public synchronized void startPolling(){
  m_scheduler.scheduleAtFixedRate(m_notificationPoller,0,500,TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS);
}

public synchronized void startPolling ( ) { m_scheduler . scheduleAtFixedRate ( m_notificationPoller , 0 , 500 , TimeUnit . MILLISECONDS ) ; }
activates the scheduler and queues the notification poller .
