Exhibit 12.1

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

(In thousands,
except ratios)



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|                                                                     |  | Nine Months EndedSeptember 30, |         | Years EndedDecember 31,
|                                                                     |  | 2008                           |         | 2007                    |   | 2007    |  | 2006 |         | 2005 |   |         | 2004 |   | 2003   
|                                                                     |  | (In thousands)                
|Earnings                                                             |  |                                |         |                         |   |         |  |      |         |      |   |         |      |   |         |     |  |   |        |  |   |      
|Pre-tax (loss) income                                                |  | $                              | 256,863 |                         | $ | 83,560  |  | $    | 86,035  |      | $ | 189,098 |      | $ | (25,697 | )   |  | $ | 9,246  |  | $ | 990  
|Fixed charges                                                        |  |                                | 108,219 |                         |   | 97,382  |  |      | 133,474 |      |   | 89,086  |      |   | 25,795  |     |  |   | 3,269  |  |   | 528  
|                                                                     |  |                                |         |                         |   |         |  |      |         |      |   |         |      |   |         |     |  |   |        |  |   |      
|Total earnings                                                       |  | $                              | 365,082 |                         | $ | 180,942 |  | $    | 219,509 |      | $ | 278,184 |      | $ | 98      |     |  | $ | 12,515 |  | $ | 1,518
|                                                                     |  |                                |         |                         |   |         |  |      |         |      |   |         |      |   |         |     |  |   |        |  |   |      
|Fixed charges                                                        |  |                                |         |                         |   |         |  |      |         |      |   |         |      |   |         |     |  |   |        |  |   |      
|Interest expense and amortization of finance costs                   |  | $                              | 107,233 |                         | $ | 96,492  |  | $    | 132,264 |      | $ | 88,414  |      | $ | 25,551  |     |  | $ | 3,178  |  | $ | 476  
|Rental expense representative of interest factor                     |  |                                | 986     |                         |   | 890     |  |      | 1,210   |      |   | 672     |      |   | 244     |     |  |   | 91     |  |   | 52   
|                                                                     |  |                                |         |                         |   |         |  |      |         |      |   |         |      |   |         |     |  |   |        |  |   |      
|Total fixed charges                                                  |  | $                              | 108,219 |                         | $ | 97,382  |  | $    | 133,474 |      | $ | 89,086  |      | $ | 25,795  |     |  | $ | 3,269  |  | $ | 528  
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|Ratio of earnings to fixed charges                                   |  |                                | 3.4     |                         |   | 1.9     |  |      | 1.6     |      |   | 3.1     |      |   |        | (1) |  |   | 3.8    |  |   | 2.9  
|                                                                     |  |                                |         |                         |   |         |  |      |         |      |   |         |      |   |         |     |  |   |        |  |   |      
|Total fixed charges                                                  |  | $                              | 108,219 |                         | $ | 97,382  |  | $    | 133,474 |      | $ | 89,086  |      | $ | 25,795  |     |  | $ | 3,269  |  | $ | 528  
|Pre-tax preferred dividend requirements                              |  |                                |        |                         |   |        |  |      |        |      |   | 352     |      |   | 680     |     |  |   | 507    |  |   | 456  
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|Total fixed charges plus preference dividends                        |  | $                              | 108,219 |                         | $ | 97,382  |  | $    | 133,474 |      | $ | 89,438  |      | $ | 26,475  |     |  | $ | 3,776  |  | $ | 984  
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|Ratio of earnings to combined fixed charges and preference dividends |  |                                | 3.4     |                         |   | 1.9     |  |      | 1.6     |      |   | 3.1     |      |   |        | (2) |  |   | 3.3    |  |   | 1.5  
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|(1) | Due to the Companys loss for the year ended December 31, 2005, the ratio coverage was less than 1:1. The Company would have had to generate additional earnings of $25.7
million to achieve a coverage ratio of 1:1.
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|(2) | Due to the Companys loss for the year ended December 31, 2005, the ratio coverage was less than 1:1. The Company would have had to generate additional earnings of $26.4
million to achieve a coverage ratio of 1:1.
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