Static Block XML & PHP
<block type="cms/block" name="[static_block_id]">
<action method="setBlockId"><block_id>[static_block_id]</block_id></action>
</block>
<!-- Placed inside the *.phtml -->
<?php echo $this->getChildHtml('[static_block_id]');?>
# Without XML (variant)
<?php echo $this->getLayout()->createBlock('cms/block')->setBlockId('[static_block_id]')->toHtml(); ?>