diff --git a/Definitions/backbone-0.9.d.ts b/Definitions/backbone-0.9.d.ts
index 4686dd3793..f7108d1127 100644
--- a/Definitions/backbone-0.9.d.ts
+++ b/Definitions/backbone-0.9.d.ts
@@ -11,11 +11,11 @@ declare module Backbone {
     export interface AddOptions extends Silenceable {
         at: number;
     }
-
+    
     export interface CreateOptions extends Silenceable {
         wait: bool;
     }
-
+    
     export interface HistoryOptions extends Silenceable {
         pushState: bool;
         root: string;
@@ -33,16 +33,18 @@ declare module Backbone {
         silent: bool;
     }
 
-    interface EventCallback {
-        (event): void;
-    }
+    interface on { (eventName: string, callback: (...args: any[]) => void, context?: any): any; }
+    interface off { (eventName?: string, callback?: (...args: any[]) => void, context?: any): any; }
+    interface trigger { (eventName: string, ...args: any[]): any; }
+    interface bind { (eventName: string, callback: (...args: any[]) => void, context?: any): any; }
+    interface unbind { (eventName?: string, callback?: (...args: any[]) => void, context?: any): any; }
 
-    export class Events {
-        on(eventName: string, callback: EventCallback, context?: any): any;
-        bind(eventName: string, callback: EventCallback, context?: any): any;
-        off(eventName?: string, callback?: EventCallback, context?: any): any;
-        unbind(eventName?: string, callback?: EventCallback, context?: any): any;
+    declare class Events {
+        on(eventName: string, callback: (...args:any[]) => void, context?: any): any;
+        off(eventName?: string, callback?: (...args:any[]) => void, context?: any): any;
         trigger(eventName: string, ...args: any[]): any;
+        bind(eventName: string, callback: (...args:any[]) => void, context?: any): any;
+        unbind(eventName?: string, callback?: (...args:any[]) => void, context?: any): any;
     }
 
     export class ModelBase extends Events {
@@ -75,7 +77,7 @@ declare module Backbone {
         changedAttributes(attributes?: any): any[];
         clear(options?: Silenceable);
         clone(): Model;
-        destroy(options?: JQueryAjaxSettings): any; // jqXHR or false
+        destroy(options?: JQueryAjaxSettings);
         escape(attribute: string);
         has(attribute: string): bool;
         hasChanged(attribute?: string): bool;
@@ -83,8 +85,8 @@ declare module Backbone {
         isValid(): string;
         previous(attribute: string): any;
         previousAttributes(): any[];
-        save(attributes?: any, options?: JQueryAjaxSettings): any; // JQueryXHR or false
-        unset(attribute: string, options?: Silenceable): any;
+        save(attributes?: any, options?: JQueryAjaxSettings);
+        unset(attribute: string, options?: Silenceable);
         validate(attributes: any): any;
     }
 
@@ -97,7 +99,7 @@ declare module Backbone {
         collection: Model;
         length: number;
 
-        constructor (models?: any, options? );
+        constructor (models?: any, options?: any);
 
         add(model: Model, options?: AddOptions);
         add(models: Model[], options?: AddOptions);
@@ -108,11 +110,11 @@ declare module Backbone {
         getByCid(cid): Model;
         create(attributes: any, options?: CreateOptions): Collection;
         pluck(attribute: string): any[];
-        push(model: Model, options?: AddOptions): Model;
+        push(model: Model, options?: AddOptions);
         pop(options?: Silenceable);
         remove(model: Model, options?: Silenceable);
         remove(models: Model[], options?: Silenceable);
-        reset(models?: Model[], options? );
+        reset(models?: Model[], options?: Silenceable);
         shift(options?: Silenceable);
         sort(options?: Silenceable);
         unshift(model: Model, options?: AddOptions);
@@ -129,15 +131,15 @@ declare module Backbone {
         difference(...model: Model[]): Model[];
         drop(): Model;
         drop(n: number): Model[];
-        each(iterator: (element: Model, index: number, list? ) => void , context?: any);
+        each(iterator: (element: Model, index: number, list?: any) => void, context?: any);
         every(iterator: (element: Model, index: number) => bool, context?: any): bool;
-        filter(iterator: (elemebt: Model, index: number) => bool, context?: any): Model[];
+        filter(iterator: (element: Model, index: number) => bool, context?: any): Model[];
         find(iterator: (element: Model, index: number) => bool, context?: any): Model;
         first(): Model;
         first(n: number): Model[];
         flatten(shallow?: bool): Model[];
         foldl(iterator: (memo: any, element: Model, index: number) => any, initialMemo: any, context?: any): any;
-        forEach(iterator: (element: Model, index: number, list? ) => void , context?: any);
+        forEach(iterator: (element: Model, index: number, list?: any) => void, context?: any);
         groupBy(iterator: (element: Model, index: number) => any): any[];
         groupBy(attribute: string): any[];
         include(value: any): bool;
@@ -185,8 +187,8 @@ declare module Backbone {
         routes: any;
 
         constructor (options?: RouterOptions);
-        initialize(options?: RouterOptions);
-        route(route: string, name: string, callback?: (...parameter: any[]) => void );
+        initialize (options?: RouterOptions);
+        route(route: string, name: string, callback?: (...parameter: any[]) => void);
         navigate(fragment: string, options?: NavigateOptions);
     }
 
@@ -197,15 +199,25 @@ declare module Backbone {
         pushSate();
     }
 
-    export class View {
+    export interface ViewOptions {
+        model?: Backbone.Model;
+        collection?: Backbone.Collection;
+        el?: Element;
+        id?: string;
+        className?: string;
+        tagName?: string;
+        attributes?: any[];
+    }
+
+    export class View extends Events {
 
         static extend(properties: any, classProperties?: any): any;  // do not use, prefer TypeScript's extend functionality
 
-        constructor (options?: any);
+        constructor (options?: ViewOptions);
 
         $(selector: string): any;
         model: Model;
-        make(tagName: string, attrs? , opts? ): View;
+        make(tagName: string, attrs?, opts?): View;
         setElement(element: HTMLElement, delegate?: bool);
         tagName: string;
         events: any;
@@ -217,7 +229,7 @@ declare module Backbone {
         $(selector);
         render();
         remove();
-        make(tagName, attributes? , content? );
+        make(tagName, attributes?, content?);
         //delegateEvents: any;
         delegateEvents(events?: any): any;
         undelegateEvents();
@@ -225,10 +237,10 @@ declare module Backbone {
 
     // SYNC
     function sync(method, model, options?: JQueryAjaxSettings);
-    var emulateHTTP: bool;
-    var emulateJSONBackbone: bool;
+    var  emulateHTTP: bool;
+    var  emulateJSONBackbone: bool;
 
     // Utility
     function noConflict(): Backbone;
     function setDomLibrary(jQueryNew);
-}
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+}
diff --git a/Definitions/knockback-0.16.d.ts b/Definitions/knockback-0.16.d.ts
index f6d3c6b4bb..1d8e13a7d0 100644
--- a/Definitions/knockback-0.16.d.ts
+++ b/Definitions/knockback-0.16.d.ts
@@ -1,17 +1,11 @@
-// Type definitions for knockback.js 0.16
-// Project: http://backbonejs.org/
-// Definitions: https://github.com/borisyankov/DefinitelyTyped
-
-
-/// <reference path="backbone-0.9.d.ts" />
+/// <reference path="backbone-0.9.d.ts" />
 /// <reference path="knockout-2.2.d.ts" />
-
 declare module Knockback {
     export interface EventWatcherOptions {
-        emitter : (newEmitter) => void;
-        update : (newValue) => void;
-        event_selector : string;
-        key? : string;
+        emitter: (newEmitter) => void;
+        update: (newValue) => void;
+        event_selector: string;
+        key?: string;
     }
 
     export interface FactoryOptions {
@@ -30,33 +24,36 @@ declare module Knockback {
     }
 
     export class ViewModel extends Destroyable {
-        constructor (model? : Backbone.Model , options? : ViewModelOptions, viewModel? : ViewModel );
-        shareOptions() : ViewModelOptions;
+        constructor (model?: Backbone.Model, options?: ViewModelOptions, viewModel?: ViewModel);
+        shareOptions(): ViewModelOptions;
         extend(source: any);
         model(): Backbone.Model;
     }
 
     export class EventWatcher extends Destroyable {
-        useOptionsOrCreate(options, emitter : KnockoutObservableAny, obj : Backbone.Model, callback_options : any);
+        static useOptionsOrCreate(options, emitter: KnockoutObservableAny, obj: Backbone.Model, callback_options: any);
+        
         emitter(): Backbone.Model;
-        emitter(newEmitter : Backbone.Model);
+        emitter(newEmitter: Backbone.Model);
         registerCallbacks(obj: any, callback_info: any);
         releaseCallbacks(obj: any);
     }
 
     export class Factory {
-        constructor (parent_factory : any);
-        useOptionsOrCreate(options: FactoryOptions, obj: any, owner_path: string);
+        static useOptionsOrCreate(options: FactoryOptions, obj: any, owner_path: string);
+
+        constructor (parent_factory: any);
         hasPath(path: string): bool;
         addPathMapping(path: string, create_info);
         addPathMappings(factories: any, owner_path: string);
-        hasPathMappings(factories: any, owner_path: string) : bool;
+        hasPathMappings(factories: any, owner_path: string): bool;
         creatorForPath(obj: any, path: string);
     }
 
     export class Store extends Destroyable {
+        static useOptionsOrCreate(options: StoreOptions, obj: any, observable: KnockoutObservableAny);
+        
         constructor (model:Backbone.Model, options: StoreOptions);
-        useOptionsOrCreate(options: StoreOptions, obj: any, observable: KnockoutObservableAny);
         clear();
         register(obj: Backbone.Model, observable: KnockoutObservableAny, options: StoreOptions);
         findOrCreate(obj: Backbone.Model, options: StoreOptions);
@@ -81,7 +78,7 @@ declare module Knockback {
 
     export class TriggeredObservable extends Destroyable {
         constructor (emitter: Backbone.ModelBase, event: string);
-        emitter() : Backbone.ModelBase;
+        emitter(): Backbone.ModelBase;
         emitter(newEmitter: Backbone.ModelBase);
     }
 
@@ -92,8 +89,8 @@ declare module Knockback {
         modelEventsStatsString();
         register(key: string, obj: any);
         unregister(key: string, obj: any);
-        registeredCount(type: any) : number;
-        registeredStatsString(success_message: string) : string;
+        registeredCount(type: any): number;
+        registeredStatsString(success_message: string): string;
     }
 
     export interface OptionsBase {
@@ -123,31 +120,32 @@ declare module Knockback {
     }
 
     export interface CollectionObservable extends KnockoutObservableArray {
-        collection() : Backbone.Collection;
+        collection(colleciton: Backbone.Collection);
+        collection(): Backbone.Collection;
         destroy();
-        shareOptions() : CollectionOptions;
+        shareOptions():  CollectionOptions;
         filters(filter: any);
         comparator(comparatorFunction: any);
         sortAttribute(attr: string);
-        viewModelByModel(model: Backbone.Model) : ViewModel;
+        viewModelByModel(model: Backbone.Model): ViewModel;
         hasViewModels(): bool;
     }
 
     export interface Utils {
-        wrappedObservable(obj: any) : any;
+        wrappedObservable(obj: any): any;
         wrappedObservable(obj: any, value: any);
-        wrappedObject(obj: any) : any;
+        wrappedObject(obj: any): any;
         wrappedObject(obj: any, value: any);
-        wrappedModel(obj: any) : any;
+        wrappedModel(obj: any): any;
         wrappedModel(obj: any, value: any);
-        wrappedStore(obj: any) : any;
+        wrappedStore(obj: any): any;
         wrappedStore(obj: any, value: any);
-        wrappedFactory(obj: any) : any;
+        wrappedFactory(obj: any): any;
         wrappedFactory(obj: any, value: any);
-        wrappedEventWatcher(obj: any) : any;
+        wrappedEventWatcher(obj: any): any;
         wrappedEventWatcher(obj: any, value: any);
         wrappedDestroy(obj: any);
-        valueType(observable: KnockoutObservableAny) : any;
+        valueType(observable: KnockoutObservableAny): any;
         pathJoin(path1: string, path2: string): string;
         optionsPathJoin(options: any, path: string): any;
         inferCreator(value: any, factory: Factory, path: string, owner: any, key: string);
@@ -158,13 +156,13 @@ declare module Knockback {
 
     export interface Static extends Utils {
         collectionObservable(model?: Backbone.Collection, options?: CollectionOptions): CollectionObservable;
-        observable(model?: Backbone.Model, options?: any) : KnockoutObservableAny;
-        viewModel(model?: Backbone.Model, options?: any) : KnockoutObservableAny;
-        defaultObservable(targetObservable: KnockoutObservableAny, defaultValue: any) : KnockoutObservableAny;
-        formattedObservable(format: string, args: any[]) : KnockoutObservableAny;
+        observable(model?: Backbone.Model, options?: any): KnockoutObservableAny;
+        viewModel(model?: Backbone.Model, options?: any): KnockoutObservableAny;
+        defaultObservable(targetObservable: KnockoutObservableAny, defaultValue: any): KnockoutObservableAny;
+        formattedObservable(format: string, args: any[]): KnockoutObservableAny;
         formattedObservable(format: KnockoutObservableAny, args: any[]): KnockoutObservableAny;
         localizedObservable(data: any, options: any): KnockoutObservableAny;
-        release(object: any, pre_release?: () => void );
+        release(object: any, pre_release?: () => void);
         releaseKeys(object: any);
         releaseOnNodeRemove(viewmodel: ViewModel, node: Element);
         renderTemplate(template: string, viewModel: ViewModel, options: any);
diff --git a/Definitions/knockout-2.2.d.ts b/Definitions/knockout-2.2.d.ts
index 372d01a206..78e0902c4b 100644
--- a/Definitions/knockout-2.2.d.ts
+++ b/Definitions/knockout-2.2.d.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// Type definitions for Knockout 2.2
+// Type definitions for Knockout 2.2
 // Project: http://knockoutjs.com
 // Definitions by: Boris Yankov <https://github.com/borisyankov/>
 // Definitions: https://github.com/borisyankov/DefinitelyTyped
@@ -267,6 +267,7 @@ interface KnockoutStatic {
     toJS(viewModel: any): any;
     isObservable(instance: any): bool;
     dataFor(node: any): any;
+    removeNode(node: Element);
 }
 
 declare var ko: KnockoutStatic;
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