**Exhibit 12.1**

 

**Ratio of Earning to Fixed Charges**

 
| ** **                                                                                                                | ** ** | **2000**   | ** ** | **Three  Months  End Dec. 31,  2000** | ** ** | **2001**   | ** ** | **2002**   | ** ** | **2003**   | ** ** | **2004**   | ** ** |
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| ** **                                                                                                                | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** | ** **                                 | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** |
| **Fixed Charges:**                                                                                                        |       |       |       |                                       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
| Interest expensed & capitalized                                                                                  |       | $          | 7,735      |                                       | $          | 4,285      |       | $          | 16,922     |       | $          | 14,354     |       | $ | 13,372 |   | $ | 12,528 |   |
| Amortized premiums, discounts, &  capitalized expenses related to indebtedness                                   |       | —     |       | —                                     |       | —     |       | —     |       | —     |       | —     |       |
| Estimate of interest within rental expense                                                                                |       | 2,749      |       | 1,296                                      |       | 5,707      |       | 5,845      |       | 5,780      |       | 6,229      |       |
| Preference security dividend requirements                                                                                 |       | —     |       | —                                     |       | —     |       | —     |       | —     |       | —     |       |
|                                                                                                                      |       |       |       |                                       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
| Total Fixed Charges                                                                                                       |       | $          | 10,484     |                                       | $          | 5,581      |       | $          | 22,629     |       | $          | 20,135     |       | $ | 19,152 |   | $ | 18,757 |   |
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| **Earnings:**                                                                                                             |       |       |       |                                       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
| Pretax Income                                                                                                             |       | (2,246     | )          | (3,203                                     | )          | (13,822    | )          | 2,257      |       | 3,315      |       | 4,546      |       |
| Fixed Charges                                                                                                             |       | 10,484     |       | 5,581                                      |       | 22,629     |       | 20,135     |       | 19,152     |       | 18,757     |       |
| 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                                                                                                                  |       | 8,238      |       | 2,378                                      |       | 8,807      |       | 22,392     |       | 22,467     |       | 23,303     |       |
|                                                                                                                      |       |       |       |                                       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
| 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                                                                                                                     |       | $          | 8,238      |                                       | $          | 2,378      |       | $          | 8,807      |       | $          | 22,392     |       | $ | 22,467 |   | $ | 23,303 |   |
|                                                                                                                      |       |       |       |                                       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
| **Ratio:**                                                                                                                |       | 0.8        |       | 0.4                                        |       | 0.4        |       | 1.1        |       | 1.2        |       | 1.2        |       |

 

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