My iMac is all of a sudden very slow - help?

My iMac is all of a suddden very slow and the incoming gmail is no longer working.  However my incoming mail works fine on my iPad and other devices? The slowness is on every thing?

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    Launch the Console application in the same way you launched Activity Monitor. Make sure the title of the Console window is All Messages. If it isn't, select All Messages from the SYSTEM LOG QUERIES menu on the left.
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    When posting a log extract, be selective. Don't post more than is requested.
    Please do not indiscriminately dump thousands of lines from the log into this discussion.
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              MacBook Pro - model: MacBookPro9,2
              1 2.5 GHz Intel Core i5 CPU: 2 cores
              4 GB RAM
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    Disk Information:
              APPLE HDD TOSHIBA MK5065GSXF disk0 : (500.11 GB)
                        disk0s1 (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB
                        Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / [Startup]: 499.25 GB (445.33 GB free)
                        Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>: 650 MB
              MATSHITADVD-R   UJ-8A8 
    USB Information:
              Fitbit Inc. Fitbit Base Station
              Apple Inc. FaceTime HD Camera (Built-in)
              Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
              Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
              Apple Inc. BRCM20702 Hub
                        Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
    FireWire Information:
    Thunderbolt Information:
              Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus
    Startup Items:
              BIND: Path: /System/Library/StartupItems/BIND
              NortonMissedTasks: Path: /Library/StartupItems/NortonMissedTasks
              NUMCompatibilityCheck: Path: /Library/StartupItems/NUMCompatibilityCheck
              SymDCInit: Path: /Library/StartupItems/SymDCInit
              TrackDelete: Path: /Library/StartupItems/TrackDelete
              VolumeAssist: Path: /Library/StartupItems/VolumeAssist
    Launch Daemons:
              [System] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist 3rd-Party support link
              [System] com.barebones.authd.plist 3rd-Party support link
              [System] com.bombich.ccc.scheduledtask.806652FC-A0D3-423B-B349-8DF1C01ECCBD.plist 3rd-Party support link
              [System] com.bombich.ccc.scheduledtask.DE400061-A39F-4691-861A-7F9DB4E6BF67.plist 3rd-Party support link
              [System] com.fitbit.galileod.plist 3rd-Party support link
              [System] com.google.keystone.daemon.plist 3rd-Party support link
              [System] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist 3rd-Party support link
    Launch Agents:
              [System] com.google.keystone.agent.plist 3rd-Party support link
              [System] com.hp.devicemonitor.plist 3rd-Party support link
              [System] com.hp.messagecenter.launcher.plist 3rd-Party support link
    User Launch Agents:
              [not loaded] com.spotify.webhelper.plist 3rd-Party support link
    User Login Items:
              SymSecondaryLaunch
              Google Updater Helper
    Internet Plug-ins:
              DirectorShockwave: Version: 11.5.8r612 3rd-Party support link
              o1dbrowserplugin: Version: 5.1.7.17873 3rd-Party support link
              Google Earth Web Plug-in: Version: 6.1 3rd-Party support link
              Flip4Mac WMV Plugin: Version: 2.1.0.33 3rd-Party support link
              Silverlight: Version: 5.1.20513.0 - SDK 10.6 3rd-Party support link
              FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 12.0.0.77 - SDK 10.6 3rd-Party support link
              DivXBrowserPlugin: Version: 2.0 3rd-Party support link
              Flash Player: Version: 12.0.0.77 - SDK 10.6 3rd-Party support link
              iPhotoPhotocast: Version: 6.0
              googletalkbrowserplugin: Version: 5.1.7.17873 3rd-Party support link
              npgtpo3dautoplugin: Version: 0.1.44.29 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
              AdobePDFViewer: Version: 9.5.1 3rd-Party support link
              CANONiMAGEGATEWAYDL: Version: 3.1.0.2 3rd-Party support link
              QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.1
              SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.3.2 - SDK 10.6 3rd-Party support link
              JavaAppletPlugin: Version: 14.3.0 - SDK 10.8 Outdated! Update
    Audio Plug-ins:
              AirPlay: Version: 1.7 - SDK 10.8
              iSightAudio: Version: 7.7.1 - SDK 10.8
    iTunes Plug-ins:
              Quartz Composer Visualizer: Version: 1.4 - SDK 10.8
    3rd Party Preference Panes:
              Flash Player  3rd-Party support link
              Flip4Mac WMV  3rd-Party support link
              Growl  3rd-Party support link
              Norton FileSaver
    Old Applications:
              /Library/Application Support/Microsoft/MERP2.0
                        Microsoft Error Reporting:          Version: 2.2.9 - SDK 10.4 3rd-Party support link
                        Microsoft Ship Asserts:          Version: 1.1.4 - SDK 10.4 3rd-Party support link
              Microsoft AutoUpdate:          Version: 2.3.6 - SDK 10.4 3rd-Party support link
                        /Library/Application Support/Microsoft/MAU2.0/Microsoft AutoUpdate.app
    Time Machine:
              Skip System Files: NO
              Auto backup: YES
              Volumes being backed up:
                        Macintosh HD: Disk size: 464.96 GB Disk used: 50.22 GB
              Destinations:
                        Time Machine Backups [Local] (Last used)
                        Total size: 0 B
                        Total number of backups: 0
                        Size of backup disk: Too small
                                  Backup size 0 B < (Disk used 50.22 GB X 3)
              Time Machine details may not be accurate.
              All volumes being backed up may not be listed.
              /sbin excluded from backup!
              /usr excluded from backup!
              /System excluded from backup!
              /bin excluded from backup!
              /private excluded from backup!
              /Library excluded from backup!
              /Applications excluded from backup!
    Top Processes by CPU:
                   7%          Finder
                   7%          WindowServer
                   6%          Google Chrome
                   1%          hidd
                   1%          EtreCheck
    Top Processes by Memory:
              156 MB          Google Chrome
              102 MB          mds
              52 MB          Google Chrome Helper
              41 MB          WindowServer
              41 MB          Finder
    Virtual Memory Information:
              1.35 GB          Free RAM
              1.22 GB          Active RAM
              248 MB          Inactive RAM
              1.19 GB          Wired RAM
              2.01 GB          Page-ins
              0 B          Page-outs

    Hey paoloac,
    Thanks for the question. I understand that you are experiencing issues with your MacBook. The following resource may provide a solution:
    OS X Mountain Lion: If your Mac runs slowly
    http://support.apple.com/kb/PH10798
    Thanks,
    Matt M.

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