diff --git a/ionic/animations/animation.ts b/ionic/animations/animation.ts
index 94f7eac87b..ac0df206d2 100644
--- a/ionic/animations/animation.ts
+++ b/ionic/animations/animation.ts
@@ -524,13 +524,13 @@ export class Animation {
       dest._ani = [];
 
       for (let i = 0; i < src._chld.length; i++) {
-        dest.add( copy(new Animation(), src._chld[i]) );
+        dest.add( copy(new Animation(null), src._chld[i]) );
       }
 
       return dest;
     }
 
-    return copy(new Animation(), this);
+    return copy(new Animation(null), this);
   }
 
   dispose(removeElement) {
diff --git a/ionic/components/item/item-sliding-gesture.ts b/ionic/components/item/item-sliding-gesture.ts
index 3b4f2e04eb..8df4b299eb 100644
--- a/ionic/components/item/item-sliding-gesture.ts
+++ b/ionic/components/item/item-sliding-gesture.ts
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ export class ItemSlidingGesture extends DragGesture {
     });
   }
 
-  closeOpened(doNotCloseEle) {
+  closeOpened(doNotCloseEle?: HTMLElement) {
     let didClose = false;
     if (this.openItems) {
       let openItemElements = this.listEle.querySelectorAll('.active-slide');
diff --git a/ionic/components/list/list.ts b/ionic/components/list/list.ts
index 9c5c0d6772..ef74537e58 100644
--- a/ionic/components/list/list.ts
+++ b/ionic/components/list/list.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import {Directive, ElementRef, Renderer, Attribute, NgZone} from 'angular2/core';
+import {Directive, ElementRef, Renderer, Attribute, NgZone, Input} from 'angular2/core';
 
 import {Ion} from '../ion';
 import {ListVirtualScroll} from './virtual';
@@ -17,22 +17,25 @@ import {isDefined} from '../../util';
  * @demo /docs/v2/demos/list/
  * @see {@link /docs/v2/components#lists List Component Docs}
  *
- *
  */
 @Directive({
-  selector: 'ion-list',
-  inputs: [
-    'items',
-    'virtual',
-    'content'
-  ]
+  selector: 'ion-list'
 })
 export class List extends Ion {
+  private _enableSliding: boolean = false;
+  private _virtualScrollingManager: ListVirtualScroll;
+  
+  ele: HTMLElement;
+  itemTemplate;
+  slidingGesture: ItemSlidingGesture;
+  
+  @Input() items;
+  @Input() virtual;
+  @Input() content;
 
   constructor(elementRef: ElementRef, private zone: NgZone) {
     super(elementRef);
     this.ele = elementRef.nativeElement;
-    this._enableSliding = false;
   }
 
   /**
@@ -138,8 +141,9 @@ export class List extends Ion {
   selector: 'ion-list-header'
 })
 export class ListHeader {
+  private _id: string;
 
-  constructor(private _renderer: Renderer, private _elementRef: ElementRef, @Attribute('id') id:string){
+  constructor(private _renderer: Renderer, private _elementRef: ElementRef, @Attribute('id') id:string) {
     this._id = id;
   }
 
diff --git a/ionic/components/list/virtual.ts b/ionic/components/list/virtual.ts
index 6e8f2e1a1b..93d582b86a 100644
--- a/ionic/components/list/virtual.ts
+++ b/ionic/components/list/virtual.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,20 @@
+import {List} from './list';
 
 
 export class ListVirtualScroll {
-  constructor(list) {
+  content;
+  viewContainer;
+  viewportHeight;
+  virtualHeight;
+  viewportScrollHeight;
+  itemsPerScreen;
+  list: List;
+  itemHeight: number = 60;
+  shownItems = {};
+  enteringItems = [];
+  leavingItems = [];
+  
+  constructor(list: List) {
     this.list = list;
     this.content = this.list.content;
 
@@ -9,12 +22,6 @@ export class ListVirtualScroll {
 
     this.viewContainer = this.list.itemTemplate.viewContainer;
 
-    this.itemHeight = 60;
-
-    this.shownItems = {};
-    this.enteringItems = [];
-    this.leavingItems = [];
-
     // Compute the initial sizes
     setTimeout(() => {
       this.resize();
@@ -58,8 +65,8 @@ export class ListVirtualScroll {
     // and compare the index to our index range,
     // pushing the items to remove to our leaving
     // list if they're ouside this range.
-    for(let i in this.shownItems) {
-      if(i < topIndex || i > bottomIndex) {
+    for (let i in this.shownItems) {
+      if (i < topIndex || i > bottomIndex) {
         this.leavingItems.push(this.shownItems[i]);
         delete this.shownItems[i];
       }
@@ -69,14 +76,14 @@ export class ListVirtualScroll {
     // Iterate the set of items that will be rendered, using the
     // index from the actual items list as the map for the
     // virtual items we draw
-    for(let i = topIndex, realIndex = 0; i < bottomIndex && i < items.length; i++, realIndex++) {
+    for (let i = topIndex, realIndex = 0; i < bottomIndex && i < items.length; i++, realIndex++) {
       item = items[i];
       console.log('Drawing item', i, item.title);
 
       shownItemRef = this.shownItems[i];
 
       // Is this a new item?
-      if(!shownItemRef) {
+      if (!shownItemRef) {
         let itemView = this.viewContainer.create(this.list.itemTemplate.protoViewRef, realIndex);
 
         itemView.setLocal('\$implicit', item);
@@ -88,12 +95,10 @@ export class ListVirtualScroll {
         this.enteringItems.push(shownItemRef);
       }
 
-
       //tuple.view = viewContainer.create(protoViewRef, tuple.record.currentIndex);
-
     }
 
-    while(this.leavingItems.length) {
+    while (this.leavingItems.length) {
       let itemRef = this.leavingItems.pop();
       console.log('Removing item', itemRef.item, itemRef.realIndex);
       this.viewContainer.remove(itemRef.realIndex);
@@ -110,10 +115,5 @@ export class ListVirtualScroll {
 }
 
 class VirtualItemRef {
-  constructor(item, index, realIndex, view) {
-    this.item = item;
-    this.index = index;
-    this.realIndex = realIndex;
-    this.view = view;
-  }
+  constructor(public item, public index, public realIndex, public view) {}
 }
diff --git a/ionic/components/menu/menu-close.ts b/ionic/components/menu/menu-close.ts
index e28ca26402..1ad5dbbeec 100644
--- a/ionic/components/menu/menu-close.ts
+++ b/ionic/components/menu/menu-close.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import {Directive} from 'angular2/core';
+import {Directive, Input, HostListener} from 'angular2/core';
 
 import {IonicApp} from '../app/app';
 import {Menu} from './menu';
@@ -27,21 +27,17 @@ import {Menu} from './menu';
 * @see {@link ../../menu/Menu Menu API Docs}
 */
 @Directive({
-  selector: '[menuClose]',
-  inputs: [
-    'menuClose'
-  ],
-  host: {
-    '(click)': 'close()'
-  }
+  selector: '[menuClose]'
 })
 export class MenuClose {
+  @Input() menuClose;
 
   constructor(private _app: IonicApp) {}
 
   /**
   * @private
   */
+  @HostListener('click')
   close() {
     let menu = Menu.getById(this._app, this.menuClose);
     menu && menu.close();