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Dollars in thousands except per share data	2008	2009	2010
Net Sales	$883,552	$703,237	$852,538
Gross Profit	$224,899	$188,188	$216,830
Operating Profit	$79,246	$53,486	$68,532

¹ (1) *Excludes $0.84 per share for non-cash losses recorded on our investment in Ashapura Minechem Limited, which was accounted for as an equity method investment joint venture in 2008 and prior. These losses stem from mark-to-market accounting on derivative contracts.

²(2) Exclude non-cash losses from impairments associated with two of our joint ventures of $0.37 per diluted share, expenses of $0.05 per diluted share associated with the retirement of our previous CEO, expenses of $0.15 per diluted share resulting from operational issues in our domestic personal care products group, and tax expenses of $0.04 per diluted share associated with the recognition of valuation allowances in our foreign jurisdictions.