Model attribute is not being set when using devise?
@user = User.new(:first_name => "Ken", :email => 'myemail@gmail.com', :password => 'apassword')
  @user.valid?
  puts "user's first name: #{@user.first_name}"
  puts @user.errors

class User < ActiveRecord::Base

  # Include default devise modules. Others available are:
  # :token_authenticatable, :encryptable, :confirmable, :lockable, :timeoutable and :omniauthable
  devise :database_authenticatable, :registerable, :recoverable, :rememberable, :trackable, :validatable

  attr_accessible :email, :password, :password_confirmation, :remember_me

  validates_presence_of :first_name

end

attr_accessible :first_name, :last_name