def is_site_available(self):
try:<EOL><INDENT>response = requests.head(self.base_url)<EOL>status = response.status_code<EOL>return <NUM_LIT:200> <= status < <NUM_LIT>  <EOL><DEDENT>except Exception:<EOL><INDENT>return False<EOL><DEDENT>
Returns true if we can access LendingClub.com
This is also a simple test to see if there's a network connection

Returns
-------
boolean
    True or False