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 limitStrLessThen128Char(self, strStr=None):
        if len(strStr) > 128:
            logging.info("limit str less then 128 char")
            return strStr[:127] + u"_"
        else:
            return strStr