Members of local search and rescue squads are usually happy to render this voluntary service.

ECONOMIST: Points of viewers

But such is her animus against traditional Christianity that she cannot render quite the same service for the faith she was once devoted to.

ECONOMIST: A history of Christianity

But in the service that you render, in the sacrifices that each of you have made and will continue to make, in the commitment you've shown to your adopted nation, you're part of a larger story -- America's story.

WHITEHOUSE: My Fellow Americans

The attackers have used a tactic known as Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS), which floods the intended target with large amounts of traffic in an attempt to render it unreachable.

BBC: Global internet slows after 'biggest attack in history'