**Exhibit12.1**

 

**Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges**

 
| ** **                                                                                                                | ** ** | **2005** | ** ** | **2004** | ** ** | **2003** | ** ** | **2002** | ** ** | **2001** | ** ** |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------|----------|------------|----------|------------|----------|------------|----------|------------|----------|------------|
|                                                                                                                      |       |     |       |     |       |     |       |     |       |     |       |
| **Fixed Charges:**                                                                                                        |       |     |       |     |       |     |       |     |       |     |       |
| Interest expensed & capitalized                                                                                  |       | $        | 22,973     |     | $          | 12,528   |       | $        | 13,372     |     | $          | 14,354 |   | $ | 16,922 |   |
|                                                                                                                      |       |     |       |     |       |     |       |     |       |     |       |
| Amortized premiums, discounts, & capitalized expenses related  to indebtedness                                   |       | —   |       | —   |       | —   |       | —   |       | —   |       |
| Estimate of interest within rental expense                                                                                |       | 12,173   |       | 6,229    |       | 5,780    |       | 5,845    |       | 5,707    |       |
| Preference security dividend requirements                                                                                 |       | —   |       | —   |       | —   |       | —   |       | —   |       |
|                                                                                                                      |       |     |       |     |       |     |       |     |       |     |       |
| Total Fixed Charges                                                                                                       |       | $        | 35,146     |     | $          | 18,757   |       | $        | 19,152     |     | $          | 20,199 |   | $ | 22,629 |   |
|                                                                                                                      |       |     |       |     |       |     |       |     |       |     |       |
| **Earnings:**                                                                                                             |       |     |       |     |       |     |       |     |       |     |       |
| Pretax Income                                                                                                             |       | 8,677    |       | 4,546    |       | 3,315    |       | 2,257    |       | (13,822  | )          |
| Fixed Charges                                                                                                             |       | 35,146   |       | 18,757   |       | 19,152   |       | 20,199   |       | 22,629   |       |
| 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                                                                                                                  |       | 43,823   |       | 23,303   |       | 22,467   |       | 22,456   |       | 8,807    |       |
|                                                                                                                      |       |     |       |     |       |     |       |     |       |     |       |
| 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                                                                                                                     |       | $        | 43,823     |     | $          | 23,303   |       | $        | 22,467     |     | $          | 22,456 |   | $ | 8,807 |   |
|                                                                                                                      |       |     |       |     |       |     |       |     |       |     |       |
| **Ratio:**                                                                                                                |       | 1.2      |       | 1.2      |       | 1.2      |       | 1.1      |       | 0.4      |       |

 

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