Western Washington Veterans For Peace
Chapter 92 - Seattle Area
Veterans working together for peace & justice through non-violence. Wage Peace!
Veterans for Peace, Inc. (VFP) is a non-profit 501(c)(3) educational and humanitarian organization dedicated to the abolishment of war.

[ This page is the original Newsletter page, and mirrors the one at VFP-92 web site before 2009,
except that the newsletters linked to here are stored at the Chalice Bridge .Com web site. ]

Who We Are [via Home Pg]

Events [via Home Page]

Ongoing Actions [via Home Pg]

Resources [at Chris's mirror site]

VFP92 Newsletter - Peace Call
[at Chris's mirror site]

All-Weather Vest
[at Chris's mirror site]

Links [via Home Pg]

How Can You Help? [via HomePg]

National VFP Homepage

The PURPOSE of
the Peace Call

The purpose of Peace Call is to highlight the actions and activities of Chapter 92 members with the intent of informing, motivating and bringing members together, increasing participation, building goodwill and attracting new members." and "PEACE CALL will publish Editorial comments from VFP members as space allows.

Editorials should not be interpreted as representing the views of either Peace Call or other VFP members. Editorials should be 250 words or less.

GI RIGHTS
HOTLINE

1-800-394-9544

The GI Rights Hotline is a network of nonprofit, nongovernmental organizations who provide information to servicemembers about military discharges, grievance and complaint procedures,
and other civil rights.

Whether you are in the Army, Navy, Air Force or Marines,
they can help.

Also Available: the VFP-92 Version
of the VFP Membership Brochure
(with VFP Application Form)
Download at the Who We Are Page

G o H e r e t o O r d e r

Peace Call Newsletter

Links to Sections on This Page
* Guidelines for Input as per the Purpose of Peace Call *
* DEADLINES For Submitting Content for the PEACE CALL *
* Links for Downloading Published Issues of Peace Call *
* Downloading & Printing Tips for PDF's (and in general) *

Guidelines for Input
as per the Purpose of Peace Call
The chapter newsletter, Peace Call, is published quarterly as a means of informing the membership of the activities and events of the chapter. We are not all great writers or photograpers, obviously. Nor is that necessary in order to meet the purpose of the Peace Call (see block at Left). We can proudly say that we've been receiving hi-quality articles and photos for events since the first Peace Call issue (March '03). The input has been highly representative of chapter 92 members and events, as well as highlighting those activities resulting from combined efforts of Washington chapters.

DEADLINES

Please consider these deadlines for submission of articles and photos, calendar items, appreciations, poetry, ads (for events and resources), etc. We thank you for your help in facilitating optimal management and coordination of the input by honoring these deadlines. -cp

Suggested (most appreciated) Dates:
The 15th of February, May, August, & November

Deadlines:
The 28th of February, May, August, & November

Downloading Newsletter Issues (PDF's)

To download a back issue of the newsletter, just right-click on the copy you want and select the Save Link As... option. Please note the size of the file you are attempting to download. See below for "Downloading Tips for Non-Techies" and for Printing Tips for PDF's ( and more).

Peace Call Issue Size

March 2008
Color
Greyscale

7.9 M
4.7 M

December 2007 32.0 M

September 2007 7.4 M

June 2007
Color
Greyscale

15.8 M
2.2 M

March 2007 5.4 M

December 2006 6.2 M

September 2006 3.0 M

March 2006 28.0 M

August 2003 3.0 M

Downloading Tips for Non-Techies
The easiest way I've found for downloading a graphic is, when viewing in your browser, simply right-click on the graphic, click on "Save Picture as," give the pic a name if one isn't automatically suggested, and notice which folder you save it too (ie: "C:\My Documents"). Note: Most (non-tech) people will find most everything they've saved in the "My Documents" folder. Generally the (picture) file will be saved as "jpg" or "gif"- when in doubt, choose "jpg" -- unless, of course, you are downloading a "pdf."
Did you know that you can also right-click on the links to files and pages and then click "save as..." to download a file? However, when saving web pages this way you don't get the pics on them, just the text. Otherwise, for Downloading, this makes things much easier than most other ways. AND if you print out some pages with large graphics, you may get the graphic files split out over two pages. Which is often just fine, but the notes below are mainly for printing out the graphic files individually.

Site Navigation Note: While you're checking around and downloading, you might find it helpful to know that, for page links at most sites: You can right-click the link, and then click "open in new tab." And sometimes it's better to remember to just use your browser's back button to come back to the page or page section you were at last.

Quick Printing TIPS for PDF's

1st: Before printing your PDF, insure 1/4" borders by looking for the "Page Scaling" option (in the Adobe Reader print settings) and choosing "none". Otherwise the default ("fit to printable area") seems to mean 1/2" whether your printer will handle smaller borders or not. I also recommend Check (yes) for "Auto Rotate and Center." See below for more printing tips.

More Detailed Printing TIPS
for PDF's (and in general)
PDF Printing Notes:
Please see the above "Quick Printing Tips for PDF's" if you haven't already. After that, note that on your own printer you can print color PDF's as greyscale or color: If you go greyscale, you're more likely to get a better greyscale print from a color-outputted pdf than you would from a greyscale-outputted PDF. At least this is true when the blacks are blacker from a color-outputted PDF. FONT Changes: Sometimes the fonts don't print out correctly with PDFs because you don't have the font that was used. That can result in text being spread over other text or is too large/small, etc. And that shouldn't happen with these since (for projects that I do for public use) the fonts are either extremely common or converted to graphics. If it does contact me (vet444peace@chalicebridge.com) to send you the fonts.

For best results with colors and clarity
for all these pics, use high quality (heavy Matte or photo, 36# or better) paper (the more detail, the better it "works" ?). It would be easiest to save the pictures as graphic files separate from the web page, and print them individually as graphic files (vrs trying to print out the web page). this is because the top picture is set in "portrait" orientation, and the other is set in Landscape orientation.

For less wet prints; more clean and clear on very plain/low weight paper (for less ink use):
I've found that by going into the print setup's "advanced" settings, I can adjust the Brightness to max and the various colors to minimum, and it won't soak even the cheapest paper. I can vary that (and the Contrast and Saturation settings) some for more/less ink use - the Brightness setting seems to have *by far* the most effect in that regard. No doubt each model of printer is different, but you might have some luck with that.

Opening & Printing Downloaded JPG's and other graphic files from Windows explorer:
[In General, For and when you are limited in graphic program skills. Note: this paragraph does NOT apply to PDF's.] Some people have their computer set up so that when you can double click on a graphic file(s) and it will be loaded into one of your graphic programs or into your browser where you can print it out from, usually via the "file" menu. Otherwise (at least in XP), I have found that when you double click on a graphic file it will bring the picture up in a view window. Click the printer icon at the bottom, and after clicking "next" a few times you'll get to the "Layout Selection" dialog box with a "Print Preview" thumbnail. From there it will print what you see there. In some cases, you may need to play with your printer setup settings. Ideally the settings will let you see a thumbnail of the file and adjust it's scale so the graphic fits the page before printing each file.

Maintaining the original size for quality of print-out (for JPG's & Graphics)
The thing to watch for is maintaining the proportions, which is the height to width or "aspect ratio": when given the box to check, Do Maintain Aspect Ratio. For wide, landscape-oriented pictures, you will get a better print-out in "Landscape" orientation.

Printing trouble with JPGs - fuzzy edges or text, etc:
Daz the trouble with jpgs especially if you don't size it on your page the exact same size it was made, and that's why pdfs are much better for printing. Pdf's make it easy for non-techies to print although they also take a bit more energy for the graphic designer to output, and for you to download. An even better way to make the flyer viewer think we are amateurs putting on a cheap show is to print flyers from thumbnails:

Printing trouble with Thumbnails:
They aren't meant to be printed any other size than what they are. So if you do, it just stretches them out and you get a lot of pixilation (pixels spread too far apart), resulting in a very very poor quality of picture.

-cp, 5'08