Exhibit 12

Ratio of Earnings to Combined Fixed Charges and Preferred Stock Dividends



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|                                                                                                                                                        |  | Year Ended September 30, |         |      | Quarter EndedDecember 312008
|(in thousands)                                                                                                                                          |  | 2004                     |         | 2005 |                              | 2006    |  | 2007 |         | 2008 |   |       
|Fixed Charges Computation                                                                                                                               |  |                          |         |      |                              |         |  |      |         |      |   |        |  |   |          |   |  |   |       
|Interest expensed and capitalized (1)                                                                                                                   |  | $                        | 13,857  |      | $                            | 49,043  |  | $    | 35,119  |      | $ | 29,671 |  | $ | 23,205   |   |  | $ | 7,254 
|Amortized premiums, discounts, and capitalized expenses related to indebtedness                                                                         |  |                          | 6,031   |      |                              | 10,634  |  |      | 2,843   |      |   | 5,318  |  |   | 2,773    |   |  |   | 2,005 
|Reasonable approximation of interest within rental expense                                                                                              |  |                          | 1,462   |      |                              | 2,433   |  |      | 3,092   |      |   | 3,440  |  |   | 3,499    |   |  |   | 872   
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|Total Fixed Charges and Preferred Equity Dividends                                                                                                      |  | $                        | 21,350  |      | $                            | 62,110  |  | $    | 41,054  |      | $ | 38,429 |  | $ | 29,477   |   |  | $ | 10,131
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|Earnings Computation                                                                                                                                    |  |                          |         |      |                              |         |  |      |         |      |   |        |  |   |          |   |  |   |       
|Pre-tax income from continuing operations before adjustment for minority interests in consolidated subsidiaries or income or loss from equity
investees |  | $                        | 105,107 |      | $                            | 163,808 |  | $    | 137,816 |      | $ | 59,236 |  | $ | (161,874 | ) |  | $ | 2,147 
|Plus                                                                                                                                                    |  |                          |         |      |                              |         |  |      |         |      |   |        |  |   |          |   |  |   |       
|Fixed charges                                                                                                                                           |  |                          | 21,350  |      |                              | 62,110  |  |      | 41,054  |      |   | 38,429 |  |   | 29,477   |   |  |   | 10,131
|Minus                                                                                                                                                   |  |                          |         |      |                              |         |  |      |         |      |   |        |  |   |          |   |  |   |       
|Interest capitalized                                                                                                                                    |  |                          | 435     |      |                              | 464     |  |      | 1,027   |      |   | 784    |  |   | 894      |   |  |   | 355   
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|Total Earnings                                                                                                                                          |  | $                        | 126,022 |      | $                            | 225,454 |  | $    | 177,843 |      | $ | 96,881 |  | $ | (133,291 | ) |  | $ | 11,923
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|Ratio of Earnings to Combined Fixed Charges and Preferred Stock Dividends                                                                               |  |                          | 5.90    |      |                              | 3.63    |  |      | 4.33    |      |   | 2.52   |  |   | N/A      |   |  |   | 1.18  



|(1) | Interest expense associated with unrecognized tax benefits is included in income tax expense, not with interest expense.
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