diff --git a/example/example_runner.html b/example/example_runner.html
index 5525c29f..f47fcea4 100644
--- a/example/example_runner.html
+++ b/example/example_runner.html
@@ -3,15 +3,13 @@
 <html>
 <head>
   <title>Jasmine Test Runner</title>
+  <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="../lib/jasmine.css">
+  <script type="text/javascript" src="../lib/jasmine-0.10.4.js"></script>
+  <script type="text/javascript" src="../lib/TrivialReporter.js"></script>
+  <script type="text/javascript" src="../lib/consolex.js"></script>
+  <script type="text/javascript" src="spec/example_suite.js"></script>
 </head>
-<script type="text/javascript" src="../lib/jasmine-0.10.3.js"></script>
-<script type="text/javascript" src="../lib/TrivialReporter.js"></script>
-<script type="text/javascript" src="../lib/consolex.js"></script>
-<script type="text/javascript" src="spec/example_suite.js"></script>
-<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="../lib/jasmine.css">
-
 <body>
-
 <script type="text/javascript">
   var jasmineEnv = jasmine.getEnv();
   jasmineEnv.reporter = new jasmine.TrivialReporter();
diff --git a/lib/jasmine-0.10.3.js b/lib/jasmine-0.10.4.js
similarity index 98%
rename from lib/jasmine-0.10.3.js
rename to lib/jasmine-0.10.4.js
index f6dee6ab..ef9681ba 100644
--- a/lib/jasmine-0.10.3.js
+++ b/lib/jasmine-0.10.4.js
@@ -57,6 +57,10 @@ jasmine.MessageResult = function(text) {
   this.trace = new Error(); // todo: test better
 };
 
+jasmine.MessageResult.prototype.toString = function() {
+  return this.text;
+};
+
 jasmine.ExpectationResult = function(params) {
   this.type = 'ExpectationResult';
   this.matcherName = params.matcherName;
@@ -71,6 +75,10 @@ jasmine.ExpectationResult = function(params) {
   this.trace = this.passed_ ? '' : new Error(this.message);
 };
 
+jasmine.ExpectationResult.prototype.toString = function () {
+  return this.message;
+};
+
 jasmine.ExpectationResult.prototype.passed = function () {
   return this.passed_;
 };
@@ -741,10 +749,21 @@ jasmine.Env.prototype.describe = function(description, specDefinitions) {
 
   this.currentSuite = suite;
 
-  specDefinitions.call(suite);
+  var declarationError = null;
+  try {
+    specDefinitions.call(suite);
+  } catch(e) {
+    declarationError = e;
+  }
 
   this.currentSuite = parentSuite;
 
+  if (declarationError) {
+    this.it("encountered a declaration exception", function() {
+      throw declarationError;
+    });
+  }
+
   return suite;
 };
 
@@ -1777,12 +1796,12 @@ jasmine.Runner.prototype.execute = function() {
 
 jasmine.Runner.prototype.beforeEach = function(beforeEachFunction) {
   beforeEachFunction.typeName = 'beforeEach';
-  this.before_.push(beforeEachFunction);
+  this.before_.splice(0,0,beforeEachFunction);
 };
 
 jasmine.Runner.prototype.afterEach = function(afterEachFunction) {
   afterEachFunction.typeName = 'afterEach';
-  this.after_.push(afterEachFunction);
+  this.after_.splice(0,0,afterEachFunction);
 };
 
 
@@ -2063,12 +2082,12 @@ jasmine.Suite.prototype.finish = function(onComplete) {
 
 jasmine.Suite.prototype.beforeEach = function(beforeEachFunction) {
   beforeEachFunction.typeName = 'beforeEach';
-  this.before_.push(beforeEachFunction);
+  this.before_.unshift(beforeEachFunction);
 };
 
 jasmine.Suite.prototype.afterEach = function(afterEachFunction) {
   afterEachFunction.typeName = 'afterEach';
-  this.after_.push(afterEachFunction);
+  this.after_.unshift(afterEachFunction);
 };
 
 jasmine.Suite.prototype.results = function() {
@@ -2139,7 +2158,6 @@ jasmine.WaitsForBlock.prototype.execute = function (onComplete) {
       name: 'timeout',
       message: message
     });
-    onComplete();
   } else {
     self.totalTimeSpentWaitingForLatch += jasmine.WaitsForBlock.TIMEOUT_INCREMENT;
     self.env.setTimeout(function () { self.execute(onComplete); }, jasmine.WaitsForBlock.TIMEOUT_INCREMENT);
@@ -2326,6 +2344,6 @@ window.clearInterval = function(timeoutKey) {
 jasmine.version_= {
   "major": 0,
   "minor": 10,
-  "build": 3,
-  "revision": 1270162784
+  "build": 4,
+  "revision": 1275748595
   };
diff --git a/src/version.json b/src/version.json
index b4f2e1d8..eb721ef1 100644
--- a/src/version.json
+++ b/src/version.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
   "major": 0,
   "minor": 10,
-  "build": 3
+  "build": 4
 }
