Note G is a computer algorithm written by Ada Lovelace that was designed to calculate Bernoulli numbers using the hypothetical analytical engine.  Note G is generally agreed to be the first algorithm specifically for a computer, and Lovelace is considered as the first computer programmer as a result.  The algorithm was the last note in a series labelled A to G, which she employed as visual aids to accompany her English translation of Luigi Menabrea's 1842 French transcription of Charles Babbage's lecture on the analytical engine at the University of Turin,  "Notions sur la machine analytique de Charles Babbage" ("Elements of Charles Babbage’s Analytical Machine").  Lovelace's Note G was never tested, as the engine was never built.  Her notes, along with her translation, were published in 1843.  In the modern era, thanks to more readily available computing equipment and programming resources, Lovelace's algorithm has since been tested, after being "translated" into modern programming languages.  These tests have independently concluded that there was a bug in the script, due to a minor typographical error.  In 1840, Charles Babbage was invited to give a seminar in Turin on his analytical engine, the only public explanation he ever gave on the engine.  During Babbage's lecture, mathematician Luigi Menabrea wrote an account of the engine in French. A friend of Babbage's, Charles Wheatstone, suggested that in order to contribute, Lovelace should translate Menabrea's account.  Babbage suggested that she augment the account with appendices, which she compiled at the end of her translation as a series of seven "notes" labelled A-G.  Her translation was published in August 1843, in Taylor's Scientific Memoirs, wherein Lovelace's name was signed "A.A.L".  In these notes, Lovelace described the capabilities of Babbage's analytical engine if it were to be used for computing, laying out a more ambitious plan for the engine than even Babbage himself had.   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Note_G#   

March 14, 2025  Legendary avant-garde composer Sofia Gubaidulina has died in Germany, where she spent more than 30 years of her life after the break-up of the Soviet Union.  Gubaidulina, who was 93, was one of a group of composers blacklisted in the Soviet Union in 1979.  She was one of three legendary, avant-garde Russian composers to be disgraced, along with Alfred Schnittke and Denisov.  "We were all very different artists," she told the BBC in 2013.  "Edison Denisov was a classicist with very subtle yet strict logic.  Alfred Schnittke was a romantic.  My style could be best described as archaic."  It was only when by chance she shared a taxi in Moscow with violinist Gidon Kremer in the late 1970s that her life changed.  He suggested that she write a violin concerto, and it was this composition, Offertorium, in which she borrowed a theme from Bach, that gave her an international following in the West, after it was premiered by Kremer in Vienna in 1981.  Schnittke praised the work as "perhaps the most important violin concerto of the 20th Century".   https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cly8gn8773no   

Hoping to raise a record-breaking amount for charity in March 2025, Jersey Mike’s Subs, known for its authentic fresh sliced/fresh grilled subs, asks customers to eat a sub and help a local cause.  To celebrate the company’s 15^th Annual Month of Giving, Jersey Mike’s locations across the country are joining forces with more than 200 local charities.  During the month of March, customers will have the option to round up their purchase to the nearest dollar or donate $1, $3, or $5 when placing their order.  Charities include hospitals, youth organizations, food banks and more.  The campaign culminates in the nationwide event, Day of Giving, on Wednesday, March 26, when local Jersey Mike’s owners and operators will donate every single dollar that comes in to local charities.  At the first nationwide fundraiser in 2011, all of Jersey Mike’s 454 locations raised $600,000 for 66 charities.  Since then, Jersey Mike’s annual Month of Giving has raised more than $113 million for local hundreds of local charities.  This March, Jersey Mike’s hopes to exceed last year’s record-breaking national fundraising total of $25 million and help local charities striving to fulfill their missions and make a difference.  “I would like to extend a personal invitation to you and your family to visit Jersey Mike’s Subs throughout the month of March, and especially on Day of Giving when 100 percent of sales goes to help a great local cause,” said Peter Cancro, Jersey Mike’s founder and CEO, who this year celebrates 50 years since he bought his first sub shop at age 17.  In each market, Jersey Mike’s owners select charities that support local neighborhoods to build stronger communities.  https://www.jerseymikes.com/mog    

From a reader:  Thank you for covering buckwheat.   I am a huge fan and I eat it every morning for breakfast (mixed with oatmeal.)  One of the reasons I include it in my diet is omitted in your summary but I consider it significant.  AFAIK, NO true cereal grain (including oatmeal) contains a "complete protein."  (Lysine is usually lacking in most cereals.)  Only psuedo-cereals such as buckwheat and quinoa are complete.  (Some sources include amaranth as well.)  Should you become a buckwheat aficionado like myself, I highly recommend Food in Bulk.  https://foodinbulk.com   

The German-born theoretical physicist Albert Einstein (1879–1955), known for developing the theory of relativity, was born on March 14 in 1879.  https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Einsteiny#English   

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