# File lib/merb/orms/active_record/connection.rb, line 42
        def configurations
          @configurations ||=
            begin
              #A proc that will recursively intern(a.k.a symbolize) the keys of the hash
              intern_keys = lambda { |x|
                x.inject({}) do |y, (k,v)|
                  y[k.to_sym || k] = v.is_a?(Hash) ? intern_keys.call(v) : v
                  y
                end
              }
              intern_keys.call(Erubis.load_yaml_file(config_file))
            end
        end