**Exhibit 12.1**

 

**Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges**

**(in thousands)**

** **
| ** **                                                                                                 | ** ** | **Successor**                          | ** ** | **Predecessor**                        | ** ** |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------|----------------------------------------|------------|----------------------------------------|------------|
| ** **                                                                                                 | ** ** | **Year Ended  December 31,** | ** ** | **Year Ended  December 31,** | ** ** | **Year Ended  December 31,** | ** ** | **November 4,  2006 through  December 31,** | ** ** | **January 1,  2006 through  November 3,** | ** ** | **Year Ended  December 31,** | ** ** |
| ** **                                                                                                 | ** ** | **2009**                               | ** ** | **2008**                               | ** ** | **2007** | ** ** | **2006** | ** ** | **2006** | ** ** | **2005** | ** ** |
| **Earnings:**                                                                                              | ** ** | ** **                             | ** ** | ** **                             | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** | ** ** |
| Income (loss) from continuing operations before  income taxes and noncontrolling interests                 |       | $                                      | (71,069    | )                                      | $          | (147,364 | ) | $ | (126,911 | ) | $ | (50,490 | ) | $ | (59,040 | ) | $ | 13,450 |   |
| Plus: Fixed charges                                                                                        |       | 161,512                                |       | 177,324                                |       | 88,558 |   | 8,853 |   | 36,106 |   | 29,452 |   |
| Less: Interest expense capitalized                                                                         |       | —                                 |       | (19                                    | )          | (160 | ) | (36 | ) | (85 | ) | (193 | ) |
| Less: Noncontrolling interests in pretax income  from continuing operations with no incurred fixed charges |       | (723                                   | )          | (1,049                                 | )          | (415 | ) | (39 | ) | (158 | ) | (140 | ) |
| Earnings (loss)from continuing operations, adjusted                                                        |       | $                                      | 89,720     |                                   | $          | 28,892 |   | $ | (38,928 | ) | $ | (41,712 | ) | $ | (23,177 | ) | $ | 42,569 |   |
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| **Fixed Charges:**                                                                                         |       |                                   |       |                                   |       |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Interest expensed and capitalized                                                                          |       | $                                      | 157,032    |                                   | $          | 173,181 |   | $ | 87,108 |   | $ | 8,647 |   | $ | 35,247 |   | $ | 28,702 |   |
| Estimated interest within rental expense                                                                   |       | 4,480                                  |       | 4,143                                  |       | 1,450 |   | 206 |   | 859 |   | 750 |   |
| Total fixed charges                                                                                        |       | $                                      | 161,512    |                                   | $          | 177,324 |   | $ | 88,558 |   | $ | 8,853 |   | $ | 36,106 |   | $ | 29,452 |   |
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| **Ratio of earnings to fixed  charges**                                                                    |       | —                                 |       | —                                 |       | — |   | — |   | — |   | 1.45 |   |
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| Shortfall                                                                                                  |       | (71,792                                | )          | (148,432                               | )          | (127,486 | ) | (50,565 | ) | (59,283 | ) | — |   |

 

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