From: Andrew Hunt <andrew@aghstrategies.com>
Date: Tue, 7 Feb 2017 22:32:17 +0000 (-0500)
Subject: 4.7.16 release notes: first bit of feature descriptions
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4.7.16 release notes: first bit of feature descriptions
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diff --git a/release-notes/4.7.16.md b/release-notes/4.7.16.md
index 318081bdcd..aebb7e9e42 100644
--- a/release-notes/4.7.16.md
+++ b/release-notes/4.7.16.md
@@ -14,36 +14,65 @@ Released February 8, 2017
   to fields array with entity info & date format info
   ([9727](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/9727))**
 
+  The data access objects (DAO) now include additional information for each
+  field, including the table name, entity, and business access object (BAO).
+
 - **[CRM-19829](https://issues.civicrm.org/jira/browse/CRM-19829) Activity feed
   ([9714](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/9714),
   [9649](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/9649), and
-  [9624](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/9624))**
+  [9624](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/9624))
+  (Preliminary work)**
+
+  The Attachment API now includes the appropriate icon class name from Font
+  Awesome, a `CRM.cache` object in Javascript is available to set and retrieve
+  information from `window.localStorage`, and a new Angular utility
+  `crmThrottle` prevents a function from running concurrently if called several
+  times in rapid succession.
 
 - **[CRM-19893](https://issues.civicrm.org/jira/browse/CRM-19893) Activity Type
-  Categories ([9696](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/9696))**
+  Categories ([9696](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/9696))
+  (Preliminary work)**
+
+  The option value form now displays the option's grouping if available.
 
 - **[CRM-19831](https://issues.civicrm.org/jira/browse/CRM-19831) Function
-  CRM_Contact_BAO_Group::getGroupsHierarchy performes bad with 3000 groups
+  `CRM_Contact_BAO_Group::getGroupsHierarchy` performes bad with 3000 groups
   ([9673](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/9673) and
   [9633](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/9633))**
 
+  Group listing performance is improved on sites with many groups.
+
 - **[CRM-19256](https://issues.civicrm.org/jira/browse/CRM-19256) Add a hook to
   dynamically escalate permissions
   ([8916](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/8916))**
 
+  A new `hook_civicrm_permission_check` is invoked whenever a user's permissions
+  are evaluated.  (See [hook
+  documentation](https://wiki.civicrm.org/confluence/display/CRMDOC/hook_civicrm_permission_check)
+  for details and examples.)
+
 - **[CRM-19853](https://issues.civicrm.org/jira/browse/CRM-19853) Change
   interval select controls in Scheduled Reminders with number controls
   ([9664](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/9664))**
 
+  A few drop-down fields in the Scheduled Reminders interface that were simply
+  picking integers have been replaced with regular text fields.
+
 - **[CRM-19769](https://issues.civicrm.org/jira/browse/CRM-19769) Colors for
-  tags ([9660](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/9660),
+  tags and [CRM-19779](https://issues.civicrm.org/jira/browse/CRM-19779) Colors
+  for activity statuses
+  ([9660](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/9660),
   [9600](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/9600), and
   [9554](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/9554))**
 
+  You can choose colors for tags and activity statuses for better visibility.
+
 - **[CRM-19770](https://issues.civicrm.org/jira/browse/CRM-19770) Favorite
   (starred) activities
   ([9629](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/9629))**
 
+  You can now mark favorite activities with stars.
+
 - **[CRM-19816](https://issues.civicrm.org/jira/browse/CRM-19816) Improve
   activity search filters
   ([9609](https://github.com/civicrm/civicrm-core/pull/9609))**