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Role of Phase Estimation in Speech Enhancement
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Title | Role of Phase Estimation in Speech Enhancement |
Author | Shannon, Ben James; Paliwal, Kuldip Kumar |
Publication Title | Proceedings of the Ninth International Conference on Spoken Language Processing |
Editor | Richard M. Stern |
Year Published | 2006 |
Place of publication | Bonn Germany |
Publisher | ISCA c/o Institute for Communication, University of Bonn |
Abstract | Typical speech enhancement algorithms that operate in the Fourier domain only modify the magnitude component. It is commonly understood that the phase component is perceptually unimportant, and thus, it is passed directly to the output.In recent intelligibility experiments, it has been reported that the Short-Time Fourier Transform (STFT) phase spectrum can provide significant intelligibility when estimated using a window function lower in dynamic range than the typical Hamming window. Motivated by this, we investigate the role of the window function for STFT phase estimation in relation to speech enhancement.Using a modified STFT Analysis-Modification-Synthesis (AMS) framework, we show that noise reduction can be achieved by modifying the window function used to estimate the STFT phase spectra. We demonstrate this through spectrogram plots and results from two objective speech quality measures. |
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Publisher URI | http://www.isca-speech.org/index.php |
Alternative URI | http://www.isca-speech.org/archive/interspeech_2006/ |
Conference name | Interspeech 2006 |
Location | Pittsburgh |
Date From | 2006-09-17 |
Date To | 2006-09-21 |
URI | http://hdl.handle.net/10072/13317 |
Date Accessioned | 2007-03-18 |
Date Available | 2009-09-21T05:51:43Z |
Language | en_AU |
Research Centre | Institute for Integrated and Intelligent Systems |
Faculty | Faculty of Science, Environment, Engineering and Technology |
Subject | PRE2009-Speech Recognition |
Publication Type | Conference Publications (Full Written Paper - Refereed) |
Publication Type Code | e1 |
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The factor content of international trade without factor-price equalization
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Saint Vincent College
Saint Vincent College | |
Established | 1846 |
Type | Private |
Religious affiliation | Roman Catholic (Benedictines) |
Endowment | $67 million[1] |
Chancellor | Rt. Rev. Douglas R. Nowicki, O.S.B., B.A. M.Div., Ph.D. |
President | Br Norman W. Hipps, O.S.B., Ph.D.[2] |
Academic staff | 221 (2011) |
Undergraduates | 1,711 (2011) |
Postgraduates | 218 (2011) |
Location | Latrobe, Pennsylvania, USA |
Campus | Suburban, 200+ acres |
Tuition + Fees | $28,270 (tuition and required fees 2011-2012) |
Colors | Blue and Silver (academic) Green and Gold (athletic) |
Sports | baseball, soccer, cross country, golf, lacrosse, basketball, tennis, ice hockey, swimming; soccer, cross country, volleyball, golf, lacrosse, basketball, softball, tennis |
Nickname | Bearcats, Lady Bearcats |
Mascot | Bearcat |
Affiliations | NCAA |
Website | www.stvincent.edu |
Saint Vincent College is a four-year, coeducational, Roman Catholic, Benedictine, liberal arts college located about 40 miles southeast of Pittsburgh in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, USA. It was founded in 1846 by Boniface Wimmer, a monk from Bavaria, Germany. It was the first Benedictine monastery in the United States. It is operated by the Benedictine monks of Saint Vincent Archabbey.
Saint Vincent Archabbey and College was founded in 1846 by Boniface Wimmer, a monk from Metten Abbey in Bavaria. On April 18, 1870, the Pennsylvania state legislature incorporated the school. Saint Vincent College became coeducational in 1983. In 1996, the college, along with the archabbey, seminary, and parish, observed the 150th anniversary of its founding.
Mission statement[edit]
Saint Vincent College is an educational community rooted in the tradition of the Catholic faith, the heritage of the Benedictine monasticism, and the love of values inherent in the liberal approach to life and learning, Its mission is to provide quality undergraduate and graduate education for men and women to enable them to integrate their professional aims with the broader purposes of human life. The programs, activities, and encounters that make up student life at Saint Vincent College encourage the intellectual gifts, professional aptitudes and personal aspirations of students to mature harmoniously.[3]
Saint Vincent is organized into four schools; each includes a number of departments and major and minor programs offering undergraduate or graduate degrees, as well as special programs and public service outreach activities. Each school has its own Dean who works closely with students, faculty and prospective students and a Council of Advisors composed of representatives of business, industry, and academia to advise and direct policy and programs.[4]
The four schools are:
Alex G. McKenna School of Business, Economics, and Government[edit]
Formed in 2001, the current Dean is Gary Quinlivan, B.A., Ph.D. It includes the departments and programs of Accounting, Economics, Business Education, Finance, International Business, Management, Marketing, Politics, and Public Policy.
Alex G. McKenna was a leading industrialist, civic leader, and philanthropist. He was the past chairman, president and chief executive officer, and a founding general partner of Kennametal Inc., a global corporation headquartered in Latrobe, Pennsylvania. Throughout his life he promoted the principles of free market economics, limited constitutional government and traditional civic values.[5]
School of Social Sciences, Communication, and Education[edit]
The school was formed in 2004, and the current Dean is Mary Beth Spore, B.A., M.A., Ph.D. It includes the departments of Communication, Education, Psychology, and Sociology/Anthropology. The departments share in common a concern with how people develop and interact in a wide range of settings as well as a commitment to the approaches common to the social sciences. Programs in the school share a commitment to active and experiential learning and to student research. Associated with the school are the Saint Vincent College Drug and Alcohol Prevention Projects and the Fred M. Rogers Center for Early Learning and Children's Media.
School of Humanities and Fine Arts[edit]
Formed in 2004, the current Dean is Fr. Rene Kollar, O.S.B., B.A. M.Div., M.A., Ph.D., F.R. Hist. S. It contains the departments and programs of English, Fine Arts (Art and Music), History, Liberal Arts, Modern and Classical Languages, Philosophy, and Theology. The Saint Vincent Gallery and the College's Stage and Theatre programs are also part of the School.
The Herbert W. Boyer School of Natural Science, Mathematics, and Computing[edit]
Formed in 2004, the current dean is Dr. Stephen M. Jodis. It includes the departments of Biology, Chemistry, Computing and Information Science, Mathematics, and Physics. Majors are also offered in Biochemistry, Bioinformatics, and Environmental Science. Teacher certification may be obtained in biology, chemistry, environmental education, mathematics and physics. Cooperative programs with other institutions of higher education enable students to pursue degrees in engineering, occupational therapy, pharmacy, physical therapy and physician assistant.
The college offers a five-year cooperative liberal arts and engineering program. Students spend three years at St. Vincent, fulfilling core requirements and prerequistes for an engineering major, then two years at the engineering college. Upon completion of coursework and recommendation by the Mathematics Department, students are guaranteed acceptance at Penn State University. The college also has agreements with the University of Pittsburgh and The Catholic University of America. Under this program, the student receives a Bachelor of Arts degree from St. Vincent and a Bachelor of Science degree from the engineering college.
Herbert W. Boyer is a recipient of the 1990 National Medal of Science, and co-recipient of the 1996 Lemelson-MIT Prize and a co-founder of Genentech. He served as Vice President of Genentech from 1976 through his retirement in 1991.
St. Vincent has intercollegiate teams in football, baseball, softball, women's volleyball, basketball, cross country, golf, lacrosse, soccer, women's field hockey, swimming, track and tennis. The college is a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). They compete in the Presidents' Athletic Conference, at the Division III level. The school also offers men's ice hockey as a club sport.
The men's teams are known as the Bearcats and the women's as the Lady Bearcats. The athletic colors are green and gold.
Pittsburgh Steelers training camp[edit]
Since 1966, the college has served as the training camp host of the Pittsburgh Steelers. Rooney Hall, completed in 1995, is a residence hall which is used by the Steelers during their stay on campus each summer. It is named in honor of the Steelers' founder, Arthur J. Rooney Sr.. The Steelers regularly attract tens of thousands of fans to training camp and the Rooney family in conjunction with the College administration have vowed to keep with tradition and always have the camp open and free to the public.
The site of camp, Chuck Noll Field, is one of the most storied in the NFL and NCAA with Peter King of SI.com describing it as: ". . . I love the place. It's the perfect training-camp setting, looking out over the rolling hills of the Laurel Highlands in west-central Pennsylvania, an hour east of Pittsburgh. On a misty or foggy morning, standing atop the hill at the college, you feel like you're in Scotland. Classic, wonderful slice of Americana. If you can visit one training camp, this is the one to see."[6]
Other sports[edit]
The main athletic center is the Robert S. Carey Student Center. It was formerly known as Sportsman's Hall, after the original name of St. Vincent Parish, and Kennedy Hall, after President John F. Kennedy, who received an honorary degree of law on February 4, 1958. It contains the gymnasium, swimming pool, student union and fitness center.
In 2011, the Lady Bearcat basketball team,[7] led by All-American Brittany Sedlock, became the first team in school history to qualify for the NCAA Division-III postseason since the school made the move from the NAIA. Ranked among the top-20 nationally throughout the season,[8] the Lady Bearcats were defeated in their opening-round National Tournament game by Greensboro College.[9] The women's basketball team overcame a major tragedy during the 2010-11 season, with the Christmas Day 2010 death of Kristen Zawacki (1958-2010), the lone women's basketball coach in the program's 25-year history.[10] Zawacki, also the school's Associate Athletic Director, won over 500 games in her career.[11] She was succeeded by assistant coach Jimmy Petruska, who was named interim coach immediately following her death, before being officially named the team's head coach on April 27, 2011.
Residence life[edit]
Housing on campus is available in six residence halls for approximately 1,280 students. First year students under the age of 21 and living more than 50 miles from Saint Vincent College are required to reside on campus.
Saint Benedict Hall serves as the center for the first-year student population. Upperclassmen are housed in Bonaventure Hall, Gerard Hall, Wimmer Hall, Rooney Hall and Aurelius Hall. Housing in most residence halls in single sex by floor. Aurelius is the oldest dorm, built in 1923. Wimmer Hall was built in 1952. Gerard and Bonaventure, better known as "Gerry" and "Bonny" to students, were built in 1963. Rooney Hall and Saint Benedict Hall opened at the beginning of the twenty-first century.
Within each residence hall, each area is led by at least one student resident adviser. At Saint Vincent, they are known as prefects. Each hall is supervised by a residence hall director and assistant residence hall directors.
Current President[edit]
On July 1, 2010, Brother Norman W. Hipps, O.S.B., Ph.D., began his service as the 17th President of Saint Vincent College. Brother Norman formerly served as Executive Vice president of Saint Vincent College from 2002 until June 30, 2010. He served as Dean of the Herbert W. Boyer School of Natural Science, Mathematics and Computing. Prior to 2002, Brother Norman acted in the capacity of Provost of Saint Vincent College.
Brother Norman was officially inaugurated as the 17th President of Saint Vincent College on October 11, 2010.[12]
List of College presidents[edit]
- Rt. Rev. Boniface Wimmer, O.S.B. (1871–1887)
- Rt. Rev. Andrew Hintenach, O.S.B. (1887–1892)
- Rt. Rev. Leander Schnerr, O.S.B. (1892–1920)
- Rt. Rev. Aurelius Stehle, O.S.B. (1920–1930)
- Rt. Rev. Alfred Koch, O.S.B. (1930–1950)
- Rt. Rev. Denis Strittmatter, O.S.B. (1950–1955)
- Rev. Quentin Schaut, O.S.B. (1955–1962)
- Rev. Maximilian Duman, O.S.B. (1962–1963)
- Rev. Maynard Brennan, O.S.B. (1963–1968)[13]
- Rev. Fintan R. Shoniker, O.S.B. (1968–1971)
- Rev. Cecil G. Diethrich, O.S.B. (1971–1982)
- Rev. Augustine Flood, O.S.B. (1982–1985)
- Rev. John F. Murtha, O.S.B. (1985–1995)[14]
- Rev. Martin R. Bartel, O.S.B. (1995–2000)
- James F. Will (2000–2006)[15]
- Jim Towey (2006–2010)
- Br. Norman W. Hipps, O.S.B. (2010- )[16]
Commencement Speakers[edit]
The 2004 speaker was Congressman Tim Murphy of the 18th Congressional District of Pennsylvania. President George W. Bush spoke at the spring commencement ceremony in 2007. Then-President Towey had previously served as director of the Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives from 2002–06.[17] The 2008 speaker was Mike Tomlin, head coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers. The 2009 speaker was J. Christopher Donahue, the Chairman of the Board of the St. Vincent College Corporation. Donahue is president and CEO of Federated Investors. In 2010, the commencement speaker was Manfred Honeck, director of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra. In 2011, the commencement speaker was Attorney Bruce Antkowiak.[citation needed]
Jim Towey[edit]
During President Towey's four year tenure as President, he stressed a more traditional Catholic identity and St. Vincent College made the top ten list of conservative colleges in the United States for the first time. Towey attracted two high-profile commencement speakers: President George W. Bush in 2007 and Mike Tomlin, coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2008.[18] During this same time, Towey encountered opposition from some of the faculty.[19] While Towey attributed much of the dissension to his lack of experience in academia and to faculty unaccustomed to rapid change, three-quarters of the school's tenured faculty signed a letter stating that several decisions made by Towey had caused a major crisis at the college.[18][20][21] More than two years later Towey left Saint Vincent College; he was named president of the conservative Ave Maria University in July 2011.
Mark Gruber[edit]
In November 2009 reports emerged that Mark Gruber, at the time a Benedictine priest and faculty member who opposed Towey's reforms, was accused by the college administration of sexual misconduct. An attorney for the college stated that Gruber admitted under oath that he created pornographic materials on a college computer, including "grossly inappropriate depictions of himself", and that when Gruber was confronted with pornographic photographs during the deposition he admitted creating and e-mailing the images.[22] On July 2, 2012, Catholic Church officials issued a final decision in the matter confirming that "Gruber has been found guilty of the delicts (canonical crimes) of possession of child pornography; production of materials which gravely injure good morals; abuse of the Sacrament of Confession (but not a violation of the sacramental seal); and defamation of a legitimate superior."[23][24] In July 2013 Vatican officials relieved Gruber of his monastic and priestly duties. Gruber can no longer wear the clothes of a Catholic priest or monk or celebrate Mass, and he is no longer a member of the Benedictine community.[25][26]
Saint Vincent Parish was founded in 1790. It was the first Catholic parish in Pennsylvania west of the Allegheny Mountains. Father Theodore Brouwers, O.F.M., purchased 300 acres (121 ha) of land called "Sportsmen's Hall Tract." A church was built and dedicated on July 19, 1835. It was named after St. Vincent de Paul because July 19 is his feast day.[27]
The cornerstone of the basilica was laid in 1892, and the consecration took place on August 24, 1905. The basilica was completely restored in 1996, as part of the 150th anniversary of the founding of the college.[3]
Each year, on the Thursday before Thanksgiving, the Saint Vincent Community celebrates Founders Day, honoring all those who founded the college and have been a part of its community since its inception. The day features Honors Convocation (held in the Archabbey Basilica), a candle-lit turkey dinner in the gym, Zambelli fireworks and the campus light-up, featuring lighted arches in Melvin Platz.
The Saint Vincent College fight song, "Forward, Saint Vincent," was approved by the college's student government in 1996 and was written by Jen Waldmann, Heather Fields, and Chris Rodkey.
Notable alumni[edit]
This article's list of alumni may not follow Wikipedia's verifiability or notability policies. (September 2011) |
- Herbert W. Boyer, Founder and Director, Genentech
- John J. Degnan, Vice Chairman, The Chubb Corporation
- Daniel Hugh Kelly, Actor (Hardcastle and McCormick, Cujo, Ryan's Hope)
- Adam Maida, Cardinal Archbishop of Detroit
- Frank E. Resnik (1928–1995), CEO (1984–89) and Chairman (1989–91), Phillip Morris USA
- S. S. Van Dine
See also[edit]
- ^ "St. Vincent College | Best College | US News". Colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com. Retrieved 2013-08-30.
- ^ Rodgers, Ann (2010-01-28). "St. Vincent College names new president". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved 27 August 2010.
- ^ a b [1][dead link]
- ^ [2][dead link]
- ^ "Alex G. McKenna School". Saint Vincent College. Retrieved 2013-08-30.
- ^ Postcard from camp: Steelers, Peter King 08-20-2010.
- ^ "Sedlock named All-America". Retrieved 27 July 2012.
- ^ "Bearcats' season ends with loss to Greensboro". Retrieved 27 July 2012.
- ^ Tribune-Review. "St. Vincent mourns ... together". Retrieved 27 July 2012.
- ^ "Remembering Coach Zawacki". Retrieved 27 July 2012.
- ^ NCAA, News. "User ID/Password required". Retrieved 29 May 2011.[dead link]
- ^ Rodgers, Ann (2010-01-28). "St. Vincent College names new president". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved 9 September 2010.
- ^ Maynard Brennan, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 2 May 2007, Mr. President: This place is not your place - St. Vincent College should not host a leader who has exhibited values antithetical to its mission.
- ^ U.S. News & World Report, 13 February 1994, How to Pull the Levers: A man of the House and the money he spends.
- ^ BusinessWeek, St. Vincent College, accessed 26 December 2009.
- ^ [3][dead link]
- ^ "President Addresses 2007 Saint Vincent Graduates". KDKA-TV. May 11, 2007. Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-05-16.
- ^ a b Lederman, Doug. "Too Catholic, Even for Many Monks". Inside Higher Ed, Apr 22, 2008. Archived by WebCite.
- ^ Garazik, Richard (April 3, 2008). "St. Vincient faculty quietly revolts". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Archived from the original on 4 September 2013. Retrieved 5 September 2013.
- ^ Schackner accessdate=4 September 2013, Bill (2 April 2008). "St. Vincent's president a lightning rod for criticism". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
- ^ Yates, Michael D. (25 December 2009). "Fear and Loathing at St. Vincent College". CounterPunch. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
- ^ Rodgers, Ann (9 November 2010). "Lawyer: Priest admitted creating pornography; Attorney of former Saint Vincent monk denies contention". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (Pittsburgh, PA).
- ^ "Monastery of Saint Vincent Arch Abbey". Saint Vincent Arch Abbey. 2012-08-14. Retrieved 2013-08-30.
- ^ Reodgers, Ann (2012-08-15). "Professor-priest banned from ministry over porn". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved 2013-08-30.
- ^ Rodgers, Ann (2013-07-31). "Vatican bars Benedictine priest who taught at Saint Vincent College". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved 2013-08-30.
- ^ Gazarik, Richard (31 July 2013). "Defrocked priest says he'll appeal to pope". Tribune-Review (Pittsburgh, PA). Retrieved 2013-08-30.
- ^ http://www.basilicaparishstv.org/about/about.html
Additional sources[edit]
- Oetgen, Jerome (2000). Mission to America: A History of Saint Vincent Archabbey, the First Benedictine Monastery in the United States. Washington: Catholic University of America Press. ISBN 0-8132-0957-9.
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- Saint Vincent College
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From the solid pre-show match to the hard-hitting cage match, the card was filled with weapon usage, title changes and kayfabe injury. Some matches flexed their dramatic muscles while others whimpered.
The Shield, as many fans expected, walked away with championship gold. WrestleMania rematches saw new outcomes and the last four men who went on put on compelling theater.
The following is a recap of the Extreme Rules event, who won, how it happened, analysis of the quality of the match and thoughts on what happens going forward.
Winner: Miz via submission (figure-four)
Quickness and fluidity made for an entertaining pace in this solid opener.
Cody Rhodes was the aggressor for much of the action. He attacked Miz with vicious kicks, grinded his forearms into him during pin attempts and yanked him down by the hair.
Both he and Miz came out looking good in this short match, but Miz ended the night with the victory and the momentum. Rhodes had a top-rope move thwarted and once he was on his back, he was easy prey for Miz and his figure-four.
Miz's win should launch him into a semi-prominent feud going into Payback. Perhaps he continues his rivalry with Wade Barrett or moves up the WWE ladder some and faces someone like Big Show.
Figure four and Rhodes taps. The Miz def. Cody Rhodes. Decent match. I would like to see it again with more time. #ExtremeRules
— American Dolphin (@BrettChandlerWE) May 19, 2013
Winner: Chris Jericho via pinfall (Codebreaker)
A few awkward spots didn't diminish the entertainment value of Fandango vs. Chris Jericho too much. Jericho and Fandango continued their rivalry with a match that was engrossing at times.
Jericho began lounging in the ropes, unimpressed with Fandango's over-the-top entrance.
The veteran spent most of the match in pursuit, his long-building frustration evident in his sneer and in the intensity of his attack. He landed elbows and kicks on Fandango and worked the crowd masterfully.
After Fandango missed a flying legdrop, Jericho hit the lionsault for only a count of two. The surprise of Fandango's resilience here was one of the match's highlights.
Both men looked exhausted toward the end. It took Jericho catching Fandango in mid-air with the top Codebreaker to end it.
His performance made Fandango seem that he belonged on a high level, which is evidently the purpose of having him face Jericho. Jericho gets a much-needed pay-per-view win, his first since SummerSlam 2012. The feud doesn't seem quite over, so perhaps Payback will feature the rubber match.
Jericho hits a sick codebreaker with Fandango coming off the top rope. Solid, if unspectacular PPV bout. Can't really go wrong w/Jericho.
— WrestleZone.com (@WRESTLEZONEcom) May 20, 2013
Winner: Dean Ambrose via pinfall (headlock driver)
A new United States champion was crowned and the next phase of The Shield's journey began.
Roman Reigns and Seth Rollins left Dean Ambrose's side before the match began. This was apparently going to be an independent win.
Kofi Kingston speed was the best part of the match in the opening moments. He leapfrogged over Ambrose a few times and went for the Trouble in Paradise early. The move was built up as a dangerous weapon, one that Ambrose was wary of but prepared to face.
It was that finisher that conked Ambrose in the head, knocking him off the apron. Rather than trying for a count-out victory, Kingston dragged Ambrose back in. That choice ended up costing him the match and the title.
Ambrose soon turned a missed Trouble in Paradise into his headlock driver for the win.
This was an exciting match despite being so short. The U.S. title hasn't been featured a ton in recent months, but Ambrose as champion may change that. The Shield have been featured prominently and championships will only increase that.
Dean Ambrose over Kofi Kingston in 7 minutes. New US Champ. Very impressive. #ExtremeRules
— John Canton (@johnreport) May 20, 2013
Winner: Sheamus via touching all four turnbuckles
A match with the potential to be the show's most violent and gasp-inducing fell short.
The rubber-looking strap that tied Mark Henry and Sheamus together didn't look half as scary as the belt Henry whacked Sheamus with previously.
As many times as the announcers played up how difficult it would be for Sheamus to drag Henry around to the corners of the ring, it seems pointless that Sheamus didn't even need to drag him. He just got some distance from the big man and reached out for the turnbuckles.
The strap got in the way more than it added to the intensity of the match.
Several times, it looked like both men were confused about what moves to do next. It wasn't used as a weapon nearly enough, either.
Sheamus nearly hit all four corners a few times, but Henry kept smashing him to the ground. A World's Strongest Slam countered into the Brogue Kick got Sheamus the space he needed to finally hit the fourth corner and win.
A win for the Celtic Warrior against a man who just beat Ryback and was made to look so monstrously strong recently should mean big things for him. If this feud isn't continuing, Sheamus may be headed back to the World title picture.
Can we expect to see a Sheamus vs. Dolph Ziggler feud by SummerSlam?
They should do an angle where Sheamus and Mark Henry can't get the straps off and have to be stuck to each other for at least a week.
— Gavin Jasper (@Gavin4L) May 20, 2013
Winner: Alberto Del Rio via submission (cross armbreaker)
An overeager referee deflated the drama of a potentially excellent match.
Zeb Colter opened with another borderline racist promo saying that the St. Louis baseball team should be called the Caribbean Cardinals.
Once that heat was churned up, Jack Swagger and Alberto Del Rio got to work. The kendo stick was pulled out early and became a prominent figure in the match. Swagger used it to beat on Del Rio's ankle and his chest. Del Rio later got revenge and whipped Swagger in the back with it.
Swagger's intensity throbbed, in his eyes and in his offense.
He slammed Del Rio down viciously and at one point gave him such a realistic punch, it looked like he might have concussed Del Rio a la Dolph Ziggler.
A small cut opened up on Swagger's shoulder and he made the most of it by licking his own blood.
The drama never got a chance to swell, though, as the referee asked both men if they wanted to quit too early and too frequently. Someone would get hit with a clothesline and then be asked if they wanted to quit.
A regular Joe could possibly call it quits after a basic move, but there's no way it would happen here. This took away from the flow of the match in a major way.
Swagger caught Del Rio in the Patriot lock and Del Rio writhed dramatically. He tugged at Swagger's knee pads and reached out in desperation. Ricardo Rodriguez thought about tossing in the towel, but didn't. Once the ref's back was turned, Colter threw it in for him.
Swagger was awarded the victory, but the finish ended up being a false one. A look at the instant replay inspired the referee to restart the match. It didn't go on much longer before Swagger gave up thanks to the pain of the cross armbreaker.
Del Rio moves on to face Ziggler for the World title. Will it be during an episode of WWE Raw or do we have to wait until Payback?
Alberto Del Rio makes Jack Swagger say I quit AFTER a towel, Replay and a restart at #ExtremeRules! #Shenanigans
— Pro Wrestling Report (@PWRshow) May 20, 2013
Winner: The Shield via pinfall (torture rack and flying knee)
A candidate for match of the night was later outshined by a longer, more hyped bout, but the energy of the tag team title match was stirring.
The fun that is the chaos of The Shield continued here, with just Roman Reigns and Seth Rollins fighting this time. Both teams showed off great cohesion and chemistry.
While Daniel Bryan held Rollins in the surfboard hold, Kane came in and kicked him. The Shield showed similar moments of great teamwork.
Bryan captured Reigns in the No! Lock, a move that caused the big man to be unable to lift his arm or to capitalize on a spear to Kane. Reigns fought through the pain to pick Bryan up in a torture rack hold while Rollins came crashing down with a knee.
Like The Shield's WrestleMania 29 match, had this gone on a little longer, it would have even better and earned instant-classic status.
Finally losing the titles gives Kane and Daniel Bryan the opportunity to go their separate ways. Will they part ways amicably or will Kane blame Bryan for being the weak link?
Either way, Extreme Rules was the coronation of The Shield, marking their first title wins and giving them something tangible to quantify their dominance.
Team Hell No's long reign has come to an end.The Shield is now all full of gold.
— WrestleChat.net (@WrestleChatNet) May 20, 2013
Winner: Randy Orton via pinfall (punt)
With less hype than the matches that followed it, Randy Orton and Big Show still delivered.
This was one of the matches that most felt like it fit the Extreme Rules theme. Weapons and elevated violence were its hallmarks.
Big Show dominated to open. He stalked behind a wobbling Orton. Each time Orton pulled out a kendo stick or ladder to help him, Big Show used it against him.
It was a slow, pounding clash with bursts of excitement. Big Show propped up a ladder on two chairs only to crash into it himself. Orton swung a chair at him and Big Show countered with a spear.
After Big Show kicked out of an RKO, The Viper had to resort to his most dangerous weapon. He punted Big Show for the win.
The punt usually signifies the end of a feud or else time off for the victim. Expect Orton to move onto new prey come WWE Raw and beyond. He dispatched the big man with his boot and now moves forward with some momentum.
So Orton wins against Big Show. Not really surprising since they are in Orton's home town. But fine match none the less.
— It'sLishYouTwit (@IAmJustLish) May 20, 2013
Winner: No Contest
Fans may disagree on how they feel about the ending, but there's no doubt that John Cena vs. Ryback gave us a grueling, physical match.
Cena's power had little effect on Ryback at first. Every time Cena hit him with something, Ryback would just pop back up. Ryback was in control for the majority of the night. He tossed Cena around, including a fallaway slam into a table.
Desperate to find a way to keep Ryback down, Cena threw out some new moves. He hit a powerbomb and later cranked Ryback's neck in an MMA-inspired hold.
This felt a lot like Triple H and Brock Lesnar's WrestleMania 29 match, but without as many weapons.
There were big, thrilling spots like an Attitude Adjustment through a table and Cena spearing Ryback through a barricade, but the pace slowed down too much even for a Last Man Standing match.
What really held this back was the lack of strategy.
With as much talk as there was about Cena's ankle/heel injury before the match, Ryback surprisingly almost never attacked that part of the body. That narrative tool was seemingly forgotten about.
The match ended after Ryback slammed Cena through the Extreme Rules set. Both men suffered injuries with Cena having to leave on a stretcher. Boos filled the arena as the fans realized there'd be no winner on this night.
The lack of a decisive finish all but guarantees a second match between these two. Looks like we know at least one match that will be on the Payback card.
Ryback was helped up & to the back! Cena stretchered out! Doesn't Ryback win? Just asking!
— Jimmy Korderas (@jimmykorderas) May 20, 2013
Winner: Brock Lesnar via pinfall (F-5)
Match of the night goes to the main event.
Maybe some fans would prefer the night to end with the WWE title match or that Brock Lesnar was facing a full-time star, but this match shows why WWE had confidence in this pairing.
Triple H and Lesnar's fight was the best story told in the ring on Sunday. Star power, hype and excellent performances all around had this enthralling fans.
Triple H attacked Lesnar outside of the cage, and there was energy and intensity between them right away. Lesnar hurled The Game into the steel cage in an impressive feat of strength.
As he punished Triple H, Lesnar smiled deviously.
Lesnar hurt his knee barreling toward the cage wall and the subsequent injury became the narrative focus going forward. Lesnar screamed, "My knee!" Triple H used this as his opening.
Later, Lesnar's knees buckled as he tried to perform an F-5. Triple H slammed the knee with a chair to prevent a possible escape.
Lesnar and Triple H were great, but Paul Heyman was just as masterful. His whining and pleading, his underhanded moves like tossing Lesnar a chair and hitting Triple H with a low blow, amplified the drama of the match.
That low blow, a strike from Triple H's own sledgehammer and a final F-5 ended this slugfest between titans.
After defeating and hurting Triple H, Lesnar is free to move onto new prey. He looked like the monster he is capable of being. We should see his rampage continue, this time into new territory.
Lesnar wins! What a GREAT match! #ExtremeWithSubtitles
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what was wrong with the crusades? the inquisition? the Arabs raped, murdered, and pillages southern Europe for 500 years, the crusades were merely a tap on the shoulder... They deserved 10 crusades, we only gave them one... The inquisition was to kick Muslims out of Spain, after it had been over run by them for 300 years... Once again, they deserved 1000 inquisitions... My point is, Mexico EMBRACES it's satanic deity. The German flag isn't a swastika. The american flag isn't the flag of the inquisition or the crusades. I am always amazed at how hard it is to make people understand your point these days, i mean, it's like they're really, really dumb or something, they really lack any ability to think logically, it's like all hysterical mind control they impose on themselves.
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Wow there were 9 crusades you dumbass, and it wasn't even to get them out of Europe, it was to claim the holy land for the riches and whatnot that goes along with it. Mexico is a christian country, Germany flew the swastika for a breif period of the 20th century. The American flag has nothing to do with the crusades- that is the only part you got right! Have an F-bomb cookie.
\"I am always amazed at how hard it is to make myself understand valid points these days, i mean, it's like I'm really, really dumb or something, I really lack any ability to think logically, it's like all hysterical mind control I impose on myself.\"
12/9/2006 3:08:28
\"the Arabs raped, murdered, and pillages southern Europe for 500 years,\"
No, they didn't. First of all, they may even have been
into Spain by one side in the conflict that was going on at the time - among
factions, I might add. They did try to push into southern France, but were stopped, so remained confined to the Iberian peninsula (that's Basque country, Portugal, and Spain to you). After some at-sea raiding, they pretty much settled down and concentrated on government.
While there, they managed to rule pretty fairly and well, treating both xians and Jews quite tolerantly, and certainly being much nicer than the xians to the Jews. The rate of conversion to Islam in Spain was, in fact, rather high and it wasn't forced (although as with any religion, the one that's in power is always going to look more attractive to most people, and non-muslims did pay extra taxes, for example).
Also, during their reign they managed to elevate culture, education, medicine, philosophy, art, and literature among other fields to a truly admirable level with far-reaching effects and influences still surviving today, and not just in Spain. While they were there, xian Europe couldn't have cared less about islam, and it was only once the end of the Carolingian Empire left so many professional knights unemployed and needing military jobs that the xians' incursions on Spanish territory really picked up and started catching Europeans' imaginations (interesting, isn't it, that no united xian army rallied itself to go \"free\" the Iberian peninsula from the \"muslim scourge;\" the Spanish xians had to do that on their own).
All the other willfully ignorant claptrap you spewed (obviously you've never bothered to truly study history, just read badly-researched fundie propaganda) has already been addressed by ScienceIsGreen - and by the way, make up your mind: did the muslims \"rape, murder, and pillage southern Europe\" for
years or did they \"over run [sic]\" Spain for
12/9/2006 3:49:13
There's a reason why CrusadeS is plural, genius. Then again I can't expect much from a supposedly devout Christian who must proclaim her \"sexiness\" wherever she posts.
12/9/2006 3:56:16
A tap on the shoulder? Tell that to the Arabs and Europeans who died in those wars. Tell that to the thousands of Jews who were slaughtered on the way to Jerusalem for the heck of it. Tell that to the Christian residents of Constantinople, whose city got pillaged and ransacked by the crusaders and consequently left vulnerable to Ottoman conquest.
The Inquisition did not target Muslims only; it targeted ANYONE who didn't agree with the Church's rigid teachings. It was even worse than the McCarthy era and the Salem Witch Trials. It was a fascist monstrosity and a shadow on humanity. No one deserved one Inquisition, let alone a thousand.
I fail to see how Mexico and the flags of Germany and America are relevant. I will simply point out that Mexico's population is overall Christian and if you're referring to the Aztec gods, I don't think that they're worshipped by many Mexicans any longer.
You're a dithering idiot.
The Inquistition also had a go at the Jews, not to mention being a tool to abolish the Knights Templar.
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My thoughts, too, Toga. And I really hope the "14" isn't indicative of her age. There's just something sketchy about that.
1 crusade? Try 9. And the Muslim's brought algebra and many other things to Spain.
10/1/2011 7:12:07
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Getting the number of Crusades wrong? Check.
Getting the Reconquista and the Inquisition mixed up? Check.
Utter gibberish about Mexico, Germany and America? Check.
Accusing others of being hysterical and irrational after a hysterical and irrational post? Check.
Ladies and gentlemen, we have a typical fundie history fail.
10/1/2011 7:19:27
Both the crusades and the inquisitions killed and tortured people, and forced a set of belief onto people. In my book, those things are VERY wrong.
If there was only one crusade, why did you say "the crusades" in the beginning of this text?
If no-one understands your point, then what is the common denominator here? It's you, dearie.
Perhaps you're the one lacking the ability to convey your ideas to others?
Who calls herself sexyamanda14 on a Christian forum?
I seriously hope you're not 14 years old, Mandy dear. Kid's that young shouldn't describe themselves as sexy, especially not on the Net.
10/1/2011 7:33:21
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14 isn't her age, it's her IQ.
6/23/2012 11:10:59
You're a fine one to call others "really dumb" and doubting their ability to think logically.
6/27/2012 3:22:34
As an (amateur) history buff with special interest in the times of the crusades this poster's ignorance irks me more than a little.
The history of the crusades shows heroic and noble deeds as well as absolute horrific atrocities from
(Note that I didn't write "both" sides, because as always in RL, there was more to it than simple black and white/good vs. evil/Christians vs. Muslims. And don't even get me started at stuff like the Albigensian Crusade and the siege of Montsegur.)
6/27/2012 5:30:22
There were nine Crusades, you moron, most of which were about trying to conquer the Holy Land. And the Inquisitions (there were at least four) had nothing to do with Muslims, they were all about exterminating heresy from Catholicism.


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For the first time in my lifetime, the Phillies and Yankees are meeting in the World Series. There were several times the teams could have met in the late 1970s and early 1980s, but it never happened.
Now, it is here, and I can't wait for Game 1. I know all of the Yankees fans are talking like they have already won the World Series. Talk all you want, but it's not going to happen.
It's going to be a repeat for the Phillies. They are going to beat the Yankees in five games.
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My theory: The last time a Philadelphia sports won back-to-back championships was the Flyers in 1974 and 1975. And they did it the same way. Each year, they swept the quarterfinals in four games, won the semifinals in seven games and the Stanley Cup in six games.
The Phillies are following the same pattern. They took the National League division series in four games, and the NL Championship Series in five games. They won the World Series in five over the Tampa Bay Rays last year, and will do the same to the Yankees.
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Brooke Mueller is so pissed off at Charlie Sheen, she had her relatives rip their twins out of Denise Richards' home, because Denise dared to ask Brooke if the kids could go to Charlie's XMAS party.
We broke the story ... Brooke asked Denise Richards to care for Bob and Max while she went through another round of rehab, and Denise happily obliged. Sources close to Charlie and his exes tell TMZ ... Denise called Brooke Tuesday to tell her she was taking the twins, along with her daughters, to Charlie's "Anger Management" kiddie Christmas party.
Our sources say Brooke exploded, saying, "Absolutely not," adding, that she didn't want Charlie anywhere near the kids. What's more, after the conversation, we're told Denise got a call from one of Brooke's lawyers threatening her if she dared to take the kids to the party.
Denise didn't take the kids, but Brooke was so angry ... the next day Brooke's mother Moira knocked at Denise's door and demanded to take the 2 kids away. Denise obliged.
Charlie wants Denise to care for the kids. In fact, Denise has cared for them many times before ... sometimes for a full month while Brooke dries out. But Brooke now has legal and physical custody, so she's in the driver's seat.
As for why Brooke is so pissed off at Charlie ... we're told it's because Brooke fired their long-time nanny because she called Brooke's mom about her OD ... and Charlie wants to hire the nanny back.
Hey Brooke you are an UNGRATEFUL Drugged out BITCH!! You should be kissing Denise ass for taking care of your kids and this is show you repay her, WOW.
To Denise - never again help Brooke with anything, let her and Charlie take care of their own kids
These poor kids are going to need LOTS and LOTS of counseling throughout their adult lives, if they make it that far. Where is Children's Services when all this nonsense is going on? What judge in his or her right mind would give this toxic woman (Brooke) the right to choose ANYTHING having to with these kids--or a hamster, for that matter???
Brooke is restless, irritable and discontent. This is part of early sobriety. Once she feels better, she will do better. In the meantime, I hope she accepts the help that everyone (including Charlie and Denise) gives her.
It's time for this loser to lose custody of the twins. That she would disrupt their lives AGAIN because of a spat with Charlie shows her selfish side to the max.
Damn, what judge gave this f*cking druggie sole custody??? That f*cking c*nt should have the kids stripped from her. Why is the father not aloud to be around his children, when clearly the mother has far more problems than him? 19 times in rehab? She doesn't deserve to have the kids. They're all f*cking idiots and they need to fix it because these kids will suffer around this selfish, drugged out b*tch.
I hate to agree with Charlie but he is right the young girl who is tha nanny has been the only stable thing in those kids lives for the past several years , she is not ratting to charlie Brooke is paranoid from the drugs . If the nanny felt Brooke was a danger to those kids , she did the right thing notifying family members.
Charlie is no saint, but it sounds like he is actually thinking about the well being of these kids. Never thought I'd see the day I'd be calling him the better parent.
I do not care if she has nanny's and her parents around to pickup where she fails,(as a parent, roll model, and mother) these babies are being exposed to an extremely unstable "MOTHER"!! This situation has left her with no responsibilities or accountablity. The authorities should remove them from this environment immediately.
let's just take it all out on the kids, shall we? jesus. don't the lawyers and relatives know you can't listen to the ravings of a junkie going through rehab? she shouldn't be in contact with any of these people at all, IMO. not until she's been there for a few weeks. Denise R. seems like a decent mom and it appears she may be the only stable adult the kids spend time with, so too bad they had to be taken away by Grandma. Hey Grandma, if you were the best option for child care, your daughter would have asked you before she asked Denise.
Did I not read the other day were Brooke has gone to the drug treatments facilities like about 17 times? Anything over three is ridculous. Having said that, why is it some judge feels that Charlie is a danger to his boys? His daughters got to see their Dad. Brooke makes Lyndsay Lohan look like Little Bo Peep.


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I know that upscaling SD video is not the best solution, but I have existing old video clips that I want to insert soon into a new production. Now I wonder which tool could handle that best! Premiere? After Effects? Photoshop? some other third party tool?
I've seen some pretty good upscaled DigiBeta material but I don't know (yet) how it was done. But the quality is not bad at all!
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Hello Lucien,
Please post your results. I am about to work on a similar scenario. I am faced with do I spend over double my production budget to film in HD, or do I film in SD which is whthin budget and try to upscale for those who want Blu-Ray disks?
upscaling is a decent workflow if you have to.... but you can definately tell its upsclaed and not true HD. i have Instant HD, and it looks decent, but aagin you can tell it was upscaled, just like watching all the fuzzy 720p on direcTV/cable. you can tell that crap is being upscaled to fit the 1080p display.
I finally used AfterEffects without any additional plug-ins. The quality was excellent as the initial data was of an excellent quality. Mixing HD and SD material was seamless also because of the film concept, which did not allow the audience to compare one to the other directly. But also at my critical eye and frame to frame view, I was very satisfied with the results.
My scenario was different: I needed to use existing data. If I would have to produce new data, I would anyhow use HD equipment for the production. I cannot imagine that budget does double for HD. I even think, that currently most equipment will have done the transition. The only thing that I can imagine is using low end equipment for SD and high end for HD. But that will ultimately limit your ability to rework the data.
FYI: most of my SD material was in DigiBeta. Mixing the materials will not show much of a difference as DigiBeta is of an awsome quality, especially in some critical situations.
When using digitized analogue material, you see the quality difference. But that may also be the effect of ageing.
So my current oppinion on this is:
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How does it double+ your budget?
I usually film with 2 PANASONIC DVX-100A or similar which are SD cameras. With 12 Mini DVD tapes my cost is $300 for 2 days of rental. This rental house is closed on the weekend. So I am paying for 1 day and getting it Friday night to Monday. I never have a problem with the quality or image in SD with SD delivery to DVD.
I went to a new rental company to reserve 2 HPX170 Cameras to step up the quality and do HD. They are open 7 days per week. The rental house up-sold me to use 2 Sony XH1 cameras which will require two 32GB SxS cards. The prices are for 2 days of rental:
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Hence over double what I had planned. What would you do? Upscale the SD, use the HPX170 which is not true 1080p, or go with the EX1?
Is it worth it? I am delivering 1000 replicated DVDs in standard definition. Some footage will used as a fund raiser and shown on the "big screen" in a movie theater.
Bottom line, upscaled SD is only good if you have an HD timeline and need to add in SD footage to that timeline. You don't want a teeny picture in the middle of your screen, you want it to match.
If you have an entire timeline of SD, it's pointless. most if not all, blu-ray players upscale SD to 1080 out of box. And will deliver the exact same results you would get using plug-ins to do it. Need proof? Produce the same timeline twice. One in 480 burned to DVD, and one in 480 upscale to 1080 with plugins burned to blu-ray, test both on an HDTV with the same bluray player. Results should be almost indiscernible.
So basically commit to one medium and work with that. Commit to SD, or commit to HD. If you commit to HD save the rental and just finance a good HD camera it'll pay for itself within 5 or so of your rentals.
I never have a problem with the quality or image in SD with SD delivery to DVD.
You shouldn't have... DVD is SD resolution! And the camera used is producing a decent quality. You should only get problems with difficult lightning situations.
Some footage will used as a fund raiser and shown on the "big screen" in a movie theater.
You need to weight if that "some footage" is worth the price! It's easier to downscale then upscale! And Cinema is not HD but 4k for high quality and 2k for low quality projections. While the difference between 2k and HD is marginal and has no influence on the projection quality, SD quality is ways away.
If you choose "some footage" carefully, you should even be able to get quite decent results. It's all depending from what kind of production your doing. May be it's worth to shoot only part of the footage in HD. You would need only one HD camera.
It's getting complicated...
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test both on an HDTV with the same bluray player. Results should be almost indiscernible.
Yes, no need to upscale SD to HD to play on a BluRay if the production is completely SD, just for fun. DVDs play at a very good quality on HD TV.
Well the only reason to do this is to be able to announce availability on BluRay...and that is pure marketing! Has nothing to do with the real quality or any thing else.
So basically commit to one medium and work with that. Commit to SD, or commit to HD. If you commit to HD save the rental and just finance a good HD camera it'll pay for itself within 5 or so of your rentals.
If you buy, you are stuck with your equipment. And if it goes out of order, you still need to rent. If you rent, you are flexible but you pay a premium for regular jobs. But sometimes it's a matter of negotiations. If you're doing regular rents at your usual shop, you can ask for special prices.
We hire the cameramen with his equipment. It's more a matter of quality of the (wo)man behind the camera then the equipment. But we specify the quality of material we are expecting (nowadays HD different quality levels depending on teh use we intend to do and delivery on a hard disk...)
Thanks Lucien,
I just read on 2k vs. 4k which makes me question what I am doing thinking I can go into a theater. See: http://magazine.creativecow.net/article/the-truth-about-2k-4k-the-futu re-of-pixels What type of rendering settings and delivery file format for a theater would I be able to get out of Premiere Pro CS5? Do I take a hard disk to the theater, Blu-Ray or do I need to go read a book and do some research?
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I have filmed a performing arts school for the past 6 years in SD. They put on really big productions in a major Chicago theater. I was thinking that this year I would film the entire show in HD, but deliver this year's show in SD as usual. I would then take the HD footage from this year, find the best performances from the past 6 years which are SD, and edit it together for a film to be shown in a theater for a fund raiser for the school.
When you say commit to one medium, since all of my footage is SD, it sounds like I should stick with SD..???
Most indie productions I have seen in theaters have looked very bad, and the projection has been too dark. Perhaps the theater was just projecting from some low lumen projector and not a theater projector???
I need to go and talk to the theater that I am targeting.
Thank you for your time and knowledge.
You need to talk to a theater owner. I think that most of them can play a BluRay, but that would not be their first choice. I supose also that a hard disk should make the affair, if your going to ONE theater, but downloadable data would be more efficient if showing your sequel in many theaters.
SD vs. HD: I think you should make the switch to HD if you are continuing with this project. I was doing the same (corporate film), using older material and mixing up with newer material. As my older material was of a very good quality (DigiBeta), I had little problems. Even 4:3 to 16:9 conversion went well. Only very old analogue material was a problem.
2k vs 4k: you will use 2k at most, and the audience will have no problem with that. Only with your nose sticked to the projection, you will see a difference (fits to ordinary people).
Not necessarily. If 75% of your timeline would be from this years show, then i don't think it would be a bad choice to upscale clips from previous shows and add it to the timeline. If you are doing an entire timeline though of footage, commit it to a proper hd timeline, or a proper SD timeline. mixed timelines is a different matter, and requires discretion. but don't upscale an entire timeline of SD and slap a 1080p sticker on it, cause that is false advertising.
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After Effects CC has added a effect to do this.
detailpreserving upscale
http://tv.adobe.com/watch/adobe-at-ibc-2013/after-effects-cc-detailpre serving-upscale/