Exhibit 12.1



COMPUTATION OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES



|                                                                                                                                  |  | Years Ended November 30, |        
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |  | ------------------------ | -------
|                                                                                                                                  |  | 2002                     |        
|                                                                                                                                  |  | (Dollars In thousands)   |        
|EARNINGS FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS:                                                                                              |  |                          |        
|Pre-tax income from continuing operations before adjustment for minority interests or
income or loss from equity method investees |  | $                        | 168,014
|Fixed charges                                                                                                                     |  |                          | 103,051
|Amortization of capitalized interest                                                                                              |  |                          | 1,631  
|Distributed income of equity investees                                                                                            |  |                          | 74,601 
|Interest capitalized                                                                                                              |  |                          | (6,508 
|                                                                                                                                  |  |                          |        
|Earnings                                                                                                                        |  | $                        | 340,789
|                                                                                                                                  |  |                          |        
|FIXED CHARGES:                                                                                                                    |  |                          |        
|Interest, whether capitalized, and amortization of debt discounts or
premiums:                                                    |  |                          |        
|Interest expensed and capitalized                                                                                                 |  | $                        | 96,653 
|Amortized premiums, discounts and capitalized expenses related to
indebtedness                                                    |  |                          | 6,465  
|                                                                                                                                  |  |                          |        
|Fixed charges                                                                                                                   |  | $                        | 103,118
|                                                                                                                                  |  |                          |        
|EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES:                                                                                                        |  |                          | 3.3