public function sidebarBoxAction()
 {
     $items = (int) $this->getParam("items");
     if (!$items) {
         $items = 3;
     }
     // this is the alternative way of getting a list of objects
     $blogList = Object\BlogArticle::getList(["limit" => $items, "order" => "DESC", "orderKey" => "date"]);
     $this->view->articles = $blogList;
 }