Question Asked: Can I Be Fired When On Medical Leave From Work?Jan 6th, 2009
This should no way be taken as legal advice. I’m not a lawyer, and didn’t consult one before writing this post. With that said, based on what I can find on the internet, it varies greatly from case to case.
Generally, if a doctor has specifically told you that you can’t go to work for any number of medical reasons, the majority of states in the United States are required to keep your job open for you, for a period of 60 days.
However, if you then go onto either short term or long term disability, they’re required to keep your job available for you throughout the duration of your disability claim.
They can, also, replace you, while you’re out. Once your disability claim is over, they’re required to give you the job back. If that means firing the person they replaced you with, or having two people do your job, they have to.
If you’re in this situation, you should absolutely consult a legal professional. They’ll be able to tell you what laws apply to your specific state, county, city, etc. Also, talk to your boss. See if you can work something out, if you’re worried they’re going to give your job away to someone else while you’re on medical leave.
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Loading ... Question Asked: How Much Water Should I Drink Per Day?Jan 5th, 2009
I, for one, know what a pain it is to keep drinking all that water every day. With that said, the amount of water you “need” to drink every day, varies from person to person, and on a variety of factors: age, weight, height, gender, etc.
An average sized grown man, say 5′10″, 165 pounds shound drink around 13 cups of water a day.
An average sized grown woman, say 5′6″, 120 pounds should drink around 9 cups of water a day.
Kids, however, need to drink more water than adults, and should drink around 16 cups per day.
A pregnant woman should also increase her water intake, just to be sure they’re getting enough. Generally 14-16 cups of water a day will suffice.
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Loading ... Question Asked: How Many Presidents Had Kids While In The White House?Jan 2nd, 2009
From the information I can gather, thus far there have been six Presidents who’ve had children live with them in the White House. (Soon to be seven, when Obama is sworn in, in a couple of weeks.)
Abraham Lincoln was the first President who had children young enough to live with him in the White House.
John F. Kennedy was next, with Caroline and John Jr.
Lyndon B. Johnson was next, with Lynda Johnson (who later went on to get married in the White House.)
Richard Nixon had Tricia and Julie (who both moved out while Nixon was in office.)
Jimmy Carter’s daughter Amy.
Bill Clinton’s daughter Chelsea.
While there were only six Presidents who had kids live with them at the White House, there are a far greater number of Presidents who have children in general.
The list below outlines the number of children each President had (biological children only):
- George Washington - 0 (though Martha had two surviving children from her first marriage, when she married George Washington.)
- John Adams - 5 (a sixth child was stillborn.)
- Thomas Jefferson - 6 (his wife had one son from a previous marriage, and Jefferson had 7 other alleged children.)
- James Madison - 0 (Dolley Madison had 1 child from a previous marriage.)
- James Monroe - 3
- John Quincy Adams - 4 (one of which passed away shortly after birth in 1806)
- Andrew Jackson - 0 (Jackson was the first President to adopt, he and his wife adopted two children and were the guardians of 8 additional children.)
- Martin Van Buren - 6 (two of which were stillborn.)
- William Henry Harrison - 10
- John Tyler - 15 (8 with first wife, 7 with second wife. Also one allegedly with a slave, never proven.)
- James K. Polk - 0
- Zachary Taylor - 6
- Millard Fillmore - 2
- Franklin Pierce - 3
- James Buchanan - 0
- Abraham Lincoln - 4
- Andrew Johnson - 5
- Ulysses S. Grant - 4
- Rutherford B. Hayers - 8
- James A. Garfield - 7
- Chester A. Arthur - 3
- Grover Cleveland [first term]- 0 (. He got married while in office.)
- Benjamin Harrison - 4 (one of which died during birth. [3 with first wife, 1 with second wife])
- Grover Cleveland [second term] - 5
- William McKinley - 2
- Theodore Roosevelt - 6 (1 with first wife, 5 with second wife)
- William Howard Taft - 3
- Woodrow Wilson - 6 (3 with first wife, 3 with second wife)
- Warren G. Harding - 0 (one alleged with another woman, but never proven.)
- Calvin Coolidge - 2
- Herbert Hoover - 2
- Franklin Delano Roosevelt - 6 (one of which didn’t live to be a year old.)
- Harry S. Truman - 1
- Dwight D. Eisenhower - 2
- John F. Kennedy - 4 (one daughter was stillborn.)
- Lyndon B. Johnson - 2 (one alleged, but never proven.)
- Richard Nixon - 2
- Gerald Ford, Jr. - 4
- James Carter, Jr. - 4
- Ronald Regan - 5 (3 from first marriage, 2 from second.)
- George H.W. Bush - 6
- William Jefferson Clinton - 1
- George W. Bush - 2
- And soon to be: Barrack Obama - 2
Some interesting things there. I never realized how many Presidents had been married more than once, especially dating back that far. If you want all the names, dates, and ages, head on over to Wikipedia for the details.
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Loading ... Question Asked: How Long Do I Cook A Turkey?Dec 25th, 2008
Since today’s Christmas (Merry Christmas, by the way), I’ll try to keep this short, since I’ve got food cooking in the oven.
There’s two things to consider when cooking your turkey, 1) making sure it’s done, and 2) making sure it’s not over-done.
A turkey generally has to cook for 10 minutes per poud (if stuffed), at 425 degrees. Unstuffed is slightly less, at 8 minutes per pound.
So, if your turkey is 15 pounds, it should cook for 2.5 hours, give or take.
The important part is to check the temperature. Your bird should be in the 160-170 range, but not any more or less. Any less will cause bacteria to grow, any more will have a dried out bird.
Once you take it out of the oven, let it sit for about half an hour before cutting into it. This will allow it to “finish” cooking, and settle into itself. After that, you’re good to go. Enjoy.
Once again, Merry Christmas to everyone. I hope you and your families get to be together today, and enjoy each other’s company.
Note: Ask MJ will not be updated for the remainder of the year. While I do my best to answer a question a day, I’ll be visiting my in-laws, and have little access to a computer. (And I’m ill-prepared, and didn’t answer a bunch of questions ahead of time.) So Merry Christmas, and Happy New Year. I’ll resume answering all your questions in 2009!
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Loading ... Question Asked: What Is The Moon Made Of?Dec 24th, 2008
The short answer is: rock. The longer answer is a bit more complicated, and with less of a satisfying result.
The composition of the Moon is a actually unknown. Although we know a lot about what the surface of the Moon is made of, we can only guess at what the internal composition of the Moon is, because we’ve yet to go up there with massive drills and find out.
Like the Earth, the Moon has layers. The innermost layer is the lunar core. It only accounts for about 20% of the diameter of the Moon. We think that the lunar core is made of metallic iron, with small amounts of sulfur and nickel. Astronomers know that the core of the Moon is probably at least partly molten, possibly from an underground volcano that erupted hundreds of thousands of years ago.
Outside the core is the largest region of the Moon, called the mantle. We believe that the mantle of the Moon is largely composed of the minerals olivine, orthopyroxene and clinopyroxene. It’s also believed to be more iron-rich than the Earth’s mantle.
The outermost layer of the Moon is called the crust. This is the layer of the Moon that scientists have gathered the most information about. The crust of the Moon is composed mostly of oxygen, silicon, magnesium, iron, calcium, and aluminum. There are also trace elements like titanium, uranium, thorium, potassium and hydrogen.
So there you have it. While we know relatively what’s on the surface of the moon (from bringing pieces back and testing them), we don’t really know what’s underneath that, and probably never will.
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