are his sins. Theyre not your sins. As his daughter, you still must love and honor him as your parent. So there was a reconciliation between us,Rukun says.This was my hope, that there would be this reconciliation.
Listen below for the full interview with Joshua Oppenheimer and AdiRukun (Oppenheimer translates).
Winter on Fire: Ukraines Fight for Freedom
Director:Evgeny Afineevsky
While Oppenheimer grew up inthe D.C. area, his fellow Oscar nominee Evgeny Afineevsky hails from theotherside of the world. Now an American citizen, he was born in the Russian city of Kazan yes, the same name asOn the Waterfront director Elia Kazan so you could sayAfineevsky was fated to be a filmmaker.ButAfineevsky says he could have never imagined such a future as a child.
If somebody when I was a child in Russia was telling me that one day I will be stepping in Hollywood and doing my marks on history I would be laughing and not believing. But I guess the skys the limit when you are a hardworking person and you believe in yourself, Afineevsky tells WTOP.
Afineevsky discovered16 mm film and madehis first documentary at age 16.
I still remember the smell of film and the smell of chemicals when youre develop in dark room and youre splicing and cutting the film. But right now its digital age, and only because of digital age, I have been able to document all this history. Only with the help of modern technology and the variety of different equipment, weve been able to facilitate and document all these events on the go.
Thus, we get the immersive documentary Winter on Fire: Ukraines Fight for Freedom (2016) capturing on-the-ground footage of the Euromaidan protests in 2013 and 2014 as students called for Ukraine to join the European Union.Facing violent pushback from the government backed by Russia, who would soon invade Crimea they forced President Viktor F. Yanukovich to resign.
Even how it started, it was so spontaneous. No one was expecting to beaten or kidnapped or even killed, so all these events were so spontaneous that the technology helped us achieve our goal.
Not only did modern technology help the filmmakers capture the footage, it also helped spark the revolution in the first place, as the Ukrainian demonstrators organizedviasocial media.
Nowadays you can start a revolution through social media. Its amazing that people united through social media, and then you can see their unity on the square. Its amazing to see these transitions from social media into the reality,Afineevsky says.
Similarly, the film tracksa young boy who runs around helping protesters charge their cellphones.
Hes little, but hes not little. Through all of these 93 days, I was observing this amazing transition, amazing maturity of him. Its an extraordinary character, because he runs from his home on the first day and never goes back. Hes a fascinating character, we can see in Les Mis all of these kids on top of those barricades. (Winter on Fire) is aLes Mis in our harsh reality of our days, he says.
While the themes echo Les Mis, the process of shooting the film was far more dangerous.
When youre seeing people covered by blood, when youre seeing people kidnapped, when youre seeing bullets really flying towardsus. We were sprayed by tear gas and cold water in this cold weather. It never stopped them from believing what they believed and stood for.
Afineevsky says the peoples bravery inspired him to carry outhis filmmaking duty.
I am obligated to document this story. I am obligated as a filmmaker, a true filmmaker in heart and soul, to bring it to the entire world. Its all important for the generations. Through this movie, you can go back into the centuries when our founding fathers in the United States fought for our freedom, our democracy, our values that were living right now. Its some kind of reminder to our generation living right now that things cant be forgotten and things cant be taken for granted.
Listen below for the fullconversationwith Winter on Fire director EvgenyAfineevsky.
DR. LUKE BLASTS KESHA ON TWITTER Miley Cyrus has joined the A-list lineup of Keshasupporters! She used Instagram to declareher anger over the controversiallegal battle decision denying Kesha of freedom from Dr. Luke. See the pic here!
Celeb support for Kesha hasnt stopped flowing in since she tookadevastating blow in the courtroom on Feb. 19, and Miley Cyrus, 23, is the latest superstar fighting for the Tik Tok singer. After a judge declared that Kesha, 28,couldnt be released from her six-album contract with Sony Music despite her allegations that producer Dr. Luke sexually assaulted her many female artists expressed their disgust with the decision. But Miley is sofurious, she let Fiona Apple do the talking!
Rather than sharing a selfie to support Kesha, Miley instead reposted a selfie Fiona took with a sign that included a powerful message. Kesha I am so angry for you. They were wrong. Im so sorry, said thesign. Miley is nowhere to be seen in the pic, and she didnt even caption the pic with anything else. Clearly Fionas saddened expressionand heartbreaking sign conveyedthe exact feelings Miley has toward the situation.
Ironically, Dr. Luke was one of the writers whoworked with Miley on her massive hit, Wrecking Ball, but that cant overpower her strong feelings toward Keshas legal troubles with him. Kesha has been dealing with this case since 2014, when she sued Dr. Luke for sexually assaulting her. She still has six albums left on her Sony contract, and although the company has offered her the opportunity to collaborate with other producers, she fears that they still wont promote her music because of their ties with Dr. Luke.
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As a result of the 16-month legal dispute, Keshas career has basically been silenced. With the recent court decision to uphold her contract with Sony Music,her fellow female singers have expressed their frustration with the denial of her musical freedom and freedom from Dr. Luke. Kelly Clarkson, Demi Lovato, Lady Gaga, Ariana Grande and more have taken to Twitter to show their support, and Taylor Swift even donated $250,000 to help her with financial needs.
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Although Miley didnt technically add to the Kesha conversation with anything original, its nice to see that she stands with Fiona and all of the other huge names in support. Asmore and more artists joining the fight for Keshas freedom, it seems they wont be stopping the conversation until Kesha gets some justice.
What do you think of Mileys post, HollywoodLifers?Do you think shell share a photo of her own to support Kesha? Tell us below!
Rihanna - Work (Explicit) ft. Drake | My Reaction!
As you maaaayyyy have heard, the "Work" video just dropped, and it contains some of Rihanna"s most exciting outfits to date. They"re not outwardly crazy or covetable, there are no brand names or obvious designer cache, but these looks will resonate heavy with anyone whose ever flipped longingly through a Delia"s catalog. Refabricated denim skirts, backless strappy sequin tops, minimalist sandalsonly Rihanna could make us regret throwing this kind of "90s ephemera away. But we do regret itHARD. Here"s how to begin clawing your way back.
Cara McCollum 15 passed away early Monday morning at Cooper University Hospital in Camden, N.J., a week after sustaining critical injuries in a crashlast Monday on Route 55, according to NJ.com.
Cooper University Hospital did not respond to request for comment.
According to a post on the Facebook page titled Prayers for Cara, McCollum passed away Monday morning at 4:31 a.m., accompanied by her family in the operating room. Before she died, she made the decision to donate her organs to save other lives, the post said.
Weve prayed constantly for a miracle, and we believe G*d has answered our prayers. Although its not the miracle that we first envisioned, its a miracle nonetheless, the post read. In the end, its not the years in your life that count. Its the life in your years. Please accept our sincerest thanks for your heartfelt prayers. We all will miss her now that shes gone.
University Media Relations Specialist Min Pullan expressed condolences for McCollums passing.
We were very saddened to hear the tragic news about Caras passing. We extend our deepest sympathies to her family and friends, Pullan wrote in a statement to the Prince.
McCollum graduated from the University with an A.B. in English. While at the University, she was a member of Kappa Alpha Thetas Epsilon Mu Chapter and Cottage Club.
Princeton Theta is incredibly sad to hear about Caras passing, wrote Theta President Courtney Burke 17 in a statement to the Prince.
While I did not have the pleasure of knowing her myself, Ive heard from those Thetas who knew her well about her contagious smile, passion for childhood literacy and impact on campus. Our thoughts and Theta love are with her family at this time, Burke added.
McCollum won the Miss New Jersey pageant in 2013, and was also a competitor in the 2014 Miss America pageant.
McCollum joined SNJ Today as lead anchor last year.
The entire SNJ Today family extends its condolences to the many loyal viewers, colleagues, friends, and family of Cara McCollum, Ken Pustizzi, president of SNJ Today, said in a statement acknowledging McCollums passing.
Whether you had the privilege of knowing her or if you enjoyed her newscasts during her all too brief time with us, you know that her smile determination and sincerity made her a beloved individual, Pustizzi added.
Pustizzi also wrote that McCollum showed warmth to everyone she met.
She was a part of our news team family and we are gratified to have worked with her even for such a short time. We will miss her terribly. Our thoughts and prayers are especially with her parents Rick and Maureen McCollum, her brother Derick McCollum and her boyfriend, Keith Jones, during this difficult time, he wrote.
A tribute to McCollum was broadcast Monday night on Philadelphias WACP Channels 4 and 226 and on Channel 789, according to SNJ Today. The tribute will be archived on the SNJ Today website after Monday night.
In a Twitter statement, Chris Christie, New Jersey governor and ex officio member of the University Board of Trustees, said that he is very sad to learn of the passing of Miss NJ 2013 Cara McCollum.
I love you dear Cara. Your loving smile and sense of humor touched everyone around you. Your laugh was contagious. When we first met, we would both joke that NY and NJ were really from the South (her growing up in Arkansas and myself in Oklahoma), Miss America 2014 Nina Davuluri, who gave lecture at the University last year, wrote in a Facebook post.
