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diff --git a/updates/021_2019dec29_nlnet_grants_approved.mdwn b/updates/021_2019dec29_nlnet_grants_approved.mdwn
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--- a/updates/021_2019dec29_nlnet_grants_approved.mdwn
+++ b/updates/021_2019dec29_nlnet_grants_approved.mdwn
@@ -46,7 +46,8 @@ up to the limit of EUR 50,000 for each sub-project.
 
 Part of the process was a little tricky, initially: the independent reviewers
 expressed surprise at the amounts being requested for *sub*-tasks when the
-initial application was so small.  The reason was very simple: both Jacob
+initial application back in December 2019 was so small, relative to
+the intended goal.  The reason was very simple: both Jacob
 and I have unique low-income circumstances that simply do not need European /
 Western style living expenses.  Whereas, when we get to much more specialist
 tasks (such as formal mathematical proofs, video assembly-level drivers,
@@ -90,7 +91,7 @@ Michael puts it extremely well: I have absolutely no problem with the
 ISA itself, it's the abuse of power and the flagrant ignoring and abuse
 of basic tenets of trademark law that are just completely untenable.
 Not only that: one well-paid employee of SiFive has *repeatedly* engaged
-in defamation attacks for over eighteen months, even raising a formal
+in defamation attacks for over eighteen months.  Even raising a formal
 complaint through the newly-established relationship with the Linux
 Foundation failed to keep that individual under control.  Also adversely
 impacted was the newly-established Open Graphics Alliance initiative,
@@ -116,7 +117,7 @@ Conference: in that short time, we covered:
   good and necessary thing.  With this **formally** in place as part
   of an officially-approved Power ISA Standard, not only could our team
   expand the Power ISA in a safe and controlled fashion, so could other
-  adopters.
+  adopters of the Power ISA.
 * that the core OpenPower members had *already been discussing* how to make
   sure that new Libre teams with a commercial focus could join and not
   have any transparency / patent / NDA / royalty / licensing conflicts