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EXHIBIT 12


COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES

(In thousands)


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|                                                                   |                                                                     | Nine Months   |         | For Years Ended
|                                                                   |                                                                     | Ended         |         |                
|                                                                   |                                                                     | September 29, |         | Dec. 30,        |  | Dec. 31, |          | Jan. 2,  |   | Jan. 3, |          | Dec. 28,
|                                                                   |                                                                     | 2002          |         | 2001            |  | 2000     |          | 2000     |   | 1999    |          | 1997    
|                                                                   |                                                                     |               |         |                 |  |          |          |          |   |         |          |         
|Earnings (loss) from continuing operations before
    income taxes |                                                                     | $             | (19,080 | )               |  | $        | (187,039 | )        |   | $       | (249,388 | )        |   | $ | 67,230 |         |   | $ | 68,658 |         |   | $ | 151,552 |        
|Add:                                                               |                                                                     |               |         |                 |  |          |          |          |   |         |          |          |   |   |        |         |   |   |        |         |   |   |         |        
|                                                                   | Interest on indebtedness                                            |               |         | 34,013          |  |          |          | 47,250   |   |         |          | 55,191   |   |   |        | 52,876  |   |   |        | 44,766  |   |   |         | 41,270  | 
|                                                                   | Amortization of debt expense                                        |               |         | 1,146           |  |          |          | 1,766    |   |         |          | 907      |   |   |        | 729     |   |   |        | 239     |   |   |         | 610     | 
|                                                                   | Portion of rents representative of the interest
    factor          |               |         | 6,955           |  |          |          | 10,608   |   |         |          | 10,026   |   |   |        | 10,484  |   |   |        | 8,166   |   |   |         | 8,890   | 
|Deduct:                                                            |                                                                     |               |         |                 |  |          |          |          |   |         |          |          |   |   |        |         |   |   |        |         |   |   |         |        
|                                                                   | Undistributed earnings from
    less-than-50-percent-owned entities |               |         | 897             |  |          |          | (90      | ) |         |          | (2,102   | ) |   |        | (22,429 | ) |   |        | (10,665 | ) |   |         | 28,517  | 
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|                                                                   | Earnings (as defined)                                               |               | $       | 23,931          |  |          | $        | (127,505 | ) |         | $        | (185,366 | ) |   | $      | 108,890 |   |   | $      | 111,164 |   |   | $       | 230,839 | 
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|Fixed charges:                                                     |                                                                     |               |         |                 |  |          |          |          |   |         |          |          |   |   |        |         |   |   |        |         |   |   |         |        
|                                                                   | Interest on indebtedness                                            |               |         | 34,013          |  |          |          | 47,250   |   |         |          | 55,191   |   |   |        | 52,876  |   |   |        | 44,766  |   |   |         | 41,270  | 
|                                                                   | Amortization of debt expense                                        |               |         | 1,146           |  |          |          | 1,766    |   |         |          | 907      |   |   |        | 729     |   |   |        | 239     |   |   |         | 610     | 
|                                                                   | Portion of rents representative of the interest
    factor          |               |         | 6,955           |  |          |          | 10,608   |   |         |          | 10,026   |   |   |        | 10,484  |   |   |        | 8,166   |   |   |         | 8,890   | 
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|Total fixed charges                                                |                                                                     | $             | 42,114  |                 |  | $        | 59,624   |          |   | $       | 66,124   |          |   | $ | 64,089 |         |   | $ | 53,171 |         |   | $ | 50,770  |        
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|Ratio of earnings to fixed charges                                 |                                                                     |               | 0.6     | x(a)            |  |          |         | (b)      |   |         |         | (c)      |   |   | 1.7    | x       |   |   | 2.1    | x       |   |   | 4.5     | x      
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|(a) |  | Earnings were insufficient to cover fixed charges
    for period ended September 29, 2002 by $18.2 million.  
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|(b) |  | Earnings were insufficient to cover fixed charges
    for the year ended December 30, 2001 by $187.1 million.
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|(c) |  | Earnings were insufficient to cover fixed charges
    for the year ended December 31, 2000 by $251.5 million.