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So I was faced with a new abbreviation today: IPTC-NAA tags sometimes seen as IPTC/NAA parameters. It didn’t take long to find but I did have some confusing misses so I thought I would answer the question here. What are IPTC-NAA tags? The answer comes from someone’s personal web page:

The parameter interchange model is defined by the Newspaper Association of America (NAA) and the International Press Tele- communications Council (IPTC). The model defines a tagged file format, similar to TIFF in its design, but focussed on newspaper and newsphoto usage. It defines a large set of parameters, including copyright, captions, restrictions, photographers, publishing details, and much much more. The most common subset is called “IPTC/NAA Digital Newsphoto Parameter Record”.

As with most other standards from ISO and related bodies, the IPTC/NAA documentation is distributed on paper only, and must be obtained directly from the IPTC or the NAA. The following addresses may be used:

International Press Telecommunications Council
10 Sheet Street
Windsor, Berkshire
SL4 1BG
UNITED KINGDOM

or

Newspaper Association of America
The Newspaper Center
11600 Sunrise Valley Drive
Reston
VA 20091 USA

As a footnote, the IPTC/NAA standard itself includes a well- designed standard for image transfer, which in some respects are more comprehensive than TIFF. IPTC/NAA files can also be used to wrap TIFF, JFIF, Illustrator, and several other file formats.

…because I get to be fatherly tonight.

…because I was able to help solve someone’s problem today.

…because I hit a major milestone and set another one.

…because my kids seem happy (well, most of them).

Today I am sporting a snazzy number my brother and his wife bought me. On their visit, they brought 3 shirts and were supposed to take 6 but only took 1 so I owe her 5.

Here’s the deal. I have enough t-shirts in my closet to wear one a day for most of the year and then there are my polos, shirt sleeves and dress shirts. Some of these date back to high school. Most are very 80s and several promote defunct radio stations. So, for each new shirt that comes in, two shirts go out. You can help make me stylish by trading one new, hip shirt for two older shirts of your choosing.

I’ll have to photograph the closet.

Noah scores a redux.

Dad, looking at the wet ground and murky sky: “Noah, do you need a ride [to the bus stop]?”
Noah, chipperly: “Nope, it’s only 7:09.”

Today’s contorted English “chipperly” because it just doesn’t get any better than that!

Dad: “Noah, have you brushed your teeth?”
Noah, 9 years with dumbfounded look on face and spoke as if I should know better: “I brushed them last night.”

Well what was I thinking?!

Today is a big day. Many miracles to perform. Wish me luck.

No guy in his right mind is going to stick this in his pants! You aren’t getting anything near Mr. Dangly that has blades and says "3 speeds!"

Yes

I’m not entirely sure what it means but I know I’m getting some micro fiber!

Thank you Victor! We had a great time.

Monkey

What kind of karate is this?

Amy likes karate

…because the wolves are knocking yet I am not shaken.

When I posted Good Hoax? referring to Christopher Walken for President 2008 I jaunted over to my favorite place to verify information before I haphazardly forward it on or publish it, Snopes. Yesterday Snopes had nothing which totally surprised me and gave some potential validity to the possibility; today Snopes reports Walken for President a hoax.

So, these guys that tracked down the bogus trail of information in the domain registrations deserve a kudos for calling it as it was. Kind of a shame. He would have been a fun president.