Exhibit 12.1

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

(In thousands,
except ratios)



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|                                                                     |  | Six Months Ended June 30, |         | Years Ended December 31, |  
|                                                                     |  | 2007                      |         | 2006                     |   | 2006   |  | 2005 |         |  | 2004 |         | 2003 |  | 2002 |       
|Earnings                                                             |  |                           |         |                          |   |        |  |      |         |  |      |         |      |  |      |        |  |   |       |  |   |        |    
|Pre-tax (loss) income                                                |  | $                         | 41,600  |                          | $ | 61,246 |  | $    | 189,098 |  | $    | (25,697 | )    |  | $    | 9,246  |  | $ | 990   |  | $ | (6,882 | )  
|Fixed charges                                                        |  |                           | 62,768  |                          |   | 21,353 |  |      | 89,086  |  |      | 25,795  |      |  |      | 3,269  |  |   | 528   |  |   | 618    |    
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|Total earnings                                                       |  | $                         | 104,368 |                          | $ | 82,599 |  | $    | 278,184 |  | $    | 98      |      |  | $    | 12,515 |  | $ | 1,518 |  | $ | (6,264 | )  
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|Fixed charges                                                        |  |                           |         |                          |   |        |  |      |         |  |      |         |      |  |      |        |  |   |       |  |   |        |    
|Interest expense and amortization of finance costs                   |  | $                         | 62,187  |                          | $ | 21,134 |  | $    | 88,414  |  | $    | 25,551  |      |  | $    | 3,178  |  | $ | 476   |  | $ | 558    |    
|Rental expense representative of interest factor                     |  |                           | 581     |                          |   | 219    |  |      | 672     |  |      | 244     |      |  |      | 91     |  |   | 52    |  |   | 60     |    
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|Total fixed charges                                                  |  | $                         | 62,768  |                          | $ | 21,353 |  | $    | 89,086  |  | $    | 25,795  |      |  | $    | 3,269  |  | $ | 528   |  | $ | 618    |    
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|Ratio of earnings to fixed charges                                   |  |                           | 1.7     |                          |   | 3.9    |  |      | 3.1     |  |      |        | (1)  |  |      | 3.8    |  |   | 2.9   |  |   |       | (3)
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|Total fixed charges                                                  |  | $                         | 62,768  |                          | $ | 21,353 |  | $    | 89,086  |  | $    | 25,795  |      |  | $    | 3,269  |  | $ | 528   |  | $ | 618    |    
|Pre-tax preferred dividend requirements                              |  |                           |        |                          |   | 352    |  |      | 352     |  |      | 680     |      |  |      | 507    |  |   | 456   |  |   | 447    |    
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|Total fixed charges plus preference dividends                        |  | $                         | 62,768  |                          | $ | 21,705 |  | $    | 89,438  |  | $    | 26,475  |      |  | $    | 3,776  |  | $ | 984   |  | $ | 1,065  |    
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|Ratio of earnings to combined fixed charges and preference dividends |  |                           | 1.7     |                          |   | 3.8    |  |      | 3.1     |  |      |        | (2)  |  |      | 3.3    |  |   | 1.5   |  |   |       | (4)
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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 must 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 must generate additional earnings of $26.4 million to
achieve a coverage ratio of 1:1.
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|(3) | Due to the Companys loss for the year ended December 31, 2002, the ratio coverage was less than 1:1. The Company must generate additional earnings of $6.9 million to
achieve a coverage ratio of 1:1.
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|(4) | Due to the Companys loss for the year ended December 31, 2002, the ratio coverage was less than 1:1. The Company must generate additional earnings of $7.3 million to
achieve a coverage ratio of 1:1.
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