diff --git a/README.rdoc b/README.rdoc
index 3c651fc..fe6d733 100644
--- a/README.rdoc
+++ b/README.rdoc
@@ -132,6 +132,36 @@ Use ssh_opts to set the port or compression options.
 The *directory* option is the path for the project directory
 where the tests should be run.
 
+=== Using Hydra::Listeners
+
+Hydra comes with a couple of listeners for the events it fires. By
+default, Hydra::Listener::MinimalOutput is used to display the
+files being tests and the ./F/E for each file and F/E output.
+
+It also uses Hydra::Listener::ReportGenerator to generate reports
+of the test files to that it can order them by their run times.
+
+To use another listener, just add a listeners node to the config file.
+For example, if you are on Ubuntu Linux (or have access to the 
+notify-send command) you can add a notifier listener like this:
+
+  listeners:
+    - Hydra::Listener::Notifier.new
+
+Note that if you make a listener node, the default listeners will be
+overridden, so you will no longer have the standard minimal output
+unless you do:
+
+  listeners:
+    - Hydra::Listener::Notifier.new
+    - Hydra::Listener::MinimalOutput.new
+
+Listeners take one argument to their contstructor: an IO object. So,
+you can easily output Hydra to a variety of log files. For example:
+
+  listeners:
+    - Hydra::Listener::ReportGenerator.new(File.new('/home/ngauthier/Desktop/hydra_log.yml', 'w'))
+
 == More Information
 
 For more information on Hydra, check out the rdocs:
diff --git a/hydra-icon-64x64.png b/hydra-icon-64x64.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2a2bb3e
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diff --git a/hydra.gemspec b/hydra.gemspec
index 7be199c..98c9f5f 100644
--- a/hydra.gemspec
+++ b/hydra.gemspec
@@ -26,12 +26,14 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |s|
      "TODO",
      "VERSION",
      "caliper.yml",
+     "hydra-icon-64x64.png",
      "hydra.gemspec",
      "hydra_gray.png",
      "lib/hydra.rb",
      "lib/hydra/hash.rb",
      "lib/hydra/listener/abstract.rb",
      "lib/hydra/listener/minimal_output.rb",
+     "lib/hydra/listener/notifier.rb",
      "lib/hydra/listener/report_generator.rb",
      "lib/hydra/master.rb",
      "lib/hydra/message.rb",
diff --git a/lib/hydra.rb b/lib/hydra.rb
index f7179de..1d81077 100644
--- a/lib/hydra.rb
+++ b/lib/hydra.rb
@@ -10,5 +10,6 @@ require 'hydra/master'
 require 'hydra/listener/abstract'
 require 'hydra/listener/minimal_output'
 require 'hydra/listener/report_generator'
+require 'hydra/listener/notifier'
 
 
diff --git a/lib/hydra/listener/notifier.rb b/lib/hydra/listener/notifier.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9e29b0a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/hydra/listener/notifier.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+module Hydra #:nodoc:
+  module Listener #:nodoc:
+    # Sends a command to Notifier when the testing has finished
+    # http://manpages.ubuntu.com/manpages/gutsy/man1/notify-send.1.html
+    class Notifier < Hydra::Listener::Abstract
+      # output a finished notification
+      def testing_end
+        icon_path = File.join(
+          File.dirname(__FILE__), '..', '..', '..',
+          'hydra-icon-64x64.png'
+        )
+        `notify-send -i #{icon_path} "Hydra" "Testing Completed"`
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
+
diff --git a/lib/hydra/master.rb b/lib/hydra/master.rb
index 96da462..1bd1efd 100644
--- a/lib/hydra/master.rb
+++ b/lib/hydra/master.rb
@@ -38,6 +38,11 @@ module Hydra #:nodoc:
       @workers = []
       @listeners = []
       @event_listeners = Array(opts.fetch('listeners') { nil } )
+      @event_listeners.select{|l| l.is_a? String}.each do |l|
+        @event_listeners.delete_at(@event_listeners.index(l))
+        listener = eval(l)
+        @event_listeners << listener if listener.is_a?(Hydra::Listener::Abstract)
+      end
       @verbose = opts.fetch('verbose') { false }
       @autosort = opts.fetch('autosort') { true }
       @sync = opts.fetch('sync') { nil }
diff --git a/lib/hydra/tasks.rb b/lib/hydra/tasks.rb
index 5fe904c..666c421 100644
--- a/lib/hydra/tasks.rb
+++ b/lib/hydra/tasks.rb
@@ -19,16 +19,18 @@ module Hydra #:nodoc:
     # If not set, it will check 'hydra.yml' and 'config/hydra.yml'
     attr_accessor :config
 
-    # Set to true if you want hydra to generate a report.
-    # Defaults to false
-    attr_accessor :report
-
     # Automatically sort files using their historical runtimes.
     # Defaults to true
     # To disable:
     #   t.autosort = false
     attr_accessor :autosort
 
+    # Event listeners. Defaults to the MinimalOutput listener.
+    # You can add additional listeners if you'd like. For example,
+    # on linux (with notify-send) you can add the notifier listener:
+    #   t.listeners << Hydra::Listener::Notifier.new
+    attr_accessor :listeners
+
     #
     # Search for the hydra config file
     def find_config_file