ToolkitExpander must expand slowly in windows phone8 - windows-phone-7

I have a toolkit expander control in windows phone 8 it is working fine .I have to expand the items slowly.and collapse them slowly.What additionally i have to add to expand and collapse slowly
<toolkit:ExpanderView x:Name="Header1" FontSize="22" Foreground="Black" Expanded="Header1_Expanded">
<toolkit:ExpanderView.Header>
<Grid x:Name="GettinghereGrid">
<Grid.RowDefinitions>
<RowDefinition/>
<RowDefinition/>
</Grid.RowDefinitions>
<StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal" Grid.Row="0" >
<Image Source="/Assets/Menu/getting-here.png" Margin="8,0,0,0" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Stretch="None"/>
<TextBlock Text="Getting here & around" VerticalAlignment="Center" Margin="10" FontSize="26" Foreground="Black" FontFamily="{StaticResource CustomLucidaGrandStyle}"/>
</StackPanel>
<Rectangle Height="2" Grid.Row="1" Fill="#D6D6D6D6" Width="500" />
</Grid>
</toolkit:ExpanderView.Header>
<toolkit:ExpanderView.Items>
<HyperlinkButton Name="Gettingherebutton" Margin="-230,1,0,0" Background="#EBEBEB" Click="Gettingherebutton_Click" >
<HyperlinkButton.Template>
<ControlTemplate TargetType="HyperlinkButton">
<StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal" Background="#EBEBEB">
<TextBlock Text="Getting here" VerticalAlignment="Center" Margin="5,10" FontSize="26" Foreground="#9DA1A9" FontFamily="{StaticResource CustomLucidaGrandStyle}"/>
</StackPanel>
</ControlTemplate>
</HyperlinkButton.Template>
</HyperlinkButton>
<Rectangle Height="2" Fill="#D6D6D6D6" Width="500" Margin="-300,0,0,0" />
<HyperlinkButton Name="Gettingaroundbutton" Margin="-230,0,0,0" Background="#EBEBEB" Foreground="#9DA1A9" Click="Gettingaroundbutton_Click">
<HyperlinkButton.Template>
<ControlTemplate TargetType="HyperlinkButton">
<StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal" Background="#EBEBEB">
<TextBlock Text="Getting around" VerticalAlignment="Center" Margin="5,10" FontSize="26" Foreground="#9DA1A9" FontFamily="{StaticResource CustomLucidaGrandStyle}"/>
</StackPanel>
</ControlTemplate>
</HyperlinkButton.Template>
</HyperlinkButton>
<Rectangle Height="2" Fill="#D6D6D6D6" Width="500" Margin="-300,0,0,0" />
<HyperlinkButton Name="Factsbutton" Margin="-230,0,0,0" Background="#EBEBEB" Foreground="#9DA1A9" Click="Factsbutton_Click_1">
<HyperlinkButton.Template>
<ControlTemplate TargetType="HyperlinkButton">
<StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal" Background="#EBEBEB">
<TextBlock Text="Facts & essenial info" VerticalAlignment="Center" Margin="5,10" FontSize="26" Foreground="#9DA1A9" FontFamily="{StaticResource CustomLucidaGrandStyle}"/>
</StackPanel>
</ControlTemplate>
</HyperlinkButton.Template>
</HyperlinkButton>
<Rectangle Height="2" Fill="#D6D6D6D6" Width="500" Margin="-300,0,0,0" />
<HyperlinkButton Name="Adayoutbutton" Margin="-230,0,0,0" Background="#EBEBEB" Foreground="#9DA1A9" Click="Adayoutbutton_Click">
<HyperlinkButton.Template>
<ControlTemplate TargetType="HyperlinkButton">
<StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal" Background="#EBEBEB">
<TextBlock Text="A day out" VerticalAlignment="Center" Margin="5,10" FontSize="26" Foreground="#9DA1A9" FontFamily="{StaticResource CustomLucidaGrandStyle}"/>
</StackPanel>
</ControlTemplate>
</HyperlinkButton.Template>
</HyperlinkButton>
<Rectangle Height="2" Fill="#D6D6D6D6" Width="500" Margin="-300,0,0,0" />
</toolkit:ExpanderView.Items>
</toolkit:ExpanderView>
<UserControl.Resources>
<Style TargetType="toolkit:ExpanderView">
<Setter Property="HorizontalAlignment" Value="Stretch"/>
<Setter Property="HorizontalContentAlignment" Value="Stretch"/>
<Setter Property="ItemsPanel">
<Setter.Value>
<ItemsPanelTemplate>
<StackPanel/>
</ItemsPanelTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
<Setter Property="Template">
<Setter.Value>
<ControlTemplate TargetType="toolkit:ExpanderView">
<Grid>
<Grid.Resources>
<QuadraticEase x:Key="QuadraticEaseOut" EasingMode="EaseOut"/>
<QuadraticEase x:Key="QuadraticEaseInOut" EasingMode="EaseInOut"/>
</Grid.Resources>
<Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<ColumnDefinition Width="41"/>
<ColumnDefinition Width="*"/>
</Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<Grid.RowDefinitions>
<RowDefinition Height="Auto"/>
<RowDefinition Height="Auto"/>
<RowDefinition Height="Auto"/>
</Grid.RowDefinitions>
<VisualStateManager.VisualStateGroups>
<VisualStateGroup x:Name="ExpansionStates">
<VisualStateGroup.Transitions>
<VisualTransition From="Collapsed" GeneratedDuration="0:0:0.15" To="Expanded">
<Storyboard>
<DoubleAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetProperty="(FrameworkElement.Height)" Storyboard.TargetName="ItemsCanvas">
<EasingDoubleKeyFrame EasingFunction="{StaticResource QuadraticEaseOut}" KeyTime="0:0:0.00" Value="0"/>
<EasingDoubleKeyFrame x:Name="CollapsedToExpandedKeyFrame" EasingFunction="{StaticResource QuadraticEaseOut}" KeyTime="0:0:0.15" Value="1"/>
</DoubleAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
<DoubleAnimation Duration="0" To="1.0" Storyboard.TargetProperty="(UIElement.Opacity)" Storyboard.TargetName="ItemsCanvas"/>
</Storyboard>
</VisualTransition>
<VisualTransition From="Expanded" GeneratedDuration="0:0:0.15" To="Collapsed">
<Storyboard>
<DoubleAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetProperty="(FrameworkElement.Height)" Storyboard.TargetName="ItemsCanvas">
<EasingDoubleKeyFrame x:Name="ExpandedToCollapsedKeyFrame" EasingFunction="{StaticResource QuadraticEaseInOut}" KeyTime="0:0:0.00" Value="1"/>
<EasingDoubleKeyFrame EasingFunction="{StaticResource QuadraticEaseInOut}" KeyTime="0:0:0.15" Value="0"/>
</DoubleAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
<DoubleAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetProperty="(UIElement.Opacity)" Storyboard.TargetName="ItemsCanvas">
<EasingDoubleKeyFrame EasingFunction="{StaticResource QuadraticEaseInOut}" KeyTime="0:0:0.00" Value="1.0"/>
<EasingDoubleKeyFrame EasingFunction="{StaticResource QuadraticEaseInOut}" KeyTime="0:0:0.15" Value="0.0"/>
</DoubleAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
<DoubleAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetProperty="(UIElement.RenderTransform).(CompositeTransform.TranslateY)" Storyboard.TargetName="ItemsCanvas">
<EasingDoubleKeyFrame EasingFunction="{StaticResource QuadraticEaseInOut}" KeyTime="0:0:0.00" Value="0.0"/>
<EasingDoubleKeyFrame EasingFunction="{StaticResource QuadraticEaseInOut}" KeyTime="0:0:0.15" Value="-35"/>
</DoubleAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
</Storyboard>
</VisualTransition>
</VisualStateGroup.Transitions>
<VisualState x:Name="Collapsed">
<Storyboard>
<DoubleAnimation Duration="0" To="0" Storyboard.TargetProperty="(FrameworkElement.Height)" Storyboard.TargetName="ItemsCanvas"/>
<DoubleAnimation Duration="0" To="0.0" Storyboard.TargetProperty="(UIElement.Opacity)" Storyboard.TargetName="ItemsCanvas"/>
</Storyboard>
</VisualState>
<VisualState x:Name="Expanded">
<Storyboard>
<DoubleAnimation Duration="0" Storyboard.TargetProperty="(FrameworkElement.Height)" Storyboard.TargetName="ItemsCanvas"/>
<DoubleAnimation Duration="0" To="1.0" Storyboard.TargetProperty="(UIElement.Opacity)" Storyboard.TargetName="ItemsCanvas"/>
</Storyboard>
</VisualState>
</VisualStateGroup>
<VisualStateGroup x:Name="ExpandabilityStates">
<VisualState x:Name="Expandable"/>
<VisualState x:Name="NonExpandable">
<Storyboard>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetProperty="(UIElement.Visibility)" Storyboard.TargetName="ExpandableContent">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0:0:0.0" Value="Collapsed"/>
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetProperty="(UIElement.Visibility)" Storyboard.TargetName="Line">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0:0:0.0" Value="Collapsed"/>
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetProperty="(UIElement.Visibility)" Storyboard.TargetName="NonExpandableContent">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0:0:0.0" Value="Visible"/>
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
</Storyboard>
</VisualState>
</VisualStateGroup>
</VisualStateManager.VisualStateGroups>
<ListBoxItem x:Name="ExpandableContent" Grid.ColumnSpan="2" Grid.Column="0" toolkit:TiltEffect.IsTiltEnabled="True" Grid.Row="0" Grid.RowSpan="2">
<Grid>
<Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<ColumnDefinition Width="41"/>
<ColumnDefinition Width="*"/>
</Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<Grid.RowDefinitions>
<RowDefinition Height="Auto"/>
<RowDefinition Height="Auto"/>
<RowDefinition Height="Auto"/>
</Grid.RowDefinitions>
<ContentControl x:Name="Header" Grid.ColumnSpan="2" ContentTemplate="{TemplateBinding HeaderTemplate}" Content="{TemplateBinding Header}" Grid.Column="0" HorizontalAlignment="Stretch" HorizontalContentAlignment="Stretch" Grid.Row="0"/>
<ContentControl x:Name="Expander" ContentTemplate="{TemplateBinding ExpanderTemplate}" Content="{TemplateBinding Expander}" Grid.Column="1" HorizontalAlignment="Stretch" HorizontalContentAlignment="Stretch" Margin="11,0,0,0" Grid.Row="1"/>
<Grid x:Name="ExpanderPanel" Background="Transparent" Grid.ColumnSpan="2" Grid.Column="0" Grid.Row="0" Grid.RowSpan="2"/>
</Grid>
</ListBoxItem>
<!--<Line x:Name="Line" Grid.Column="1" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Grid.Row="1" Grid.RowSpan="2" Stretch="Fill" Stroke="White" StrokeThickness="3" X1="0" X2="0" Y1="0" Y2="1"/>-->
<ContentControl x:Name="NonExpandableContent" Grid.ColumnSpan="2" ContentTemplate="{TemplateBinding NonExpandableHeaderTemplate}" Content="{TemplateBinding NonExpandableHeader}" Grid.Column="0" HorizontalAlignment="Stretch" HorizontalContentAlignment="Stretch" Grid.Row="0" Grid.RowSpan="2" Visibility="Collapsed"/>
<Canvas x:Name="ItemsCanvas" Grid.Column="1" Margin="11,0,0,0" Opacity="0.0" Grid.Row="2">
<Canvas.RenderTransform>
<CompositeTransform TranslateY="0.0"/>
</Canvas.RenderTransform>
<ItemsPresenter x:Name="Presenter"/>
</Canvas>
</Grid>
</ControlTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
</Style>
</UserControl.Resources>
Thnx in advance

After lot of trial and error i got this
By changing the keytime of easout function we are going to expand it # what we need similarly in easin function if we change it collapses slowly
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</Button.Content>
</Button>
</DataTemplate>
</ListBox.ItemTemplate>
</ListBox>
</ScrollViewer>
</Grid>

Touchable area around control

Some controls in Windows Phone 7 have touchable area around, if you touch not exactly in control, but in this area, the event is still raising from the control (I don't know how to name this area correctly, but can show it in screenshot). I have a custom slider with range selection ability, but it's too hard to touch to the slider thumb and move it. Increasing a thumb is undesireable. How can I add touchable area to slider thumbs to ease positioning of them? Here is a XAML of slider:
<Style TargetType="local:RangeSlider">
<Setter Property="BorderThickness" Value="1" />
<Setter Property="BorderBrush" Value="Black" />
<Setter Property="Background" Value="Black" />
<Setter Property="Template">
<Setter.Value>
<ControlTemplate TargetType="local:RangeSlider">
<Border Padding="{TemplateBinding Padding}"
>
<Grid>
<Rectangle Fill="#FFCCCCCC" VerticalAlignment="Center" Margin="2.5,0,2.5,0" Height="12" StrokeThickness="0" />
<Border x:Name="SelectedRangeBorder"
Margin="0" Height="12">
<Grid>
<Grid.Resources>
<Style x:Key="EndThumbStyle" TargetType="Thumb">
<Setter Property="Background" Value="Black"/>
<Setter Property="BorderThickness" Value="1"/>
<Setter Property="IsTabStop" Value="False"/>
<Setter Property="BorderBrush">
<Setter.Value>
<LinearGradientBrush EndPoint="0.5,1" StartPoint="0.5,0">
<GradientStop Color="#FFCD0000" Offset="0"/>
<GradientStop Color="#FFCD0000" Offset="0.375"/>
<GradientStop Color="#FFCD0000" Offset="0.375"/>
<GradientStop Color="#FFCD0000" Offset="1"/>
</LinearGradientBrush>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
<Setter Property="Template">
<Setter.Value>
<ControlTemplate TargetType="Thumb">
<Grid Background="Black" Width="12" Height="12" Margin="-3,-4,-5,-4">
<VisualStateManager.VisualStateGroups>
<VisualStateGroup x:Name="CommonStates">
<VisualState x:Name="Normal"/>
<VisualState x:Name="MouseOver">
<Storyboard>
<DoubleAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetName="BackgroundAnimation" Storyboard.TargetProperty="Opacity">
<SplineDoubleKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="1"/>
</DoubleAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
</Storyboard>
</VisualState>
<VisualState x:Name="Pressed">
<Storyboard>
<ColorAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetName="Background" Storyboard.TargetProperty="(Border.Background).(SolidColorBrush.Color)">
<SplineColorKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="Red"/>
</ColorAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
<DoubleAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetName="BackgroundAnimation" Storyboard.TargetProperty="Opacity">
<SplineDoubleKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="1"/>
</DoubleAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
</Storyboard>
</VisualState>
<VisualState x:Name="Disabled">
<Storyboard>
<DoubleAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetName="DisabledVisualElement" Storyboard.TargetProperty="Opacity">
<SplineDoubleKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value=".55"/>
</DoubleAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
</Storyboard>
</VisualState>
</VisualStateGroup>
<VisualStateGroup x:Name="FocusStates">
<VisualState x:Name="Focused">
<Storyboard>
<DoubleAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetName="FocusVisualElement" Storyboard.TargetProperty="Opacity">
<SplineDoubleKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="1"/>
</DoubleAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
</Storyboard>
</VisualState>
<VisualState x:Name="Unfocused"/>
</VisualStateGroup>
</VisualStateManager.VisualStateGroups>
<Border x:Name="Background" Background="#FFCCCCCC" BorderBrush="{TemplateBinding BorderBrush}" Width="12" Height="12">
<Grid Margin="0" Width="12" Height="12" d:IsHidden="True">
<Border x:Name="BackgroundAnimation" Opacity="0" Background="Black"/>
<Rectangle x:Name="BackgroundGradient" StrokeThickness="0" Fill="Black"/>
</Grid>
</Border>
<Rectangle x:Name="DisabledVisualElement" Fill="Black" IsHitTestVisible="false" Opacity="0" Margin="0" StrokeThickness="0" Width="12" Height="12"/>
<Rectangle x:Name="FocusVisualElement" Stroke="#FFCCCCCC" StrokeThickness="0" Margin="0" IsHitTestVisible="false" Opacity="0" Width="12" Height="12"/>
<StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal" Margin="0" MaxHeight="10" Width="12" Height="12">
<Rectangle Width="12" Fill="Black" Height="12" StrokeThickness="0" Margin="0" HorizontalAlignment="Left" VerticalAlignment="Top"/>
<Rectangle Fill="Black" Width="12" Margin="1,-5,0,0" Height="12" HorizontalAlignment="Left" VerticalAlignment="Top"/>
</StackPanel>
</Grid>
</ControlTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
</Style>
</Grid.Resources>
<Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<ColumnDefinition Width="Auto" />
<ColumnDefinition Width="*" />
<ColumnDefinition Width="Auto" />
</Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<Thumb x:Name="RangeCenterThumb"
Grid.Column="1"
Cursor="Hand"
Margin="0"
BorderThickness="0" Width="Auto" Height="12" Foreground="#FFCD0000" Background="#FFCD0000"
>
<Thumb.Style>
<Style TargetType="Thumb">
<Setter Property="Template">
<Setter.Value>
<ControlTemplate TargetType="Thumb">
<Grid Background="#FFCD0000" Height="12">
<Border BorderBrush="{TemplateBinding BorderBrush}"
BorderThickness="{TemplateBinding BorderThickness}"
Background="{TemplateBinding Background}"
/>
</Grid>
</ControlTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
</Style>
</Thumb.Style>
</Thumb>
<Thumb x:Name="RangeStartThumb"
Cursor="SizeWE"
Width="12"
Style="{StaticResource EndThumbStyle}"
BorderThickness="{TemplateBinding BorderThickness}" Height="12" Foreground="Black" Background="Black" BorderBrush="Black"
/>
<Thumb x:Name="RangeEndThumb"
Grid.Column="2"
Cursor="SizeWE"
Width="12"
Style="{StaticResource EndThumbStyle}"
BorderBrush="Black" Height="12" Foreground="Black" BorderThickness="0"
/>
</Grid>
</Border>
</Grid>
</Border>
</ControlTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
</Style>
Thanks.
There is nothing 'magic' about the touchable area of the various framework controls. They just have elements that occupy a reasonable amount of screen real-estate and handle touch events they they receive. You can increase your hit-test area by changing the template of your Thumb to increase its size, but only make a small portion of the template visible.

How to let ListBox scroll smoothly

There is a listbox with the following ItemContainerStyle, it's binding to the ViewModel class but when scroll the listbox its performance not smooth. I check this on the web, and I replaced the visualstackpanel with normal stackpanel in the listbox. Yes, it scrolls smoothly, but it freezes when the data is loading. Is there anything I can do?
<Style TargetType="ListBoxItem" x:Key="ListBoxItem">
<Setter Property="Background" Value="Transparent"/>
<Setter Property="BorderThickness" Value="0" />
<Setter Property="BorderBrush" Value="Transparent" />
<Setter Property="Padding" Value="0" />
<Setter Property="HorizontalContentAlignment" Value="Left"/>
<Setter Property="VerticalContentAlignment" Value="Top"/>
<Setter Property="Template">
<Setter.Value>
<ControlTemplate TargetType="ListBoxItem">
<Border x:Name="LayoutBorder" BorderThickness="0.3,0.3,0.3,0.3" BorderBrush="LightCoral" CornerRadius="10" Margin="0,0.2,0,0.2">
<VisualStateManager.VisualStateGroups>
<VisualStateGroup x:Name="CommonStates">
<VisualStateGroup.Transitions>
<VisualTransition To="MouseOver" GeneratedDuration="0:0:0.1" />
</VisualStateGroup.Transitions>
<VisualState x:Name="Normal"/>
<VisualState x:Name="MouseOver">
<Storyboard>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetName="LayoutBorder" Storyboard.TargetProperty="BorderBrush">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="#1BA1E2"/>
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
</Storyboard>
</VisualState>
<VisualState x:Name="Disabled">
<Storyboard>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetName="LayoutRoot" Storyboard.TargetProperty="Background">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="Gray"/>
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
<DoubleAnimation Storyboard.TargetName="LayoutRoot" Storyboard.TargetProperty="Opacity" Duration="0" To=".5" />
</Storyboard>
</VisualState>
</VisualStateGroup>
<VisualStateGroup x:Name="SelectionStates">
<VisualState x:Name="Unselected"/>
<VisualState x:Name="Selected">
<Storyboard>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetName="LayoutBorder" Storyboard.TargetProperty="BorderBrush">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="#1BA1E2"/>
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetName="LayoutBorder" Storyboard.TargetProperty="BorderThickness">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="0.6"/>
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetName="NameTextBlock" Storyboard.TargetProperty="Foreground">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="#E09728"/>
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetName="RepostTextBlock" Storyboard.TargetProperty="Foreground">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="#1BA1E2"/>
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetName="CommentTextBlock" Storyboard.TargetProperty="Foreground">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="#1BA1E2"/>
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
<ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames Storyboard.TargetName="FriendBorder" Storyboard.TargetProperty="BorderBrush">
<DiscreteObjectKeyFrame KeyTime="0" Value="#1BA1E2"/>
</ObjectAnimationUsingKeyFrames>
</Storyboard>
</VisualState>
</VisualStateGroup>
</VisualStateManager.VisualStateGroups>
<Grid>
<Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<ColumnDefinition Width="64" />
<ColumnDefinition Width="80" />
<ColumnDefinition Width="130" />
<ColumnDefinition Width="170" />
</Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
<Grid.RowDefinitions>
<RowDefinition Height="37" />
<RowDefinition Height="37" />
<RowDefinition Height="*" />
<RowDefinition Height="*" />
<RowDefinition Height="*" />
</Grid.RowDefinitions>
<Border Grid.Column="0" Grid.Row="0" Grid.RowSpan="2" x:Name="FriendBorder" BorderThickness="2" Margin="10,10,0,10" CornerRadius="5">
<Image Height="50" Width="50" HorizontalAlignment="Center" VerticalAlignment="Top" Source="{Binding ImageUrl, Mode=OneWay}" >
<Image.Clip>
<RectangleGeometry RadiusX="5" RadiusY="5" Rect="0, 0, 50, 50" />
</Image.Clip>
</Image>
</Border>
<TextBlock x:Name="NameTextBlock" Grid.ColumnSpan="2" Grid.Row="0" Grid.Column="1" Margin="10,6,0,0" Text="{Binding ScreenName, Mode=OneWay}" Style="{StaticResource NameTextBlockStyle}" />
<TextBlock x:Name="DateTextBlock" Grid.Row="0" Grid.Column="3" Margin="0,6,0,0" Text="{Binding Date, Mode=OneWay}" Style="{StaticResource MidelTextBlock}" />
<TextBlock x:Name="RepostTextBlock" Grid.Row="1" Grid.Column="1" Margin="10,6,0,0" Text="{Binding RepostNumb, Mode=OneWay}" Style="{StaticResource SmallTextBlock}"/>
<TextBlock x:Name="CommentTextBlock" Grid.Row="1" Grid.Column="2" Margin="10,6,0,0" Text="{Binding CommentNumb, Mode=OneWay}" Style="{StaticResource SmallTextBlock}" />
<TextBlock x:Name="SourceTextBlock" Grid.Row="1" Grid.Column="3" Margin="0,3,0,0" Text="{Binding Source, Mode=OneWay}" Style="{StaticResource MidelTextBlock}" />
<TextBlock Grid.Column="0" Grid.ColumnSpan="4" Grid.Row="2" Width="440" Text="{Binding Content, Mode=OneWay}" TextWrapping="Wrap" Margin="0,5,0,2" Style="{StaticResource PhoneTextSubtleStyle}" />
<Border Visibility="{Binding IsBusy}" Grid.Column="0" Grid.ColumnSpan="4" Grid.Row="3" Background="Gray" Width="420" Padding="5" CornerRadius="15,18,30,10" BorderThickness="2, 3, 1, 0.5" BorderBrush="Chocolate">
<TextBlock x:Name="OriginalTextBlock" Width="400" Margin="0,2,0,5" Text="{Binding Original, Mode=OneWay}" TextWrapping="Wrap" Style="{StaticResource PhoneTextSubtleStyle}" />
</Border>
<Image Grid.Column="0" Grid.ColumnSpan="4" Grid.Row="4" Stretch="None" Margin="0,2,0,2" HorizontalAlignment="Center" VerticalAlignment="Center" Source="{Binding ImageUrl}" >
</Image>
</Grid>
</Border>
</ControlTemplate>
</Setter.Value>
</Setter>
</Style>
Think about pushing some of the work off into a thread, use Observable collections and try using Virtualized Lists in the UI to aid in the some of the speed issues.
This helped me a little.
http://blog.landdolphin.net/?p=78
Sometimes I watch Silverlight TV and found a good tip.
Never let any image downloads happening while scrolling : Image
downloading on long Listboxes should
be controlled by the ScrollViewer
state and position to optimize the
network activity and also it would be
effective to download the images in a
queue based background thread system.
This will ensure scrolling performance
by downloading only the visible set of
images, that too only when the
scrolling activity stops.
Check this blog post.
Loading images off the UI thread will aid performance. An easy way to do this is with the LowProfileImageLoader from David Anson.
Peter Torr has created a LazyListBox which among other things uses a simplified template while scrolling. Definitely check this post out.
In looking at your template it seems massively complicated for a ListBoxItem. I'd strongly recommend reconsidering whether you could use a simpler template (maybe combining some of the text off the UI so that multiple fields can be bound at once) and/or reducing the amount of information you show for each item. Maybe moving some of the details to another page.

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