diff --git a/rb/glicko2_test.rb b/rb/glicko2_test.rb
index 46d1012..e104ca6 100644
--- a/rb/glicko2_test.rb
+++ b/rb/glicko2_test.rb
@@ -22,6 +22,12 @@ class TestGlicko2 < Test::Unit::TestCase
 		
 		assert_in_delta(1464.05,a.rating,0.01)
 		assert_in_delta(151.516,a.deviation,0.01)
+
+		a.update()
+		
+		assert_in_delta(1464.05,a.rating,0.01)
+		assert_in_delta(151.516,a.deviation,0.01)
+
 	end
 	
 end
diff --git a/rb/xmlrate.rb b/rb/xmlrate.rb
index 87b709c..bd5e383 100644
--- a/rb/xmlrate.rb
+++ b/rb/xmlrate.rb
@@ -1,68 +1,107 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env ruby
 
 require "rexml/document"
 require "glicko2"
 
-file = File.new( "../py/data/hockey-2005.xml" )
-
-doc = REXML::Document.new(file)
-
-# each rating doc
-doc.elements.each("ratingdoc") do |root|
-
-	players = Hash.new
-
-	# each player
-	root.elements.each("player") do |player|
-
-		name      = player.elements["name"].text
-		rating    = 1500.0
-		deviation = 350.0
-		variance  = 0.06
-
-		# TODO: find better "Ruby-esqe" way of doing these
-		if player.elements["rating"]
-			rating = player.elements["rating"].text
-		end
-		if player.elements["deviation"]
-			deviation = player.elements["deviation"].text
-		end
-		if player.elements["variance"]
-			variance = player.elements["variance"].text
-		end
-
-		players[name] = Glicko2.new(rating.to_f,deviation.to_f,variance.to_f)
-		puts name,rating,deviation,variance
-		puts
-
-	end
-	
-	# each rating period
-	root.elements.each("period") do |period|
-
-		# each regular game
-		period.elements.each("game") do |game|
-		
-			home = game.elements["home"].text
-			away = game.elements["away"].text
-			result = game.elements["result"].text
-			
-			players[home].add_result( players[away], result.to_f )
-			players[away].add_result( players[home], 1.0 - result.to_f )
-		end
-
-		# each race
-		period.elements.each("race") do |race|
-			race.elements.each("competitor") do |c|
-				puts c.text
-			end
-			puts
-		end
-
-		# update all players
-		players.each_value { |p| p.update }
-		players.each { |p,r| puts p,r.rating }
-
-	end
-
+# sort & output the player array
+def output_players(playerhash,title="")
+	puts title
+	sorted_players = playerhash.sort { |a,b| a[1] <=> b[1] }
+	i = 0
+	sorted_players.reverse.each { |k,v| puts sprintf("%3d%30s: %6.1f   +/- %5.1f   %0.05f\n",i += 1,k,v.rating,v.deviation,v.volatility) }
+	puts
 end
 
+# handle one file
+def parse_file(filename)
+
+	# load & parse XML
+	file = File.new(filename)
+	doc = REXML::Document.new(file)
+	
+	# each rating doc
+	doc.elements.each("ratingdoc") do |root|
+	
+		# new/empty player hash											
+		players = Hash.new
+	
+		# each player
+		root.elements.each("player") do |player|
+	
+			# setup defaults
+			name      = player.elements["name"].text
+			rating    = 1500.0
+			deviation = 350.0
+			variance  = 0.06
+	
+			# TODO: find better "Ruby-esqe" way of doing these
+			if player.elements["rating"]
+				rating = player.elements["rating"].text
+			end
+			if player.elements["deviation"]
+				deviation = player.elements["deviation"].text
+			end
+			if player.elements["variance"]
+				variance = player.elements["variance"].text
+			end
+
+			# create player + glicko2 object
+			players[name] = Glicko2.new(rating.to_f,deviation.to_f,variance.to_f)
+	
+		end
+	
+		# dump initial player ratings
+		output_players(players,"initial ratings")
+		
+		# each rating period
+		period_id = 0
+		root.elements.each("period") do |period|
+	
+			# each regular game
+			period.elements.each("game") do |game|
+			
+				home = game.elements["home"].text
+				away = game.elements["away"].text
+				result = game.elements["result"].text
+	
+				result_val = Glicko2::WIN if result == "win"
+				result_val = Glicko2::LOSS if result == "loss"
+				result_val = Glicko2::DRAW if result == "draw"
+				
+				players[home].add_result( players[away], result_val )
+				players[away].add_result( players[home], 1.0 - result_val )
+			end
+	
+			# each race
+			racelist = []
+			period.elements.each("race") do |race|
+				race.elements.each("competitor") do |c|
+				
+					# make this competitor lose to everyone already in our list
+					racelist.each do |otherc|
+						players[otherc].add_win(players[c.text])
+						players[c.text].add_loss(players[otherc])		
+					end
+	
+					# add this competitor to our list
+					racelist.push(c.text)
+					
+				end
+			end
+	
+			# update all players
+			players.each_value { |p| p.update }
+	
+			# output players
+			output_players(players,sprintf("after rating period %d",period_id += 1))
+	
+		end
+	
+	end
+end
+
+
+# main program
+ARGV.each { |a| parse_file(a) }
+
+