Exhibit 12.1

Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Combined Fixed Charges and Preference Dividends

(In thousands,
except ratios)



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|                                                                     |  | Three Months EndedMarch 31, |            |     | Years EndedDecember 31,
|                                                                     |  | 2009                        |            |     | 2008                    |   |         | 2008 |  |   | 2007     |     | 2006 |   | 2005    |  |   | 2004   
|Earnings:                                                            |  |                             |            |     |                         |   |         |      |  |   |          |     |      |   |         |  |   |         |  |   |         |     |  |   |       
|Pre-tax (loss) income                                                |  | $                           | (1,611,724 | )   |                         | $ | (88,039 | )    |  | $ | (533,005 | )   |      | $ | 86,035  |  | $ | 189,098 |  | $ | (25,697 | )   |  | $ | 9,246 
|Fixed charges                                                        |  |                             | 56,070     |     |                         |   | 31,759  |      |  |   | 156,713  |     |      |   | 133,474 |  |   | 89,086  |  |   | 25,795  |     |  |   | 3,269 
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|Total earnings                                                       |  | $                           | (1,555,654 | )   |                         | $ | (56,280 | )    |  | $ | (376,292 | )   |      | $ | 219,509 |  | $ | 278,184 |  | $ | 98      |     |  | $ | 12,515
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|Fixed charges:                                                       |  |                             |            |     |                         |   |         |      |  |   |          |     |      |   |         |  |   |         |  |   |         |     |  |   |       
|Interest expense and amortization of finance costs                   |  | $                           | 55,675     |     |                         | $ | 31,446  |      |  | $ | 155,361  |     |      | $ | 132,264 |  | $ | 88,414  |  | $ | 25,551  |     |  | $ | 3,178 
|Rental expense representative of interest factor                     |  |                             | 395        |     |                         |   | 313     |      |  |   | 1,352    |     |      |   | 1,210   |  |   | 672     |  |   | 244     |     |  |   | 91    
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|Total fixed charges                                                  |  | $                           | 56,070     |     |                         | $ | 31,759  |      |  | $ | 156,713  |     |      | $ | 133,474 |  | $ | 89,086  |  | $ | 25,795  |     |  | $ | 3,269 
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|Ratio of earnings to fixed charges                                   |  |                             |           | (1) |                         |   |        | (2)  |  |   |         | (3) |      |   | 1.6     |  |   | 3.1     |  |   |        | (4) |  |   | 3.8   
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|Total fixed charges                                                  |  | $                           | 56,070     |     |                         | $ | 31,759  |      |  | $ | 156,713  |     |      | $ | 133,474 |  | $ | 89,086  |  | $ | 25,795  |     |  | $ | 3,269 
|Pre-tax preferred dividend requirements                              |  |                             |           |     |                         |   |        |      |  |   |         |     |      |   |        |  |   | 352     |  |   | 680     |     |  |   | 507   
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|Total fixed charges plus preference dividends                        |  | $                           | 56,070     |     |                         | $ | 31,759  |      |  | $ | 156,713  |     |      | $ | 133,474 |  | $ | 89,438  |  | $ | 26,475  |     |  | $ | 3,776 
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|Ratio of earnings to combined fixed charges and preference dividends |  |                             |           | (1) |                         |   |        | (2)  |  |   |         | (3) |      |   | 1.6     |  |   | 3.1     |  |   |        | (5) |  |   | 3.3   
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|(1) | Due to the Companys loss for the three months ended March 31, 2009, the ratio coverage was less than 1:1. The Company would have had to generate additional earnings of
$1.6 billion to achieve a coverage ratio of 1:1.
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|(2) | Due to the Companys loss for the three months ended March 31, 2008, the ratio coverage was less than 1:1. The Company would have had to generate additional earnings of
$88.0 million to achieve a coverage ratio of 1:1.
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|(3) | Due to the Companys loss in 2008, the ratio coverage was less than 1:1. The Company must generate additional earnings of $533.0 million to achieve a coverage ratio of 1:1.
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|(4) | Due to the Companys loss in 2005, the ratio coverage was less than 1:1. The Company must generate additional earnings of $25.7 million to achieve a coverage ratio of 1:1.
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|(5) | Due to the Companys loss in 2005, the ratio coverage was less than 1:1. The Company must generate additional earnings of $26.4 million to achieve a coverage ratio of 1:1.
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