private void createStatusBarIcon()
    {
        String ns = Context.NOTIFICATION_SERVICE;
        NotificationManager mNotificationManager = (NotificationManager) getSystemService(ns);
        int icon = R.drawable.icon;
        CharSequence tickerText = "Ticker";
        long when = System.currentTimeMillis();

        Notification notification = new Notification(icon, tickerText, when);
        Context context = getApplicationContext();
        CharSequence contentTitle = "Content";
        CharSequence contentText = "Contenttext";
        Intent notificationIntent = new Intent(this.getApplicationContext(), MenuActivity.class);
        PendingIntent contentIntent = PendingIntent.getActivity(this, 0, notificationIntent, 0);
        notification.flags |= Notification.FLAG_ONGOING_EVENT;

        notification.setLatestEventInfo(context, contentTitle, contentText, contentIntent);
        
        mNotificationManager.notify(HELLO_ID, notification);
    }