ICal stuck displaying 'importing iCal data'. I can not shut down.

iCal is stuck displaying 'importing iCal data' with a candy cane display to the side. I can not close iCal nor shut down. How do I determine where it is seeking data? How do I get it stopped?

adboger,
Force quit iCal. >Force Quit>iCal.
Then remove the com.apple.iCal.plist file from your Macintosh HD/Users/yourusername/Library/Preferences Folder. Drag the .plist file to your desktop.. Also go to your HD/Users/yourusernam/Library/Calendars Folder and remove any files with "Cache" as a part of the file name. Log out/in, or restart and check iCal/Calendar for functionality.
To find the correct Library Folder for Preferences/Calendar, select Finder>Go and depress the Option key.

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