gistfile1.builder

$ cat config/initializers/scopes_patch.rb 
class ActiveRecord::Base
  class << self
    def def_scope(name, options={}, &block)
        _name = name.to_sym
        named_scope(_name, block || options)
        _scope = scopes[_name]
        send(:subclasses).each do |k|
          k.scopes[_name] = _scope
        end
    end
  end
end