Nursing costs, which include nursing salaries and supplies, accounted for over 40. percent of total nursing home costs among the states examined (see Table 3.2). Nursing costs in Minnesota nursing homes averaged $39.13 per day, and were be-. tween 8 percent and 37 percent more than neighboring states.
Interview by Kristin Farr // Artwork by Jamie Hewlett. In 1998, Jamie Hewlett drew a virtual band that became world famous. Gorillaz consists of four cartoon members with four distinct personalities: 2-D, Noodle, Russel Hobbs and Murdoc Niccals, who are brought to life by Hewlett and an ever-evolving crew of musicians.
The worldâs largest primate is being wiped out by war By Elahe Izadi By Elahe Izadi April 5, 2016 Follow @ElaheIzadi An eastern lowland gorilla is seen in the Kahuzi-Biega National Park in South Kivu, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, in 2012. (Jonny Hogg/Reuters file) The population of the worldâs largest primate â a gorilla subspecies that lives in a region of Central Africa beset by conflict â is collapsing. Back in 1998, a team of researchers estimated that 17,000 Grauerâs gorillas, also known as eastern lowland gorillas, lived in the forests of eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Since then, the population of Grauerâs gorillas has dropped by 77 percent.