Exhibit
12




Twelve
      months
                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                      Twelve
      months
                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                      Twelve
      months
                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                      Twelve
      months
                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                      Twelve
      monthsEnded
                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                      Ended
                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                      Ended
                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                      Ended
                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                      EndedDecember
      31,
                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                      December
      31,
                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                      December
      31,
                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                      December
      31,
                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                      December
      31,2008
                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                      2007
                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                      2006
                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                      2005
                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                      2004Earnings:
      (1)Net
      income (2)
                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                      $
                                                                                                                      111,136
                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                      $
                                                                                                                      106,506
                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                      $
                                                                                                                      91,377
                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                      $
                                                                                                                      95,128
                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                      $
                                                                                                                      83,146Income
      taxes
                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                      67,560
                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                      66,741
                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                      47,691
                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                      57,500
                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                      53,035Equity
      in (income) losses of equity investees, net of
    distributions
                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                      -
                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                      -
                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                      -
                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                      -
                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                      (128
                                                                                                                      )Fixed
      Charges (See below) (3)
                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                      80,611
                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                      81,145
                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                      78,345
                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                      71,007
                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                      68,363Less:  Preferred
      stock dividend
                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                      -
                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                      -
                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                      -
                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                      4
                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                      13Total
      adjusted earnings
                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                      $
                                                                                                                      259,307
                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                      $
                                                                                                                      254,392
                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                      $
                                                                                                                      217,413
                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                      $
                                                                                                                      223,631
                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                      $
                                                                                                                      204,403Fixed
      charges: (3)Total
      interest expense
                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                      $
                                                                                                                      79,877
                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                      $
                                                                                                                      80,576
                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                      $
                                                                                                                      77,538
                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                      $
                                                                                                                      69,942
                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                      $
                                                                                                                      67,408Interest
      component of rents
                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                      734
                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                      569
                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                      807
                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                      1,061
                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                      942Preferred
      stock dividend
                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                      -
                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                      -
                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                      -
                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                      4
                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                      13Total
      fixed charges
                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                      $
                                                                                                                      80,611
                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                      $
                                                                                                                      81,145
                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                      $
                                                                                                                      78,345
                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                      $
                                                                                                                      71,007
                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                      $
                                                                                                                      68,363Ratio
      of earnings to fixed charges
                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                      3.2
                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                      3.1
                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                      2.8
                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                      3.1
                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                      3.0




1.   
For the purposes of computing these ratios, earnings consist of pretax net
income before income (losses) from equity investees, fixed charges, and less
preferred stock dividends of a consolidated subsidiary.




2.    Net
income, as defined, is before preferred stock dividend requirement of subsidiary
and cumulative effect of change in accounting principle.




3.   
Fixed charges consist of total interest, amortization of debt discount, premium
and expense, the estimated portion of interest implicit in rentals, and
preferred stock dividends of a consolidated
subsidiary.