State of the project report

[BadgerOnABike]

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@nealmcloughlin @BadgerOnABike I am changing the nature of this issue, since the lions share of the work has been done by Brett on this for other reasons, I am assigning it to him and putting it as in progress

[BadgerOnABike]

Appreciate that. I'll boil what I've done into a 1 pager.