Exhibit 12.1

Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges

(Dollars in millions, except ratios)



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|                                                                                                                                                                                   |  | Year Ended November 30, |       |   | Nine MonthsEndedAugust 31, 2006 |  
|                                                                                                                                                                                   |  | 2001                    |       |   | 2002                            |   |      | 2003 |  |   | 2004  |   |  | 2005 |       |  
|Pre-tax income (loss) from continuing operations                                                                                                                                   |  | $                       | (10.9 | ) |                                 | $ | 7.5  |      |  | $ | (84.4 | ) |  | $    | (24.7 | ) |  | $ | (2.1 | ) |  | $ | 4.4  |  
|Adjustment for income or loss from equity investees                                                                                                                                |  |                         | (1.0  | ) |                                 |   | (1.0 | )    |  |   | .8    |   |  |      | .6    |   |  |   | (.7  | ) |  |   | (2.1 | )
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|Pre-tax income (loss) from continuing operations before adjustment for minority interests in consolidated subsidiaries and income or loss from
equity investees                    |  | $                       | (11.9 | ) |                                 | $ | 6.5  |      |  | $ | (83.6 | ) |  | $    | (24.1 | ) |  | $ | (2.8 | ) |  | $ | 2.3  |  
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|Distributed income equity investees                                                                                                                                                |  |                         |      |   |                                 |   |     |      |  |   | .5    |   |  |      |      |   |  |   |     |   |  |   |     |  
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|Less: Capitalized interest                                                                                                                                                         |  |                         | (.4   | ) |                                 |   |     |      |  |   |      |   |  |      |      |   |  |   |     |   |  |   |     |  
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|Amortization of interest previously capitalized                                                                                                                                    |  |                         |      |   |                                 |   | .1   |      |  |   | .1    |   |  |      | .1    |   |  |   |     |   |  |   |     |  
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|Adjusted pre-tax income (loss) from continuing operations before adjustment for minority interests in consolidated subsidiaries and income or
loss from equity investees           |  | $                       | (12.3 | ) |                                 | $ | 6.6  |      |  | $ | (83.0 | ) |  | $    | (24.0 | ) |  | $ | (2.8 | ) |  | $ | 2.3  |  
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|Fixed Charges:                                                                                                                                                                     |  |                         |       |   |                                 |   |      |      |  |   |       |   |  |      |       |   |  |   |      |   |  |   |      |  
|Interest expense                                                                                                                                                                   |  | $                       | 14.0  |   |                                 | $ | 8.1  |      |  | $ | 15.3  |   |  | $    | 20.7  |   |  | $ | 21.2 |   |  | $ | 15.5 |  
|Interest capitalized during the period                                                                                                                                             |  |                         | .4    |   |                                 |   |     |      |  |   |      |   |  |      |      |   |  |   |     |   |  |   |     |  
|Amortization of debt issuance costs                                                                                                                                                |  |                         | .6    |   |                                 |   | 1.0  |      |  |   | 4.8   |   |  |      | 1.7   |   |  |   | 1.4  |   |  |   | .8   |  
|Imputed interest portion of rent expense                                                                                                                                           |  |                         | 2.8   |   |                                 |   | 2.7  |      |  |   | 2.9   |   |  |      | 2.5   |   |  |   | 1.8  |   |  |   | 1.4  |  
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|Total Fixed Charges                                                                                                                                                                |  | $                       | 17.8  |   |                                 | $ | 11.8 |      |  | $ | 23.0  |   |  | $    | 24.9  |   |  | $ | 24.4 |   |  | $ | 17.7 |  
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|Pre-tax income (loss) from continuing operations before adjustment for minority interests in consolidated subsidiaries and income or loss from
equity investees plus fixed charges |  | $                       | 5.5   |   |                                 | $ | 18.4 |      |  | $ | (60.0 | ) |  | $    | .9    |   |  | $ | 21.6 |   |  | $ | 20.0 |  
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|Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges  (a)                                                                                                                                           |  |                         |      |   |                                 |   | 1.6  |      |  |   |      |   |  |      |      |   |  |   |     |   |  |   | 1.2  |  
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|(a) | For fiscal years 2005, 2004, 2003 and 2001, the ratio was less than 1.0x and was deficient by $2.8 million, $24.0 million, $83.0 million and $12.3 million, respectively.
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