Sharing projects between libraries

I'm looking for a solution to share projects in sync between multiple libraries, without having to export & import projects each time. I'd like the shared projects to be in sync between the libraries.
I'm putting together a highlights portfolio, so in each of my many libraries, I have a "best of" project for the selects. I'd like each of these "best of" projects to be seen by a separate library which is just used to make my portfolio. Any time I update the best of in a given library, I'd like that to be reflected in the shared project in the portfolio library.
Is there a solution/workaround for this?
I found a free script that is supposed to make this possible, but I've had no luck with it thus far...
http://tinyurl.com/ApertureSpanning
Thanks!
GPM
I'm running 2.1.2

Thanks a lot for your response, RB -- I read the page you referenced:
http://photo.rwboyer.com/2008/09/managing-aperture-2-on-multiple-computers/
And maybe I'm missing something, but I don't believe that either of these two approaches solves my particular problem?
It seems that both approaches require that you import/export projects, or relocate masters, etc. What I'm looking to do is have projects from multiple libraries synced with each other "live", with out having to import/export or manage anything manually.
Simplest example: I have one library called "Brazil," and in it I have a project I've named "Best of Brazil". I have another library called "Portfolio," where I pull together all my best work from various projects. What I want is for the "Best of Brazil" project to show up automatically in the "Portfolio" project. And anytime I'm in the Brazil library & add some new shots to the Best of Brazil project, next time I go into my Portfolio library, those new shots or edits should be automatically in the mirrored Best of Brazil project -- inside the Portfolio library.
It's kind of like seeing & accessing other libraries, but only projects you've designated as shared...
Any thoughts?
Thanks a lot!

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