Make key views overridden by default and have less unnecessary partials
Application layout should look more like this and be in a new project so you can instantly see what is happening.
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<% site_bar = render('/refinery/site_bar', :head => true) -%>
<head>
<meta charset='<%= Rails.application.config.encoding %>'>
<title><%= browser_title(yield(:title)) %></title>