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Exhibit 12.1
Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges/Deficiency
In the Coverage of Fixed Charges by Earnings Before Fixed Charges
| Year Ended December 31, | Six Months Ended June 30, | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2005 | 2006 | ||||||||||||||||
| (unaudited) (dollars in thousands) | (unaudited) (dollars in thousands) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Earnings before fixed charges: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Loss from continuing operations before income taxes and cumulative effect of accounting change | $ | (86,307 | ) | $ | (93,428 | ) | $ | (59,906 | ) | $ | (41,799 | ) | $ | (37,311 | ) | $ | (28,646 | ) | $ | 2,233 | |||
Portion of rents representative of interest factor | 2,411 | 2,334 | 2,420 | 3,021 | 2,348 | 1,322 | 1,397 | ||||||||||||||||
Interest on indebtedness | 58,171 | 53,147 | 59,086 | 70,974 | 61,582 | 34,429 | 26,869 | ||||||||||||||||
(Loss) earnings before fixed charges | $ | (25,725 | ) | $ | (37,947 | ) | $ | 1,600 | $ | 32,196 | $ | 26,619 | $ | 7,105 | $ | 30,499 | |||||||
Fixed charges: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Portion of rents representative of interest factor | $ | 2,411 | $ | 2,334 | $ | 2,420 | $ | 3,021 | $ | 2,348 | $ | 1,322 | $ | 1,397 | |||||||||
Interest on indebtedness | 58,171 | 53,147 | 59,086 | 70,974 | 61,582 | 34,429 | 26,869 | ||||||||||||||||
Total fixed charges | $ | 60,582 | $ | 55,481 | $ | 61,506 | $ | 73,995 | $ | 63,930 | $ | 35,751 | $ | 28,266 | |||||||||
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1 | ||||||||||||||||
Deficiency in the coverage of fixed charges by earnings before fixed charges | $ | (86,307 | ) | $ | (93,428 | ) | $ | (59,906 | ) | $ | (41,799 | ) | $ | (37,311 | ) | $ | (28,646 | ) | $ | — | |||
Advanstar Communications Inc.
Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges/Deficiency In the Coverage of Fixed Charges by Earnings Before Fixed Charges