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Exhibit 12.1

		For the three months ended September 30,						For the nine months ended September 30,
		2004			2003			2004			2003
		(in thousands)
Fixed Charges Computation:
Preferred stock dividend		$	740		$	1,194		$	1,512		$	1,491
Interest expense, including amortization of debt issuance costs, on convertible debt			1,265			344			2,320			344
	Total fixed charges and preferred dividends		2,005			1,538			3,832			1,835
Earnings Computation:
Profit before equity in income of investee			11,383			8,685			29,122			7,537
Add:
	Fixed charges		2,005			1,538			3,832			1,835
	Earnings as adjusted	$	13,388		$	10,223		$	32,954		$	9,372
Ratio of earning to fixed charges			10.6	x		29.7	x		14.2	x		27.2	x
Ratio of earning to fixed charges and preferred dividends			6.7	x		6.6	x		8.6	x		5.1	x

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Exhibit 12.1