Carousel 6.5.0 Release Notes
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      * Bug 3855 | EDS alert bulletins no longer incorrectly reactivate when they are stale or saved
-Fixed an issue that caused EDS alert bulletins to remain active even when they should be stale or saved

      * Bug 3949 | Picture block stacking order in an RSS bulletin is now obeyed
-The z-order of the picture blocks is now maintained for items of an RSS bulletin

      * Bug 7862 | RDA allows multiple alert bulletins to be enabled by a single tag
-UpdatePage RDA command will now process multiple tagged bulletins when processing ExclusiveAlert

                * Bug 8119 | Improved handling of invalid data when processing CAP messages
-Fixed an error where CAP would give a dictionary error if certain XML elements were missing

      * Bug 8123 | Removed dot files from uploaded interactive zip archive
-Files such as .DS_Store and .htaccess will be removed to avoid security issues and other rogue behavior

      * Bug 8124 | Interactive URL is changed to include a valid index file if it exists
-If uploaded interactive zip archive has an index.html file, "index.html" will be appended to the URL of the interactive bulletin to avoid web server configuration issues

                * Bug 8203 | UTF-16 RSS feeds are now properly interpreted
-RSS feeds now obey text encoding

                          * Bug 8276 | Clock bulletins now have option to save to zone default template
-You can now copy a clock bulletin to the zone's default template from Manage Bulletins

                * Bug 8290 | Better error message when FaceBook token expires
-Corrected message when token expires

                                              * Bug 8312 | Redundant sound clips no longer appear in the available sound list
-Sound clips copied to other zones will no longer come up as redundant selections when adding a sound clip to a bulletin

                * Bug 8318 | Excluded word list handling improved
-Improved detection of excluded words for dynamic bulletins

                * Bug 8346 | CableDisplay Bulletins now use Cablecast's API
-CableDisplay now is more reliable and includes more data via the API

                          * Bug 8370 | Live video bulletin now adheres to dwell time
-Fixed an issue where Live Video Bulletins with an RTP or RTSP stream would not play for the expected duration

                                                                            * Bug 8434 | Updated EDS and RSS templates
-Added new design from Tightrope Creative

                * Bug 8437 | Zone tags are now included in the JSON API
-Players that use the JSON API now have access to zone tags

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              * Bug 8487 | Bulletin tags are now included in the JSON API
-Players that use the JSON API now have access to bulletin tags

                                                                                                                    * Bug 8531 | Optimized rendering of bulletins
-Performance of bulletin rendering is significantly improved most notably of dynamic bulletins; this also addresses alignment issues that were seen in previous Carousel releases

                                    * Bug 8541 | Updated default weather template for new data provider(s)
-The weather template has been updated to provide attribution that is required by some of our data providers.

                          * Bug 8605 | CAP can affect bulletins found in the Saved bulletins section
-CAP will only affect stale, current, queued or no-content bulletins and no longer activate bulletins out of the saved list

                                                                                                                                                                                * Bug 8728 | Display engine doesn't indicate when a compatible D3D version is not installed on the system
-The display engine diagnostic screen now includes a Graphics Driver check.

      * Bug 8732 | Add CarouselDetective diagnostic tool
-There's now a tool that checks various server options to make sure it is fully operational.