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+require "resque/pool/tasks"
+
+task "resque:setup" => :environment
+
+task "resque:pool:setup" do
+  ActiveRecord::Base.connection_handler.clear_all_connections!
+
+  # The pool master boots Rails and then forks each worker, so hand every child
+  # its own Redis and database connections instead of sharing the master's.
+  Resque::Pool.after_prefork do
+    Resque.redis.reconnect
+    ActiveRecord::Base.establish_connection
+  end
+end