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(covers information from several alternate timelines)
|Cochrane in 2063
|Alive (2267)
|2030s ↓
|Played by:
|James Cromwell
Glenn Corbett
|Cochrane, rejuvenated by the Companion
"Someone once said, 'Don't try to be a great man. Just be a man, and let history make its own judgments.'"
"That's rhetorical nonsense. Who said that?"
"You did. Ten years from now."
- - William Riker and Zefram Cochrane, 2063
Doctor Zefram Cochrane was a Human scientist in the 21st century. An eccentric genius, he was the inventor of warp drive on Earth and became the first recorded Human to travel faster than light, prompting official first contact with the Vulcans.
Cochrane was born in the 2030s. (TOS: "Metamorphosis"; ENT: "In a Mirror, Darkly, Part II" library computer file) His place of birth was Montana, North America, Earth. (ENT: "Shuttlepod One")
Cochrane's circumstances were somewhat affected by World War III, gaining him at least minimal knowledge of ECON. During the 2060s, he lived in Bozeman, Montana, where he and his team of engineers began developing the warp drive. (Star Trek: First Contact) The challenge of inventing warp theory took Cochrane an extremely long time. (ENT: "Anomaly") In 2061, he was responsible for Earth's first successful demonstration of light speed propulsion, though his work was far from complete. (VOY: "Friendship One"; ENT: "In a Mirror, Darkly, Part II" library computer file) His primary motivation for commencing warp technology was financial gain in the devastated, poverty-stricken America that existed in the wake of the Third World War. He finally built Earth's first warp ship, the Phoenix, in the hope its success would prove profitable and allow him to retire to a tropical island filled with naked women. An historical irony was that, contrary to the fact he went on to use the Phoenix to inaugurate an era of peace, Cochrane incorporated a weapon of mass destruction into its design; constructing the Phoenix in a missile silo, he equipped a Titan II missile as its launch vehicle.
By 4 April 2063, Doctor Cochrane had made plans to pilot the Phoenix on a test warp flight that was scheduled to launch on the morning of 5 April 2063. On the night of 4 April, he was witness to an attack from a Borg sphere that fired on his hometown of Bozeman from above; Borg photon torpedoes exploded severely close to him, as he desperately struggled to escape. Cochrane was thereafter sought by the crew of the Federation starship USS Enterprise-E, who had recently come from the year 2373 to stop the Borg sphere (which was from the same year) preventing first contact. He was temporarily considered, by the Enterprise crew members, to have been killed in the skirmish.
By the time Dr. Cochrane was located by the Starfleet officers, he had abandoned hope for the continuation of the Phoenix, wishing that the prototype craft "rest in peace." Cochrane was convinced to half-heartedly persist with his endeavors by the Enterprise-E crew, who treated him like an historical figure, as he was to them. When they confronted him with some particulars of his future image as herald of a better world, Cochrane refused to accept this new role and initially attempted to literally flee from his destiny, misleadingly implying that his departure would be merely temporary and was required so he could urinate. He was consequently pursued by a squad of officers, and shot down with a phaser – which he thought of as a laser – set to a minimal power output and wielded by an impatient Commander Will Riker.
Cochrane then became more cooperative; by 10:00 a.m. on 5 April, he had mentally prepared himself to make history (despite a distinctly uncomfortable hangover) and had begun readying the Phoenix for liftoff, even though he still disputed the notion of being idolized. An hour later, he was aboard the Phoenix as it launched, with Commander Riker and Lieutenant Commander Geordi La Forge accompanying him. Cochrane was not only instrumental in the flight of the Phoenix – at one point, giving the instruction to activate warp drive with the command, "Engage" – but was also amazed to view the Earth and the Enterprise-E from space and was shocked to experience the sensation of traveling at warp. He broke the warp barrier just after 11:00 a.m., enough to draw the attention of the Vulcan ship T'Plana-Hath passing near Earth.
That evening, Cochrane was among many Human spectators who watched the Vulcan ship land in Bozeman, Montana, thereby making first contact with Humans and opening a new era for the whole of mankind. Finding difficulty with returning a Vulcan salute, he welcomed the arrival of the ship's Vulcan captain by engaging him in a handshake for which Cochrane was thankful. (Star Trek: First Contact)
In an alternate timeline, the Borg succeeded in stopping Cochrane from breaking the warp barrier. His failure to execute that achievement eventually resulted in Earth being inhabited by an entirely Borg population of approximately nine billion. (VOY: "Relativity"; Star Trek: First Contact)
In 2064, Cochrane acknowledged details about the first contact in Bozeman, in a commencement address at Princeton University. He claimed that it had involved "a group of cybernetic creatures from the future" which had been repelled by a group of Humans who had come from the same era. However, Cochrane's remarks were largely shrugged off by his audience as a result of his tendency toward imaginative stories and intoxication. (ENT: "Regeneration")
In time, Cochrane resigned himself to the role history had apparently written for him, rather than maintaining the more fantastical truth of what had happened. (Star Trek: First Contact; ENT: "Regeneration") He recanted his own statements regarding first contact and the two warring groups involved in the event, a few years after making the claims. (ENT: "Regeneration") In 2073, he was recorded as proclaiming, "Don't try to be a great man; just be a man, and let history make its own judgments." (Star Trek: First Contact)
In the early 22nd century, Cochrane designed a style of warp reactor that was fitted aboard J-class freighters. (ENT: "Horizon") He also collaborated with Henry Archer on the warp five engine around this time, working hard to develop it and help make it a reality. In 2119, Cochrane officially opened the Warp Five Complex on Earth, making a speech at the opening ceremony. (ENT: "Broken Bow") Cochrane met Henry's son, Jonathan Archer, the future captain of Enterprise NX-01, while the elder Archer was giving his son a tour of the facility. (ENT: "Singularity", "Daedalus") In an historic holoprogram, Cochrane was said to have given Henry Archer a bottle of whiskey in celebration, on the day they broke ground at the Warp Five Complex. (ENT: "These Are the Voyages...")
At the age of 87, Cochrane left his new home on Alpha Centauri colony for an interstellar expedition. (TOS: "Metamorphosis"; ENT: "In a Mirror, Darkly, Part II" library computer file) In a state of tiredness and dying from old age, he chose to die in space. (TOS: "Metamorphosis") His body was never recovered and he was presumed dead. (TOS: "Metamorphosis"; ENT: "In a Mirror, Darkly, Part II" library computer file)
Cochrane ended up on an asteroid in the Gamma Canaris region. He was brought there, while in a disabled spaceship and virtually deceased from old age, by a cloud-like entity which he called the Companion. Cochrane was rejuvenated by this entity, which went on to keep him young and alive for 150 years. At one point, he cannibalized his ship, using left-over tools and supplies to construct a building where he could live. Necessities including food and water were provided for him by the Companion, with whom he could telepathically communicate. However, Cochrane eventually wished to be released from the entity's supervision, finding immortality boring. In an attempt to attain freedom from the Companion, he related the fact he was lonely to the entity, so it decided to bring him other Humans for company.
In 2267, Captain James T. Kirk, Commander Spock, and Dr. Leonard McCoy of the USS Enterprise were ferrying the terminally-ill Federation commissioner Nancy Hedford aboard the shuttlecraft Galileo when they were mysteriously brought to the asteroid by the Companion. Cochrane was delighted to meet the newcomers there, exchanging handshakes with each of the other men, and was impressed by the configuration of their shuttlecraft. Contrastingly, he originally kept the truth from the visitors, saying he had crashed on the planet an indeterminate time ago and feigning ignorance of the Companion. Under duress from Kirk, he conceded the facts, such as confessing the actual specifics of his arrival. Cochrane repeatedly talked with the Starfleet officers about the differences in the galaxy since his disappearance, remaining tempted to leave the asteroid. The Federation and universal translator were both new concepts to Cochrane. His knowledge of modern propulsion was also updated, thanks to Spock and Kirk, the latter of whom observed that Cochrane didn't "look a day over thirty-five."
Faced with the quandary of either escaping the Companion and helping Commissioner Hedford to a hospital or risking the death of the Companion, Cochrane reluctantly opted to endanger the entity, despite being exceedingly grateful for its guardianship; this choice led to him being struck down, momentarily rendered unconscious. In a conversation that Kirk had with the entity, the Companion recurrently called Cochrane "the man." Once it was discovered that the Companion was actually feminine with romantic feelings toward Cochrane and the female entity entered the body of Hedford, Cochrane was finally allowed to leave with his guests, though the merged entity was unable to accompany him. Feeling greatly indebted to the Companion for having rescued and cared for him, Cochrane began a new life on the asteroid with the newly integrated being, both of them now with a typical Human life span. Cochrane had Kirk swear never to reveal his fate to the authorities. (TOS: "Metamorphosis")
Personal lifeEdit
Friendships and alliancesEdit
One of Cochrane's good friends was Lily Sloane, whom he knew since the Third World War. She nicknamed him "Z". He was also on first-name terms with several residents of Bozeman, including a bartender called Eddy.
Cochrane was physically attracted to Deanna Troi, for a brief time after first meeting her, though had difficulty remembering her first name. He made several sexual advances on her, though these were spurned, Troi drunkenly concluding he was "nuts." Even with these rejections, he was not disheartened to the extent that he stopped socializing with her – at one point voicing satisfaction to learn Riker was not her husband – and Troi was later among Cochrane's collaborators during the test flight of the Phoenix, as she announced the final countdown before liftoff from outside the craft. (Star Trek: First Contact)
Similarly, Cochrane immediately found Nancy Hedford attractive, referring to her as "beautiful." Thinking of the Companion as a lover initially disgusted Cochrane, however, and he at first found the binding of Hedford and the Companion to be frightening. Realizing that his intolerance of the alien's feelings for him was motivated by prejudice, he ultimately fell in love with the female combination, even sacrificing the opportunity to explore the galaxy so he could instead stay with her. One final confession that he offered to Kirk was that his love for her – convinced they would have many happy years together – was the motivating factor for him staying on the asteroid, rather than his utter gratitude to the entity. (TOS: "Metamorphosis")
Often wearing civilian clothing that incorporated a thin neck-scarf and a backwards cap on his head, Cochrane had a cynical streak. For example, he skeptically questioned Lily Sloane's theorizing that the attacking Borg sphere was an ECON craft, and he took considerable persuading before he finally came to realize the reality about the Borg and the officers from the Enterprise-E. (Star Trek: First Contact)
Cochrane also had an alcohol abuse problem. He commonly drank whiskey but was also known to imbibe shots of tequila. (Star Trek: First Contact) The inventor of the transporter, Emory Erickson, adopted Cochrane's practice of celebrating scientific breakthroughs by consuming large amounts of alcohol and once reviewed of Cochrane, "Now there was a man who knew the benefits of a little liquid courage." (ENT: "Daedalus")
Cochrane was well acquainted with the stars in Earth proximity, owning a telescope and being able to identify the constellation Leo on sight. (Star Trek: First Contact) His favorite food was cheese pierogi. (VOY: "Homestead") He had an intense dislike for air- and space-travel and preferred taking trains.
Cochrane was a fan of late-20th century rock and roll music. His favorite songs included "Ooby Dooby" by Roy Orbison and "Magic Carpet Ride" by Steppenwolf. He often became stressed if he couldn't listen to recordings of such music when he wanted to, and introducing the Vulcans to rock and roll was one of his first priorities during their encounter. (Star Trek: First Contact)
Cochrane was also somewhat interested in agriculture. While behaving dishonestly to the Starfleet officers who visited him on the asteroid where he eventually resided, he alleged that he grew vegetables in fields near his house. Cochrane later admitted that the Companion provided gardens for him and, moments before his visitors from Starfleet departed, he supported his determination to remain on the asteroid by saying its surface conditions were optimal for growing things and by suggesting that he might try planting a fig tree. (TOS: "Metamorphosis")
After Lily Sloane advised him that he would regret drinking alcohol to the point of having a hangover while piloting the Phoenix on its maiden voyage into space, Cochrane claimed to her that he never had regrets. This was not entirely true of his personality, however. (Star Trek: First Contact) For instance, he regretted his early prejudice regarding the Companion's love for him. (TOS: "Metamorphosis")
Though Zefram Cochrane (at the time of First Contact) did not have a grand vision of ushering in a new era for mankind or of endowing Earth with the gift of warp technology, these qualities came to be commonly ascribed to him by later generations; as with many of history's icons, the man's legend was generally less multifaceted than he himself had been. (Star Trek: First Contact)
Abundant hearsay circulated in the aftermath of Cochrane's disappearance. One supposition reported he had been testing a form of experimental warp ship. He was also reputed to have been flying a one-man craft, at the time he was lost. (ENT: "Future Tense") Another rumor regarding Cochrane was that he had personally signed the inside of each reactor casing aboard the series of J-class freighters. (ENT: "Horizon")
Numerous phrases that Cochrane had used in the speech he gave at the dedication ceremony for the Warp Five Complex were repeated by Starfleet for generations to come, such as talk of exploring "strange new worlds," seeking out "new life and new civilizations," and boldly going "where no man has gone before." (ENT: "Broken Bow", et al.) In 2151, a recording of the speech was displayed at the launch ceremony for Enterprise, Jonathan Archer's command. At the same ceremony, the showing of the recording was prefaced by Admiral Forrest giving a speech of his own in which he repeatedly alluded to Cochrane, describing his warp flight as "legendary." (ENT: "Broken Bow")
A statuette of Cochrane was kept by Captain Archer in his quarters aboard Enterprise during that vessel's time in service. (ENT: "Broken Bow", et al.)
While teasing American Starfleet officer Charles Tucker III about his nationality in November 2151, Lieutenant Malcolm Reed posited that, if Cochrane had been European rather than from Montana, the Vulcans would have been far less reticent to help the Humans progress with space travel than they ultimately had been. Reed also reckoned that, as an American, Cochrane likely spent his boyhood nights reading about cowboys and Native American Indians. (ENT: "Shuttlepod One")
After Tucker and Captain Archer became inadvertently entangled in a symbiotic lifeform, Tucker rhetorically asked Archer whether, by speaking about new life and new civilizations, Cochrane had meant aliens such as the one that was currently trapping them. (ENT: "Vox Sola")
By 2152, Cochrane's involvement in First Contact was well known among school children and a statue of him had been built in Bozeman. (ENT: "Carbon Creek") In 2152, Cochrane still had surviving family and Admiral Forrest characterized his disappearance as "the greatest missing person case of the century." When Enterprise came across a mysterious craft adrift in space in October 2152 manned by one dead occupant, Captain Archer wondered if it could be the long-lost Cochrane. In the interest of determining the deceased pilot's identity, Dr. Phlox submitted a request to the Cochrane family in order for them to release Cochrane's genetic profile. However, it was soon learned that the pilot was a Human from the 31st century whose time travel pod had suffered a critical disaster, in which he had been killed, while visiting the 22nd century. (ENT: "Future Tense")
By 2153, the Cochrane Equation had been named in Zefram Cochrane's honor; it described a fundamental mathematical expression in warp theory. (ENT: "Anomaly") Cochrane distortion, a fluctuation in the subspace field that all warp engines generate, also took its name from him. (TNG: "Ménage à Troi") A unit of measure of subspace distortion known as the cochrane was named in his honor too. (TNG: "Journey's End", et al.)
Numerous schools had been named after Cochrane by 2154. (ENT: "Home") One academic institution was called Zefram Cochrane High School. (Star Trek: First Contact) In 2154, Erika Hernandez guessed that these schools were fewer than those named after Jonathan Archer following the Xindi incident, which Hernandez estimated were two or three dozen in North America alone. (ENT: "Home")
In a holodeck program set in 2161, Hoshi Sato noted that Archer's avoiding credit for the Coalition of Planets would be similar to Cochrane's taking no credit for warp drive. It was also this holoprogram that cited Cochrane as having gifted a whiskey bottle to Henry Archer, a recollection mentioned by the holographic Jonathan Archer. (ENT: "These Are the Voyages...")
In 2267, Spock remarked that Zefram Cochrane's name was "revered throughout the known galaxy," but Cochrane himself considered spending the remainder of his life with the feminine combination of the Companion and Nancy Hedford to be "honors enough." By that point, planets, great universities and cities had been named after him. (TOS: "Metamorphosis") The Cochrane deceleration, a well-known battle maneuver in the 23rd century, was also named in his honor. (TOS: "Whom Gods Destroy") The first chapter of Basic Warp Design, a required course in Starfleet Academy's curriculum, was titled "Zefram Cochrane". (Star Trek: First Contact) A starship bearing his name, the USS Cochrane, was launched in or by 2367. (TNG: "The Drumhead"; DS9: "Emissary", et al.)
In 2368, an excited Geordi La Forge voiced an expectation that participating in one of the first tests in soliton wave propulsion would be akin to witnessing Cochrane engage the first warp drive. (TNG: "New Ground") This is ironic, considering that La Forge went on to do precisely that. (Star Trek: First Contact)
When the command staff of the USS Voyager was contemplating whether to allow Tom Paris to venture on a test flight of transwarp drive in 2372, Captain Janeway remarked that, if the flight was successful, Paris would join an elite group of historic pilots whose names already included Cochrane's. (VOY: "Threshold") Voyager's complement of shuttlecrafts at the time included one called the Cochrane. (DS9: "Emissary"; VOY: "Threshold", "Day of Honor")
Zefram Cochrane was so memorable that – when quizzed by Harry Kim, during the Year of Hell version of 2374, about the name of the famous ship that had been involved in making Earth's first contact with Vulcans in Montana – B'Elanna Torres could remember only that it had been Cochrane's vessel. (VOY: "Year of Hell")
By 2375, a Starfleet award called the Cochrane Medal of Honor was named to commemorate Cochrane. (VOY: "Timeless") In an alternate timeline, a similar award with the same namesake was the Cochrane Medal of Excellence. (VOY: "Non Sequitur")
In 2378, the crew of Voyager paid respects to Cochrane, celebrating the 315th anniversary of First Contact by throwing a party on the traditional holiday of First Contact Day; in the ship's mess hall, rock and roll music was played from a jukebox and cheese pierogi were served, since they had been Cochrane's favorite music and food respectively. (VOY: "Homestead")
- TOS: "Metamorphosis"
- Star Trek: First Contact
- "Broken Bow"
- "Regeneration" (image only, seen from behind)
Additional referencesEdit
- "Shuttlepod One"
- "Vox Sola"
- "Carbon Creek"
- "Singularity"
- "Future Tense"
- "Horizon"
- "Anomaly"
- "Similitude"
- "Home"
- "Daedalus"
- "In a Mirror, Darkly, Part II" (text reference only)
- "These Are the Voyages..."
- TNG: "New Ground"
- "Threshold"
- "Year of Hell"
- "Relativity"
- "Friendship One"
- "Homestead"
Background informationEdit
In the first-draft script for the original series episode "Metamorphosis", Cochrane encounters not only Kirk, Spock and McCoy but also Montgomery Scott, who is delighted to meet the noted inventor and discuss some engineering with him. (The Star Trek Compendium, UK 4th ed., p. 71) Cochrane also reacts much more frustratedly to the revelation of the Companion's female gender and love for him than he does in the installment's final version; enraged, he calls the Companion an emotional vampire, repeatedly yells "nasty," raves and screams, throws rocks, grabs a club and even tries to physically attack her. The conclusion to the same draft of the script involves Spock wondering – in the company of the three other Enterprise crewmen – if the fact that Nancy and the Companion share the same body might result in Cochrane's being a bigamist, an idea that Kirk dismisses as nonsense. [1]
In the final version of "Metamorphosis", Cochrane was played by Glenn Corbett. His introduction in the episode was partly filmed with a fish-eye camera lens, though its use at first caused him to appear strange. "When Cochrane entered the foreground and ran toward the group at the [shuttle]craft, it seemed as if he had on seven league boots; he was covering what seemed like a football field distance in about five paces," explained director Ralph Senensky. "I solved this by filming his approach from several angles, which were then joined together in the editing room." [2]
Film re-creationEdit
Rewriting the characterEdit
The decision to include Zefram Cochrane in the film Star Trek: First Contact was preceded by the movies' writers choosing to set the story at a time when they could also feature Humans and Vulcans making first contact with one another. "Lo and behold, we looked around and found Zefram Cochrane sitting around the same time period," recollected co-writer Ronald D. Moore. (Captains' Logs Supplemental - The Unauthorized Guide to the New Trek Voyages, p. 171) Rick Berman, who worked on the film as producer and story co-writer, concurred, "We realized where our story was going and that we could marry those elements [Cochrane and Humanity's first warp flights] into the story." (Cinefantastique, Vol. 28, No. 6, p. 21)
How to depict Cochrane in the movie was a subject of much debate among the writers, including Ronald D. Moore, who later recalled, "We had very long discussions about who Cochrane was and who he should be in this film. And what we decided was you wanted to see a transition. You wanna see an arc for the character." (audio commentary, Star Trek: First Contact Special Edition/Blu-ray) The writers also chose to significantly vary the film's depiction of Cochrane from how he had been established in "Metamorphosis". "We decided to take a lot of liberty with the Original Series character, and we created a new character," declared co-writer Brannon Braga. "Because the character we meet in this film is very different [....] We kind of ignored, to some degree, the Cochrane from the original series." ("The Legacy of Zefram Cochrane" documentary featurette, Star Trek: First Contact Special Edition/Blu-ray) Rick Berman revealed that the writers did a lot of research into the "very vague history" that had been established about Cochrane and the initial warp flights. He went on to clarify, "We attempted to stay close to what we perceived as being the way Gene [Roddenberry] had wanted to set it in motion, but we took some liberties too." (Cinefantastique, Vol. 28, No. 6, p. 21)
Even though it had been established in "Metamorphosis" that Cochrane was somewhat familiar with Vulcans, that episode makes no mention of Cochrane's involvement in Earth's first contact with the species. The idea that the event took place immediately after Cochrane's first warp flight – a sequence of incidents first established in the film First Contact – was preempted by the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode "First Contact"; that installment revealed that the Federation customarily initiated first contact only with species that were evidently on the cusp of originating warp drive. The movie First Contact also established, for the first time, Cochrane's qualification as a doctor.
In the first draft script for First Contact, Dr. Cochrane was wounded in the Borg attack. An introductory description of him reads, "He has a youthful, dynamic appearance marred by recent radiation burns." Much of the plot also deals with Cochrane receiving urgent medical treatment in a hospital, comatose throughout much of the script. Out of action even for a while after he regains consciousness, he lets Captain Picard secretly pilot the Phoenix rather than himself, wishing he could make the flight too. It is also said that he is "touched" by Geordi La Forge paying him "obvious respect." Cochrane goes on to make first contact with the Vulcans, much as he does in the film's final version. [3]
Although the writers thought Cochrane was one of the elements that worked successfully in the first script draft, they decided to adjust the character. "Let's get simple. Bring Cochrane into the story," stated Ronald D. Moore. "Let's make him an interesting fellow, and it could say something about the birth of the Federation. The future that Gene Roddenberry envisioned is born out of this very flawed man, who is not larger than life but an ordinary flawed human being." (Star Trek: The Next Generation Companion, 3rd ed., p. 323) Brannon Braga concurred, "We realized in subsequent drafts that this is an interesting character. You kind of want to meet the guy. He's such a critical part of history. One of the things that we thought was an interesting idea was that if you went back in history [...] to meet one of your heroes [...] you might find meeting them in person, smelling the environment they lived in, and really just being there, very different from reading about it. We thought it would be cool if the man who basically ushered in a new era of humanity was motivated by things that were antithetical to Star Trek." (The Making of Star Trek: First Contact, p. 16)
Having discarded the concept of Cochrane changing by being revived, the writers now dealt with their impulse to have Cochrane undergo a character arc, in the course of the movie, by attempting to imply that he becomes the man whom the Enterprise-E crew expects him to be. (The Making of Star Trek: First Contact, p. 16) Ronald D. Moore noted, "In that man, by the end of the picture you see the transition of humanity from petty and small-minded to reaching out to the stars and actually bridging the gap between us and 24th-century man." (Cinefantastique, Vol. 28, No. 6, p. 21) As such, both Moore and Brannon Braga described Cochrane, by the end of the movie, as having become "a Roddenberry person." (audio commentary, Star Trek: First Contact Special Edition/Blu-ray) Alternatively, Rick Berman once stated that, at the end of the film, Cochrane "was far from a Gene Roddenberry human." Berman backed up this statement by pointing out that "when we last Zefram Cochrane [...] he was drinking whiskey with some Vulcans." (Star Trek: Communicator issue 134, p. 13)
Not only has the degree to which Cochrane fit into the character mold of a near-perfect future Human envisioned by Gene Roddenberry been questioned, but the character's similarities to the Star Trek creator himself have also come under occasional discussion. For instance, Anthony Pascale said, "I always felt that the way they treated Cochrane is kind of like Roddenberry. Roddenberry's revered as this god-like visionary, but Gene Roddenberry was a human being with flaws, you know, but that doesn't mean he isn't also a great man and a great visionary." Damon Lindelof similarly likened Cochrane, in a scene where Lieutenant Reginald Barclay is overjoyed to meet him, to Gene Roddenberry being met by an enthusiastic fan. (audio commentary, Star Trek: First Contact 2009 DVD/Blu-ray)
Ronald D. Moore and Brannon Braga were highly pleased with how they ultimately wrote Cochrane. Said Moore, "Cochrane became a really cool character who I think the audience can identify with a little bit." (Cinefantastique, Vol. 28, No. 6, p. 21) Braga perceived that writing Cochrane as such a flawed character "made for more interesting drama in the film." ("The Legacy of Zefram Cochrane" documentary featurette, Star Trek: First Contact Special Edition/Blu-ray)
Damon Lindelof opined that showing the highly esteemed Cochrane as actually alcoholic and eccentric is an example of "one great convention of time-travel movies" and "sort of a touchstone of what Moore and Braga did on the series and are doing in the movie, which is, you know, character first, character first, character first." Lindelof also noticed that, in common with the character of Lily Sloane, Cochrane serves as "a conduit for the audience," as he is at first unfamiliar with the Enterprise-E crew and their indigenous time period of the 24th century. (audio commentary, Star Trek: First Contact 2009 DVD/Blu-ray)
Recasting the roleEdit
Veteran Star Trek actor James Cromwell was cast as Cochrane in First Contact. Even though he didn't match the look of the Original Series Cochrane, casting a performer with a likeness to that representation was not a priority for the production staff. "That didn't interest us," Rick Berman admitted. (Cinefantastique, Vol. 28, No. 6, p. 29) In fact, the role in the movie was written for Cromwell to play. "Rick Berman told me that they wrote the part specifically for me, because I was in their minds from my guest work," Cromwell attested. (Star Trek: Communicator issue 111, p. 71) Due to the actor gaining celebrity for his presence in the film Babe, the production personnel were at one point somewhat worried that Cromwell might not be available. "We were afraid he was going to be out of our price range," explained Berman. "But it all worked out." (Star Trek: Communicator issue 108, p. 7)
Even though the part had been written for him, James Cromwell auditioned for the role. Upon doing so, he was asked to perform a later-excised scene wherein Cochrane attempts to commit suicide by jumping off the edge of a cliff, only for his descent to be stopped in midair by a force field Geordi La Forge has rigged up. The actor cast his memory back to his performance; "I stood on the edge of a chair, and when it came time to fall, I lay down across the chair which got a real hoot out of everybody!" (Star Trek: Communicator issue 111, p. 71) Cromwell's audition was indeed highly successful. "He nailed it," director Jonathan Frakes raved. "He left Berman and me with our jaws in our laps." (Star Trek: The Next Generation Companion, p. 325)
Academy Award-winning actor Tom Hanks was briefly considered to play Cochrane in First Contact (requested by then-Chairwoman of Paramount Pictures Sherry Lansing), but James Cromwell was ultimately confirmed for the role – much to the relief of both he and Rick Berman – after it was determined that the film's production wouldn't fit into Hanks' scheduling. According to Berman, the role would have needed to be considerably rewritten if Hanks had been able to accomplish it. (Star Trek: Communicator issue 111, p. 71)
Having an interest and belief in the existence of extraterrestrials, James Cromwell was thrilled to be cast as Cochrane. (The Making of Star Trek: First Contact, p. 41) The actor later emphasized, "I thought it was so serendipitous and extraordinary that I should have this interest and make this film. I'm looking forward to seeing whether this is all part of a plan. I think it's intriguing." (Cinefantastique, Vol. 28, No. 6, p. 30) Cromwell also enthused, "The character was very well-written, and he had wonderful things to do. What intrigued me was the first contact idea [....] So that was a lot of fun." Cromwell's participation was also valued by Rick Berman, who explained, "He seemed to be the perfect character to play Cochrane because we were looking for somebody who was exactly opposite what people would think [....] Jamie was perfect, and he was available and interested in doing it, and we were lucky from day one." ("The Legacy of Zefram Cochrane" documentary featurette, Star Trek: First Contact Special Edition/Blu-ray)
Costuming for movieEdit
Of all the costumes in First Contact, costume designer Deborah Everton felt she was given the most freedom to design Cochrane's clothing. "Even though he's so established in the lore of Star Trek, he's not a character with which we're really familiar," she mused. "I could really go to town on him and take his character pretty far out." (Star Trek: Communicator issue 109, p. 52) Given that Cochrane had been written as an eccentric genius famed for being a pivotal figure in Human history, Everton wanted to represent the character's kookiness in his costuming, without making him too repulsive to the film's audience. "I wanted to bring out a lovable, quirky quality about him," she noted.
The inclusion of a distinctive-looking hat was at the request of Rick Berman, after Deborah Everton had incorporated the headgear in her original sketch for Cochrane's costume. She reflected, "Rick Berman kept liking this hat – every time he would see it on one of the illustrations, it was 'God, I really like that hat!' So when I made it for Cochrane, I wanted to make it sort of funkier, as a character thing." (The Making of Star Trek: First Contact, pp. 80 & 81)
James Cromwell was grateful that Cochrane's costumes included a heavy wool coat that he was able to wear while filming on location in frosty cold night conditions. (Star Trek Monthly issue 22, p. 34) He was especially pleased that the costuming did not cover him up as much he had been, by prosthetics, in his previous Star Trek roles, later remarking, "It was really nice to play someone where you can use what physicality you have and your expressiveness to give him life. When you're in a costume that covers every part of you, that's really a matter of somebody else's imagination dictating what your outer form is. I loved Cochrane's costume because it let me be me, or let me play Cochrane." (Starlog issue #234, p. 41) Jonathan Frakes was also pleased with the clothes Cochrane wears in the film, characterizing them as "great costumes." (audio commentary, Star Trek: First Contact Special Edition/Blu-ray)
On the other hand, the costuming for Cochrane proved baffling to others. For example, Brannon Braga once admitted, "I always meant to ask Deborah Everton, 'What was that hat that he was wearing?'" (audio commentary, Star Trek: First Contact Special Edition/Blu-ray) Cochrane's neck-scarf likewise puzzled Damon Lindelof and Anthony Pascale, though the latter hypothesized that Cochrane wearing it might be an attempt to hide a scar. (audio commentary, Star Trek: First Contact 2009 DVD/Blu-ray)
Second portrayalEdit
James Cromwell purposely did not watch Glenn Corbett's presentment of Cochrane, prior to playing the character himself. "I didn't feel as if I were dealing with a historical character," Cromwell expressed. "I suppose that I am to some degree, at least in the eyes of some Trekkies, because Corbett played the role before I did. I just felt that what I wanted to do was to give my interpretation of what the writers of First Contact wrote as a character. I didn't need or want any outside assistance as to what somebody else had done with the same fellow." (Starlog issue #234, p. 40)
James Cromwell found it easy to appear in the movie role. "They just let me play it as it was written," he said. "And I looked at him as just me. A guy who is overwhelmed, horny, fun-loving and self-deprecating, which is me." With a laugh, Cromwell added, "Except that he happens to be an alcoholic." (Star Trek: Communicator issue 111, p. 70) Cromwell also related, "The character came alive for me. Instead of having to play a legend, what I had to play was someone who was reluctant to become a legend. That's immanently playable. It's very hard to play a legend, but it's not so hard to play when you have an action. He had a very strong action, which was that it frightened, confused, confounded and disturbed him." (Star Trek Monthly issue 22, p. 33)
Jonathan Frakes postulated that James Cromwell's stability with playing the part added to the characterization, as did him having great physical ease, especially considering his extreme height. "I think it made him... or made the character more Human and more attractive, because of the way Cromwell tackled the part," Frakes commented. "Instead of playing it with this sort of straitlaced respect, it was played with a wonderful casualness." (audio commentary, Star Trek: First Contact Special Edition/Blu-ray)
One particular element of the story in which Cromwell found difficulty with portraying Cochrane is when the character is finally involved in the actual first contact with the Vulcans. Noted the actor, "All I had to do was say, 'It's real, it's real, it's real.' And I kept on saying to myself, 'What would it look like? What would I do? Would I perspire? Would I shake?' and I thought, 'God, the real thing is that you don't know what you'll do when it actually happens.'" (The Making of Star Trek: First Contact, p. 110)
Even though Cochrane was instrumental in the construction of the Phoenix, James Cromwell never saw the missile that, in the movie, supposedly delivers the prototype warp ship into space. (Star Trek Monthly issue 22, pp. 33-34)
Ultimately, Jonathan Frakes deemed James Cromwell as having been "brilliant in this role." (audio commentary, Star Trek: First Contact Special Edition/Blu-ray) Ronald D. Moore likewise concluded that Cochrane's transformation into "a really cool character," slightly identifiable to the audience, was "once we married [the metamorphosis which the character is implied as going through, during the course of the film] [...] with James Cromwell." (Cinefantastique, Vol. 28, No. 6, p. 21)
Enterprise appearancesEdit
Zefram Cochrane was mentioned in the series bible for Star Trek: Enterprise. That document noted that he was idolized by Jonathan Archer. wbm
The only physical description of Cochrane in the final revised draft script for the pilot episode of Enterprise, "Broken Bow", is the word "elderly." [4] In that episode, Cochrane was once again played by James Cromwell. As he had become a relatively big movie star by then, Star Trek's production personnel had to pull in a favor for him to reprise the role. This task was facilitated by Junie Lowry-Johnson, a big fan of Cromwell's who helped cast both First Contact and "Broken Bow". Rick Berman said of Cromwell's return as Cochrane, "It was interesting to get [him] [....] He was very gracious and did it." ("Broken Bow" audio commentary, ENT Season 1 DVD special features) Elaborated Berman, "We just needed him for a day [...] and he was sweet enough to come and do it for us in our pilot." ("The Legacy of Zefram Cochrane" documentary featurette, Star Trek: First Contact Special Edition/Blu-ray) The suit that Cromwell wore to appear as Cochrane in "Broken Bow" was ultimately sold in the It's A Wrap! sale and auction. [5]
Footage of James Cromwell (as Zefram Cochrane greeting the Vulcans) was reused, with Cromwell's consent, at the beginning of "In a Mirror, Darkly". ("In a Mirror, Darkly" audio commentary, ENT Season 4 DVD special features) While the final draft script for that episode makes it clear that the footage was to be reused (dictating Cochrane's physical appearance), the teleplay does not make any outright statement that the version of Cochrane seen in that episode was actually from the mirror universe.
Age and physical appearanceEdit
The first draft script of Star Trek: First Contact, set in 2063, describes Cochrane as "a man in his mid-forties." [6] However, James Cromwell was 56 years old during the production of the film, the final version of which is also set in 2063, meaning that the character is supposedly in his early 30s during the events of the film. The Star Trek Encyclopedia accounts for this discrepancy by speculating that Cochrane's aged appearance in the movie was the result of radiation poisoning.
At one stage, Star Trek writer and science consultant André Bormanis supposed that Cochrane may have discovered a source of dilithium crystals deep in the Earth's crust and might have invented the formula for verterium cortenide from which the Phoenix's warp coils were then fashioned. (Star Trek: The Magazine Volume 2, Issue 7, pp. 43 & 44) In contrast, according to the earlier Star Fleet Medical Reference Manual (page 17), dilithium was first discovered in 2049 from the fifth moon of Jupiter.
Brannon Braga once speculated that Cochrane "probably is instrumental in the formation of Starfleet." ("The Legacy of Zefram Cochrane" documentary featurette, Star Trek: First Contact Special Edition/Blu-ray)
James Cromwell has theorized that, prior to the first flight of the Phoenix, Cochrane had not planned to take the prototype warp craft into space himself, being merely a scientist and having never flown in space before. Proposing that the version of events demonstrated in First Contact constitute an alternate timeline, Cromwell went on to say, "Obviously, he does take it up himself, so something was supposed to happen, and in reality he would have made the choice anyway. Since they [the Enterprise-E crew] come back a little earlier than he had made that choice, he is frightened." (Cinefantastique, Vol. 28, No. 6, pp. 29-30)
Likewise, in an audio commentary for First Contact available on the film's Blu-ray and 2009 DVD releases, Anthony Pascale supposes that, prior to encountering the Enterprise-E crew, Cochrane "must have read a journal about time travel in Scientific American, maybe before the Third World War, or something."
In "The Big Goodbye", an illustration of Zefram Cochrane can be seen when Data is assimilating the Dixon Hill novels. This illustration was from the FASA RPG module The Federation.
In the first draft script for Star Trek: First Contact, Cochrane's first name is consistently spelled "Zephram". [7] Similarly, in the film's credits, the character's surname is misspelled "Cochran".
Cochrane is mentioned in a scene deleted from Star Trek Nemesis, in which Picard quotes Cochrane as having said, "To seek out new life and new civilizations."
Cochrane is the only character to utter the phrase "star trek" in the franchise, which he does in First Contact, although Q does use the phrase "trek through the stars" in the Star Trek: The Next Generation series finale, "All Good Things...". The prospect of somehow working the phrase "star trek" into the franchise had been a secret fantasy of Rick Berman's for about the past eight years, but had proven challenging to carry out due to the oddness of the phrase. Brannon Braga offered, "We went round and round about that, [contemplating] whether it should just be 'trek,' 'star journey' [or something else]." (audio commentary, Star Trek: First Contact Special Edition/Blu-ray) James Cromwell was conscious of whether the line sounded like a natural or intentional reference, stating, "Hopefully it came out [...] as, you know, searching for an idea." Cromwell believed that Cochrane saying the line while in a forested area helped make the reference sound natural, interesting and somewhat fitting. ("The Legacy of Zefram Cochrane" documentary featurette, Star Trek: First Contact Special Edition/Blu-ray) However, audience response to the line, when the film was exhibited in movie theaters, was not only sometimes laughter but also occasionally groans. (audio commentary, Star Trek: First Contact Special Edition/Blu-ray)
The first season South Park episode "Damien" referenced a line spoken by Cochrane in First Contact: "Don't try to be a great man, just be a man." (AOL chat, 1998)
In the novelization of "Metamorphosis" (as adapted by James Blish in Star Trek 7), Cochrane makes mention of having been on Vulcan and professes, "I was always pretty much of a loner. Spent years in space by myself." After Spock outlines that he has concluded the Companion's homeworld was once a moon of some now-destroyed larger celestial body and was colonized by a highly advanced civilization, Cochrane agrees and attests that he has found some artifacts that corroborate these theories.
In the novelization of First Contact, it was suggested that Cochrane's alcoholism was not his only issue. He also suffered from bipolar disorder, a condition that had been treated with a cerebral implant that delivered the necessary medications. After World War III, however, Cochrane was unable to find either a way to refill the implant, nor a suitable replacement, so he took to self-medicating with alcohol. The crew of the Enterprise-E was able to stabilize his condition enough for him to complete his work on the Phoenix, and Beverly Crusher cured the disorder permanently, shortly before returning to the Enterprise.
In addition, this novelization specifies that Cochrane was born in the year 2013, as opposed to 2030 or 2032, which would be more consistent with actor James Cromwell's real-life age and countenance in the film.
The reasoning for Cochrane having a far more weathered and older mien than his natural age would suggest has often been given in non-canon literature (most notably the Pocket Books novel Federation) as being a result of him suffering from radiation poisoning.
The novel First Frontier divulges that Cochrane accidentally stumbled on the secrets of the warp drive and that he was originally looking for something else, though it is never indicated what he was looking for, exactly.
External linksEdit
- Zefram Cochrane at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works
- Dr. Zefram Cochrane at StarTrek.com, the official Star Trek website
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Like this, but y'know ... awful.
That's probably why I wrote this self-published sci-fi serial novel (it's called Rx: A Tale of Electronegativity, and if forced to classify it, some would say it's a dystopian pharmaceutical time-travel thriller. I would say it's more like a mental orgasm that teaches you all the skills you wanted to know but didn't have time to learn. In a sense, both are accurate). And yes, of course I'm here to plug it. Let's not kid ourselves: Anything an author with a new book says is to be viewed with the same wary eye one casts on the meth-head complimenting the structural components of your new bicycle. But I also learned a few things while writing science fiction that I never realized while reading it -- some of which might ruin your favorite properties forever ...
4Sci-fi Needs a Straight Man Like a Laurel and Hardy Routine
The bulk of the workload in writing science fiction/fantasy is creating your whole world from scratch. It's a hell of a lot of fun, but it also has some unique problems. Characters, by being from this world you've just hand-built, are naturally going to be referring to places and objects and sometimes even speaking in a language that is completely foreign to the reader. To deal with this issue as a writer, you can fill the narrative with clunky exposition, rabidly notate the entire thing and hope your readers like cross-referencing as much as they like space battles (not always a losing bet), or you can attempt to skillfully weave information and plot by virtue of your many practiced years in fiction.
Or you could take the other option: Chuck a dumbass into your story who literally doesn't understand a thing, thus forcing all of the other characters to constantly stop and explain every aspect of the world to him. Like so:
"General Klogg's Pogofighters are bouncing over the city walls! Quick, to the rhythm-cannons!" N-dah Gaim, robo-temptress of the Seventh Veil, screamed in alarm.
"General who's whatfighters are doing huh now?" Biff Manface asked (manfully).
"I forget, Manface, despite your chiseled jawline and just ... really, truly rockin' pecs (seriously, they're so, so good) ... that you are but a human, and a stranger to our lands. General Krogg is the former leader of Klogglandia's dancing warrior caste, you see, and his elite band, or 'crew,' of Krumping assassins have ..."
And so forth.
If you think that's a hack move that you, as a discerning reader, wouldn't tolerate, think again. It's been utilized in nearly every famous sci-fi work in history.
There are easy ones to spot: Buck Rogers in the 25th Century was about a man hurled forward in time from the 1970s, not because his '70s-ness was vital to the story -- he didn't teach Twiki to do the Hustle in order to solve a vital plot point or anything -- but because the viewer was also from the 1970s.
"And also to teach these future-chicks how to bone!" -- Gil Gerard (not even in character).
The only reason their hero existed was to provide the show's writers with an easy excuse to explain everything from technology to politics in terms the audience could understand. Demolition Man did the same thing, subbing Gil Gerard's sleazy charisma and legendary hair volume for a (relatively) unfrozen Stallone as the moronic protagonist who needs bathroom fixtures and restaurants explained to him like the giant, muscle-bound child that he is.
But there are subtler ways writers do it, too: It's no coincidence that Luke Skywalker was a hillbilly from a backwoods planet. "Shucks and golly geez, y'all, you'd best explain the back story of this here space war to me, 'cause I ain't never seen no 'Em-peer-eee-alls' before, much less no big ol' hairy 'Walk-ees.'" Paul Atreides was a recent transplant from a foreign planet when Dune began. He needed a hot young rebel fighter to explain that strange world to him, and to reveal what the Shai-Hulud truly were (and, hey, maybe in return he shows Chani a little wormsign of his own, ifyouknowhamsayin').
"OK, listen, I know it's a desert planet and all, but caves are still chilly, keep in mind ..."
It works the other way, too. You can actually track the downfall of a series by its increasing lack of a loveable, moral, idiot lead. I'm talking about The Matrix, of course. The first movie was rather brilliant in its elegant simplicity. Neo was just another drone, living in a perfect facsimile of our modern era, until the wiser, more informed super-warriors came to free him from the mundane. Of course, as a consequence, they have to stop at every street corner to explain the mechanics of the "real" reality. In fact, by having the whole thing be essentially a giant video game, they could even stop to show literal tutorials to the audience without breaking stride.
"In this program, we'll learn how both the Agents and your own hasty erections work, Neo."
But then came the sequels -- most notable for setting the land-speed record for the fastest time anything has traveled all the way back up its own ass. They failed largely because they lacked what the first had in abundance: a sci-fi bumpkin to be the audience's avatar. After the first movie, Neo became a detached, jaded expert in the world of the Matrix, and we stopped seeing things from the sci-fi straight man's POV. Thus we got characters who quickly strolled through dazzling set pieces, barely taking time to gawk at places like Zion, because why would they? It's all old hat to them. And the plot had to be relayed through bizarre, clunky, long-winded exposition from characters who should rightfully already know the information and certainly have no reason to be explaining it to each other.
Once you recognize this trick, you may be doomed to examine every sci-fi movie for the presence of the sci-fi straight man, rolling your eyes every time the writers find an excuse to make him say something like, "The three seashells, what are those?"
3Technology = Magic
As I hinted in the opening paragraphs, a big part of science fiction is a kind of sociological fortunetelling. We tend to assume that sci-fi writers are introducing us to these fantastic new technologies only after carefully basing them on actual research. No matter how outlandish the conclusion, General Krogg's Breakdancing Vacuumech Armada is all just the hyperbolic endpoint of a current trend, right? Orwell imagined cameras on every corner and a system of speech carefully regulated so as not to say anything too inflammatory, and lo, now we have CCTV and political correctness. When you think of him coming up with that, doesn't it bring to mind images of a serious man carefully poring over government reports, marketing releases, camera patents and books on the anthropological progression of speech? And, hey, maybe he did. Maybe he sat down to write 1984 because he'd been hurled back here from Great Britain in 2020 and framing it as a science fiction novel was the only way to properly warn the populace without investing in a hat made out of urine-stained newspapers.
"And they've all become obsessed with reality shows! It's the future, damn you! No, not the Thorazine! Believe! BELIIII-"
But it doesn't matter either way, because at a certain point, to tell the actual story with his actual characters, he had to throw all that carefully researched constraint right out the window. We all do. Lightsabers went from slightly-better-than-swords to invincible mini death rays that can cut through anything, because goddammit, doesn't it look bitchin' when Obi-Wan cuts a Star Destroyer in half? The Holodeck goes from a glorified racquetball court to a murderous AI, depending on how badly whoever's writing the episode wants to explore some Sherlock Holmes/android slash-fiction. At some point during the writing, you're going to get a set piece or plot point in your head that finds itself at odds with the research, and that's when you throw all those peer-reviewed journals out the window and say, "Fuck it. It's robot magic."
And what, exactly, is NOT awesome about this?
That's why science fiction and fantasy are grouped together: They're both set in worlds where the rules of reality are totally irrelevant, and even the made-up ones are going to be broken eventually. I started off my own book carefully basing every single technological or cultural development on real, cutting-edge fringe science and the many bizarre sociological trends that have arisen since the advent of the Internet. And a lot of that stuff still made it in there. I'm pretty proud of that. But then I spent six hours researching how to turn human skin into a bomb, 10 more hours trying to understand that research and then three more writing the two-paragraph monologue that carefully explained the process, only to then cut that monologue in editing because it was boring as shit. What was really important, in terms of story, was just that the dude's skin blowed up real good, and that we moved on from that fact as quickly as possible.
So, hey, robot magic.
Once you realize this aspect of science fiction, you'll have to reluctantly cede that the glaring errors and contradictions in every single episode of The Next Generation were probably there "because the story required it." And then what will your website be about? Cats, I guess?


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Look out: According to Joystiq major television network NBC is developing a pilot about the gaming world. Apparently, the show focuses on "gamer culture and the people who make games."
The project is headed by TJ 'Ocman' Allard, an ex-Ubisoft designer, with co-host is Audrey Cleo from Qore. The team is currently editing footage shot at E3 for the pilot.
NBC "developing a pilot" can mean a lot of things, of course. From "We want to put your show on the air and this is a formality" to "Well, I guess you can put together a video to show us, as long as you spend your own money on it and don't bother us too much." So it remains to be seen whether this will hit the air. My guess is: No. Most pilots don't air, and this particular pilot has another strike against it: Big networks are looking for broad audiences, and gamer-culture is a smaller thing. Sure, a tremendous number of people play games, but, in my opinion, the masses aren't interested enough in gamer culture to watch a show about it.
Or I'm wrong. Let me know in our comment section -- what do you think about a big-time video game show on network TV?
Source: Joystiq


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Spring veggie casserole with little herb dumplings
Nutrition and extra info
- Vegetarian
Nutrition: per serving
- kcal335
- fat17g
- saturates7g
- carbs32g
- sugars0.04g
- fibre6g
- protein10g
- salt0.94g
For the dumplings
- 100g self-raising flour
- 50g butter at room temperature, cut in pieces
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- 50g mature cheddar, finely grated
- 3 tbsp finely chopped parsley
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For the casserole
- 3 tbsp light olive oil
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- 8 shallots, peeled and cut in half lengthways
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- 250g small new potatoes, cut int half
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- 3 peeled garlic cloves, cut in half lengthways
- 200g baby carrots, scraped but left whole
- 2-3 fennel bulbs (about 500g total weight), each cut into 8 wedges
Fennel bulb
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- 600ml boiling vegetable stock (Marigold Swiss bouillion is good)
- 300g fruity white wine, such as sauvignon blanc or pinot grigio
- pinch of muscovado sugar, light or dark
- ½ tsp light soy sauce
- 200g green beans, trimmed and cut in half
- 250g chestnut mushrooms, halved if large
- 200g baby courgettes, each cut into 4 chunks, or 2 courgettes cut in sticks
The courgette is a variety of cucurtbit, which means it's from the same family as cucumber,…
- 2 tsp cornflour
- ½ fresh red chilli, seeded and finely chopped
- 1 tbsp each snipped chives and chopped parsley
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To make the dumplings, rub the flour and butter together so it looks like breadcrumbs. Stir in the cheese, parsley and salt and pepper to season and set aside.
Heat the oil in a large pan or flameproof casserole (about 3.5 litres) over a high-ish heat, then throw in the halved shallots. Fry for 2-3 minutes till beginning to soften and turn brown and gold in places. Now still working on quite a high heat, add the potatoes and watch for the same effect, about 5-7 minutes, stirring with a wooden spoon and generally moving the pan about a bit. Add the garlic, carrots and fennel, allowing a couple of minutes between each so they get a chance to release their flavours. Pour in the stock along with most of the wine, then stir in the sugar and soy sauce and return to the boil. Simmer covered for 10 minutes. If preparing ahead make up to the end of step 2, cool and chill for up to five hours. About 20 minutes before you are ready to serve, bring back to the boil, and continue with step 3.
Stir about 2 tbsp of water into the dumpling mixture to form a soft dough. Break off small pieces to make 20-25 dumplings, then shape into rounds about the size of a cherry tomato. Add the green beans and simmer for 5 minutes, then add the mushrooms and courgettes. Stir the cornflour into the remaining wine until it has dissolved, then stir into the casserole until it thickens. Bring to the boil, stir well then gently place the dumplings on top. Cover the pan with a lid and simmer gently for about 15 minutes till the dumplings have risen, and the stew is rich and thick and the vegetables deliciously tender. Check the seasoning.
Mix the chilli and herbs together in a small bowl and scatter on top of the casserole.
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Comments (46)
Just about to serve this up to my extended family who are all veggies and real foodies! Found it easy to make apart from making the mistake of submerging my dumplings so they have gonea bit soggy. I've had a taste already and its yummy. We're always on the look out for veggies recipes that are hearty and warming for cold days like today that don't just involve pasta.
Thank you
Have made this about 3 times now & have absolutely loved it every time. The fennel gives a wonderful flavour to the whole dish, and the cheesy dumplings (which we've made with a variety of different cheeses now just for a bit of variation) on top are a treat. The chilli gives it a really gentle warmth too (but can always add more if you want a kick!)-we always add the chilli with the stock to give it time to infuse.
Those who say it dosnt have much taste either have no taste buds or havent followed the recipe. It's an absolutely fabuluos dish. Brilliant for a cold blustry day. Full of flavours and really scrummy. I actually made this in Autumn and couldnt find Fennel anywhere so substituted some Parsnips and leeks.
I very rarely eat vegetarian food and like others, thought this would be healthy but bland. In fact, it was surprisingly good - although I did add thyme, a bit of tomato puree and more soy than in the recipe. The fact that it is cheap, one pot, easy to make and easy to adapt means that this recipe will become a firm favourite with me. Definitely worth a try whether you're veggie or not.
I made this without the dumplings as an accompanionment to roast chicken, and it made a really nice change. The herb and chilli topping is well worth it and definitely lifts the flavour (I replaced the chives with thyme). Funnily, when I whizzed the leftovers up to make soup it had a taste and texture very reminiscent of a properly made chicken soup without any meat being in there!
Thought it was a lovely casserole, but the dumplings were no good. They broke up into a mush when cooked on top of the casserole, I think because the ingredients did not make the dumpling mixture stiff enough.
I don't want to use commercial dumpling mix, yuk! but would be glad of anybody's ideas of an alternative dumpling, or indeed the same recipe altered slightly to give a firmer texture.
Any ideas?
Lovely - has become a staple when my veggie daughter visits. I use whatever root veg i can find - but always replace fennel with leeks. A bit of chilli in the stock, with a splash of dijon mustard, honey in place of sugar and a little rice flour to thicken an increased volume of liquid makes it lovely
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The Knicks will be taking part in the 2008 NBA Summer League presented by EA Sports in Las Vegas, Nevada this summer.
*-Televised on NBATV. We will update with local airings when they are released.
Monday July 14th
COX Pavilion
1 PM – New York vs. Cleveland*
Wednesday July 16th
COX Pavilion
1 PM – San Antonio vs. New York*
Friday July 18th
COX Pavilion
1 PM – Phoenix vs. New York*
Saturday July 19th
COX Pavilion
1 PM – New York vs. Charlotte*
Sunday July 20th
COX Pavilion
1 PM – Minnesota vs. New York*
Knicks property:
Nate Robinson - 4th year, MVP of last year's summer league
Renaldo Balkman - 3rd year, coming off a disappointing sophomore season
Mardy Collins - 3rd year, suddenly buried deep among veteran guards
Wilson Chandler - 2nd year, coming off scary knee sprain after solid finish to season
Danilo Gallinari - Rookie, first look at the sixth overall pick in his North American pro debut
Interesting addition:
Von Wafer, 6-4 G (Portland/Denver last season) - Former Florida State guard originally a second-round pick of the Lakers in 2005 and has bounced around the NBA (Clippers, Nuggets and Trail Blazers) and NBDL ever since.
Dan Grunfeld, 6-5 G (Stanford) - played in Spain this past season
Antonio Graves 6-2 G (Pittsburgh) - played in CBA this past season
Marcus Hall 6-2 G (Colorado) - undrafted rookie
Delonte Holland 6-7 F (DePaul) - Chandler's college teammate played in Italy
Brandon Hunter 6-7 F (Ohio) - also played in Italy
Antoine Johnson 6-1 G (Albany) - from Berman's alma mater (d'oh!) and played in Turkey
Paul Miller 6-10 F/C (Wichita State) played in Poland and previous Knicks camp invitee
Anthony Roberson 6-2 G (Florida) - played in Israel
Zhang Songtao 6-11 C (China) - dude is listed at 212 lbs.
Here's the schedule. All games will be played at the Cox Pavillion at UNLV and will be televised on MSG Network. Note: the times are Pacific Zone.
Monday, July 14 vs Cleveland, 1 p.m.
Wednesday, July 16 vs. San Antonio, 1 p.m.
Friday, July 18 vs. Phoenix, 1 p.m.
Saturday, July 19 vs. Charlotte, 1 p.m.
Sunday, July 20 vs. Minnesota, 1 p.m.
Knicks should invite Guillermo Diaz, he was one of the best guards in the ACC at the time.
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Hopefully we'll be watching Mayo in a knicks summer league uniform
DaTPRiNCE...That EGYPTiAN Fella, #MeloMafia
The Knicks should put Eddy Curry and Jerome James in the Summer League. They really need it. My Summer League Starting Lineup:
PG DJ Augustin
SG Wilson Chandler
SF Renaldo Balkman
PF Eddy Curry*
C Jerome James*
Bench: PG Guillermo Diaz SG Mardy Collins, SF Quentin Richardson(yeah, I said it),PF Arizona Reid(this guy can play, I hope the Knicks decide to pick him up by a miracle-he's a small forward, but played as an undersized PF in college),
C Randolph Morris
*Play both of them a minimum of 30 minutes per game.
Jeremon Linbury
Eddy Curry, Nate and Marbury will in the knicks camp for the summer league.
Where there is hope, there can be faith
Where there is faith, miracles can occur
lmao @ eddy curry gettin embarrassed in the summer league
Hell this years summer league team will probably look like the Knicks starting roster from last year + Mayo (Hopefully)
I gotta say im not the biggest knicks fan but I do like them and hope they trash Jerhomo Jame$
jerhomo james duz not deserve a $ next to his name after all the $ he stole from us
Stat And Melo!!!
We MUST invite Gary Forbes to our summer league team.
All Orlando draft camp player and was the greatest scorer to come out of draft camp. He went undrafted.
Shawn James is a SHOT BLOCKER and the best shot blocker in the nation who's an athlete that can shoot the 3. Sign him, he would be perfect in this system.
Will this Knick SLT be as devastating as last year Knick SLT with PG-Nate and the 6.8 lineup at SG, SF, and PF, with 6.11 C-Morris rebounds, blocks, and inside scoring?
I doubt it...
you kidding me we gotta invite Back Demetrius Nichols, he's the savior of our franchise


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HARRISBURG, PA — One thing Commonwealth lawyers will not be arguing as the hearing for the Voter ID Law unfolds this week is that the law was necessary to combat existing voter fraud.
There is a stipulation signed by both sides that says, "There have been no investigations or prosecutions of in-person voter fraud in Pennsylvania, and the parties do not have direct personal knowledge of any such investigations in other states;" and, "The parties are not aware of any incidents of in-person voter fraud in Pennsylvania and do not have direct personal knowledge of in-person voter fraud elsewhere."
In the past, supporters of the law have said it was needed to prevent in-person voter fraud. During the hearing, however, lawyers for the administration of Governor Tom Corbett are expected to argue instead that the law is necessary to maintain confidence in the electoral system in the state and to prevent fraud in the future. The groups bringing a lawsuit regarding the law—the Advancement Project, Public Interest Law Center of Philadelphia, the Pennsylvania American Civil Liberties Union, and the law firm of Arnold & Porter—don't buy that. They argue, in court documents, that "the integrity of elections cannot be enhanced by burdening the franchise for so many qualified citizens, and this is especially so when the fraud to be deterred by the law is so minimal."
The problem with the law, from the viewpoint of the petitioners, is that, according to the PA Department of State (DOS), there are some 750,000 state residents who don't have state driving licenses or other acceptable forms of photo identification. Therefore, these people may be disenfranchised in the election this fall. The estimate from the petitioners is that the number of people without acceptable voter IDs is actually more than one million, and this includes about 1,470 in Wayne County and 2,252 in Pike.
In response to these concerns, Department of State Secretary Carol Aichele has announced the creation of a new form of photo ID that may be used only for the purpose of voting. According to a press release, "The DOS voting cards, which will be issued by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, will be available to registered voters who are not able to provide all of the documents they would normally need to obtain a photo ID from PennDOT, such as a birth certificate."
"As we work to ensure that Pennsylvanians have the identification they need to vote this fall, this new card will provide another photo ID option for voters," Aichele said.
A statement from the groups bringing the lawsuit said, "Clearly the state realizes it has a huge problem on its hands. Unfortunately, this isn't the solution. People born in Pennsylvania without birth certificates will still have to make three trips to vote—two to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) and one to the polls. That is assuming they have the other materials they need, such as their Social Security number.
"This does not change the fact that the commonwealth is expecting people without drivers licenses to somehow get to PennDOT centers—sometimes miles from their homes—during limited hours. It certainly is of no help to the elderly or those with disabilities who will still have to find a way to PennDOT and potentially wait hours to get the new ID."
A five- to seven-day hearing on the law is scheduled to begin on July 25, and the groups bringing the lawsuit are asking for a preliminary injunction against the enforcement of the law.


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TOKYO (AP) -- Revised estimates of the potential impact an offshore earthquake could have on Japan show that much of the country's Pacific coast could be inundated by a tsunami more than 20 meters (65 feet) high.
According to Japanese media reports Sunday, a government-commissioned panel of experts says a tsunami unleashed by a magnitude-9.0 earthquake in the Nankai trough, which runs east of Japan's main island of Honshu to the southern island of Kyushu, could top 34 meters (112 feet) at its highest.
Federal Probation Officer Fituina F. Tua left island Thursday evening after completing a visit to monitor two federal offenders serving out their probation in the territory and also to maintain the collateral contacts with local government agencies that have assisted the United States Federal Probation Office in Hawai'i for some time now.
Some Atu'u village residents believe the person, or persons, who vandalized the outdoor emergency siren at their village, is an outsider, who should be caught and prosecuted.
"It's terrible and very, very disturbing that someone would damage such an important government asset - a siren - which helps save lives, not only our residents but others who may pass through our village during a time of disaster," said one resident, who asked not be named.
The American Samoa National Olympic Committee (ASNOC) is now at this time, displaying 'Instant Scratch Bingo' tickets at various stores around the island to be purchased, in an attempt to raise funds for ASNOC athletes traveling to sporting events, such as the upcoming 2012 Olympics, Pacific Games and Pacific Mini Games.
"It never hurts to say good morning even though it isn't."
Hawkeye recalls the Movies "Walkin Tall 1,2 & 3. This was sort of a tribute to Sherriff Buford Pusser of Selma County Tennessee. A retired Wrestler, Buford decided to move his family back to the sticks where he grew up. He made the mistake of thinking that he could run for County Sherriff, Win, and make a difference. It did not work out quite right for Sherriff Buford.
A man who broke into a Vaitogi home and assaulted the home owner, was released from jail yesterday. Associate Justice Lyle L Richmond handed down sentencing for twenty year old Taligalu Ah Siu from Vaitogi who initially faced charges of first degree burglary, second degree assault, underage consumption of alcohol and private peace disturbance. However he entered a guilty plea to second degree burglary, while the remaining charges were dismissed.
David Wagner's defense attorney is seeking a lesser sentence for the former acting executive director of the now defunct U'una'i Legal Service Corporation, who is charged for his role in the stealing of about $160,000 in federal grants, awarded to the non-profit group.
Wagner pled guilty in 2010 to one count of theft of federal funds totaling $31,292 and prosecutors recommended, earlier this week, the defendant be sentenced to 10 months in prison and to repay back the money he stole.
With Palm Sunday tomorrow and Holy Week observed next week by the Catholic Church, another urgent request went out this week from Tualauta Reps. Larry Sanitoa and Tapumanaia Galu Satele Jr. to McConnell Dowell for help draining out water and unclogging any drainage on the Hope House road next to Fatuoaiga.
Charity Ann Porotesano, a student at Grinnell College in Grinnell, Iowa was informed this week by the college president of being named a 2012 Truman Scholar, a scholarship program named after the former U.S. President S. Truman and administered by the Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation.
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Supreme Court left little doubt during last week's marathon arguments over President Barack Obama's health care overhaul that it has scant faith in Congress' ability to get anything done.
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D&E names 144 students to the dean's list
Davis & Elkins College has released its dean's list for the Spring 2013 semester, which includes all full-time students with a 3.6 semester GPA or above.
Those who were honored are:
Jay Adams of Fairmont; Abdullah Alharbi of Elkins and Saudi Arabia; Brittany Anderson of Frankfort, Ill.; Cacie Armstrong of Elkins; Jessica Ashley of Weston; Kristi Aylor of Madison, Va.; Brad Banzhoff of Hagerstown, Md.; Morgan Barkley of Hampstead, Md.; Lyndsey Barlow of Marlinton; Courtney Bartlett of Montrose; Sebastian Czyz Bendsen of Vejen, Denmark; Clinton Bennett of Harman; Lacy Bennett of Seneca Rocks; Stephanie Bennett of Red Creek; Conner Berkey of Brandy Station, Va.; Crystal Bible of Elkins; Jessica Bishoff of Parsons; Jocie Bolyard of Rowlesburg; Sarah Booth of Philippi; Brandi Brown of Allison Park, Pa.; Ellen Cantaral of Du Bois, Pa.; Raymond Card of Parsons; Nicholas Carr of Elkins; Andrew Carroll of Bunker Hill; Samuel Casto of Fayetteville; Bastien Catrin of Laon, France; Elizabeth Chaar of Charleston; Chelsea Chenoweth of Beverly; Kendra Collett of Elkins; Shade Combs of South Point, Ohio; Katee Conaway of Saint Marys; Dayna Cooper of Parkersburg; Frank Cottrill of Parkersburg; Samantha Crabtree of Emmitsburg, Md.; Kelsea Curry of Durbin; Huiying Dai of Elkins; Shauna Damon of Mount Wolf, Pa.; Kaitlyn Daugherty of Uniontown, Ohio; Loran Davis of Philippi; Caleb Davis of Pineville; Melissa Denise of Montrose; Rene Denise of Montrose; Cassidy Dickens of Madera, Calif.; Luka Djordjevic of Belgrade, Serbia; Ryan Donchez of Glen Allen, Va.; Ashley Dove of Mathias; Samantha Edgell of Wallace; Kevin Eliason of Goochland, Va.; Amanda Eriksen of Lititz, Pa.; Breanna Eskew of Buckhannon; Taylor Fealy of Ellamore; Jennifer Fredell of Stafford; Alexis Fulton of Thomas; Sarah Fyock of Masontown, Pa.; Lindsay Gonsman of Newry, Pa.; Danielle Gooding of Slatyfork; Mia Gresak of Mount Clare; Olivia Grimes of Marlinton; Jala Hamada of Giza, Egypt; Katelynn Hanek of McHenry, Md.; Zachary Hanshaw of Chloe; Bryant Harper of Elkins; Penni Harris of Elkins; Curtis Heishman of Montrose; Shana Henline of Davis; Yanery Hidalgo of Caracas, Venezula; Trisha Higgins of Mannington; Meredith Hill of Bridgeport; Sara Hill of Charleston; Ashleigh Hornick of Elkins; Kimberly Howell of Bridgeport; Guilherme Hubsch of Sao Paulo, Brazil; Phylicia Hudok of Huttonsville; Taylor Hurley of Logan; Paolo Ivis of Fazana, Croatia; Max Jeffries of Elkins; Gloria Jerome of Green Bank; Alanna Jones of Valley Home, Calif.; Shane Jones of Beverly; Natalie Josimovich of Coalton; Kaia Kater-Hurst of Toronto, Canada; Roger Kelley of Marlinton; Jenifer Kennon of Rowland Heights, Calif.; Rueben Kerns of Junior; Rivanna Kyle of Mill Creek; Jacob Lancaster of Kerens; Sarah Marshall of Covington, Va.; Shelby McCauley of Huttonsville; Katherine McClane of Elkins; Brandon McCrobie of Severna Park, Md.; Kaitlin McDade of Oakland, Md.; John McDonald of Port Republic, Va.; Declan McGill of Leeds, England; Joshua McGlothlin of Rowe, Va.; Paige McNeil of Belington; Roisin McSparron of Carnlough, Ireland; Halima Michael of Kingstown, St. Vincent and the Grenadines; Nicholas Millett of Buckhannon; Megan Moreno of Burlington; Marisa Morris of Huntingtown, Md.; Sydney Mucha of Mt. Clare; Patrick Myers of Montrose; Jessica Nelson of Woodbridge, Va.; Shannon Neuenschwander of Dalton, Ohio; Agustin Ochoa of Medellin, Colombia; Millie Omps of Paw Paw; Moises Oseguera of Olivehurst, Calif.; Lisa Papez of Beverly; Michael Paratore of Webster, N.Y.; Adam Petersen of Chesterfield, Va.; Emily Prentice of Elkins; Markita Prieto of Belington; Catherine Ritchie of Stapleton, Ga.; Shanda Ross of Bowden; Ethan Roy of Harman; Zachary Schmucker of Latrobe; Aaron Sharp of Marlinton; Whitney Sharp of Valley Head; Milagro Silva of Dumfries, Va.; Ashley Sjoman of East Northport, N.Y.; Brittany Spangler of Salem, Va.; Steven Sponaugle of Parsons; Joshua Squires of Ridgeley; Ruby Stathers of Marietta, Ohio; Gary Thompson of Belington; Katrina Tiedeman of Jarrettsville, Md.; Brenna Tillman of Colorado Springs, Colo.; Brianna Tipton of Spencer; Andrew Trevey of Richmond, Va.; Amy Turner of Glen Allen, Va.; Mary Umstead of Clifton Forge, Va.; Callie Updike of Stuarts Draft, Va.; Darragh Vieyra of Hertfordshire, England; Alexandria White of New Castle, Va.; Ethan White of Buckhannon; Jessica Williams of Shenandoah Junction; Jennifer Willis of Franklin; Heather Wilson of Elkins; Mallory Wishard of Waynesboro, Pa.; Sierra Wotring of Kerens; Trevor Wratchford of Moorefield; Rebecca Wudarski of Davis; Ellis Wyatt of Harman; and Christopher Young of Glasgow, Scotland.


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USPlabs is voluntarily conducting a national recall of all lots and sizes of the OxyElite Pro dietary supplement products, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
These products contain Aegeline, a synthesized version of a natural extract from the Bael tree.
Epidemiological evidence shows that use of these products has been associated with serious adverse health consequences, namely serious liver damage or acute liver failure, concentrated in Hawaii.
Investigations are ongoing into a potential causal relationship. The company agrees with the FDA that a national recall is appropriate as a precautionary measure. Product was distributed nationwide through retail stores, mail orders and direct delivery.
The Centers For Disease Control says there have been 56 cases of liver illnesses, most of them in Hawaii. The product was already pulled off Hawaii store shelves last month.
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The Distinguished Senior Awards present outstanding undergraduates with the opportunity to join the Alumni Scholars family. Applicants were asked to procure letters of recommendation, write a personal essay, complete a short questionnaire, explain what their weekly schedule entails, and meet a minimum GPA requirement. Joanna is one of a small group of winners selected for 2012-2013. As a recipient of this honor she will receive a $2,000 scholarship.
Joanna is pursuing a Political Science major and Environmental Systems and Society, Urban Regional Studies, and Geographic Information Systems and Technology minors. Actively involved on campus, this Bruin holds leadership positions with two student groups. Joanna is co-president of E3, UCLA's largest student environmental organization. She is in charge of the club's Sustainable Youth program. Sustainable Youth's purpose is to expose urban youth to local and global environmental issues and sustainable practices through hands-on experimentation and demonstration in the classroom. Joanna also serves as co-director of the Education for Sustainable Living Program (ESLP). ESLP is part of a statewide initiative centered on the education and promotion of sustainability. Joanna has been instrumental in making ESLP's Speaker Series a success this year.
Institute of the Environment and Sustainability Academic Director Cully Nordby described Joanna as enthusiastic, good-natured, bright, organized, and gracious. Nordy stated, "Joanna is driven to learn about the world and desires to be proactive and collaborative in efforts to make the world a better place. She is an excellent choice to represent UCLA and the university's mission of integrated education, research, and civic engagement."


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ASHWORTH JUNIOR AT HAGERSTOWNBlack Rock Golf CourseHagerstown, MarylandSeptember 24 - 26, 2004
REIBER JUMPS THE MASON-DIXON LINE AND CAPTURES THREE-SHOT LEADThree players tied for second place going into Sundayâs final round
HAGERSTOWN, Md. â Waynesboro, Pa., native Kevin Reiber took advantage of a 4-under-par 32 on the back nine at Black Rock Golf Course to take control of the first-round lead at the Ashworth Junior at Hagerstown. Reiber, who lives just 25 minutes from the golf course, has a three-shot cushion going into Sundayâs final round after firing a 68.The Ashworth Junior at Hagerstown is a 36-hole tournament conducted by the American Junior Golf Association at Black Rock Golf Course in Hagerstown, Md. The tournament features 84 of the nationâs premier junior golfers, ages 12-18, from 22 states, including 11 from Maryland.Reiber was solid throughout his round, which began with ten straight pars. Starting on No. 11, Reiber caught fire, making four birdies on the back nine, including three during a four-hole stretch, to finish the first round with a 3-under-par 68. âI didnât make many putts on the front nine so I couldnât make any birdies,â Reiber said. âI got the putter going on the back nine and was able to make some tap-in birdies on the par 5s.âReiber, who will be celebrating his high school homecoming Saturday night, is very familiar with the golf course and feels that his course knowledge will help him in his quest to capture the tournament crown.âIâm good friends with the golf pro here and usually play here at least once a month,â Reiber said.Three players are tied for second place three shots behind Reiber with one round to play. Doug Kenny of Roswell, Ga., John Buchanan IV of Fairfax, Va., and Rick Stout of Pollocksville, N.C., all shot matching 71s and will be paired with Reiber on Sunday.Nick Mayo of Mahopac, N.Y., Jeffery Hinds of Pittsburgh, Pa., Chas Golibart of Olney, Md., and Cory Amory of Crozet, Va., are tied for fifth place after carding even-par 72s. The Ashworth Junior series was created specifically for first-time AJGA members or those members who have not yet participated in an AJGA Open event, AJGA Invitational or Nike Golf Junior All-Star Series event in the current calendar year and/or the previous calendar year. Juniors ages 12-18 are eligible for entry into the boys-only events. For those who are eligible, participation is limited to one Preseason event and one Postseason event per calendar year as long as they have not yet participated in an AJGA Open event, AJGA Invitational or Nike Golf Junior All-Star Series event.The American Junior Golf Association is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to the overall growth and development of young men and women who aspire to earn college golf scholarships through competitive junior golf. The largest association of its kind, the AJGA has a junior membership (boys and girls ages 12-18) of approximately 5,000 junior golfers from 50 states and 30 foreign countries.Titleist, the AJGAâs National Sponsor, has been the catalyst and driving force behind the Associationâs success since 1989. Rolex Watch USA, a supporter of the AJGA since 1983, became the inaugural AJGA Premier Partner in 2004.
The final round will be an 8:30 a.m. shotgun start Sunday at Black Rock Golf Course. For more information about the Ashworth Junior at Hagerstown, please contact tournament headquarters at (240) 313-2820.
The Foundation
The Achieving Competitive Excellence (ACE) Grant program provides financial assistance to junior golfers who wish to play in AJGA events. Its goal is to give top-flight golf opportunities to young golfers regardless of financial resources. This program helps to fulfill the AJGA's mission of developing young men and women who aspire to earn college golf scholarships through competitive junior golf.
What is Leadership Links?
Leadership Links is a new program whereby the AJGA is able to further its mission to help develop young men and women by teaching charitable giving skills and service-oriented practices at an early age. This program gives juniors all the tools necessary to donate their time, talent and resources to local charities and the AJGA youth development programs. Please click here to learn more about the program and the different opportunities available.


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