    # File lib/active_record/base.rb, line 2434
          def initialize(attributes = nil)
            @attributes = attributes_from_column_definition
            @attributes_cache = {}
            @new_record = true
            ensure_proper_type
            self.attributes = attributes unless attributes.nil?
            self.class.send(:scope, :create).each { |att,value| self.send("#{att}=", value) } if self.class.send(:scoped?, :create)
            result = yield self if block_given?
            callback(:after_initialize) if respond_to_without_attributes?(:after_initialize)
            result
          end