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|   |                                                             |   |   | Nine                      |   |                                     |
|--------|------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|--------|---------------------------|--------|------------------------------------------|
|   |                                                             |   |   | Months                    |   |                                     |
| Line   |                                                             |   |   | Ended                     |   | Year                  Ended December 31, |
| No.    |                                                             |   |   | 9/30/06                   |   | 2005                                     |   | 2004 |   | 2003 |   | 2002 |   | 2001 |
|   | Fixed                  charges, as defined by the Securities and |   |   |                      |   |                                     |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|   | Exchange                  Commission:                            |   |   |                      |   |                                     |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|   |                                                             |   |   |                      |   |                                     |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| 1      | Interest                  on Long-term Debt                      |   |   | $                  70,906 |   | $                  75,736                |   | $                  46,702 |   | $                  59,429 |   | $                  56,409 |   | $                  62,716 |
| 2      | Amortization                  of Debt Premium, Discount and      |   |   |                      |   |                                     |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|   | Expenses                                                         |   |   | 3,320                     |   | 3,642                                    |   | 2,697 |   | 2,838 |   | 2,302 |   | 2,346 |
|   | Other                  Interest                                  |   |   | 31,010                    |   | 14,299                                   |   | 2,319 |   | 5,423 |   | 2,859 |   | (42) |
| 4      | Estimated                  Interest Factor of Lease Rental       |   |   |                      |   |                                     |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|   | Charges                                                          |   |   | 15,898                    |   | 20,643                                   |   | 19,617 |   | 20,452 |   | 23,233 |   | 22,856 |
|   |                                                             |   |   |                      |   |                                     |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| 5      | Total                  Fixed Charges                             |   |   | 121,134                   |   | 114,320                                  |   | 71,335 |   | 88,142 |   | 84,803 |   | 87,876 |
| 6      | Preferred                  dividend requirements                 |   |   | 396                       |   | 2,868                                    |   | 572 |   | 586 |   | 586 |   | 586 |
| 7      | Total                  Fixed Charges and Preferred dividend      |   |   |                      |   |                                     |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|   | requirements                                                     |   |   | $121,530                  |   | $117,188                                 |   | $                  71,907 |   | $                  88,728 |   | $                  85,389 |   | $                  88,462 |
|   |                                                             |   |   |                      |   |                                     |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|   | Earnings,                  as defined by the Securities and      |   |   |                      |   |                                     |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|   | Exchange                  Commission:                            |   |   |                      |   |                                     |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|   |                                                             |   |   |                      |   |                                     |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| 8      | Consolidated                  Net Earnings from Continuing       |   |   |                      |   |                                     |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|   | Operations                                                       |   |   | $                  86,872 |   | $                  71,021                |   | $                  88,258 |   | $                  59,138 |   | $                  64,272 |   | $150,433 |
| 9      | Income                  Taxes                                    |   |   | 50,198                    |   | 32,861                                   |   | 49,247 |   | 27,889 |   | 33,032 |   | 81,063 |
| 10     | Add                  Fixed Charges as Above                      |   |   | 121,134                   |   | 114,320                                  |   | 71,335 |   | 88,142 |   | 84,803 |   | 87,876 |
|   |                                                             |   |   |                      |   |                                     |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| 11     | Earnings                  Available for Fixed Charges            |   |   | $258,204                  |   | $218,202                                 |   | $208,840 |   | $175,169 |   | $182,107 |   | $319,372 |
|   |                                                             |   |   |                      |   |                                     |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| 12     | Ratio                  for Earnings to Fixed Charges             |   |   | 2.12                      |   | 1.86                                     |   | 2.90 |   | 1.97 |   | 2.13 |   | 3.61 |