Exhibit 12.1



Calculation of Ratios of Earnings to Fixed Charges and Combined Fixed Charges and Preferred Dividends

(In thousands, except ratios)



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|                                                           |  | Nine Months Ended September 30, |        |   | Year Ended December 31, |  
|                                                           |  | 2005                            |        |   | 2004                    |   |        | 2004 |  |   | 2003   |   |  | 2002 |        | 2001 |  | 2000 |       
|EARNINGS AVAILABLE FOR FIXED CHARGES:                      |  |                                 |        |   |                         |   |        |      |  |   |        |   |  |      |        |      |  |      |        |  |   |         |  |   |        |  
|Net income                                                 |  | $                               | 57,057 |   |                         | $ | 40,419 |      |  | $ | 53,933 |   |  | $    | 36,612 |      |  | $    | 31,579 |  | $ | 66,226  |  | $ | 38,566 |  
|Less: Capitalized interest                                 |  |                                 | (3,013 | ) |                         |   | (1,882 | )    |  |   | (2,857 | ) |  |      | (353   | )    |  |      |       |  |   |        |  |   | (17    | )
|Add: Fixed charges                                         |  |                                 | 4,959  |   |                         |   | 3,097  |      |  |   | 4,472  |   |  |      | 1,544  |      |  |      | 1,111  |  |   | 576     |  |   | 909    |  
|Income tax expense                                         |  |                                 | 31,130 |   |                         |   | 23,635 |      |  |   | 30,337 |   |  |      | 24,562 |      |  |      | 17,763 |  |   | 37,252  |  |   | 20,858 |  
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|EARNINGS AVAILABLE                                         |  | $                               | 90,133 |   |                         | $ | 65,269 |      |  | $ | 85,885 |   |  | $    | 62,365 |      |  | $    | 50,453 |  | $ | 104,054 |  | $ | 60,316 |  
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|FIXED CHARGES:                                             |  |                                 |        |   |                         |   |        |      |  |   |        |   |  |      |        |      |  |      |        |  |   |         |  |   |        |  
|Interest expense                                           |  | $                               | 1,623  |   |                         | $ | 910    |      |  | $ | 1,206  |   |  | $    | 784    |      |  | $    | 762    |  | $ | 381     |  | $ | 748    |  
|Capitalized interest                                       |  |                                 | 3,013  |   |                         |   | 1,882  |      |  |   | 2,857  |   |  |      | 353    |      |  |      |       |  |   |        |  |   | 17     |  
|Rental expense representative of interest factor           |  |                                 | 323    |   |                         |   | 305    |      |  |   | 409    |   |  |      | 407    |      |  |      | 349    |  |   | 195     |  |   | 144    |  
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|TOTAL FIXED CHARGES                                        |  | $                               | 4,959  |   |                         | $ | 3,097  |      |  | $ | 4,472  |   |  | $    | 1,544  |      |  | $    | 1,111  |  | $ | 576     |  | $ | 909    |  
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|Preferred dividends on a pre-tax basis                     |  |                                 |       |   |                         |   |       |      |  |   |       |   |  |      |       |      |  |      |       |  |   |        |  |   |       |  
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|TOTAL FIXED CHARGES AND PREFERRED DIVIDENDS                |  | $                               | 4,959  |   |                         | $ | 3,097  |      |  | $ | 4,472  |   |  | $    | 1,544  |      |  | $    | 1,111  |  | $ | 576     |  | $ | 909    |  
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|RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES                         |  |                                 | 18.2   |   |                         |   | 21.1   |      |  |   | 19.2   |   |  |      | 40.4   |      |  |      | 45.4   |  |   | 180.6   |  |   | 66.4   |  
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|RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES AND PREFERRED DIVIDENDS |  |                                 | 18.2   |   |                         |   | 21.1   |      |  |   | 19.2   |   |  |      | 40.4   |      |  |      | 45.4   |  |   | 180.6   |  |   | 66.4   |  
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