EXHIBIT 23.1

            CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-8 of our report dated March 11, 2005 relating to the
consolidated financial statements, consolidated financial statement schedules,
management's assessment of the effectiveness of internal control of financial
reporting and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, of
Zapata Corporation, which appears in Zapata Corporation's Annual Report on Form
10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Rochester, New York
May 6, 2005