Exhibit 12.1

Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges

(Dollars in millions, except ratios)



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|                                                                                                                                                                        |      | Year Ended November 30, |       |      | Six MonthsEndedMay 31, 2006 |  
|                                                                                                                                                                        | 2001 |                         |       | 2002 |                             |   | 2003 |   |  | 2004 |       |   | 2005 |   |      
|Pre-tax income (loss) from continuing operations                                                                                                                        |      | $                       | (10.9 | )    |                             | $ | 7.5  |   |  | $    | (84.4 | ) |      | $ | (24.7 | ) |  | $ | (2.1 | ) |  | $ | 1.1  |  
|Adjustment for income or loss from equity investees                                                                                                                     |      |                         | (1.0  | )    |                             |   | (1.0 | ) |  |      | .8    |   |      |   | .6    |   |  |   | (.7  | ) |  |   | (1.5 | )
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|Pre-tax income (loss) from continuing operations before adjustment for minority interests in consolidated subsidiaries or income or loss from
equity investees          |      | $                       | (11.9 | )    |                             | $ | 6.5  |   |  | $    | (83.6 | ) |      | $ | (24.1 | ) |  | $ | (2.8 | ) |  | $ | (.4  | )
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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 or income or
loss from equity investees |      | $                       | (12.3 | )    |                             | $ | 6.6  |   |  | $    | (83.0 | ) |      | $ | (24.0 | ) |  | $ | (2.8 | ) |  | $ | (.4  | )
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|Fixed Charges:                                                                                                                                                          |      |                         |       |      |                             |   |      |   |  |      |       |   |      |   |       |   |  |   |      |   |  |   |      |  
|Interest expense                                                                                                                                                        |      | $                       | 14.0  |      |                             | $ | 8.1  |   |  | $    | 15.3  |   |      | $ | 20.7  |   |  | $ | 21.2 |   |  | $ | 10.4 |  
|Interest capitalized during the period                                                                                                                                  |      |                         | .4    |      |                             |   |     |   |  |      |      |   |      |   |      |   |  |   |     |   |  |   |     |  
|Amortization of debt issuance costs                                                                                                                                     |      |                         | .6    |      |                             |   | 1.0  |   |  |      | 4.8   |   |      |   | 1.7   |   |  |   | 1.4  |   |  |   | .5   |  
|Imputed interest portion of rent expense                                                                                                                                |      |                         | 2.8   |      |                             |   | 2.7  |   |  |      | 2.9   |   |      |   | 2.5   |   |  |   | 1.8  |   |  |   | .8   |  
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|Total Fixed Charges                                                                                                                                                     |      | $                       | 17.8  |      |                             | $ | 11.8 |   |  | $    | 23.0  |   |      | $ | 24.9  |   |  | $ | 24.4 |   |  | $ | 11.7 |  
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|Pre-tax income (loss) from continuing operations before adjustment for income from equity investees plus fixed charges                                                  |      | $                       | 5.5   |      |                             | $ | 18.4 |   |  | $    | (60.0 | ) |      | $ | .9    |   |  | $ | 21.6 |   |  | $ | 11.3 |  
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|Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges  (a)                                                                                                                                |      |                         |      |      |                             |   | 1.6  |   |  |      |      |   |      |   |      |   |  |   |     |   |  |   |     |  
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|(a) | For the six months ended May 31, 2006, the ratio was less than 1.0x and was deficient by $0.4 million. 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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