**EXHIBIT 12**

 

**Computation of Ratio of Earnings toFixed Charges**

 

For the purpose ofdetermining the ratio of earnings to fixed charges, “earnings” consist ofincome (loss) before income taxes and noncontrolling interest, plus fixedcharges and amortization of capitalized interest, less interest capitalized. “Fixedcharges” consist of interest expense (including amortization of deferredfinancing costs, premiums, and discounts), amortization of capitalized expensesrelated to indebtedness, plus two-thirds of rental expense (this portion isconsidered to be representative of the interest factor), and are computed asfollows:

 
| ** **                                            | ** ** | **As of and for Year Ended  December 31,********(in thousands)** | ** ** |
|-------------------------------------------------------|------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|------------|
| ** **                                            | ** ** | **2009**                                                              | ** ** | **2008** | ** ** | **2007** | ** ** | **2006** | ** ** | **2005** | ** ** |
| Earnings:                                             | ** ** | ** **                                                            | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** |
| Pre-tax  income (loss) before noncontrolling interest |       | $                                                                     | 1,705      |   | $ | (4,037 | ) | $ | 4,909 |   | $ | (10,063 | ) | $ | (3,475 | ) |
| Add: Fixed charges                                    |       | 27,201                                                                |       | 29,441 |   | 30,587 |   | 34,428 |   | 23,863 |   |
| Add: Amortization of  capitalized interest            |       | 75                                                                    |       | 75 |   | 75 |   | 71 |   | 67 |   |
| Less:  Interest capitalized                           |       | (10                                                                   | )          | — |   | (159 | ) | (154 | ) | (106 | ) |
|                                                  |       |                                                                  |       |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Total Earnings                                        |       | $                                                                     | 28,971     |   | $ | 25,479 |   | $ | 35,412 |   | $ | 24,282 |   | $ | 20,349 |   |
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| Fixed Charges                                         |       |                                                                  |       |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Interest expense                                      |       | $                                                                     | 25,196     |   | $ | 27,452 |   | $ | 28,453 |   | $ | 32,694 |   | $ | 22,838 |   |
| Interest capitalized                                  |       | 10                                                                    |       | — |   | 159 |   | 154 |   | 106 |   |
| Estimated interest on  rental expense                 |       | 1,995                                                                 |       | 1,989 |   | 1,975 |   | 1,580 |   | 919 |   |
|                                                  |       |                                                                  |       |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Total Fixed Charges                                   |       | $                                                                     | 27,201     |   | $ | 29,441 |   | $ | 30,587 |   | $ | 34,428 |   | $ | 23,863 |   |
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| Ratio of Earnings to  Fixed Charges(1)                |       | 1.07x                                                                 |       | 0.87x |   | 1.16x |   | 0.71x |   | 0.85x |   |

 

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(1)                                 For the years ended December 31, 2008, 2006 and 2005, we had adeficiency of $3,962, $10,146 and $3,514, respectively, in earnings to fixedcharges.

 

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