TalkPHP - Status updates

Hey, I am using CakePHP to make a website. I have a bit of a problem. I am wanting to get status updates for each of my friends (Stored in a database table) but i only want to get 20 status updates maximum overall.

It's probably quite easy but I cannot work it out. Well I do have it done at the moment but its not as good as i want it.

What I have at the moment is:

PHP Code:


		
			
            $friends = $this->Friends->Find('all', array('conditions'=>array('user_id'=>$this->Auth->user('id'), 'status'=>'1'), 'fields'=>array('user_friend')));            

            foreach ($friends as $freind)

            {

                $status[] = $this->Status->find('all', array('limit'=>5, 'conditions'=>array('author'=>$freind['Friends']['user_friend'])));

            }

            

            if ($status)

            {

                foreach ($status as $statuses)

                {

                    foreach ($statuses as $statuses1)

                    {

                        $statuses2[] = $statuses1;

                    }

                }

                

                $statuses2 = Set::sort($statuses2, '{n}.Status.date', 'desc');

                $statuses2 = array_slice($statuses2, 0, 20);

                

                if ($statuses2)

                {

                    $this->set('statusesData', $statuses2);

                }