Exhibit 12.1

COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES

AND PREFERRED UNIT DISTRIBUTIONS

(in millions, except ratio amounts)



|                                                                            |  |                    |     |   |              |   |     |  
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------- |  | ------------------ | --- | - | ------------ | - | --- | -
|                                                                            |  | Year-to-date ended |    
|                                                                            |  | June 18,2010       |     |   | June 19,2009 |  
|Loss from continuing operations before income taxes                         |  | $                  | (78 | ) |              | $ | (69 | )
|Add (deduct):                                                               |  |                    |     |   |              |   |     |  
|Fixed charges                                                               |  |                    | 210 |   |              |   | 202 |  
|Capitalized interest                                                        |  |                    | (1  | ) |              |   | (5  | )
|Amortization of capitalized interest                                        |  |                    | 3   |   |              |   | 3   |  
|Equity in (earnings)/losses related to certain 50% or less owned affiliates |  |                    | 5   |   |              |   | 34  |  
|Distributions from equity investments                                       |  |                    | 2   |   |              |   | 1   |  
|Distributions on preferred units                                            |  |                    | (4  | ) |              |   | (4  | )
|Issuance costs of redeemed preferred OP units                               |  |                    | (4  | ) |              |   |    |  
|                                                                            |  |                    |     |   |              |   |     |  
|Adjusted earnings                                                           |  | $                  | 133 |   |              | $ | 162 |  
|                                                                            |  |                    |     |   |              |   |     |  
|                                                                            |  |                   
|Fixed charges:                                                              |  |                    |     |   |              |   |     |  
|Interest on indebtedness and amortization of deferred financing costs       |  | $                  | 179 |   |              | $ | 169 |  
|Capitalized interest                                                        |  |                    | 1   |   |              |   | 5   |  
|Distributions on preferred units                                            |  |                    | 4   |   |              |   | 4   |  
|Issuance costs of redeemed preferred OP units                               |  |                    | 4   |   |              |   |    |  
|Portion of rents representative of the interest factor                      |  |                    | 22  |   |              |   | 24  |  
|                                                                            |  |                    |     |   |              |   |     |  
|Total fixed charges and preferred unit distributions                        |  | $                  | 210 |   |              | $ | 202 |  
|                                                                            |  |                    |     |   |              |   |     |  
|Deficiency of earnings to fixed charges and preferred unit distributions    |  | $                  | (77 | ) |              | $ | (40 | )



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