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|                                                                      |   | For the Fiscal Year Ended September 30, |    |
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|                                                                      |   | 2010                                    |    |   | 2009 |   |   | 2008 |   |   | 2007 |   |   | 2006 |   |
| Earnings:                                                                 |   |                                    |    |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Pretax (loss) income from continuingoperations                            |   | $                                       | (19,947 | ) |   | $ | (26,594 | ) |   | $ | (44,882 | ) |   | $ | 9,824 |   |   | $ | 19,442 |   |
| Less – noncontrolling interests                                     |   |                                    | (8      | ) |   |   | (1,549 | ) |   |   | (6,482 | ) |   |   | 1,612 |   |   |   | 1,624 |   |
| Less –  equity in earnings of affiliates                  |   |                                    | (4,870  | ) |   |   | (1,279 | ) |   |   | 15,656 |   |   |   | (13,960 | ) |   |   | (5,896 | ) |
| Add –  cash distributions receivedfrom equity investments |   |                                    | 5,104   |   |   |   | 6,128 |   |   |   | 15,647 |   |   |   | 16,212 |   |   |   | 12,570 |   |
|                                                                      |   |                                    | (19,721 | ) |   |   | (23,294 | ) |   |   | (20,061 | ) |   |   | 13,688 |   |   |   | 27,740 |   |
| Fixed charges                                                             |   |                                    | 13,386  |   |   |   | 20,520 |   |   |   | 47,581 |   |   |   | 33,782 |   |   |   | 10,244 |   |
| Total                                                                     |   | $                                       | (6,335  | ) |   | $ | (2,774 | ) |   | $ | 27,520 |   |   | $ | 47,470 |   |   | $ | 37,984 |   |
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| Fixed Charges:                                                            |   |                                    |    |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Interest expense                                                          |   | $                                       | 13,086  |   |   | $ | 20,199 |   |   | $ | 47,266 |   |   | $ | 33,566 |   |   | $ | 10,119 |   |
| Estimated interest portion of rentexpense (2)                        |   |                                    | 300     |   |   |   | 321 |   |   |   | 315 |   |   |   | 216 |   |   |   | 125 |   |
| Total                                                                     |   | $                                       | 13,386  |   |   | $ | 20,520 |   |   | $ | 47,581 |   |   | $ | 33,782 |   |   | $ | 10,244 |   |
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| Ratio of earnings to fixed charges                                        |   |                                    |    | (1) |   |   |   | (1) |   |   |   | (1) |   |   | 1.4 |   |   |   | 3.7 |   |

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| (1)   | Earnings for fiscal 2010, 2009 and 2008 were inadequate to cover fixed charges.  The coverage deficiencies for those periods were $19.7 million $23.2 million and $20.0 million, respectively. |
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| (2)   | Estimated to be 8% of rent expense. |
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