IPhoto thinks it is importing photos when it is not. Help?

On my laptop, iPhoto thinks that it is importing photos when there isn't any devices plugged in. It will not let me quit due to this and I also cannot restart my computer, run software updates, etc. Any suggestions would be great. thank you!

Use the Force Quit command, under the Apple Menu
Regards
TD

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