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Exhibit 12.1

Calculation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges

	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2004			Years Ended December 31,
				2003			2002			2001			2000			1999
FIXED CHARGES
Interest expensed	$	—		$	—		$	82,015		$			$	119,326		$	84,215
Interest capitalized	$	—		$	—		$	—		$			$	—		$	—
Amortized premiums, discounts and capitalized expenses related to indebtedness	$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—
Estimate of the interest within rental expense		129,367		$	131,142		$	46,901		$	33,993		$	35,014		$	32,945
Preference security dividend requiremetns of consolidated subsidiaries	$	—		$	—		$	—		$			$	—		$	—
TOTAL FIXED CHARGES	$	129,367		$	131,142		$	46,901		$	116,008		$	154,340		$	117,160
EARNINGS
Pre-tax income from continuing operations	$	(15,161,477	)	$	(11,268,294	)	$	(5,433,055	)	$	(1,652,004	)	$	(807,076	)	$	(1,306,778	)
Plus: Fixed charges	$	129,367		$	131,142		$	46,901		$	116,008		$	154,340		$	117,160
Plus: Amortization of capitalized interest	$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—
Plus: Distributed income of equity investees	$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—
Plus: Share of pre-tax losses of equity investees arising from guarantees included in fixed charges	$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—
Subtotal	$	(15,032,110	)	$	(11,137,152	)	$	(5,386,154	)	$	(1,535,996	)	$	(652,736	)	$	(1,189,618	)
Less: Interest capitalized	$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—
Less: Preference security dividend requirement of consolidated subsidiaries	$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—
Less: Minority interest in pre-tax income of subsidiaries that have not incurred fixed charges	$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—
Subtotal	$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—
Net Earnings	$	(15,032,110	)	$	(11,137,152	)	$	(5,386,154	)	$	(1,535,996	)	$	(652,736	)	$	(1,189,618	)
Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges		n/a			n/a			n/a			n/a			n/a			n/a
Deficiency of Earnings to Fixed Charges	$	15,161,477		$	11,268,294		$	5,433,055		$	1,652,004		$	807,076		$	1,306,778

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Exhibit 12.1

Calculation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges