**Exhibit 12.1**

**Ratio of Earnings to FixedCharges**

 
| ** **                                                                                                                 | ** ** | **2006**   | ** ** | **2005**   | ** ** | **2004**   | ** ** | **2003**   | ** ** | **2002**   | ** ** |
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|                                                                                                                       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
| **Fixed  Charges:**                                                                                                        | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** |
| Interest  expensed & capitalized                                                                                  |       | $          | 26,486     |       | $          | 22,973     |       | $          | 12,528     |       | $          | 13,372 |   | $ | 14,354 |   |
|                                                                                                                       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
| Amortized  premiums, discounts, & capitalized expenses related to indebtedness                                    |       | —     |       | —     |       | —     |       | —     |       | —     |       |
| Estimate  of interest within rental expense                                                                                |       | 12,757     |       | 12,173     |       | 6,229      |       | 5,780      |       | 5,845      |       |
| Preference  security dividend requirements                                                                                 |       | —     |       | —     |       | —     |       | —     |       | —     |       |
|                                                                                                                       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
| Total  Fixed Charges                                                                                                       |       | $          | 39,243     |       | $          | 35,146     |       | $          | 18,757     |       | $          | 19,152 |   | $ | 20,199 |   |
|                                                                                                                       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
| **Earnings:**                                                                                                              | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** |
| Pretax  (loss) income                                                                                                      |       | (5,451     | )          | 8,677      |       | 4,546      |       | 3,315      |       | 2,257      |       |
| Fixed  Charges                                                                                                             |       |       |       | 35,146     |       | 18,757     |       | 19,152     |       | 20,199     |       |
| Amortization  of capitalized interest                                                                                      |       | —     |       | —     |       | —     |       | —     |       | —     |       |
| Distributed  income of equity investees                                                                                    |       | —     |       | —     |       | —     |       | —     |       | —     |       |
| Co.  share of pre-tax losses of equity investees for which charges arriving from  guarantees are included in fixed charges |       | —     |       | —     |       | —     |       | —     |       | —     |       |
|                                                                                                                       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
| Subtotal                                                                                                                   |       | 33,792     |       | 43,823     |       | 23,303     |       | 22,467     |       | 22,456     |       |
|                                                                                                                       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
| Interest  capitalized                                                                                                      |       | —     |       | —     |       | —     |       | —     |       | —     |       |
| Preference  security dividend requirements of consolidated subsidiaries                                                    |       | —     |       | —     |       | —     |       | —     |       | —     |       |
| Minority  interest in pre-tax income of minority subsidiaries that have not incurred  fixed charges                        |       | —     |       | —     |       | —     |       | —     |       | —     |       |
|                                                                                                                       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
| Total                                                                                                                      |       | $          | 33,792     |       | $          | 43,823     |       | $          | 23,303     |       | $          | 22,467 |   | $ | 22,456 |   |
|                                                                                                                       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
| **Ratio:**                                                                                                                 |       | 0.9        |       | 1.2        |       | 1.2        |       | 1.2        |       | 1.1        |       |

 

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