//
 // GET: /References/
 public async Task<ActionResult> Index()
 {
     var model = new List<ReferenceModel>();
     ReferenceModel modelElement;
     for (int i = 0; i < 3; i++)
     {
         modelElement = new ReferenceModel();
         model.Add(modelElement);
     }
     if (((string)Session["Status"]).CompareTo("LoggedIn") == 0 && Convert.ToInt32(Session["ApplicantID"]) > 0)
     {
         using (var client = new DataServiceClient())
         {
             client.Open();
             //the problem here is what if the reference never got saved in the first place?
             var references = await client.getReferencesAsync(Convert.ToInt32(Session["ApplicantId"]));
             if (references.Length < 3)
             {
                 foreach (var element in model)
                 {
                     element.applicantId = Convert.ToInt32(Session["ApplicantId"]);
                 }
             }
             else
             {
                 model.Clear();
                 foreach (var reference in references)
                 {
                     modelElement = new ReferenceModel();
                     modelElement.company = reference.company == null ? reference.company : CultureInfo.CurrentCulture.TextInfo.ToTitleCase(reference.company.ToLower());
                     modelElement.name = reference.name == null ? reference.name : CultureInfo.CurrentCulture.TextInfo.ToTitleCase(reference.name.ToLower());
                     modelElement.phone = reference.phone;
                     modelElement.title = reference.title == null ? reference.title : CultureInfo.CurrentCulture.TextInfo.ToTitleCase(reference.title.ToLower());
                     modelElement.applicantId = reference.applicantId;
                     modelElement.referenceId = reference.referenceId;
                     model.Add(modelElement);
                 }
             }
             client.Close();
         }
     }
     else 
     {
         //error not logged in or login failed to load ApplicantId 
     }
     return View(model);
 }