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();
        } else {
			//
		    //
		    // skip if begin is greater than amount of nodes...
		    //
		    //
        	return SKIP_BODY;
        }
    }
	
    //
    //
    // ... else set Resource and go ahead with next node
    //
    //
    
	Resource.setLocalContentNode((Content) current);
	this.count++;

	return true ? EVAL_BODY_INCLUDE : SKIP_BODY;
	
}