diff --git a/res/layout/activity_home.xml b/res/layout/activity_home.xml
index 65294a7..2ba173b 100644
--- a/res/layout/activity_home.xml
+++ b/res/layout/activity_home.xml
@@ -41,39 +41,47 @@
       </TableRow>
 
      <LinearLayout
-        android:orientation="vertical"
-        
+        	android:orientation="vertical"
+         	android:layout_width="fill_parent"
+            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+            android:paddingLeft="@dimen/activity_horizontal_margin"
+            android:paddingRight="@dimen/activity_horizontal_margin"
         >
 
         <LinearLayout
-            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+            android:layout_width="fill_parent"
             android:layout_height="0dp"
-            android:orientation="horizontal"
-            android:layout_gravity="center"
+            android:layout_gravity="center_horizontal"
             android:layout_weight="2"
-            
-            >
+            android:orientation="horizontal"
+            android:paddingBottom="@dimen/activity_vertical_margin"
+            tools:ignore="UselessParent" >
 
         <Button
             android:id="@+id/clearAlertsButton"
+            style="?android:attr/buttonStyleSmall"
             android:layout_width="0dp"
-            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-			android:background="@drawable/register"
+            android:layout_height="32dp"
+            android:layout_gravity="center_horizontal|center_vertical"
+            android:layout_marginRight="10dp"
+            android:layout_weight="1"
+            android:background="#488214"
             android:text="@string/button_clear_alerts"
-            android:textColor="@color/black"
-            tools:ignore="ButtonStyle"
-            android:layout_weight="1" />
+            android:textColor="@color/white"
+            tools:ignore="ButtonStyle,NestedWeights" />
 
         <Button
             android:id="@+id/refreshAlertsButton"
+            style="?android:attr/buttonStyleSmall"
             android:layout_width="0dp"
-            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-            android:background="@drawable/register"
+            android:layout_height="32dp"
+            android:layout_gravity="center_horizontal|center_vertical"
+            android:layout_marginLeft="10dp"
+            android:layout_weight="1"
+            android:background="#488214"
             android:text="@string/button_refresh_alerts"
-            android:textColor="@color/black"
-            tools:ignore="ButtonStyle" 
-            android:layout_weight="1"/>
-			
+            android:textColor="@color/white"
+            tools:ignore="ButtonStyle" />
 
     </LinearLayout>
     </LinearLayout>
diff --git a/res/layout/activity_registration.xml b/res/layout/activity_registration.xml
index 2f517c6..4ba39ee 100644
--- a/res/layout/activity_registration.xml
+++ b/res/layout/activity_registration.xml
@@ -31,8 +31,6 @@
         
         <requestFocus />
 
-
-
     <Button
         android:id="@+id/buttonRegister"
         style="@style/GameDayTheme"
@@ -40,10 +38,11 @@
         android:layout_height="wrap_content"
         android:layout_alignParentBottom="true"
         android:layout_marginBottom="15dp"
+        android:background="#488214"
         android:gravity="center_horizontal|center_vertical"
+        android:onClick="onClick"
         android:text="@string/button_register"
-        android:textColor="@color/black"
-        android:onClick="onClick"/>
+        android:textColor="@color/white" />
 
     <EditText
         android:id="@+id/editRowNumber"
@@ -110,4 +109,5 @@
         android:textColor="@color/white"
         android:textColorHint="@color/black" />
 
+   
 </RelativeLayout>
diff --git a/res/layout/lot_view.xml b/res/layout/lot_view.xml
index b9df0d7..a5f3305 100644
--- a/res/layout/lot_view.xml
+++ b/res/layout/lot_view.xml
@@ -3,11 +3,10 @@
     xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tool"
     android:layout_width="match_parent"
     android:layout_height="match_parent"
+    android:orientation="vertical"
     android:paddingBottom="@dimen/activity_vertical_margin"
-    android:paddingLeft="@dimen/activity_horizontal_margin"
     android:paddingRight="@dimen/activity_horizontal_margin"
-    android:paddingTop="@dimen/activity_vertical_margin"
-    android:orientation="vertical" >
+    android:paddingTop="@dimen/activity_vertical_margin" >
 
     <LinearLayout
         android:layout_width="match_parent"
@@ -21,9 +20,10 @@
 
         <ProgressBar
             android:id="@+id/lotViewCurrentFilled"
-            android:layout_width="fill_parent"
+            style="?android:attr/progressBarStyleHorizontal"
+            android:layout_width="match_parent"
             android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-            style="@style/GameDayTheme" />
+            android:layout_gravity="center_vertical|top" />
 
     </LinearLayout>
 
@@ -67,4 +67,6 @@
         android:text="@string/submit_rating" 
         android:onClick="onSubmitRating" />
 
+
+
 </LinearLayout>
diff --git a/src/com/uncc/gameday/activities/parking/LotViewFragment.java b/src/com/uncc/gameday/activities/parking/LotViewFragment.java
index 87a5278..35b3a65 100644
--- a/src/com/uncc/gameday/activities/parking/LotViewFragment.java
+++ b/src/com/uncc/gameday/activities/parking/LotViewFragment.java
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ public class LotViewFragment extends DialogFragment {
 		Bundle args = this.getArguments();
 		
 		if (args.containsKey("CHOICE"))
-			pc = ParkingChoice.valueOf(String.valueOf(args.get("CHOICE")));
+			pc = ParkingChoice.valueOf(String.valueOf((char[])args.get("CHOICE")));
 		else
 			pc = ParkingChoice.BLACK;