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Is Apple's Siri Angelina Jolie... or Kathy Bates?

She walked brazenly into their lives, as if she knew exactly what they wanted. The nerds were taken aback. Some seem petrified, stultified, emulsified. Others just began to sing Siri love songs. Apple's new highly educated intelligent concierge , available with the iPhone 4S, has stunned those who have been privileged to make her acquaintance. They marvel at her novel, insightful, and, dare one say, human responses to some of their most esoteric needs. The nice man at This Is My Next seemed to believe that she said some "weird things." What might these weird things be? Well, in response to the need to hide a dead body, Siri replied: "What kind of place are you looking for?" This seems not weird, but weirdly practical. In response to the question: "What is the meaning of life?", Siri offered: "42". Which seems not weird, but entirely accurate. And when asked what was her favorite website, Siri fluttered her eyelids and whispered: "I...

Angelina Jolie visits Libya

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By IB Times Staff Reporter | Oct 13, 2011 04:18 AM EDT Angelina Jolie has flown down to Libya to help aid agencies bring in supplies to the country. The 36-year-old is visiting Tripoli and Misrata for a two-day trip as part of her role as a United Nations goodwill ambassador to see how aid is reaching the rebels and ordinary citizens following the removal of dictator Moammar Gadhafi's 41-year regime. Check out the photos below. Comments U.S. actress and UN Goodwill Ambassador Angelina Jolie receives a plaque from residents during her visit to the war-torn city October Misrata Source: Reuters U.S. actress Angelina Jolie speaks during an interview with Reuters in Misrata Source: Reuters UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador and actress Angelina Jolie waves to the media as she arrives at a hotel during a visit to Misrata Source: Reuters This article is copyrighted by International Business Times, the business news leader

Angelina Jolie makes secret visit to Libya - See photos

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Angelina Jolie might still be considering her United Nations promotion, but the actress is keeping up her duties with a two-day trip to Libya on Tuesday. Photos: Celeb marriages of 2010 / 2011 Celebrities and their kids (Photos) Stories: Angelina Jolie to get promotion at UN refugee agency? Brad Pitt says marriage to Angelina Jolie is 'something we've got to look at' Angelina Jolie is new face of Louis Vuitton (Photo) "I have come to Libya for a variety of reasons, to see a country in transition at every level," Jolie said in a statement to Reuters . "The country faces a host ! of chall enges, including internally displaced people, refugees, rule of law, security, sanitation, education, health and other humanitarian needs. All of these pieces must be delivered and coordinated properly in an environment of reconciliation and justice." The 36-year-old actress and humanitarian, who currently serves as an ambassador for the United Nations refugee agency UNH...

Angelina Jolie visiting Libya

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The actress is on a non-stop role with her United Nations ambassador duties, but her current trip to Libya is purely personal. CBS News reported the actress arrived in Libya Tuesday for a two-day visit to witness for herself the results of the political unrest that has enraged the nation for the past year. "I have come to Libya for a variety of reasons, to see a country in transition at every level and to witness efforts to fully realize the promise of the Arab Spring," she said. According to VH1, she also said she will "be meeting with officials from all sides but above all, listening to the local people in the street. I am here to express solidarity with them. It is the work of rebuilding and recovery that will determine Libyas future. Jolie will reportedly also meet with representatives from Doctors Without Borders and local refugee aid groups to better assess the situation. The Associated Press said this most certainly is not her first aid trip. Over the past ten yea...

Angelina Jolie praises Libya's revolutionaries

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MISRATA, Libya - Actress and UN Goodwill Ambassador Angelina Jolie on Wednesday praised Libyans'"extraordinary" participation in their homegrown revolution, and said she stood in solidarity with the country as it sought to become a nation of laws. Jolie arrived in Libya on Tuesday and toured destruction in Misrata, the city captured by rebels over several weeks of heavy fighting as they pushed to depose Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi earlier this year. Speaking in the lobby of a hotel in the city, she praised the "extraordinary" participation of ordinary Libyans both in the rebel army and transitional authorities, as they sought to forge a new nation. "What's extraordinary ... is that a lot of the people who are part of the solution and are working in positions of even military, and you find that just before the revolution they had retired, or were running restaurants or were selling baby clothes and they've all quit their jobs and they are all worki...

Gallery: Angelina Jolie in Libya

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United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Goodwill Ambassador and actress Angelina Jolie (R) waves to the media as she arrives at a hotel during a visit to Misrata October 11, 2011. Jolie was in Libya on Tuesday for a visit to help agencies bringing aid to Li ... United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Goodwill Ambassador and actress Angelina Jolie (C) arrives at a hotel during a visit to Misrata October 11, 2011. Jolie was in Libya on Tuesday for a visit to help agencies bringing aid to Libyans in Tripoli and Misra ... Actress and UN goodwill ambassador Angelina Jolie talks to unidentified men in Misrata, Libya Tuesday. On her Libya trip, she met representatives from UNHCR, Medecins Sans Frontieres and local non-governmental organisations delivering assistance to Libyans in Misrata and ... Actress and UN goodwill ambassador Angelina Jolie meets locals in Misrata, Libya. Photo: AP Actress and UN goodwill ambassador Angelina Jolie (R) visits a patient in a hosp...

Libya: Angelina Jolie visits Misurata to support aid agencies

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"I have come to Libya for a variety of reasons, to see a country in transition at every level and to witness efforts to fully realise the promise of the Arab Spring," Jolie said. "The country faces a host of challenges, including internally displaced people, refugees, rule of law, security, sanitation, education, health and other humanitarian needs. All of these pieces must be delivered and coordinated properly in an environment of reconciliation and justice." The two-day trip was Jolie's first to Libya, but she previously visited Libyan refugees in Malta and on the Italian island of Lampedusa in June, and went to Tunisia in April to appeal for international support for people fleeing the revolution there. Jolie is an ambassador for the United Nations refugee agency UNHCR and is expected to announce an expanded role soon. On her Libya trip, she met representatives from UNHCR, Medecins Sans Frontieres and local non-governmental organisations delivering assistance...