Spinning ball wont stop spinning and my mac froze

My macbook air has been having issues lately. It didnt turn on once the updating was finished. After solving that problem, now my macbook has the cursor turned into a beachball(?) constantly rolling. My mac froze and i tried waiting for atleast an hour before shutting the lid. I reopened it but the beachball is still spinning. Help?

Useful article here on the causes of the Spinning Beach Ball and how to troubleshoot it:
http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9177479/Troubleshoot_the_spinning_beach_b all?taxonomyId=89&pageNumber=1
and also this:
http://www.thexlab.com/faqs/sbbod.html

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