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 In October 2016, Sky Walking won `OneAPM Open Source Achievement Award`. The award appreciates sky walking for its "*contribution to popularization of APM technology*". <br/>
-[OneAPM](http://www.oneapm.com/) will provide financial support for the project 2016-2017.<br/><br/> 
+[OneAPM](http://www.oneapm.com/) will provide financial support for the project in 2016-2017.<br/><br/> 
 Thanks all users of sky walking project.
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