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 11,2009  |      |   | September 5,2008 |  
|Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes                |  | $                  | (212 | ) |                  | $ | 278 |  
|Add (deduct):                                                               |  |                    |      |   |                  |   |     |  
|Fixed charges                                                               |  |                    | 313  |   |                  |   | 312 |  
|Capitalized interest                                                        |  |                    | (6   | ) |                  |   | (8  | )
|Amortization of capitalized interest                                        |  |                    | 4    |   |                  |   | 4   |  
|Equity in (earnings)/losses related to certain 50% or less owned affiliates |  |                    | 36   |   |                  |   | (3  | )
|Distributions from equity investments                                       |  |                    | 1    |   |                  |   | 3   |  
|Distributions on preferred units                                            |  |                    | (6   | ) |                  |   | (6  | )
|                                                                            |  |                    |      |   |                  |   |     |  
|Adjusted earnings                                                           |  | $                  | 130  |   |                  | $ | 580 |  
|                                                                            |  |                    |      |   |                  |   |     |  
|                                                                            |  |                   
|Fixed charges:                                                              |  |                    |      |   |                  |   |     |  
|Interest on indebtedness and amortization of deferred financing costs       |  | $                  | 264  |   |                  | $ | 262 |  
|Capitalized interest                                                        |  |                    | 6    |   |                  |   | 8   |  
|Distributions on preferred units                                            |  |                    | 6    |   |                  |   | 6   |  
|Portion of rents representative of the interest factor                      |  |                    | 37   |   |                  |   | 36  |  
|                                                                            |  |                    |      |   |                  |   |     |  
|Total fixed charges and preferred unit distributions                        |  | $                  | 313  |   |                  | $ | 312 |  
|                                                                            |  |                    |      |   |                  |   |     |  
|                                                                            |  |                   
|Ratio of earning to fixed charges and preferred unit distributions          |  |                    |     |   |                  |   | 1.9 |  
|Deficiency of earnings to fixed charges and preferred unit distributions    |  | $                  | (183 | ) |                  | $ |    |  



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