**Exhibit 12.1**

 

**Ratio of Earnings to FixedCharges**

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| ** **                                                                                                                | ** ** | **2007**   | ** ** | **2006**   | ** ** | **2005**   | ** ** | **2004**   | ** ** | **2003**   | ** ** |
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|                                                                                                                      |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
| **Fixed Charges:**                                                                                                        | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** |
| Interest expensed & capitalized                                                                                  |       | $          | 19,326     |       | $          | 26,486     |       | $          | 22,973     |       | $          | 12,528 |   | $ | 13,372 |   |
|                                                                                                                      |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
| Amortized premiums, discounts, & capitalized expenses related  to indebtedness                                   |       | —     |       | —     |       | —     |       | —     |       | —     |       |
| Estimate of interest within rental expense                                                                                |       | 13,175     |       | 12,757     |       | 12,173     |       | 6,229      |       | 5,780      |       |
| Preference security dividend requirements                                                                                 |       | —     |       | —     |       | —     |       | —     |       | —     |       |
|                                                                                                                      |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
| Total Fixed Charges                                                                                                       |       | $          | 32,501     |       | $          | 39,243     |       | $          | 35,146     |       | $          | 18,757 |   | $ | 19,152 |   |
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| **Earnings:**                                                                                                             | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** |
| Pretax (loss) income                                                                                                      |       | $          | (10,802    | )          | $          | (5,451     | )          | $          | 8,677      |       | $          | 4,546 |   | $ | 3,315 |   |
| Fixed Charges                                                                                                             |       | 32,501     |       | 39,243     |       | 35,146     |       | 18,757     |       | 19,152     |       |
| 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                                                                                                                  |       | 21,699     |       | 33,792     |       | 43,823     |       | 23,303     |       | 22,467     |       |
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| 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                                                                                                                     |       | $          | 21,699     |       | $          | 33,792     |       | $          | 43,823     |       | $          | 23,303 |   | $ | 22,467 |   |
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| **Ratio(1):**                                                                                                             |       | —     |       | —     |       | 1.2        |       | 1.2        |       | 1.2        |       |

 

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(1)   For purposes of calculating the ratioof earnings to fixed charges, this calculation is not performed for periodswith a net loss before income taxes, since the ratio is not meaningful.

 

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