gistfile1.rb

# in a cell view:

%h3 hey, Yahooda
  render :state => :yay



#now, render :state internally does nothing more than 

elsif opts[:state]
        opts[:text] = render_state(opts[:state])

#and then

render_to_string(opts)


#which allows stuff like

 render :state => :yay, :layout => :awesome