Exhibit 12.1

COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES

AND PREFERRED UNIT
DISTRIBUTIONS

(in millions, except ratio amounts)



|                                                                            |  |                    |      |   |                   |   |      |  
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------- |  | ------------------ | ---- | - | ----------------- | - | ---- | -
|                                                                            |  | Year-to-date ended |     
|                                                                            |  | September 10,2010  |      |   | September 11,2009 |  
|Loss from continuing operations before income taxes                         |  | $                  | (145 | ) |                   | $ | (160 | )
|Add (deduct):                                                               |  |                    |      |   |                   |   |      |  
|Fixed charges                                                               |  |                    | 311  |   |                   |   | 313  |  
|Capitalized interest                                                        |  |                    | (2   | ) |                   |   | (6   | )
|Amortization of capitalized interest                                        |  |                    | 5    |   |                   |   | 4    |  
|Equity in (earnings)/losses related to certain 50% or less owned affiliates |  |                    | 5    |   |                   |   | 36   |  
|Distributions from equity investments                                       |  |                    | 2    |   |                   |   | 1    |  
|Distributions on preferred units                                            |  |                    | (4   | ) |                   |   | (6   | )
|Issuance costs of redeemed preferred OP units                               |  |                    | (4   | ) |                   |   |     |  
|                                                                            |  |                    |      |   |                   |   |      |  
|Adjusted earnings                                                           |  | $                  | 168  |   |                   | $ | 182  |  
|                                                                            |  |                    |      |   |                   |   |      |  
|                                                                            |  |                   
|Fixed charges:                                                              |  |                    |      |   |                   |   |      |  
|Interest on indebtedness and amortization of deferred financing costs       |  | $                  | 268  |   |                   | $ | 264  |  
|Capitalized interest                                                        |  |                    | 2    |   |                   |   | 6    |  
|Distributions on preferred units                                            |  |                    | 4    |   |                   |   | 6    |  
|Issuance costs of redeemed preferred OP units                               |  |                    | 4    |   |                   |   |     |  
|Portion of rents representative of the interest factor                      |  |                    | 33   |   |                   |   | 37   |  
|                                                                            |  |                    |      |   |                   |   |      |  
|Total fixed charges and preferred unit distributions                        |  | $                  | 311  |   |                   | $ | 313  |  
|                                                                            |  |                    |      |   |                   |   |      |  
|                                                                            |  |                   
|Deficiency of earnings to fixed charges and preferred unit distributions    |  | $                  | (143 | ) |                   | $ | (131 | )



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