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**Exhibit      12.1**

|                                                                                                                                                                                               |   | Years                Ended December 31, |    |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|-----------------------------------------|---------|
|                                                                                                                                                                                               |   | 2005                                    |    | 2004 |   | 2003 |   | 2002 |   | 2001 |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                               |   |                                    |    |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Earnings:                                                                                                                                                                                          |   |                                    |    |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Income                (loss) from continuing operations                                                                                                                                            |   | $                                       | 11,704  |   | $ | 6,984 |   | $ | 6,901 |   | $ | 25,437 |   | $ | (13,072 | ) |
|                                                                                                                                                                                               |   |                                    |    |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Excluding                adjustments for minority interests                or income from equity in joint ventures                                                                                 |   |                                    | 1,638   |   |   | 3,613 |   |   | 1,805 |   |   | 2,308 |   |   | 1,152 |   |
| Pretax                income (loss) from continuing  operations                before adjustments for minority                interest or income from equity in joint                ventures |   |                                    | 13,342  |   |   | 10,597 |   |   | 8,706 |   |   | 27,745 |   |   | (11,920 | ) |
| Add:                Gain (loss) on sale of assets                                                                                                                                                  |   |                                    | 9,643   |   |   | 135 |   |   | (9 | ) |   | (347 | ) |   | (1,138 | ) |
| Add:                Fixed Charges                                                                                                                                                                  |   |                                    | 96,329  |   |   | 52,003 |   |   | 53,325 |   |   | 61,242 |   |   | 70,163 |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                               |   |                                    |    |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Earnings                                                                                                                                                                                           |   | $                                       | 119,314 |   | $ | 62,735 |   | $ | 62,022 |   | $ | 88,640 |   | $ | 57,105 |   |
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| Fixed                Charges:                                                                                                                                                                      |   |                                    |    |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Interest                Expense (1)                                                                                                                                                                |   | $                                       | 95,789  |   | $ | 51,533 |   | $ | 52,843 |   | $ | 60,749 |   | $ | 69,751 |   |
| Estimated                Interest with Rent Expense (2)                                                                                                                                            |   |                                    | 540     |   |   | 470 |   |   | 482 |   |   | 493 |   |   | 412 |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                               |   | $                                       | 96,329  |   | $ | 52,003 |   | $ | 53,325 |   | $ | 61,242 |   | $ | 70,163 |   |
| Fixed                Charges                                                                                                                                                                       |   |                                    |    |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Ratio                of Earnings to Fixed Charges                                                                                                                                                  |   |                                    | 1.24x   |   |   | 1.21x |   |   | 1.16x |   |   | 1.45x |   |   | — |   |
| Deficiency                of Earnings to Fixed Charges                                                                                                                                             |   |                                    | n/a     |   |   | n/a |   |   | n/a |   |   | n/a |   | $ | 13,058 |   |
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