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|                                                                          |   | 2007   |   |   | 2006   |   |   | 2005   |   |   | 2004   |   |   | 2003   |
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|                                                                          |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Net      earnings from continuing operations                                  |   | $      | 4,194  |   |   | $      | 10,817 |   |   | $      | (4,303 | )      |   | $      | 27,624 | ) |   | $ | 11,967 |
|                                                                          |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Add:  Income      tax expense                                       |   |   | 253    |   |   |   | 633    |   |   |   | 548    |   |   |   | 422 |   |   |   | 430 |
|                                                                          |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Add:  Interest      expense                                         |   |   | 48,943 |   |   |   | 49,186 |   |   |   | 49,590 |   |   |   | 9,160 |   |   |   | 54,160 |
|                                                                          |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Portion      of rent deemed interest factor                                   |   |   | 2,516  |   |   |   | 2,751  |   |   |   | 2,827  |   |   |   | 2,949 |   |   |   | 2,662 |
|                                                                          |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|      Total      earnings available for fixed charges |   | $      | 55,906 |   |   | $      | 63,387 |   |   | $      | 48,662 |   |   | $      | 24,907 |   |   | $ | 69,219 |
|                                                                          |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Fixed      charges:                                                           |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|                                                                          |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Interest      expense                                                         |   |   | 48,943 |   |   |   | 49,186 |   |   |   | 49,590 |   |   |   | 49,160 |   |   |   | 54,160 |
|                                                                          |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Portion      of rent deemed interest factor                                   |   |   | 2,516  |   |   |   | 2,751  |   |   |   | 2,827  |   |   |   | 2,949 |   |   |   | 2,662 |
|                                                                          |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|      Total      fixed charges                        |   | $      | 51,459 |   |   | $      | 51,937 |   |   | $      | 52,417 |   |   | $      | 52,109 |   |   | $ | 56,822 |
|                                                                          |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|                                                                          |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Ratio      of earnings to fixed charges                                       |   |   | 1.1    |   |   |   | 1.2    |   |   |   | 0.9    |   |   |   | 0.5 |   |   |   | 1.2 |