def is_show_uncategorized(self, request):
        """Return the result of the "?show_uncategorized" query string param"""

        show_uncategorized = request.GET.get('show_uncategorized', False)
        if show_uncategorized is True or show_uncategorized == 'true':
            return True
        return False
def run(self):

        logger.info('starting webapp')
        logger.info('hosted at %s' % settings.WEBAPP_IP)
        logger.info('running on port %d' % settings.WEBAPP_PORT)

        app.run(settings.WEBAPP_IP, settings.WEBAPP_PORT)