**Exhibit 12.1**

 

**Computation ofRatio of Earnings to Fixed Charges**

**(inthousands)**

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| ** **                                                                                            | ** ** | **Successor**                          | ** ** | **Predecessor**                        | ** ** |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------|----------------------------------------|------------|----------------------------------------|------------|
| ** **                                                                                            | ** ** | **Year Ended  December 31,** | ** ** | **Year Ended  December 31,** | ** ** | **November 4,  2006 through  December 31,** | ** ** | **January 1,  2006 through  November 3,** | ** ** | **Year Ended December 31,** | ** ** |
| ** **                                                                                            | ** ** | **2008**                               | ** ** | **2007**                               | ** ** | **2006** | ** ** | **2006** | ** ** | **2005** | ** ** | **2004** | ** ** |
| **Earnings:**                                                                                         | ** ** | ** **                             | ** ** | ** **                             | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** |
| Income (loss)  from continuing operations before income taxes and minority interests                  |       | $                                      | (145,808   | )                                      | $          | (124,510 | ) | $ | (50,313 | ) | $ | (57,456 | ) | $ | 15,548 |   | $ | 8,502 |   |
| Plus: Fixed  charges                                                                                  |       | 177,324                                |       | 88,558                                 |       | 8,853 |   | 36,106 |   | 29,452 |   | 7,474 |   |
| Less: Interest  expense capitalized                                                                   |       | (19                                    | )          | (160                                   | )          | (36 | ) | (85 | ) | (193 | ) | — |   |
| Less: Minority  interests in pretax income from continuing operations with no incurred fixed  charges |       | (1,049                                 | )          | (415                                   | )          | (39 | ) | (158 | ) | (140 | ) | (95 | ) |
| Earnings  (loss)from continuing operations, adjusted                                                  |       | $                                      | 30,448     |                                   | $          | (36,527 | ) | $ | (41,535 | ) | $ | (21,593 | ) | $ | 44,667 |   | $ | 15,881 |   |
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| **Fixed  Charges:**                                                                                   |       |                                   |       |                                   |       |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Interest  expensed and capitalized                                                                    |       | $                                      | 173,181    |                                   | $          | 87,108 |   | $ | 8,647 |   | $ | 35,247 |   | $ | 28,702 |   | $ | 7,068 |   |
| Estimated  interest within rental expense                                                             |       | 4,143                                  |       | 1,450                                  |       | 206 |   | 859 |   | 750 |   | 406 |   |
| Total fixed  charges                                                                                  |       | $                                      | 177,324    |                                   | $          | 88,558 |   | $ | 8,853 |   | $ | 36,106 |   | $ | 29,452 |   | $ | 7,474 |   |
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| **Ratio  of earnings to fixed charges**                                                               |       | —                                 |       | —                                 |       | — |   | — |   | 1.52 |   | 2.12 |   |
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| Shortfall                                                                                             |       | (146,876                               | )          | (125,085                               | )          | (50,388 | ) | (57,699 | ) | — |   | — |   |

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