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|                                                                                               |   | Year      Ended December 31, |    |
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|                                                                                               |   | 2007                         |    |   | 2006 |   |   | 2005 |   |   | 2004 |   |   | 2003 |   |
| Fixed      charges, as defined by the Securities and Exchange                                      |   |                         |    |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Commission:                                                                                        |   |                         |    |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|                                                                                               |   |                         |    |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Interest      on long-term debt                                                                    |   | $                            | 81,638  |   |   | $ | 84,773 |   |   | $ | 66,042 |   |   | $ | 34,488 |   |   | $ | 48,483 |   |
| Amortization      of debt premium, discount and expenses                                           |   |                         | 6,566   |   |   |   | 4,729 |   |   |   | 3,962 |   |   |   | 3,036 |   |   |   | 2,990 |   |
| Other      interest                                                                                |   |                         | 32,242  |   |   |   | 44,918 |   |   |   | 13,734 |   |   |   | 1,976 |   |   |   | 3,922 |   |
| Estimated      interest factor of lease rental charges                                             |   |                         | 19,308  |   |   |   | 19,235 |   |   |   | 19,934 |   |   |   | 18,843 |   |   |   | 19,568 |   |
| Interest      capitalized                                                                          |   |                         | 4,119   |   |   |   | 2,982 |   |   |   | 1,421 |   |   |   | 957 |   |   |   | 1,163 |   |
| Preferred      dividend requirements of subsidiaries                                               |   |                         | 556     |   |   |   | 798 |   |   |   | 4,063 |   |   |   | 881 |   |   |   | 845 |   |
|      Total      Fixed Charges                                             |   | $                            | 144,429 |   |   | $ | 157,435 |   |   | $ | 109,156 |   |   | $ | 60,181 |   |   | $ | 76,971 |   |
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| Earnings,      as defined by the Securities and Exchange                                           |   |                         |    |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Commission:                                                                                        |   |                         |    |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|                                                                                               |   |                         |    |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Earnings      from continuing operations before income taxes                                       |   | $                            | 63,112  |   |   | $ | 164,018 |   |   | $ | 76,502 |   |   | $ | 107,060 |   |   | $ | 68,267 |   |
| (Earnings)      of equity investee                                                                 |   |                         | (7,581  | ) |   |   | - |   |   |   | - |   |   |   | - |   |   |   | - |   |
| Earnings      from continuing operations before income taxes and  investee      earnings |   |                         | 55,531  |   |   |   | 164,018 |   |   |   | 76,502 |   |   |   | 107,060 |   |   |   | 68,267 |   |
| Fixed      charges as above                                                                        |   |                         | 144,429 |   |   |   | 157,435 |   |   |   | 109,156 |   |   |   | 60,181 |   |   |   | 76,971 |   |
| Interest      capitalized                                                                          |   |                         | (4,119  | ) |   |   | (2,982 | ) |   |   | (1,421 | ) |   |   | (957 | ) |   |   | (1,163 | ) |
| Preferred      dividend requirements of subsidiaries                                               |   |                         | (556    | ) |   |   | (798 | ) |   |   | (4,063 | ) |   |   | (881 | ) |   |   | (845 | ) |
|                                                                                               |   |                         |    |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Earnings      Available for Fixed Charges                                                          |   | $                            | 195,285 |   |   | $ | 317,673 |   |   | $ | 180,174 |   |   | $ | 165,403 |   |   | $ | 143,230 |   |
|                                                                                               |   |                         |    |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Ratio of      Earnings to Fixed Charges                                                       |   |                         | 1.35    |   |   |   | 2.02 |   |   |   | 1.65 |   |   |   | 2.75 |   |   |   | 1.86 |   |

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