The song “Anything Goes” is a classic from the musical “Guys and Dolls,” originally staged in 1934. Its lyrics are full of wit, double-entendres and sexual innuendos that speak to contemporary audiences. The music and lyrics were composed by the renowned composer/lyricist Cole Porter. He is one of only a few people to have written both music and words for popular songs.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has operated geostationary operational environmental satellites (GOES) since 1975. These spacecraft hover in a geosynchronous orbit 35,790 kilometers (22,300 miles) above Earth and continuously monitor atmospheric conditions. GOES data has led to improved weather forecasts, including those for tropical storms and hurricanes. Its products also support search and rescue operations, as well as a better understanding of long-term climate conditions.

GOES satellites are designed to operate for up to 14 years. The GOES-R series of satellites will provide a wide array of regional environmental imagery and specialized meteorological, oceanographic, solar-geophysical, and other data to central processing centers and direct users. GOES-R will feature enhanced capability, reduced latency, and full hemispheric coverage.

The GOES-R series of satellites is being developed to replace the aging GOES A through C spacecraft, which have been in orbit for more than 40 years. The first of these GOES-R satellites, called GOES 16 or GOES-R 1, is scheduled to be launched in 2018. It will join the existing three GOES satellites in geostationary orbit and will be known as GOES West.

In addition to imaging and radars, the GOES-R satellites will have a suite of instruments to provide real-time information on the near-Earth solar-terrestrial electromagnetic environment, including solar flares, geomagnetic storms and high-latitude space weather. This information is critical to military and commercial radio wave and satellite communication and navigation systems, as well as electric power networks, space station astronauts and high altitude aviators.

Each GOES-R satellite will carry two primary payload instruments: an imager and a sounder. The imager will sense infrared radiant energy and visible radiated solar energy that are reflected from the surface and atmosphere of Earth. The sounder will measure vertical atmospheric temperature and moisture profiles, as well as cloud top temperatures.

GOES-R 1 will be equipped with an Advanced Baseline Imager that has three times the number of spectral channels and five times the scanning speed of previous GOES satellites. It will also have the new SUVI (Solar UV Imager), EXIS (Extreme Ultraviolet and X-ray Irradiance Sensors) and SEISS (Space Environment Monitoring Instrument). These three sensors are all based on technology that was successfully demonstrated on the GOES-13 satellite in 2011.

If you’ve ever met a nice person, you know that they are a pleasure to be around. They make others feel good, inspire great conversations and are a huge asset to any team. People who work alongside them are happy to do so, and they tend to have a bigger pool of genuine friends than others. Nice people also genuinely care about other people, and they will always go out of their way to help those who need it.

However, there is a problem with this kind of niceness that has been abused in many organizations. When you have leaders who encourage this type of fake niceness, it can lead to toxic environments that breed mistrust and dysfunction. People in these types of cultures feel like they are being coerced into “niceness,” and as a result, their true personalities get hidden beneath a mask of civility. In addition, these individuals often lack the skills needed to manage conflict and difficult situations.

This is because the word nice has a broad meaning that can be applied to any kind of behavior. A person could be nice in a general sense by smiling and having good manners, or they could be nice in an organizational context by showing deference to the hierarchy. The latter definition of nice can be especially dangerous in a fear-based culture, where people are encouraged to be nice to one another as a way of avoiding repercussions from higher ups.

A good leader will ensure that their people are not being taken advantage of by encouraging a more realistic definition of nice. They will clarify the expectations that they have for their people, and they will ensure that everyone understands the type of behavior that is acceptable in meetings and other workplace settings.

For example, a good leader will make sure that their people know that it is not okay to participate in back-channel conversation or hold kangaroo courts in meetings. They will also explain the importance of intellectual honesty and candid feedback.

In addition, a good leader will be willing to stand up for their people and call out those who are not being nice in a respectful way. This is important because it will ensure that everyone knows who they can trust. It will also prevent leaders from creating a false sense of unity and safety by spreading a veneer of niceness that actually masks an atmosphere of fear and distrust.

Nice is a virtue that can be abused if you do not have clear expectations about how people should behave. If you want to be a truly nice person, it is essential that you have clear boundaries and that these are not negotiable. Otherwise, you will find yourself being walked all over by those who do not respect your value system. In the end, this is not the kind of niceness that you will be proud of. Rather, you will only be happy when you are being nice because it is what you truly believe in, not as a way of gaining approval from other people.