def connect(server_url, request)
      #sputs "#{server_url} #{request}"
      result = nil
      Net::HTTP.start(server_url, self.port) {|http|
        req = Net::HTTP::Get.new("#{request}")
        response = http.request(req)
        case response
        when Net::HTTPSuccess, Net::HTTPRedirection
          result = response.body
        else
          raise HTTPError.new("Couldn't read data. HTTP status: #{response}")
        end
      }
      return result
    end
def connect(server_url, request)
      #sputs "#{server_url} #{request}"
      result = nil
      Net::HTTP.start(server_url, self.port) {|http|
        req = Net::HTTP::Get.new("#{request}")
        response = http.request(req)
        case response
        when Net::HTTPSuccess, Net::HTTPRedirection
          result = response.body
        else
          raise HTTPError.new("Couldn't read data. HTTP status: #{response}")
        end
      }
      return result
    end
Initializes connection
 * +base_url+ should not start with 'www'
 * +port+ integer value of port for CloudMade portal, if nil then default 80 port is used
 * +api_key+ your API key to connect to CloudMade services
 Make a HTTP connection and send a request. Called by the cloudmade 'Client' object internally