//pops up the dialog
            @Override
	protected Dialog onCreateDialog(int id) {
            	Dialog returndialog = new Dialog(getApplicationContext());
		switch (id) {
		case DATE_DIALOG_ID:
			DatePickerDialog dialog = new DatePickerDialog(this,
					mDateSetListener, bYear, bMonth, bDay) {
				@Override
				public boolean onSearchRequested() {
					return false;
				}

			};
			dialog.setButton(DialogInterface.BUTTON_NEGATIVE, "Cancel", new DialogInterface.OnClickListener() {
				public void onClick(DialogInterface dialog, int which) {
					if (which == DialogInterface.BUTTON_NEGATIVE) {
						Log.e(TAG, "Permission Denied - You aren't allowed to use this app yet [TERMINATED]");
						System.exit(0);
					}
				}
			});
			dialog.setCancelable(false);
			returndialog = dialog;
			break;
		case EXPIRATION_DIALOG_ID:
			final GregorianCalendar now = new GregorianCalendar();
			AlertDialog alertDialog =new AlertDialog(getApplicationContext()) {
				@Override
				public boolean onSearchRequested() {
					return false;
				}
			};
			Log.w(TAG, "Has this build expired? " + now.after(expiration));
			if (now.after(expiration)) {
				alertDialog.setTitle("Application Expired");
				alertDialog
						.setMessage("This alpha release expired "
								+ DateFormat.getDateInstance()
										.format(expiration.getTime())

								+ ".\nThe application will now close, please check with Mgamerz for more updated alpha releases.");
			} else {
				alertDialog.setTitle("Notice");
				alertDialog.setMessage("This alpha release will expire on "
						+ DateFormat.getDateInstance().format(expiration
								.getTime()));
			}
			alertDialog.setCancelable(false);
			alertDialog.setButton(AlertDialog.BUTTON_POSITIVE, "OK", new AlertDialog.OnClickListener() {
						@Override
						public void onClick(DialogInterface dialog, int which) {
							Log.d(TAG, "Expiration OnClick");
							if (now.after(expiration)) {
								System.exit(0);
								expirationAlert = true;
								dialog.dismiss();
							} else {
								if (!now.after(expiration)) {
									expirationAlert = false;
								}
								dialog.dismiss();
							}
						}

					});
			returndialog = alertDialog;
			break;
		}
		return returndialog;
	}