b"Editor's desk Editors deskMany members of the Preview familyIn this issue of Preview Roger Hendersonrevisits point gridding with some handy will have been distressed to hear of theentertains us with an article oncode, and Ian James (Webwaves) guides death of Richard Lane\x08 The news certainlyBiological geomagnetic field sensing\x08us through accessing cached webpages\x08dropped me into a Slough of Despond\x08However, David Denham (CanberraHappy New Year to you all (and my We will celebrate Richards life in the nextobserved) brings us back to earth withfingers are very firmly crossed)!!issue of Preview and, most importantly,a bump by opining that a New Normal we will be publishing the paper on whichin 2021 is just not possible\x08 He knocksLisa Worrall Richard was working, with Des Fitzgerald,another nail in the coffin by reminding usPreview Editorat the time of his death\x08 that government expenditure on R&D inprevieweditor@aseg.org.auAustralia is woefully inadequate\x08 Our new The production of the last issue ofAssociate Editor for Education Marina Preview was disrupted by a cyclone inPervukhina (Education matters) does offer Chennai, India, where the typesettersthose of us uncertain about our future live and work\x08 The production of thisa ray of hope in terms of opportunities issue was disrupted by a cyclone in Faravailable for up-skilling or re-skilling\x08 North Queenslandwhere I live andMike Hatch (Environmental geophysics) work\x08 Fortunately Cyclone Kimi onlysurveys some of his colleagues about the skirted the coast line, but it did deliverstate of play in environmental geophysics a lot of rain\x08 Three weeks into the Newand makes some bold predictions\x08 Terry Year and we have already had nearly aHarvey (Mineral geophysics) reflects on fifth of our total average annual rainfallthe impact of the Australian land surface (over half a metre relative to our averageon geophysical survey design\x08 Mick of nearly three metres)\x08 Small beer in theMicenko (Seismic window) considers the global scheme of things, but one ratherapplication of seismic methods to hardNothing like waking to find a cyclone is forecast to wonders what else 2021 will deliver! rock terrains\x08 Tim Keeping (Data trends)track right over your house.1 PREVIEW FEBRUARY 2021"