public int doStartTag() {
    index += begin;

    Collection children;
    try {
        children = getCollection();
    }
    catch (PathNotFoundException e) {
        // ok, this is normal
        return SKIP_BODY;
    }
    catch (AccessDeniedException e) {
        log.debug(e.getMessage());
        return SKIP_BODY;
    }
    catch (RepositoryException e) {
        log.error(e.getMessage(), e);
        return SKIP_BODY;
    }

    this.size = children.size();

    this.savePrevState();

    pageContext.setAttribute(ContentNodeIterator.SIZE, new Integer(size), PageContext.REQUEST_SCOPE);

    pageContext.setAttribute(ContentNodeIterator.CURRENT_INDEX, new Integer(this.count), PageContext.REQUEST_SCOPE);

    pageContext.setAttribute(ContentNodeIterator.CONTENT_NODE_COLLECTION_NAME, getContentNodeCollectionName(), PageContext.REQUEST_SCOPE);

    Resource.setLocalContentNodeCollectionName(getContentNodeCollectionName());

    //
    //
    // handle first node different
    //
    //
    pageContext.setAttribute(
        ContentNodeIterator.CURRENT_INDEX,
        new Integer(this.count),
        PageContext.REQUEST_SCOPE);
	
    if (StringUtils.isNotEmpty(varStatus)) {
        pageContext.setAttribute(varStatus, getLoopStatus());
    }
    
    this.contentNodeIterator = children.iterator();
    
    for (int i = 0; i <= begin; i++) {
        if (this.contentNodeIterator.hasNext()) {
        	current = this.contentNodeIterator.next();
        }
    }

	Resource.setLocalContentNode((Content) current);
	this.count++;
	
    //
    //
    // this could be improved ???
    //
    //
	if (begin > this.size) {
		return SKIP_BODY;
	} else {
		return true ? EVAL_BODY_INCLUDE : SKIP_BODY;
	}
}

public int doAfterBody() {
    return doIteration() ? EVAL_BODY_AGAIN : SKIP_BODY;
}

private boolean doIteration() {

        if (this.end != null && this.count > this.end.intValue()) {
            return false;
        }
        
        pageContext.setAttribute(
            ContentNodeIterator.CURRENT_INDEX,
            new Integer(this.count),
            PageContext.REQUEST_SCOPE);
		
        if (StringUtils.isNotEmpty(varStatus)) {
            pageContext.setAttribute(varStatus, getLoopStatus());
        }

        //
        //
        // moved hasNext() into the loop - that seems to work
        //
        //
        for (int j = 0; j < this.step; j++) {
        	if (this.contentNodeIterator.hasNext()) {
        		current = this.contentNodeIterator.next();
        		Resource.setLocalContentNode((Content) current);
        	} else {
        		return false;
        	}     
        }
    	
        
        this.count++;

        return true;

}