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| Earnings:                                                                                                                                    |   |                            |   | 2008                            |   | 2007                            |   | 2006                            |   | 2005                             |   | 2004 |   |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|---------------------------------|--------|---------------------------------|--------|---------------------------------|--------|---------------------------------|--------|----------------------------------|--------|------|--------|
| Total      earnings                                                                                                                          |   | $    22,756 |   | $    (5,154 | )      | $    6,328  |   | $    (3,384 | )      | $    (45,075 | )      |
|                                                                                                                                         |   |                            |   |                            |   |                            |   |                            |   |                             |   |
| Fixed      charges:                                                                                                                          |   |                            |   |                            |   |                            |   |                            |   |                             |   |
|                                                                                                                                         |   |                            |   |                            |   |                            |   |                            |   |                             |   |
| Interest      charges (including capitalized interest      and      interest expense related to      preferred member’s      interest) |   | 38,509                          |   | 37,105                          |   | 30,270                          |   | 26,710                          |   | 25,763                           |   |
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| Amortization      of deferred financing costs      and      bond discount                                                                    |   | 4,431                           |   | 4,243                           |   | 3,552                           |   | 3,140                           |   | 2,623                            |   |
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| Loss      on early retirement of debt                                                                                                        |   |                            |   |                            |   |                            |   |                            |   | 37,566                           |   |
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| Total      fixed charges                                                                                                                     |   | 42,940                          |   | 41,348                          |   | 33,822                          |   | 29,850                          |   | 65,952                           |   |
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| Capitalized      interest                                                                                                                    |   | (3,306                          | )      | (843                            | )      | (796                            | )      | (357                            | )      | (1,251                           | )      |
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| Earnings      as adjusted                                                                                                                    |   | $    62,390 |   | $    35,351 |   | $    39,354 |   | $    26,109 |   | $    19,626  |   |
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| Ratio      of earnings to fixed charges                                                                                                      |   | 1.5                             | x      | 0.9                             | x*     | 1.2                             | x      | 0.9                             | x*     | 0.3                              | x*     |

| * | Earnings      were insufficient to cover fixed charges for the years ended      December 31, 2007, 2005 and 2004 by $6.0 million, $3.7 million and      $46.3 million, respectively. |
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