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+ASPNETTemplates
+===============
+
+VS2012 templates for ASP.NET MVC, WebForms and WebPages
+These are the project templates that ship with Visual Studio 2012. They demonstrate key features such as 
+ - OAUTH login via twitter, facebook.
+ - WebOptimization
+
+Setup
+- Get git for windows http://windows.github.com/ and sync the project
+- Enable package restore when you build so you do not have to checkin the packages