**
* Function getposts grabs x posts from database
* @int num
*/
function getevents($num = 5)
{
$getevents = $this->Event->findAll('Event.published = 1 AND Event.event_date >= NOW()', array('Event.id','Event.event_url','Event.venue','Event.address','Event.city', 'Event.country', 'Event.event_date', 'Event.event_time','Event.notes','EventType.id', 'EventType.name'), 'Event.event_date ASC', $num);

if(isset($this->params['requested'])) {
return $getevents;
}
$this->set('getevents', $getevents);
}