How best to use iPhoto?

I'm new to Aperture, trying to decide:
1) Should I import my iPhoto Library into Aperture, or browse my iPhoto collection from Aperture?
2) Should I continue loading new photos into iPhoto, load new RAW files into Aperture, or load all new files in Aperture?
Advice, suggestions welcomed.

Since Aperture gives you much more adjustment option then you may want to continue your image management as well as adjustment in Aperture.
1) You can import your iPhoto library by reference whereby Aperture just stores references to your images in your iPhoto library. This way you will not store the same image files twice and thereby not use up your harddisk space. You could also decide to import your iPhoto library into Aperture (copy) and then delete the images in the iPhoto library. This only if you can accept that you only browse your images in iPhoto from your Aperture library.
Please, note that by default you will get both original (masters) images as well as adjusted images imported into Aperture if you import your complete iPhoto library.
2) Load all you new images into Aperture and if you need to then browse your Aperture library from iPhoto.
Basically you need to decide where you want to do adjustments to your images. Trying to do adjustments in both iPhoto and Aperture will end up in a mess.
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