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August 8[edit]

Help find references about Suhani Shah[edit]

This question I originally asked at Entertainment reference desk but got archived unanswered so asking here again
This is about Indian magician Suhani Shah. It is cited to reliable source that she entered in Guiness world records as youngest magician in 1997. Is there a way to verify this using real guiness book entry. Although citation is enough for article but still for curiosity.; Second citation(this from secondary source) I need is one which states that she was youngest dignitary at Youtube India launch. This line was mentioned unsourced in the article 6 years ago when it got deleted, and I think her presence at launch can be truth but help me verify. -- Parnaval (talk) 13:40, 8 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Does the Chinese Digital Yuan have a carbon footprint like Bitcoin?[edit]

I have read that it is Blockchain based, although some articles contradict this, but not a cryptocurrency, also contested in other articles.

Does anyone have clear evidence of whether or not it may become as big an energy hog as the bitcoin, and therefore a carbon footprint menace? Star Lord - 星爵 (talk) 15:05, 8 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Probably not, since it isn't created by private computers burning up electricity. The digital renminbi (e-CNY) is still in the development stage, and since many descriptions use terms like “electronic payment system,” it isn't all that clear that it is (or will be) an actual digital currency unit. What is being tested is a unit issued by the government and only available with the permission of the People's Bank of China (PBOC). Zhou Xiaochuan, the former PBOC Governor, says capital controls will still exist, which severely limits the e-CNY's attractions.DOR (HK) (talk) 21:13, 12 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

ADD Yes, it is blockchain based. DOR (HK) (talk) 21:14, 12 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Aeryn Gillern[edit]

I recently came across the above missing case, and was wondering whether anything is known about his father (in de-Wiki it only says that he was / is German, and otherwise, there seems to be nothing known about him or his role in the search), since, apparently, only the mother seems to bother what happened to her son, in fact. Can anybody ascertain anything about why this is the case, and who the father was / is?--Hildeoc (talk) 15:34, 8 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

This article refers to her as a single mom, so it's quite possible that the father had little or no contact with his son and no hand in his upbringing. Clarityfiend (talk) 19:33, 9 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]