How do I get the spinning wheel to stop?

I updated to Mavericks several weeks ago and haven't had a bit of trouble. Yesterday, I tried doing a screen grab of a pic and it started spinning and wouldn't stop even after I shut it down. When it restarted, the ball is still there and spinning.

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