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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<!-- Copyright (C) 2008 The Android Open Source Project
+
+     Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+     you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+     You may obtain a copy of the License at
+     
+     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+     
+     Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+     distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+     WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+     See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+     limitations under the License.
+  -->
+
+<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" 
+              android:layout_width="fill_parent"
+              android:layout_height="fill_parent"
+              android:orientation="vertical"
+              >
+
+  <TextView android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+            android:layout_width="fill_parent"
+            android:text="@string/force_expl"
+            android:background="#FFFFFFFF"            
+            />
+
+  <ListView android:id="@+id/players"
+            android:layout_width="fill_parent"
+            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+            android:drawSelectorOnTop="false"
+            />
+  
+</LinearLayout>