####This method of achieving a material style action bar was found before Google released the latest support libraries. At the moment, it's a lot wiser to make use of the support libraries. This method was nothing more than a hack to begin with. For info on how to use the AppCompat library, you can check out this blog post on the android developers blog.
A sample android app demonstrating how to achieve a material style action bar on older android versions
##How To For information on how to create this kind of an action bar: http://xipdev.wordpress.com/2014/10/10/how-to-create-a-material-style-action-bar-on-kitkat-and-older-android-versions/
##Download https://github.com/xiprox/Material-Action-Bar-Sample/releases/tag/v1.0