// controller

public function index()
    {
        $this->template->content = new View('pages/home');
        $this->template->content->content_showmany = new View('pages/contact_showmany');

        $this->template->content->content_showmany->contacts =
            ORM::factory('contact')
            ->select('id', 'firstname', 'lastname')
            ->orderby('firstname', 'ASC')
            ->find_all();
    }

// pages/home

<h3>View all your contacts</h3>

<p><?php echo html::anchor('contact/add', 'Add a contact') ?></p>

<?php echo $content_showmany ?>

// pages/contact_showmany

<table>
    <tr>
        <th>First</th>
        <th>Last</th>
        <th>Link</th>
    </tr>
    <?php foreach ($contacts as $contact): ?>
    <tr>
        <td><?php echo html::anchor('contact/view/'.$contact->id, html::specialchars($contact->firstname)) ?></td>
        <td><?php echo html::specialchars($contact->lastname) ?></td>

    </tr>
    <?php endforeach ?>
</table>