@@ -159,6 +159,27 @@ module Helpers

   def style_amp(input)

     input.gsub(" & "," <span class='amp'>&</span> ")

   end

+  

+  module PartialsHelper

+    

+    # A very hackish way to handle partials.  We'll go with it till it breaks...

+    def include(partial_name)

+      file_ext = partial_name[(partial_name.index('.') + 1)..partial_name.length]

+      contents = IO.read("_includes/#{partial_name}")

+      case file_ext

+      when 'haml'

+        Haml::Engine.new(contents).render(binding)

+      when 'textile'

+        RedCloth.new(contents).to_html

+      when 'markdown'

+        RDiscount.new(contents).to_html

+      else

+        contents

+      end

+    end

+  end

+  

+  include PartialsHelper

 end

 class String