Exhibit 12.1

COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES

AND PREFERRED UNIT DISTRIBUTIONS

(in millions, except ratio amounts)



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|                                                                            |  | Quarter ended |     
|                                                                            |  | March 26,2010 |      |   | March 27,2009 |  
|Loss from continuing operations before income taxes                         |  | $             | (104 | ) |               | $ | (68 | )
|Add (deduct):                                                               |  |               |      |   |               |   |     |  
|Fixed charges                                                               |  |               | 110  |   |               |   | 104 |  
|Capitalized interest                                                        |  |               | (1   | ) |               |   | (3  | )
|Amortization of capitalized interest                                        |  |               | 1    |   |               |   | 1   |  
|Equity in (earnings)/losses related to certain 50% or less owned affiliates |  |               | 5    |   |               |   | 3   |  
|Distributions on preferred units                                            |  |               | (2   | ) |               |   | (2  | )
|                                                                            |  |               |      |   |               |   |     |  
|Adjusted earnings                                                           |  | $             | 9    |   |               | $ | 35  |  
|                                                                            |  |               |      |   |               |   |     |  
|                                                                            |  |              
|Fixed charges:                                                              |  |               |      |   |               |   |     |  
|Interest on indebtedness and amortization of deferred financing costs       |  | $             | 96   |   |               | $ | 87  |  
|Capitalized interest                                                        |  |               | 1    |   |               |   | 3   |  
|Distributions on preferred units                                            |  |               | 2    |   |               |   | 2   |  
|Portion of rents representative of the interest factor                      |  |               | 11   |   |               |   | 12  |  
|                                                                            |  |               |      |   |               |   |     |  
|Total fixed charges and preferred unit distributions                        |  | $             | 110  |   |               | $ | 104 |  
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|                                                                            |  |              
|Ratio of earning to fixed charges and preferred unit distributions          |  |               |     |   |               |   |    |  
|Deficiency of earnings to fixed charges and preferred unit distributions    |  | $             | (101 | ) |               | $ | (69 | )



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