//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;
    }