diff --git a/GOALS_2.0.md b/GOALS_2.0.md
index 9198a116..30244b98 100644
--- a/GOALS_2.0.md
+++ b/GOALS_2.0.md
@@ -16,6 +16,12 @@
 * Finish killing Globals
   * Guidelines: everything that isn't a CTOR should be closed inside `Env`, and everything that is a CTOR needs to be `new`ed inside the `Env`
   * Spies
+  * isA functions:
+    * isArray_ - used in matchers and spies
+    * isString_
+    * isDOMNode_
+    * isA_
+  * unimplementedMethod_, used by PrettyPrinter
   * jasmine.util should be util closure inside of env or something
     * argsToArray is used for Spies and matching
     * inherit is for how matchers are added/mixed in, reporters, and pretty printers
diff --git a/lib/jasmine-core/jasmine.js b/lib/jasmine-core/jasmine.js
index 59199582..8ad75ad9 100644
--- a/lib/jasmine-core/jasmine.js
+++ b/lib/jasmine-core/jasmine.js
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
  * @namespace
  */
 var jasmine = {};
+
+// TODO: do we need this now that we have boot.js?
 if (typeof window == "undefined" && typeof exports == "object") {
   exports.jasmine = jasmine
 }
@@ -24,12 +26,6 @@ jasmine.unimplementedMethod_ = function() {
  */
 jasmine.undefined = jasmine.___undefined___;
 
-/**
- * Show diagnostic messages in the console if set to true
- *
- */
-jasmine.VERBOSE = false;
-
 /**
  * Default interval in milliseconds for event loop yields (e.g. to allow network activity or to refresh the screen with the HTML-based runner). Small values here may result in slow test running. Zero means no updates until all tests have completed.
  *
@@ -443,9 +439,7 @@ jasmine.util.argsToArray = function(args) {
   var arrayOfArgs = [];
   for (var i = 0; i < args.length; i++) arrayOfArgs.push(args[i]);
   return arrayOfArgs;
-};
-
-//TODO: expectation result may make more sense as a presentation of an expectation.
+};//TODO: expectation result may make more sense as a presentation of an expectation.
 jasmine.buildExpectationResult = function(params) {
   return {
     type: 'expect',
diff --git a/src/core/base.js b/src/core/base.js
index c8d631fe..aab02e95 100644
--- a/src/core/base.js
+++ b/src/core/base.js
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
  * @namespace
  */
 var jasmine = {};
+
+// TODO: do we need this now that we have boot.js?
 if (typeof window == "undefined" && typeof exports == "object") {
   exports.jasmine = jasmine
 }
@@ -24,12 +26,6 @@ jasmine.unimplementedMethod_ = function() {
  */
 jasmine.undefined = jasmine.___undefined___;
 
-/**
- * Show diagnostic messages in the console if set to true
- *
- */
-jasmine.VERBOSE = false;
-
 /**
  * Default interval in milliseconds for event loop yields (e.g. to allow network activity or to refresh the screen with the HTML-based runner). Small values here may result in slow test running. Zero means no updates until all tests have completed.
  *