Exhibit 12



Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges



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|                                                                   |  | 2005           |        |   | 2004 |   |        | 2003 |  |   | 2002   |   | 2001
|                                                                   |  | (in thousands)
|Earnings                                                           |  |                |        |   |      |   |        |      |  |   |        |   |      |   |        |  |   |       
|Consolidated pretax income (loss) from continuing operations       |  | $              | 5,439  |   |      | $ | (9,124 | )    |  | $ | 15,789 |   |      | $ | 7,460  |  | $ | 14,125
|Equity in earnings (losses) of affiliates                          |  |                | (538   | ) |      |   | (742   | )    |  |   | (152   | ) |      |   | 904    |  |   | 472   
|Interest                                                           |  |                | 9,535  |   |      |   | 8,826  |      |  |   | 11,307 |   |      |   | 11,934 |  |   | 13,214
|Net amortization of debt discount and premium and issuance expense |  |                | 488    |   |      |   | 541    |      |  |   | 612    |   |      |   | 628    |  |   | 629   
|Interest portion of rental expense                                 |  |                | 1,438  |   |      |   | 1,392  |      |  |   | 1,424  |   |      |   | 1,440  |  |   | 1,422 
|Total earnings                                                     |  |                | 16,362 |   |      |   | 893    |      |  |   | 28,980 |   |      |   | 22,366 |  |   | 29,862
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|Fixed Charges                                                      |  |                |        |   |      |   |        |      |  |   |        |   |      |   |        |  |   |       
|Interest                                                           |  |                | 9,535  |   |      |   | 8,826  |      |  |   | 11,307 |   |      |   | 11,934 |  |   | 13,214
|Net amortization of debt discount and premium and issuance expense |  |                | 488    |   |      |   | 541    |      |  |   | 612    |   |      |   | 628    |  |   | 629   
|Interest portion of rental expense                                 |  |                | 1,438  |   |      |   | 1,392  |      |  |   | 1,424  |   |      |   | 1,440  |  |   | 1,422 
|Total fixed charges                                                |  |                | 11,461 |   |      |   | 10,759 |      |  |   | 13,343 |   |      |   | 14,002 |  |   | 15,265
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|Ratio of earnings to fixed charges                                 |  |                | 1.4x   |   |      |   | 0.1x   |      |  |   | 2.2x   |   |      |   | 1.6x   |  |   | 2.0x  



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