final String searchParam = (params == null) ? "" : params.getString("s", null);
final String sortBy = (params == null) ? "" : Lucene.fromString(params.getString("sort", Lucene.created.name())).name();
final boolean desc = (params == null) ? true : !"asc".equals(params.getString("direction", "desc"));
// add the user title panel
add(new UserTitlePanel("userTitlePanel", currentUser, getString("gb.myTickets")));
// add search form
add(new TicketSearchForm("ticketSearchForm", null, searchParam, getClass(), params));
// standard queries