**Exhibit 12.1**

 

**Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges/Deficiency**

**In the Coverage of Fixed Charges by Earnings BeforeFixed Charges**

 
| ** **                                                                                                 | ** ** | **Year ended**   | ** ** |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------|-----------------------|------------|
| ** **                                                                                                 | ** ** | **December 31,** | ** ** |
| ** **                                                                                                 | ** ** | **2006**              | ** ** | **2005** | ** ** | **2004** | ** ** | **2003** | ** ** | **2002** | ** ** |
| **(in thousands)**                                                                                    | ** ** | **(unaudited)**       | ** ** |
| Earnings before fixed  charges:                                                                            |       |                  |       |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|                                                                                                       |       |                  |       |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Income (loss)  from continuing operations before income taxes and cumulative

effect of  accounting change |       | $                     | (60,856    | ) | $ | (63,071 | ) | $ | (58,450 | ) | $ | (81,032 | ) | $ | (75,121 | ) |
| Portion of rents  representative of interest factor                                                        |       | 2,366                 |       | 2,348 |   | 3,021 |   | 2,420 |   | 2,334 |   |
| Interest on  indebtedness                                                                                  |       | 82,137                |       | 88,060 |   | 92,225 |   | 77,162 |   | 68,479 |   |
| Earnings (loss)  before fixed charges                                                                      |       | $                     | 23,647     |   | $ | 27,337 |   | $ | 36,796 |   | $ | (1,450 | ) | $ | (4,308 | ) |
|                                                                                                       |       |                  |       |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Fixed charges:                                                                                             |       |                  |       |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|                                                                                                       |       |                  |       |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Portion of rents  representative of interest factor                                                        |       | $                     | 2,366      |   | $ | 2,348 |   | $ | 3,021 |   | $ | 2,420 |   | $ | 2,334 |   |
| Interest on  indebtedness                                                                                  |       | 82,137                |       | 88,060 |   | 92,225 |   | 77,162 |   | 68,479 |   |
| Total fixed  charges                                                                                       |       | $                     | 84,503     |   | $ | 90,408 |   | $ | 95,246 |   | $ | 79,582 |   | $ | 70,813 |   |
|                                                                                                       |       |                  |       |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Ratio of earnings to  fixed charges                                                                        |       | —                |       | — |   | — |   | — |   | — |   |
|                                                                                                       |       |                  |       |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Deficiency in the  coverage of fixed charges by earnings before fixed charges                              |       | $                     | (60,856    | ) | $ | (63,071 | ) | $ | (58,450 | ) | $ | (81,032 | ) | $ | (75,121 | ) |

 

 

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