diff --git a/select2-latest.html b/select2-latest.html
index 38c68bb4..6d52e6d2 100755
--- a/select2-latest.html
+++ b/select2-latest.html
@@ -9,8 +9,14 @@ version: 3.0
 <script src="select2-master/select2.js"></script>
 
 <script id="script_e1">
+
+$(function() {
+   var opts=$("#source").html(), opts2="<option></option>"+opts;
+   $("select.populate").each(function() { var e=$(this); e.html(e.hasClass("placeholder")?opts2:opts); });
+});
+
 $(document).ready(function() {
-$("#e1").select2();
+    $("#e1").select2();
 });
 </script>
 
@@ -25,6 +31,7 @@ $("#e3").select2({
 <script id="script_e4">
 $(document).ready(function() {
 function format(state) {
+    if (!state.id) return state.text; // optgroup
     return "<img class='flag' src='images/flags/" + state.id.toLowerCase() + ".png'/>" + state.text;
 }
 $("#e4").select2({
@@ -252,7 +259,7 @@ $("#e10_3").select2({
         <div class="span4">
           <h3>The Basics</h3>
            <p>Select2 can take a regular select box like this:</p>
-           <p><select style="width:300px">
+           <p><select style="width:300px" id="source">
                <optgroup label="Alaskan/Hawaiian Time Zone">
                    <option value="AK">Alaska</option>
                    <option value="HI">Hawaii</option>
@@ -312,63 +319,7 @@ $("#e10_3").select2({
          </p>
            <p>and turns it into:</p>
            <p>
-               <select id="e1" style="width:300px">
-                   <optgroup label="Alaskan/Hawaiian Time Zone">
-                       <option value="AK">Alaska</option>
-                       <option value="HI">Hawaii</option>
-                   </optgroup>
-                   <optgroup label="Pacific Time Zone">
-                       <option value="CA">California</option>
-                       <option value="NV">Nevada</option>
-                       <option value="OR">Oregon</option>
-                       <option value="WA">Washington</option>
-                   </optgroup>
-                   <optgroup label="Mountain Time Zone">
-                       <option value="AZ">Arizona</option>
-                       <option value="CO">Colorado</option>
-                       <option value="ID">Idaho</option>
-                       <option value="MT">Montana</option><option value="NE">Nebraska</option>
-                       <option value="NM">New Mexico</option>
-                       <option value="ND">North Dakota</option>
-                       <option value="UT">Utah</option>
-                       <option value="WY">Wyoming</option>
-                   </optgroup>
-                   <optgroup label="Central Time Zone">
-                       <option value="AL">Alabama</option>
-                       <option value="AR">Arkansas</option>
-                       <option value="IL">Illinois</option>
-                       <option value="IA">Iowa</option>
-                       <option value="KS">Kansas</option>
-                       <option value="KY">Kentucky</option>
-                       <option value="LA">Louisiana</option>
-                       <option value="MN">Minnesota</option>
-                       <option value="MS">Mississippi</option>
-                       <option value="MO">Missouri</option>
-                       <option value="OK">Oklahoma</option>
-                       <option value="SD">South Dakota</option>
-                       <option value="TX">Texas</option>
-                       <option value="TN">Tennessee</option>
-                       <option value="WI">Wisconsin</option>
-                   </optgroup>
-                   <optgroup label="Eastern Time Zone">
-                       <option value="CT">Connecticut</option>
-                       <option value="DE">Delaware</option>
-                       <option value="FL">Florida</option>
-                       <option value="GA">Georgia</option>
-                       <option value="IN">Indiana</option>
-                       <option value="ME">Maine</option>
-                       <option value="MD">Maryland</option>
-                       <option value="MA">Massachusetts</option>
-                       <option value="MI">Michigan</option>
-                       <option value="NH">New Hampshire</option><option value="NJ">New Jersey</option>
-                       <option value="NY">New York</option>
-                       <option value="NC">North Carolina</option>
-                       <option value="OH">Ohio</option>
-                       <option value="PA">Pennsylvania</option><option value="RI">Rhode Island</option><option value="SC">South Carolina</option>
-                       <option value="VT">Vermont</option><option value="VA">Virginia</option>
-                       <option value="WV">West Virginia</option>
-                   </optgroup>
-               </select>
+               <select id="e1" class="populate" style="width:300px"></select>
            </p>
            <p>with support for quick option filtering via a search box</p>
         </div>
@@ -398,7 +349,7 @@ $("#e10_3").select2({
           <h3>Multi-Value Select Boxes</h3>
            <p>Select2 also supports multi-value select boxes. The <code>select</code> below is declared with the <code>multiple</code> attribute. Select2 automatially picks up on this:</p>
            <p>
-               <select multiple name="e9" id="e9" style="width:300px"><option value="AL">Alabama</option><option value="AK">Alaska</option><option value="AZ">Arizona</option><option value="AR">Arkansas</option><option value="CA">California</option><option value="CO">Colorado</option><option value="CT">Connecticut</option><option value="DE">Delaware</option><option value="FL">Florida</option><option value="GA">Georgia</option><option value="HI">Hawaii</option><option value="ID">Idaho</option><option value="IL">Illinois</option><option value="IN">Indiana</option><option value="IA">Iowa</option><option value="KS">Kansas</option><option value="KY">Kentucky</option><option value="LA">Louisiana</option><option value="ME">Maine</option><option value="MD">Maryland</option><option value="MA">Massachusetts</option><option value="MI">Michigan</option><option value="MN">Minnesota</option><option value="MS">Mississippi</option><option value="MO">Missouri</option><option value="MT">Montana</option><option value="NE">Nebraska</option><option value="NV">Nevada</option><option value="NH">New Hampshire</option><option value="NJ">New Jersey</option><option value="NM">New Mexico</option><option value="NY">New York</option><option value="NC">North Carolina</option><option value="ND">North Dakota</option><option value="OH">Ohio</option><option value="OK">Oklahoma</option><option value="OR">Oregon</option><option value="PA">Pennsylvania</option><option value="RI">Rhode Island</option><option value="SC">South Carolina</option><option value="SD">South Dakota</option><option value="TN">Tennessee</option><option value="TX">Texas</option><option value="UT">Utah</option><option value="VT">Vermont</option><option value="VA">Virginia</option><option value="WA">Washington</option><option value="WV">West Virginia</option><option value="WI">Wisconsin</option><option value="WY">Wyoming</option></select><br/>
+               <select multiple name="e9" id="e9" style="width:300px" class="populate"></select>
            </p>
         </div>
         <div class="span8">
@@ -425,10 +376,10 @@ $("#e2_2").select2({
             <h3>Placeholders</h3>
              <p>A placeholder value can be defined and will be displayed until a selection is made:</p>
              <p>
-                 <select id="e2" style="width:300px"><option></option><option value="AL">Alabama</option><option value="AK">Alaska</option><option value="AZ">Arizona</option><option value="AR">Arkansas</option><option value="CA">California</option><option value="CO">Colorado</option><option value="CT">Connecticut</option><option value="DE">Delaware</option><option value="FL">Florida</option><option value="GA">Georgia</option><option value="HI">Hawaii</option><option value="ID">Idaho</option><option value="IL">Illinois</option><option value="IN">Indiana</option><option value="IA">Iowa</option><option value="KS">Kansas</option><option value="KY">Kentucky</option><option value="LA">Louisiana</option><option value="ME">Maine</option><option value="MD">Maryland</option><option value="MA">Massachusetts</option><option value="MI">Michigan</option><option value="MN">Minnesota</option><option value="MS">Mississippi</option><option value="MO">Missouri</option><option value="MT">Montana</option><option value="NE">Nebraska</option><option value="NV">Nevada</option><option value="NH">New Hampshire</option><option value="NJ">New Jersey</option><option value="NM">New Mexico</option><option value="NY">New York</option><option value="NC">North Carolina</option><option value="ND">North Dakota</option><option value="OH">Ohio</option><option value="OK">Oklahoma</option><option value="OR">Oregon</option><option value="PA">Pennsylvania</option><option value="RI">Rhode Island</option><option value="SC">South Carolina</option><option value="SD">South Dakota</option><option value="TN">Tennessee</option><option value="TX">Texas</option><option value="UT">Utah</option><option value="VT">Vermont</option><option value="VA">Virginia</option><option value="WA">Washington</option><option value="WV">West Virginia</option><option value="WI">Wisconsin</option><option value="WY">Wyoming</option></select><br/>
+                 <select id="e2" style="width:300px" class="populate placeholder"></select><br/>
              </p>
               <p>
-                  <select id="e2_2" multiple="multiple" style="width:300px"><option></option><option value="AL">Alabama</option><option value="AK">Alaska</option><option value="AZ">Arizona</option><option value="AR">Arkansas</option><option value="CA">California</option><option value="CO">Colorado</option><option value="CT">Connecticut</option><option value="DE">Delaware</option><option value="FL">Florida</option><option value="GA">Georgia</option><option value="HI">Hawaii</option><option value="ID">Idaho</option><option value="IL">Illinois</option><option value="IN">Indiana</option><option value="IA">Iowa</option><option value="KS">Kansas</option><option value="KY">Kentucky</option><option value="LA">Louisiana</option><option value="ME">Maine</option><option value="MD">Maryland</option><option value="MA">Massachusetts</option><option value="MI">Michigan</option><option value="MN">Minnesota</option><option value="MS">Mississippi</option><option value="MO">Missouri</option><option value="MT">Montana</option><option value="NE">Nebraska</option><option value="NV">Nevada</option><option value="NH">New Hampshire</option><option value="NJ">New Jersey</option><option value="NM">New Mexico</option><option value="NY">New York</option><option value="NC">North Carolina</option><option value="ND">North Dakota</option><option value="OH">Ohio</option><option value="OK">Oklahoma</option><option value="OR">Oregon</option><option value="PA">Pennsylvania</option><option value="RI">Rhode Island</option><option value="SC">South Carolina</option><option value="SD">South Dakota</option><option value="TN">Tennessee</option><option value="TX">Texas</option><option value="UT">Utah</option><option value="VT">Vermont</option><option value="VA">Virginia</option><option value="WA">Washington</option><option value="WV">West Virginia</option><option value="WI">Wisconsin</option><option value="WY">Wyoming</option></select><br/>
+                  <select id="e2_2" multiple="multiple" style="width:300px" class="populate placeholder"></select><br/>
               </p>
              <p>The placeholder can be declared via a <code>data-placeholder</code> attribute attached to the <code>select</code>, or via the <code>placeholder</code> configuration element as seen in the example code</p>
               <p>Optionally, a clear button (visible once a selection is made) is available to reset the select box back to the placeholder value.</p>
@@ -446,7 +397,7 @@ $("#e2_2").select2({
             <h3>Minimum Input</h3>
              <p>Select2 supports a minimum input setting which is useful for large remote datasets where short search terms are not very useful:</p>
              <p>
-                 <select id="e3" style="width:300px"><option value="AL">Alabama</option><option value="AK">Alaska</option><option value="AZ">Arizona</option><option value="AR">Arkansas</option><option value="CA">California</option><option value="CO">Colorado</option><option value="CT">Connecticut</option><option value="DE">Delaware</option><option value="FL">Florida</option><option value="GA">Georgia</option><option value="HI">Hawaii</option><option value="ID">Idaho</option><option value="IL">Illinois</option><option value="IN">Indiana</option><option value="IA">Iowa</option><option value="KS">Kansas</option><option value="KY">Kentucky</option><option value="LA">Louisiana</option><option value="ME">Maine</option><option value="MD">Maryland</option><option value="MA">Massachusetts</option><option value="MI">Michigan</option><option value="MN">Minnesota</option><option value="MS">Mississippi</option><option value="MO">Missouri</option><option value="MT">Montana</option><option value="NE">Nebraska</option><option value="NV">Nevada</option><option value="NH">New Hampshire</option><option value="NJ">New Jersey</option><option value="NM">New Mexico</option><option value="NY">New York</option><option value="NC">North Carolina</option><option value="ND">North Dakota</option><option value="OH">Ohio</option><option value="OK">Oklahoma</option><option value="OR">Oregon</option><option value="PA">Pennsylvania</option><option value="RI">Rhode Island</option><option value="SC">South Carolina</option><option value="SD">South Dakota</option><option value="TN">Tennessee</option><option value="TX">Texas</option><option value="UT">Utah</option><option value="VT">Vermont</option><option value="VA">Virginia</option><option value="WA">Washington</option><option value="WV">West Virginia</option><option value="WI">Wisconsin</option><option value="WY">Wyoming</option></select><br/>
+                 <select id="e3" style="width:300px" class="populate"></select><br/>
              </p>
           </div>
           <div class="span8">
@@ -460,7 +411,7 @@ $("#e2_2").select2({
             <h3>Templating</h3>
              <p>Various display options of the Select2 component can be changed:</p>
              <p>
-                 <select id="e4" style="width:300px"><option value="AL">Alabama</option><option value="AK">Alaska</option><option value="AZ">Arizona</option><option value="AR">Arkansas</option><option value="CA">California</option><option value="CO">Colorado</option><option value="CT">Connecticut</option><option value="DE">Delaware</option><option value="FL">Florida</option><option value="GA">Georgia</option><option value="HI">Hawaii</option><option value="ID">Idaho</option><option value="IL">Illinois</option><option value="IN">Indiana</option><option value="IA">Iowa</option><option value="KS">Kansas</option><option value="KY">Kentucky</option><option value="LA">Louisiana</option><option value="ME">Maine</option><option value="MD">Maryland</option><option value="MA">Massachusetts</option><option value="MI">Michigan</option><option value="MN">Minnesota</option><option value="MS">Mississippi</option><option value="MO">Missouri</option><option value="MT">Montana</option><option value="NE">Nebraska</option><option value="NV">Nevada</option><option value="NH">New Hampshire</option><option value="NJ">New Jersey</option><option value="NM">New Mexico</option><option value="NY">New York</option><option value="NC">North Carolina</option><option value="ND">North Dakota</option><option value="OH">Ohio</option><option value="OK">Oklahoma</option><option value="OR">Oregon</option><option value="PA">Pennsylvania</option><option value="RI">Rhode Island</option><option value="SC">South Carolina</option><option value="SD">South Dakota</option><option value="TN">Tennessee</option><option value="TX">Texas</option><option value="UT">Utah</option><option value="VT">Vermont</option><option value="VA">Virginia</option><option value="WA">Washington</option><option value="WV">West Virginia</option><option value="WI">Wisconsin</option><option value="WY">Wyoming</option></select><br/>
+                 <select id="e4" style="width:300px" class="populate"></select><br/>
              </p>
           </div>
           <div class="span8">
@@ -589,7 +540,7 @@ $("#e8_2_close").click(function () { $("#e8_2").select2("close"); });
                   <input type="button" class="btn-warning" id="e8_close" value="Close"/>
                 </p>
              <p>
-                 <select id="e8" style="width:300px"><option value="AL">Alabama</option><option value="AK">Alaska</option><option value="AZ">Arizona</option><option value="AR">Arkansas</option><option value="CA">California</option><option value="CO">Colorado</option><option value="CT">Connecticut</option><option value="DE">Delaware</option><option value="FL">Florida</option><option value="GA">Georgia</option><option value="HI">Hawaii</option><option value="ID">Idaho</option><option value="IL">Illinois</option><option value="IN">Indiana</option><option value="IA">Iowa</option><option value="KS">Kansas</option><option value="KY">Kentucky</option><option value="LA">Louisiana</option><option value="ME">Maine</option><option value="MD">Maryland</option><option value="MA">Massachusetts</option><option value="MI">Michigan</option><option value="MN">Minnesota</option><option value="MS">Mississippi</option><option value="MO">Missouri</option><option value="MT">Montana</option><option value="NE">Nebraska</option><option value="NV">Nevada</option><option value="NH">New Hampshire</option><option value="NJ">New Jersey</option><option value="NM">New Mexico</option><option value="NY">New York</option><option value="NC">North Carolina</option><option value="ND">North Dakota</option><option value="OH">Ohio</option><option value="OK">Oklahoma</option><option value="OR">Oregon</option><option value="PA">Pennsylvania</option><option value="RI">Rhode Island</option><option value="SC">South Carolina</option><option value="SD">South Dakota</option><option value="TN">Tennessee</option><option value="TX">Texas</option><option value="UT">Utah</option><option value="VT">Vermont</option><option value="VA">Virginia</option><option value="WA">Washington</option><option value="WV">West Virginia</option><option value="WI">Wisconsin</option><option value="WY">Wyoming</option></select><br/>
+                 <select id="e8" style="width:300px" class="populate"></select><br/>
              </p>
                 <p>
                   <input type="button" class="btn-primary" id="e8_2_get" value="Alert selected value"/>
@@ -601,7 +552,7 @@ $("#e8_2_close").click(function () { $("#e8_2").select2("close"); });
                   <input type="button" class="btn-warning" id="e8_2_close" value="Close"/>
                 </p>
               <p>
-                  <select id="e8_2" multiple style="width:300px"><option value="AL" selected>Alabama</option><option value="AK">Alaska</option><option value="AZ" selected>Arizona</option><option value="AR">Arkansas</option><option value="CA">California</option><option value="CO">Colorado</option><option value="CT">Connecticut</option><option value="DE">Delaware</option><option value="FL">Florida</option><option value="GA">Georgia</option><option value="HI">Hawaii</option><option value="ID">Idaho</option><option value="IL">Illinois</option><option value="IN">Indiana</option><option value="IA">Iowa</option><option value="KS">Kansas</option><option value="KY">Kentucky</option><option value="LA">Louisiana</option><option value="ME">Maine</option><option value="MD">Maryland</option><option value="MA">Massachusetts</option><option value="MI">Michigan</option><option value="MN">Minnesota</option><option value="MS">Mississippi</option><option value="MO">Missouri</option><option value="MT">Montana</option><option value="NE">Nebraska</option><option value="NV">Nevada</option><option value="NH">New Hampshire</option><option value="NJ">New Jersey</option><option value="NM">New Mexico</option><option value="NY">New York</option><option value="NC">North Carolina</option><option value="ND">North Dakota</option><option value="OH">Ohio</option><option value="OK">Oklahoma</option><option value="OR">Oregon</option><option value="PA">Pennsylvania</option><option value="RI">Rhode Island</option><option value="SC">South Carolina</option><option value="SD">South Dakota</option><option value="TN">Tennessee</option><option value="TX">Texas</option><option value="UT">Utah</option><option value="VT">Vermont</option><option value="VA">Virginia</option><option value="WA">Washington</option><option value="WV">West Virginia</option><option value="WI">Wisconsin</option><option value="WY">Wyoming</option></select><br/>
+                  <select id="e8_2" multiple style="width:300px" class="populate"></select><br/>
               </p>
           </div>
           <div class="span8">
@@ -691,7 +642,7 @@ $("#e13_ak_co").click(function() { $("#e13").val(["AK","CO"]).trigger("change");
               <p>Select2 can react to external value changes and keep its selection in-sync. This feature allows
                   Select2 to work seamlessly with front-end frameworks that use data binding between ui components
                   and model values.</p>
-              <p><select id="e13" multiple style="width:300px"><option value="AL" selected>Alabama</option><option value="AK">Alaska</option><option value="AZ" selected>Arizona</option><option value="AR">Arkansas</option><option value="CA">California</option><option value="CO">Colorado</option><option value="CT">Connecticut</option><option value="DE">Delaware</option><option value="FL">Florida</option><option value="GA">Georgia</option><option value="HI">Hawaii</option><option value="ID">Idaho</option><option value="IL">Illinois</option><option value="IN">Indiana</option><option value="IA">Iowa</option><option value="KS">Kansas</option><option value="KY">Kentucky</option><option value="LA">Louisiana</option><option value="ME">Maine</option><option value="MD">Maryland</option><option value="MA">Massachusetts</option><option value="MI">Michigan</option><option value="MN">Minnesota</option><option value="MS">Mississippi</option><option value="MO">Missouri</option><option value="MT">Montana</option><option value="NE">Nebraska</option><option value="NV">Nevada</option><option value="NH">New Hampshire</option><option value="NJ">New Jersey</option><option value="NM">New Mexico</option><option value="NY">New York</option><option value="NC">North Carolina</option><option value="ND">North Dakota</option><option value="OH">Ohio</option><option value="OK">Oklahoma</option><option value="OR">Oregon</option><option value="PA">Pennsylvania</option><option value="RI">Rhode Island</option><option value="SC">South Carolina</option><option value="SD">South Dakota</option><option value="TN">Tennessee</option><option value="TX">Texas</option><option value="UT">Utah</option><option value="VT">Vermont</option><option value="VA">Virginia</option><option value="WA">Washington</option><option value="WV">West Virginia</option><option value="WI">Wisconsin</option><option value="WY">Wyoming</option></select><br/></p>
+              <p><select id="e13" multiple style="width:300px" class="populate"></select><br/></p>
               <p><input type="button" id="e13_ca" class="btn btn-primary" value="Select California"/> <input type="button" id="e13_ak_co"  class="btn btn-primary"value="Select Alaska and Colorado"/></p>
               <p class="alert alert-alert">This feature is only available when initSelection() function is provided in
                   the options. This function is needed to map the choice ids set on the element to objects used by
@@ -708,7 +659,7 @@ $("#e13_ak_co").click(function() { $("#e13").val(["AK","CO"]).trigger("change");
       <article class="row zebra" id="lifecycle">
 <script id="script_e14">
 $(document).ready(function () {
-$("#e14").select2();
+$("#e14").val(["AL","AZ"]).select2();
 $("#e14_init").click(function() { $("#e14").select2(); });
 $("#e14_destroy").click(function() { $("#e14").select2("destroy"); });
 });
@@ -719,7 +670,7 @@ $("#e14_destroy").click(function() { $("#e14").select2("destroy"); });
               <p>
 
               </p>
-              <p><select id="e14" multiple style="width:300px"><option value="AL" selected>Alabama</option><option value="AK">Alaska</option><option value="AZ" selected>Arizona</option><option value="AR">Arkansas</option><option value="CA">California</option><option value="CO">Colorado</option><option value="CT">Connecticut</option><option value="DE">Delaware</option><option value="FL">Florida</option><option value="GA">Georgia</option><option value="HI">Hawaii</option><option value="ID">Idaho</option><option value="IL">Illinois</option><option value="IN">Indiana</option><option value="IA">Iowa</option><option value="KS">Kansas</option><option value="KY">Kentucky</option><option value="LA">Louisiana</option><option value="ME">Maine</option><option value="MD">Maryland</option><option value="MA">Massachusetts</option><option value="MI">Michigan</option><option value="MN">Minnesota</option><option value="MS">Mississippi</option><option value="MO">Missouri</option><option value="MT">Montana</option><option value="NE">Nebraska</option><option value="NV">Nevada</option><option value="NH">New Hampshire</option><option value="NJ">New Jersey</option><option value="NM">New Mexico</option><option value="NY">New York</option><option value="NC">North Carolina</option><option value="ND">North Dakota</option><option value="OH">Ohio</option><option value="OK">Oklahoma</option><option value="OR">Oregon</option><option value="PA">Pennsylvania</option><option value="RI">Rhode Island</option><option value="SC">South Carolina</option><option value="SD">South Dakota</option><option value="TN">Tennessee</option><option value="TX">Texas</option><option value="UT">Utah</option><option value="VT">Vermont</option><option value="VA">Virginia</option><option value="WA">Washington</option><option value="WV">West Virginia</option><option value="WI">Wisconsin</option><option value="WY">Wyoming</option></select><br/></p>
+              <p><select id="e14" multiple style="width:300px" class="populate"></select><br/></p>
               <p><input type="button" id="e14_init" class="btn btn-primary" value="Init"/> <input type="button" id="e14_destroy" class="btn btn-warning"value="Destroy"/></p>
           </div>
           <div class="span8">
@@ -770,8 +721,8 @@ $("#e16_disable").click(function() { $("#e16,#e16_2").select2("disable"); });
           </script>
           <div class="span4">
               <h3>Select2 Disabled Mode</h3>
-              <p><select disabled="disabled" id="e16" style="width:300px"><option value="AL" selected>Alabama</option><option value="AK">Alaska</option><option value="AZ">Arizona</option><option value="AR">Arkansas</option><option value="CA">California</option><option value="CO">Colorado</option><option value="CT">Connecticut</option><option value="DE">Delaware</option><option value="FL">Florida</option><option value="GA">Georgia</option><option value="HI">Hawaii</option><option value="ID">Idaho</option><option value="IL">Illinois</option><option value="IN">Indiana</option><option value="IA">Iowa</option><option value="KS">Kansas</option><option value="KY">Kentucky</option><option value="LA">Louisiana</option><option value="ME">Maine</option><option value="MD">Maryland</option><option value="MA">Massachusetts</option><option value="MI">Michigan</option><option value="MN">Minnesota</option><option value="MS">Mississippi</option><option value="MO">Missouri</option><option value="MT">Montana</option><option value="NE">Nebraska</option><option value="NV">Nevada</option><option value="NH">New Hampshire</option><option value="NJ">New Jersey</option><option value="NM">New Mexico</option><option value="NY">New York</option><option value="NC">North Carolina</option><option value="ND">North Dakota</option><option value="OH">Ohio</option><option value="OK">Oklahoma</option><option value="OR">Oregon</option><option value="PA">Pennsylvania</option><option value="RI">Rhode Island</option><option value="SC">South Carolina</option><option value="SD">South Dakota</option><option value="TN">Tennessee</option><option value="TX">Texas</option><option value="UT">Utah</option><option value="VT">Vermont</option><option value="VA">Virginia</option><option value="WA">Washington</option><option value="WV">West Virginia</option><option value="WI">Wisconsin</option><option value="WY">Wyoming</option></select><br/></p>
-              <p><select disabled="disabled" id="e16_2" multiple style="width:300px"><option value="AL" selected>Alabama</option><option value="AK">Alaska</option><option value="AZ" selected>Arizona</option><option value="AR">Arkansas</option><option value="CA">California</option><option value="CO">Colorado</option><option value="CT">Connecticut</option><option value="DE">Delaware</option><option value="FL">Florida</option><option value="GA">Georgia</option><option value="HI">Hawaii</option><option value="ID">Idaho</option><option value="IL">Illinois</option><option value="IN">Indiana</option><option value="IA">Iowa</option><option value="KS">Kansas</option><option value="KY">Kentucky</option><option value="LA">Louisiana</option><option value="ME">Maine</option><option value="MD">Maryland</option><option value="MA">Massachusetts</option><option value="MI">Michigan</option><option value="MN">Minnesota</option><option value="MS">Mississippi</option><option value="MO">Missouri</option><option value="MT">Montana</option><option value="NE">Nebraska</option><option value="NV">Nevada</option><option value="NH">New Hampshire</option><option value="NJ">New Jersey</option><option value="NM">New Mexico</option><option value="NY">New York</option><option value="NC">North Carolina</option><option value="ND">North Dakota</option><option value="OH">Ohio</option><option value="OK">Oklahoma</option><option value="OR">Oregon</option><option value="PA">Pennsylvania</option><option value="RI">Rhode Island</option><option value="SC">South Carolina</option><option value="SD">South Dakota</option><option value="TN">Tennessee</option><option value="TX">Texas</option><option value="UT">Utah</option><option value="VT">Vermont</option><option value="VA">Virginia</option><option value="WA">Washington</option><option value="WV">West Virginia</option><option value="WI">Wisconsin</option><option value="WY">Wyoming</option></select><br/></p>
+              <p><select disabled="disabled" id="e16" style="width:300px" class="populate"></select><br/></p>
+              <p><select disabled="disabled" id="e16_2" multiple style="width:300px" class="populate"></select><br/></p>
               <p><input type="button" id="e16_enable" class="btn btn-primary" value="Enable"/> <input type="button" id="e16_disable" class="btn btn-warning"value="Disable"/></p>
           </div>
           <div class="span8">
@@ -802,7 +753,7 @@ $("#e17_2").select2({
           <div class="span4">
               <h3>Custom Matcher</h3>
                <p>Unlike other dropdowns on this page, this one matches options only if the term appears in the beginning of the string as opposed to anywhere</p>
-              <p><select id="e17" style="width:300px"><option value="AL" selected>Alabama</option><option value="AK">Alaska</option><option value="AZ">Arizona</option><option value="AR">Arkansas</option><option value="CA">California</option><option value="CO">Colorado</option><option value="CT">Connecticut</option><option value="DE">Delaware</option><option value="FL">Florida</option><option value="GA">Georgia</option><option value="HI">Hawaii</option><option value="ID">Idaho</option><option value="IL">Illinois</option><option value="IN">Indiana</option><option value="IA">Iowa</option><option value="KS">Kansas</option><option value="KY">Kentucky</option><option value="LA">Louisiana</option><option value="ME">Maine</option><option value="MD">Maryland</option><option value="MA">Massachusetts</option><option value="MI">Michigan</option><option value="MN">Minnesota</option><option value="MS">Mississippi</option><option value="MO">Missouri</option><option value="MT">Montana</option><option value="NE">Nebraska</option><option value="NV">Nevada</option><option value="NH">New Hampshire</option><option value="NJ">New Jersey</option><option value="NM">New Mexico</option><option value="NY">New York</option><option value="NC">North Carolina</option><option value="ND">North Dakota</option><option value="OH">Ohio</option><option value="OK">Oklahoma</option><option value="OR">Oregon</option><option value="PA">Pennsylvania</option><option value="RI">Rhode Island</option><option value="SC">South Carolina</option><option value="SD">South Dakota</option><option value="TN">Tennessee</option><option value="TX">Texas</option><option value="UT">Utah</option><option value="VT">Vermont</option><option value="VA">Virginia</option><option value="WA">Washington</option><option value="WV">West Virginia</option><option value="WI">Wisconsin</option><option value="WY">Wyoming</option></select><br/></p>
+              <p><select id="e17" style="width:300px" class="populate"></select><br/></p>
               <p>The dropdown below matches on custom attributes of the <code>option</code> tag. For example, the `blue` option can be matched by entering either `blue` or `cyan`.</p>
               <p><select id="e17_2" style="width:300px"><option alt="pink">red</option><option alt="cyan">blue</option></select></p>
           </div>
@@ -822,8 +773,8 @@ $("#e18,#e18_2").select2();
           <div class="span12">
               <h3>Responsive Design - Percent Width</h3>
               <p>Select2's width can be set to a percentage of its parent to support responsive design. The two Select2 boxes below are styled to 50% and 75% width respectively.</p>
-              <p><select id="e18" style="width:50%"><option value="AL" selected>Alabama</option><option value="AK">Alaska</option><option value="AZ">Arizona</option><option value="AR">Arkansas</option><option value="CA">California</option><option value="CO">Colorado</option><option value="CT">Connecticut</option><option value="DE">Delaware</option><option value="FL">Florida</option><option value="GA">Georgia</option><option value="HI">Hawaii</option><option value="ID">Idaho</option><option value="IL">Illinois</option><option value="IN">Indiana</option><option value="IA">Iowa</option><option value="KS">Kansas</option><option value="KY">Kentucky</option><option value="LA">Louisiana</option><option value="ME">Maine</option><option value="MD">Maryland</option><option value="MA">Massachusetts</option><option value="MI">Michigan</option><option value="MN">Minnesota</option><option value="MS">Mississippi</option><option value="MO">Missouri</option><option value="MT">Montana</option><option value="NE">Nebraska</option><option value="NV">Nevada</option><option value="NH">New Hampshire</option><option value="NJ">New Jersey</option><option value="NM">New Mexico</option><option value="NY">New York</option><option value="NC">North Carolina</option><option value="ND">North Dakota</option><option value="OH">Ohio</option><option value="OK">Oklahoma</option><option value="OR">Oregon</option><option value="PA">Pennsylvania</option><option value="RI">Rhode Island</option><option value="SC">South Carolina</option><option value="SD">South Dakota</option><option value="TN">Tennessee</option><option value="TX">Texas</option><option value="UT">Utah</option><option value="VT">Vermont</option><option value="VA">Virginia</option><option value="WA">Washington</option><option value="WV">West Virginia</option><option value="WI">Wisconsin</option><option value="WY">Wyoming</option></select><br/></p>
-              <p><select multiple="multiple" id="e18_2" style="width:75%" placeholder="Select a state"><option></option><option value="AL">Alabama</option><option value="AK">Alaska</option><option value="AZ">Arizona</option><option value="AR">Arkansas</option><option value="CA">California</option><option value="CO">Colorado</option><option value="CT">Connecticut</option><option value="DE">Delaware</option><option value="FL">Florida</option><option value="GA">Georgia</option><option value="HI">Hawaii</option><option value="ID">Idaho</option><option value="IL">Illinois</option><option value="IN">Indiana</option><option value="IA">Iowa</option><option value="KS">Kansas</option><option value="KY">Kentucky</option><option value="LA">Louisiana</option><option value="ME">Maine</option><option value="MD">Maryland</option><option value="MA">Massachusetts</option><option value="MI">Michigan</option><option value="MN">Minnesota</option><option value="MS">Mississippi</option><option value="MO">Missouri</option><option value="MT">Montana</option><option value="NE">Nebraska</option><option value="NV">Nevada</option><option value="NH">New Hampshire</option><option value="NJ">New Jersey</option><option value="NM">New Mexico</option><option value="NY">New York</option><option value="NC">North Carolina</option><option value="ND">North Dakota</option><option value="OH">Ohio</option><option value="OK">Oklahoma</option><option value="OR">Oregon</option><option value="PA">Pennsylvania</option><option value="RI">Rhode Island</option><option value="SC">South Carolina</option><option value="SD">South Dakota</option><option value="TN">Tennessee</option><option value="TX">Texas</option><option value="UT">Utah</option><option value="VT">Vermont</option><option value="VA">Virginia</option><option value="WA">Washington</option><option value="WV">West Virginia</option><option value="WI">Wisconsin</option><option value="WY">Wyoming</option></select><br/></p>
+              <p><select id="e18" style="width:50%" class="populate"></select><br/></p>
+              <p><select multiple="multiple" id="e18_2" style="width:75%" placeholder="Select a state" class="populate placeholder"></select><br/></p>
               <p class="alert alert-warning">Select2 will do its best to resolve the percent width specified via a css class, but it is not always possible. The best way to ensure that Select2 is using a percent based width is to inline the style declaration into the tag.</p>
           </div>
           <div class="span12">
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-Subproject commit e620b54271be165366cbe58362b93d1be7b248cb
+Subproject commit b3089218dcb9dbc1de226408e74bcf43eac690d8