Recovering detail from 'blown' highlights in Aperture

Like Camera Raw Aperture will recover detail in blown highlights even when there is detail left in only one of the RGB channels. Here is my basic workflow for recovering blown highlights.
1. Boost - Under RAW Fine Tuning slide the Boost lever all the to the left so that the setting is zero. This replaces the gamma curve with a linear 'curve' and reduces contrast.
2. Exposure - Slide the Exposure slider to the left to reduce or eliminate the spike on the far right of the histogram. This will reduce exposure and will darken the image.
3. Highlights & Shadows - Slide the Highlights slider to the right to further bring out detail. Slide the Shadows slider to the right to restore the darkened mid-tones. Then 'fool' with the Advanced controls to refine your work.
I have found that this process works very well to recover any detail that may be there.

Here is an example of the original RAW file and one processed with my workflow. I would then use other Aperture/Photoshop editing tools to add back "punch" to the picture. Click on the link below and then click on Nikon D50 Tests.
http://www.fototime.com/ftweb/bin/ft.dll/pictures?
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