diff --git a/bower.json b/bower.json
index 4618f2f93b..542ec73bf8 100644
--- a/bower.json
+++ b/bower.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "polymer",
-  "version": "1.0.7",
+  "version": "1.0.8",
   "main": [
     "polymer.html"
   ],
diff --git a/build.log b/build.log
index abccfe925b..e878305417 100644
--- a/build.log
+++ b/build.log
@@ -1,19 +1,19 @@
 BUILD LOG
 ---------
-Build Time: 2015-07-16T14:37:31-0700
+Build Time: 2015-07-23T16:07:08-0700
 
 NODEJS INFORMATION
 ==================
-nodejs: v2.3.4
+nodejs: v2.4.0
 del: 1.2.0
 gulp: 3.9.0
 gulp-audit: 1.0.0
-gulp-bump: 0.3.1
 gulp-rename: 1.2.2
 gulp-replace: 0.5.3
 gulp-vulcanize: 6.0.1
-minimist: 1.1.1
+gulp-bump: 0.3.1
 lazypipe: 0.2.4
+minimist: 1.1.1
 polyclean: 1.2.0
 run-sequence: 1.1.1
 semver: 4.3.6
@@ -21,10 +21,10 @@ nodegit: 0.4.1
 
 REPO REVISIONS
 ==============
-polymer: 3d56eb0c97eb1ef90ec6942aca364d279377ff43
+polymer: cb327518d20871c3f072d6f30ca48ce421cc028a
 
 BUILD HASHES
 ============
-polymer-mini.html: 2429dd9d7909014a82cca9f81b8df239fc5a0599
-polymer-micro.html: 924b916bacfafd1a166c10fce29eab24ebd02717
-polymer.html: dbb7a228a8facf071dea38e4db2415a9a6becfc0
\ No newline at end of file
+polymer-mini.html: da1187ca5cd371a7a7b192e445c741e5fdc48db4
+polymer-micro.html: 11d4fc24d24b1276645e4043fab589802597d318
+polymer.html: 0f1f393785eb667dee807f12b0e6b55ead1cb8e5
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/polymer-micro.html b/polymer-micro.html
index caad8448e8..87518b9931 100644
--- a/polymer-micro.html
+++ b/polymer-micro.html
@@ -183,25 +183,30 @@
 return document.createElement('dom-module');
 };
 DomModule.prototype = Object.create(HTMLElement.prototype);
-DomModule.prototype.constructor = DomModule;
-DomModule.prototype.createdCallback = function () {
-var id = this.id || this.getAttribute('name') || this.getAttribute('is');
+Polymer.Base.extend(DomModule.prototype, {
+constructor: DomModule,
+createdCallback: function () {
+this.register();
+},
+register: function (id) {
+var id = id || this.id || this.getAttribute('name') || this.getAttribute('is');
 if (id) {
 this.id = id;
 modules[id] = this;
 }
-};
-DomModule.prototype.import = function (id, slctr) {
+},
+import: function (id, selector) {
 var m = modules[id];
 if (!m) {
 forceDocumentUpgrade();
 m = modules[id];
 }
-if (m && slctr) {
-m = m.querySelector(slctr);
+if (m && selector) {
+m = m.querySelector(selector);
 }
 return m;
-};
+}
+});
 var cePolyfill = window.CustomElements && !CustomElements.useNative;
 if (cePolyfill) {
 var ready = CustomElements.ready;
@@ -497,7 +502,7 @@
 this._debouncers = {};
 },
 debounce: function (jobName, callback, wait) {
-this._debouncers[jobName] = Polymer.Debounce.call(this, this._debouncers[jobName], callback, wait);
+return this._debouncers[jobName] = Polymer.Debounce.call(this, this._debouncers[jobName], callback, wait);
 },
 isDebouncerActive: function (jobName) {
 var debouncer = this._debouncers[jobName];
@@ -516,7 +521,7 @@
 }
 }
 });
-Polymer.version = '1.0.7';
+Polymer.version = '1.0.8';
 Polymer.Base._addFeature({
 _registerFeatures: function () {
 this._prepIs();
diff --git a/polymer-mini.html b/polymer-mini.html
index de29af0a44..c795a626d3 100644
--- a/polymer-mini.html
+++ b/polymer-mini.html
@@ -428,7 +428,6 @@
 var nativeAppendChild = Element.prototype.appendChild;
 var nativeCloneNode = Element.prototype.cloneNode;
 var nativeImportNode = Document.prototype.importNode;
-var dirtyRoots = [];
 var DomApi = function (node) {
 this.node = node;
 if (this.patch) {
@@ -437,17 +436,12 @@
 };
 DomApi.prototype = {
 flush: function () {
-for (var i = 0, host; i < dirtyRoots.length; i++) {
-host = dirtyRoots[i];
-host.flushDebouncer('_distribute');
-}
-dirtyRoots = [];
+Polymer.dom.flush();
 },
 _lazyDistribute: function (host) {
 if (host.shadyRoot && host.shadyRoot._distributionClean) {
 host.shadyRoot._distributionClean = false;
-host.debounce('_distribute', host._distributeContent);
-dirtyRoots.push(host);
+Polymer.dom.addDebouncer(host.debounce('_distribute', host._distributeContent));
 }
 },
 appendChild: function (node) {
@@ -883,32 +877,44 @@
 },
 textContent: {
 get: function () {
-if (this.node.nodeType === Node.TEXT_NODE) {
+var nt = this.node.nodeType;
+if (nt === Node.TEXT_NODE || nt === Node.COMMENT_NODE) {
 return this.node.textContent;
 } else {
-return Array.prototype.map.call(this.childNodes, function (c) {
-return c.textContent;
-}).join('');
+var tc = [];
+for (var i = 0, cn = this.childNodes, c; c = cn[i]; i++) {
+if (c.nodeType !== Node.COMMENT_NODE) {
+tc.push(c.textContent);
+}
+}
+return tc.join('');
 }
 },
 set: function (text) {
+var nt = this.node.nodeType;
+if (nt === Node.TEXT_NODE || nt === Node.COMMENT_NODE) {
+this.node.textContent = text;
+} else {
 this._clear();
 if (text) {
 this.appendChild(document.createTextNode(text));
 }
+}
 },
 configurable: true
 },
 innerHTML: {
 get: function () {
-if (this.node.nodeType === Node.TEXT_NODE) {
+var nt = this.node.nodeType;
+if (nt === Node.TEXT_NODE || nt === Node.COMMENT_NODE) {
 return null;
 } else {
 return getInnerHTML(this.node);
 }
 },
 set: function (text) {
-if (this.node.nodeType !== Node.TEXT_NODE) {
+var nt = this.node.nodeType;
+if (nt !== Node.TEXT_NODE || nt !== Node.COMMENT_NODE) {
 this._clear();
 var d = document.createElement('div');
 d.innerHTML = text;
@@ -1021,7 +1027,43 @@
 return factory(obj, patch);
 }
 };
-Polymer.dom.flush = DomApi.prototype.flush;
+Polymer.Base.extend(Polymer.dom, {
+_flushGuard: 0,
+_FLUSH_MAX: 100,
+_needsTakeRecords: !Polymer.Settings.useNativeCustomElements,
+_debouncers: [],
+_finishDebouncer: null,
+flush: function () {
+for (var i = 0; i < this._debouncers.length; i++) {
+this._debouncers[i].complete();
+}
+if (this._finishDebouncer) {
+this._finishDebouncer.complete();
+}
+this._flushPolyfills();
+if (this._debouncers.length && this._flushGuard < this._FLUSH_MAX) {
+this._flushGuard++;
+this.flush();
+} else {
+if (this._flushGuard >= this._FLUSH_MAX) {
+console.warn('Polymer.dom.flush aborted. Flush may not be complete.');
+}
+this._flushGuard = 0;
+}
+},
+_flushPolyfills: function () {
+if (this._needsTakeRecords) {
+CustomElements.takeRecords();
+}
+},
+addDebouncer: function (debouncer) {
+this._debouncers.push(debouncer);
+this._finishDebouncer = Polymer.Debounce(this._finishDebouncer, this._finishFlush);
+},
+_finishFlush: function () {
+Polymer.dom._debouncers = [];
+}
+});
 function getLightChildren(node) {
 var children = node._lightChildren;
 return children ? children : node.childNodes;
@@ -1147,6 +1189,7 @@
 },
 _finishDistribute: function () {
 if (this._useContent) {
+this.shadyRoot._distributionClean = true;
 if (hasInsertionPoint(this.shadyRoot)) {
 this._composeTree();
 } else {
@@ -1160,7 +1203,6 @@
 }
 }
 this.shadyRoot._hasDistributed = true;
-this.shadyRoot._distributionClean = true;
 }
 },
 elementMatches: function (selector, node) {
diff --git a/polymer.html b/polymer.html
index 89e28a32df..de1a20bc98 100644
--- a/polymer.html
+++ b/polymer.html
@@ -546,6 +546,16 @@
 for (var i = 0, r; i < recognizers.length; i++) {
 r = recognizers[i];
 if (gs[r.name] && !handled[r.name]) {
+if (r.flow && r.flow.start.indexOf(ev.type) > -1) {
+if (r.reset) {
+r.reset();
+}
+}
+}
+}
+for (var i = 0, r; i < recognizers.length; i++) {
+r = recognizers[i];
+if (gs[r.name] && !handled[r.name]) {
 handled[r.name] = true;
 r[type](ev);
 }
@@ -577,6 +587,8 @@
 }
 if (prevent) {
 ev.preventDefault();
+} else {
+Gestures.prevent('track');
 }
 }
 },
@@ -718,6 +730,16 @@
 'touchmove',
 'touchend'
 ],
+flow: {
+start: [
+'mousedown',
+'touchstart'
+],
+end: [
+'mouseup',
+'touchend'
+]
+},
 emits: ['track'],
 info: {
 x: 0,
@@ -733,7 +755,7 @@
 },
 prevent: false
 },
-clearInfo: function () {
+reset: function () {
 this.info.state = 'start';
 this.info.started = false;
 this.info.moves = [];
@@ -772,7 +794,6 @@
 Gestures.prevent('tap');
 movefn(e);
 }
-self.clearInfo();
 document.removeEventListener('mousemove', movefn);
 document.removeEventListener('mouseup', upfn);
 };
@@ -812,7 +833,6 @@
 });
 this.fire(t, ct);
 }
-this.clearInfo();
 },
 fire: function (target, touch) {
 var secondlast = this.info.moves[this.info.moves.length - 2];
@@ -847,6 +867,16 @@
 'touchstart',
 'touchend'
 ],
+flow: {
+start: [
+'mousedown',
+'touchstart'
+],
+end: [
+'click',
+'touchend'
+]
+},
 emits: ['tap'],
 info: {
 x: NaN,
@@ -887,7 +917,6 @@
 });
 }
 }
-this.reset();
 }
 });
 var DIRECTION_MAP = {
@@ -1584,7 +1613,12 @@
 });
 Polymer.Base._addFeature({
 _setupConfigure: function (initialConfig) {
-this._config = initialConfig || {};
+this._config = {};
+for (var i in initialConfig) {
+if (initialConfig[i] !== undefined) {
+this._config[i] = initialConfig[i];
+}
+}
 this._handlers = [];
 },
 _marshalAttributes: function () {
@@ -1713,8 +1747,9 @@
 var last = parts[parts.length - 1];
 if (parts.length > 1) {
 for (var i = 0; i < parts.length - 1; i++) {
-prop = prop[parts[i]];
-if (array) {
+var part = parts[i];
+prop = prop[part];
+if (array && parseInt(part) == part) {
 parts[i] = Polymer.Collection.get(array).getKey(prop);
 }
 if (!prop) {
@@ -1722,15 +1757,13 @@
 }
 array = Array.isArray(prop) ? prop : null;
 }
-if (array) {
+if (array && parseInt(last) == last) {
 var coll = Polymer.Collection.get(array);
 var old = prop[last];
 var key = coll.getKey(old);
-if (key) {
 parts[i] = key;
 coll.setItem(key, value);
 }
-}
 prop[last] = value;
 if (!root) {
 this.notifyPath(parts.join('.'), value);
@@ -2826,6 +2859,7 @@
 _prepStyleProperties: function () {
 this._ownStylePropertyNames = this._styles ? propertyUtils.decorateStyles(this._styles) : [];
 },
+customStyle: {},
 _setupStyleProperties: function () {
 this.customStyle = {};
 },
@@ -3057,15 +3091,8 @@
 }());
 Polymer.Templatizer = {
 properties: { __hideTemplateChildren__: { observer: '_showHideChildren' } },
-_templatizerStatic: {
-count: 0,
-callbacks: {},
-debouncer: null
-},
 _instanceProps: Polymer.nob,
-created: function () {
-this._templatizerId = this._templatizerStatic.count++;
-},
+_parentPropPrefix: '_parent_',
 templatize: function (template) {
 if (!template._content) {
 template._content = template.content;
@@ -3109,20 +3136,10 @@
 }
 },
 _debounceTemplate: function (fn) {
-this._templatizerStatic.callbacks[this._templatizerId] = fn.bind(this);
-this._templatizerStatic.debouncer = Polymer.Debounce(this._templatizerStatic.debouncer, this._flushTemplates.bind(this, true));
+Polymer.dom.addDebouncer(this.debounce('_debounceTemplate', fn));
 },
 _flushTemplates: function (debouncerExpired) {
-var db = this._templatizerStatic.debouncer;
-while (debouncerExpired || db && db.finish) {
-db.stop();
-var cbs = this._templatizerStatic.callbacks;
-this._templatizerStatic.callbacks = {};
-for (var id in cbs) {
-cbs[id]();
-}
-debouncerExpired = false;
-}
+Polymer.dom.flush();
 },
 _customPrepEffects: function (archetype) {
 var parentProps = archetype._parentProps;
@@ -3162,7 +3179,7 @@
 Polymer.Bind.prepareModel(proto);
 }
 for (prop in parentProps) {
-var parentProp = '_parent_' + prop;
+var parentProp = this._parentPropPrefix + prop;
 var effects = [
 {
 kind: 'function',
@@ -3186,8 +3203,9 @@
 };
 },
 _createHostPropEffector: function (prop) {
+var prefix = this._parentPropPrefix;
 return function (source, value) {
-this.dataHost['_parent_' + prop] = value;
+this.dataHost[prefix + prop] = value;
 };
 },
 _createInstancePropEffector: function (prop) {
@@ -3219,12 +3237,12 @@
 var root = dot < 0 ? path : path.slice(0, dot);
 dataHost._forwardInstancePath.call(dataHost, this, path, value);
 if (root in dataHost._parentProps) {
-dataHost.notifyPath('_parent_' + path, value);
+dataHost.notifyPath(dataHost._parentPropPrefix + path, value);
 }
 },
 _pathEffector: function (path, value, fromAbove) {
 if (this._forwardParentPath) {
-if (path.indexOf('_parent_') === 0) {
+if (path.indexOf(this._parentPropPrefix) === 0) {
 this._forwardParentPath(path.substring(8), value);
 }
 }
@@ -3272,7 +3290,7 @@
 model = model || {};
 if (this._parentProps) {
 for (var prop in this._parentProps) {
-model[prop] = this['_parent_' + prop];
+model[prop] = this[this._parentPropPrefix + prop];
 }
 }
 return new this.ctor(model, this);
@@ -3988,7 +4006,16 @@
 is: 'dom-bind',
 extends: 'template',
 created: function () {
-Polymer.ImportStatus.whenLoaded(this._readySelf.bind(this));
+Polymer.ImportStatus.whenLoaded(this._markImportsReady.bind(this));
+},
+_ensureReady: function () {
+if (!this._readied) {
+this._readySelf();
+}
+},
+_markImportsReady: function () {
+this._importsReady = true;
+this._ensureReady();
 },
 _registerFeatures: function () {
 this._prepConstructor();
@@ -4021,6 +4048,15 @@
 this._setupConfigure = this._setupConfigure.bind(this, config);
 },
 attached: function () {
+if (this._importsReady) {
+this.render();
+}
+},
+detached: function () {
+this._removeChildren();
+},
+render: function () {
+this._ensureReady();
 if (!this._children) {
 this._template = this;
 this._prepAnnotations();
@@ -4033,8 +4069,5 @@
 }
 this._insertChildren();
 this.fire('dom-change');
-},
-detached: function () {
-this._removeChildren();
 }
 });</script>