public async Task alias()
        {
            showProcessRing();
            if (Type.SelectedIndex.Equals(0))
            {
                type1 = "Food";
            }
            else if (Type.SelectedIndex.Equals(1))
            {
                type1 = "Clothing";
            }
            if (AreaName.IsEnabled == true)
            {
                string page = "http://maps.google.com/maps/api/geocode/xml?address=" + AreaName.Text + "&sensor=false";
                // ... Use HttpClient.
                using (HttpClient client = new HttpClient())
                using (HttpResponseMessage response = await client.GetAsync(page))
                using (HttpContent content = response.Content)
                {
                    // ... Read the string.
                    string result = await content.ReadAsStringAsync();

                    // ... Display the result.
                    if (result != null)
                    {
                        Util.debugLog(result + "...");
                        Util.debugLog(result.IndexOf("location").ToString());
                        int start = result.IndexOf("location") + 19;
                        int end = result.IndexOf("location") + 28;
                        string x = "";
                        for (int s = start; s <= end; s++)
                        {
                            x = x + result[s];
                        }
                        areaLatitude = x;
                        start = result.IndexOf("location") + 45;
                        end = result.IndexOf("location") + 54;
                        x = "";
                        for (int s = start; s <= end; s++)
                        {
                            x = x + result[s];
                        }
                        areaLongitude = x;
                    }
                }
            }
            else
            {
                Geolocator geolocator = new Geolocator();
                geolocator.DesiredAccuracyInMeters = 50;
                try
                {

                    Geoposition geoposition = await geolocator.GetGeopositionAsync(
                        maximumAge: TimeSpan.FromMinutes(5),
                        timeout: TimeSpan.FromSeconds(10)
                        );

                    areaLatitude = geoposition.Coordinate.Point.Position.Latitude.ToString("0.00");
                    areaLongitude = geoposition.Coordinate.Point.Position.Longitude.ToString("0.00");
                }
                catch (Exception ex)
                {
                    if ((uint)ex.HResult == 0x80004004)
                    {
                        // the application does not have the right capability or the location master switch is off
                        // Util.displayMessage("", "Location is disabled in phone settings");
                        Util.debugLog("Location is disabled in phone settings");

                    }
                    else
                    {
                        //  Util.displayMessage("", "Something else happened acquring the location");
                        Util.debugLog("Couldn't get location");
                    }
                }
            }
            landMark = LandMarkName.Text.ToString();
            title1 = TitleTextBox.Text.ToString();
            message = MsgTextBox.Text.ToString();
           // Util.debugLog(str, "Maddy");

            items item = new items { description = message, emailid = Constants.EMAIL_ID, image = str , latitude = areaLatitude, longitude = areaLongitude, landmark = landMark, type = type1, title = title1 };
            try
            {
                await App.MobileService.GetTable<items>().InsertAsync(item);
                Frame.Navigate(typeof(HomePage));
                hideProcessRing();
            }
            catch (Exception ex)
            {
                Util.debugLog(ex.ToString());
                hideProcessRing();
            }
        }
        private void NavigationHelper_LoadState(object sender, LoadStateEventArgs e)
        {
            List<string> list_string = new List<string>();
            list_string = (List<string>)e.NavigationParameter;
            Util.debugLog(list_string[0], list_string[1]);
            if (list_string[1].Equals("All"))
            {
                item = DataSource.GetBean_All(Convert.ToInt32(list_string[0]));
            }
            else
            {
                item = DataSource.GetBean_Location(Convert.ToInt32(list_string[0]));
            }
            title1 = item.title;
            Title.Text = item.title;
            Type.Text = item.type;
            Status.Text = item.status;
            Landmark.Text = item.landmark;
            Description.Text = item.description;
            Util.debugLog("Testing");
            Util.debugLog(item.image.Length.ToString());
            if (!item.image.Equals(""))
            {

                Util.debugLog("Testing into description !!!");
                Util.debugLog(item.image.Length.ToString());
                ///PostDetailsImage.Source = new BitmapImage(new Uri(item.image));
                byte[] byteBuffer = Convert.FromBase64String(item.image);
             //   PostDetailsImage.Source = byteArrayToImage(byteBuffer);
                byteArrayToImage(byteBuffer);
            }
            latitude = item.latitude;
            longitude = item.longitude;
        }