update gems; fix timeout errors

spec/models/feed_spec.rb

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+require 'spec_helper'
+
+describe Feed do
+
+  it "should close the connection when an exception is raised" do
+    # use a single connection for both queries
+    connection = ActiveRecord::Base.connection
+
+    # cause a proper timeout with the second argument to timeout()
+    begin
+      Timeout.timeout(1, Timeout::Error) do
+        connection.execute("SELECT sleep(2)")
+      end
+    rescue Timeout::Error => e
+    rescue => e
+    end
+
+    # capture the error message
+    error_message = nil
+    begin
+      connection.execute("SELECT 1")
+    rescue => e
+      error_message = e.message
+    end
+
+    error_message.should eq("Mysql2::Error: closed MySQL connection: SELECT 1")
+
+    # check the connection back in afterwards
+    ActiveRecord::Base.connection_pool.checkin(connection)
+  end
+
+end
+