Exhibit 12.1

Ratio of Earnings to Combined Fixed Charges & Preferred Stock Dividends

		Nine Months Ended 30-Sep-03			Year Ended 31-Dec-02			Year Ended 31-Dec-01			Year Ended 31-Dec-00			Year Ended 31-Dec-99			Year Ended 31-Dec-98
Earnings
Income (loss) from continuing operations			43,989			53,558			49,005			45,988			44,394			29,924
Add: JV cash distributions			22,549			22,482			26,909			25,550			—			—
Interest			31,994			33,946			42,411			37,729			26,626			11,699
Portion of rent expense representative of interest			6,902			9,304			9,394			9,434			9,461			9,278
Total earnings		$	105,433		$	119,290		$	127,719		$	118,701		$	80,481		$	50,901
Fixed Charges and Preferred Stock Dividends
Interest			31,994			33,946			42,411			37,729			26,626			11,699
Preferred stock dividends			7,087			9,690			9,658			9,626			9,598			5,970
Interest capitalized			—			—			—			—			—			—
Portion of rent expense representative of interest			6,902			9,304			9,394			9,434			9,461			9,278
Amortization of loan costs expensed			3,095			3,427			3,608			3,388			2,268			1,211
Total Fixed Charges and Preferred Stock Dividends		$	49,077		$	56,367		$	65,071		$	60,177		$	47,953		$	28,158
Ratio of earnings to combined fixed charges and preferred stock dividends			2.15	x		2.12	x		1.96	x		1.97	x		1.68	x		1.81	x