Exhibit 12.1

Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges

(in thousands, except ratios)

	For the Fiscal Year Ended September 30,
	2011			2010			2009			2008			2007
Earnings:
Pretax (loss) income from continuing operations	$	(9,834	)	$	(19,947	)	$	(26,594	)	$	(44,882	)	$	9,824
Less – noncontrolling interests		−			(8	)		(1,549	)		(6,482	)		1,612
Less –  equity in earnings of affiliates		(10,377	)		(4,870	)		(1,279	)		15,656			(13,960	)
Add –  cash distributions received from equity investments		4,522			5,104			6,128			15,647			16,212
		(15,689	)		(19,721	)		(23,294	)		(20,061	)		13,688
Fixed charges		15,643			13,386			20,520			47,581			33,782
Total	$	(46	)	$	(6,335	)	$	(2,774	)	$	27,520		$	47,470
Fixed Charges:
Interest expense	$	15,343		$	13,086		$	20,199		$	47,266		$	33,566
Estimated interest portion of rent expense (2)		300			300			321			315			216
Total	$	15,643		$	13,386		$	20,520		$	47,581		$	33,782
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges		(1)			(1)			(1)			(1)			1.4

(1)   Earnings for fiscal 2011, 2010, 2009 and 2008 were inadequate to cover fixed charges.  The coverage deficiencies for those periods were $15.7 million, $19.7 million $23.2 million and $20.0 million, respectively.

(2)   Estimated to be 8% of rent expense.