* the <code>load</code> method should be called with the name of a
 * <code>Properties</code> file (or <code>null</code> indicating no
 * file) to initialize the <code>Config</code>. The <code>System</code>
 * properties will then populate the <code>Config</code> as well potentially
 * overwriting properties from the file. Thus properties provided on the
 * commandline with the <code>-Dproperty.name=value</code> VM parameter