IPhoto Pictures corrupt?

Hey there, one day iPhoto is all fine and dandy, the next day all the iPhoto pictures are gone, and i tried to re-open it and put it back into the library, but iPhoto says the files corrupt or something like that. heres the link. http://www.fileupyours.com/files/66183/Picture%201.png

Dear TD,
I actually experienced the same problem as Kevin did, and I tried to "reconstruct" my library but once I select to the task it closes the box and remains plain old empty library... How exactly do I get the photos back into iPhoto?
Thank you so much for your help...
Sincerely,
Shilax
Kevin
What's happening here is that iPhoto cannot open your
Library. Try the following:
Hold down the apple and option keys and Launch
iPhoto. Use the resulting dialogue to rebuild the
Library. Choose all the options.
However, most likely, your pictures are safe in the
iPhoto Library Folder which is found at
Home/Pictures. There you should have three folders
(if you're using v6).
Originals are the photos as they were downloaded
from your camera or scanner.
(ii) Modified contains edited pics, shots that you
have cropped, rotated or changed in any way.
This allows the Photos -> Revert to Original command
- very useful if you don't like the changes you've
made.
(iii) Data holds the thumbnails the the app needs to
show you the photos in the iPhoto Window.
Regards
TD

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