Best way?  Edited HDV1080 24p to HDV108060i

Hello All,
I've done a search and really don't think I've found my answer. I have an edited HDV1080 24p sequence. It's and intro piece and we wanted the more filmic look. I now need to use this sequence in an HDV1080 60i sequence.
What is the best way to handle this? Currently I am using compressor to output the file to Apple ProRes format and will then add that to the 1080 60i sequence.
Which I am sure is the wrong way to do this. Thus I find myself here looking for advice. I am just learning FCP so go easy on me...
Thanks,
Scott

Jim, your comment about you wish mfgs would not include 60 progessive is interesting. So, question, I have no desire to have my final/only output to be BR.
I see AVCHD coming, which does support 1080p/59.94 fps.  I also see Youtube allows me to now upload a 20 gig file, so I plan on uploading a
H264 10809/59.94 file.  Not sure if it will make the output better. But to imply one should never shoot in 60 progressive at 1080 because no future format can use the quality is?  I am already loading all of my 10 plus thousand, 100gig plus pictures up into the Flickr cloud.  I am thinking of now trying to do the same with all of my video with Youtube cloud since my account no longer has a time limit, and the 20gig is amazing.  By getting off of my pictures and video in the cloud, I will be set to watch it at anytime from anywhere.

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