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+ActiveRecord::Base.send :include, Globalize::Model::ActiveRecord::Translated
+
+I18n.backend = Globalize::Backend::Static.new
+
+I18n.load_path = Globalize::LoadPath.new
+I18n.load_path << "#{RAILS_ROOT}/lib/locale"
+