Kernel Panic, new Mac user - help!

My computer is having Kernel Panics quite frequently and I need help finding out why and what I can do to prevent this. This is the error message it is giving me...
Thank you very much for your help.
Interval Since Last Panic Report: 126865 sec
Panics Since Last Report: 9
Anonymous UUID: E357B34C-8D4A-4D38-B5D6-F4E8766E4D89
Mon Feb 21 13:35:15 2011
panic(cpu 0 caller 0x27a3a5): "vmpage_reactivatelocal: count = 254, vmpage_localcount = 251\n"@/SourceCache/xnu/xnu-1504.9.26/osfmk/vm/vm_resident.c:3193
Backtrace (CPU 0), Frame : Return Address (4 potential args on stack)
0x477ebce8 : 0x21b50c (0x5d4438 0x477ebd1c 0x223974 0x0)
0x477ebd38 : 0x27a3a5 (0x590130 0xfe 0xfb 0x2749038)
0x477ebd78 : 0x2550be (0x0 0x0 0x0 0x411f5)
0x477ebde8 : 0x257f93 (0x3defc9c 0x5a39e0c 0x807000 0x1)
0x477ebf38 : 0x2aa42f (0x60a8ae4 0x807000 0x1 0x3)
0x477ebfc8 : 0x2a080a (0x5fb8824 0x7fff 0x10 0x5fb8824)
BSD process name corresponding to current thread: iCal Helper
Mac OS version:
10J567
Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 10.6.0: Wed Nov 10 18:13:17 PST 2010; root:xnu-1504.9.26~3/RELEASE_I386
System model name: MacBook7,1 (Mac-F22C89C8)
System uptime in nanoseconds: 11378517220655
unloaded kexts:
com.apple.driver.AppleMCP89RootPortPM 1.11 (addr 0x11c8000, size 0x20480) - last unloaded 139857636294
loaded kexts:
com.apple.driver.AppleHWSensor 1.9.3d0 - last loaded 29379210343
com.apple.filesystems.autofs 2.1.0
com.apple.driver.AGPM 100.12.19
com.apple.driver.ACPISMCPlatformPlugin 4.5.0d5
com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyHIDDriver 1.2.0
com.apple.driver.AudioAUUC 1.13
com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyDriver 1.9.9f12
com.apple.driver.SMCMotionSensor 3.0.0d4
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelPenrynProfile 17
com.apple.driver.AppleHDA 1.9.9f12
com.apple.DontSteal_Mac_OSX 7.0.0
com.apple.driver.AudioIPCDriver 1.1.6
com.apple.driver.AppleUpstreamUserClient 3.4.5
com.apple.driver.AppleMCCSControl 1.0.17
com.apple.driver.AppleLPC 1.4.12
com.apple.driver.AppleBacklight 170.0.34
com.apple.GeForce 6.2.6
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCButtons 200.3.2
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBTCKeyboard 200.3.2
com.apple.iokit.SCSITaskUserClient 2.6.5
com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIBlockStorage 1.6.3
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBHub 4.1.7
com.apple.BootCache 31
com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeZlib 1.0.0d1
com.apple.driver.AirPortBrcm43224 426.36.1
com.apple.driver.AppleAHCIPort 2.1.5
com.apple.nvenet 2.0.15
com.apple.driver.AppleSmartBatteryManager 160.0.0
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBEHCI 4.1.7
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBOHCI 4.1.5
com.apple.driver.AppleEFINVRAM 1.4.0
com.apple.driver.AppleRTC 1.3.1
com.apple.driver.AppleHPET 1.5
com.apple.driver.AppleACPIButtons 1.3.5
com.apple.driver.AppleSMBIOS 1.6
com.apple.driver.AppleACPIEC 1.3.5
com.apple.driver.AppleAPIC 1.4
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagementClient 105.13.0
com.apple.security.sandbox 1
com.apple.security.quarantine 0
com.apple.nke.applicationfirewall 2.1.11
com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement 105.13.0
com.apple.driver.IOPlatformPluginFamily 4.5.0d5
com.apple.driver.AppleProfileReadCounterAction 17
com.apple.driver.AppleProfileTimestampAction 10
com.apple.driver.AppleProfileThreadInfoAction 14
com.apple.driver.AppleProfileRegisterStateAction 10
com.apple.driver.AppleProfileKEventAction 10
com.apple.driver.AppleProfileCallstackAction 20
com.apple.driver.DspFuncLib 1.9.9f12
com.apple.iokit.IOSurface 74.2
com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothSerialManager 2.3.8f7
com.apple.iokit.IOSerialFamily 10.0.3
com.apple.driver.AppleSMC 3.1.0d3
com.apple.iokit.IOAudioFamily 1.8.0fc1
com.apple.kext.OSvKernDSPLib 1.3
com.apple.iokit.AppleProfileFamily 41
com.apple.driver.AppleHDAController 1.9.9f12
com.apple.iokit.IOHDAFamily 1.9.9f12
com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusController 1.0.8d0
com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusPCI 1.0.8d0
com.apple.nvidia.nv50hal 6.2.6
com.apple.NVDAResman 6.2.6
com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport 2.2
com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily 2.2
com.apple.driver.BroadcomUSBBluetoothHCIController 2.3.8f7
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBBluetoothHCIController 2.3.8f7
com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothFamily 2.3.8f7
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBMultitouch 206.6
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBHIDDriver 4.1.5
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBMergeNub 4.1.5
com.apple.driver.AppleUSBComposite 3.9.0
com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIMultimediaCommandsDevice 2.6.5
com.apple.iokit.IOBDStorageFamily 1.6
com.apple.iokit.IODVDStorageFamily 1.6
com.apple.iokit.IOCDStorageFamily 1.6
com.apple.driver.XsanFilter 402.1
com.apple.iokit.IOAHCISerialATAPI 1.2.5
com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIArchitectureModelFamily 2.6.5
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBUserClient 4.1.5
com.apple.iokit.IO80211Family 312
com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIFamily 2.0.4
com.apple.iokit.IONetworkingFamily 1.10
com.apple.iokit.IOUSBFamily 4.1.7
com.apple.driver.NVSMU 2.2.7
com.apple.driver.AppleEFIRuntime 1.4.0
com.apple.iokit.IOHIDFamily 1.6.5
com.apple.iokit.IOSMBusFamily 1.1
com.apple.kext.AppleMatch 1.0.0d1
com.apple.security.TMSafetyNet 6
com.apple.driver.DiskImages 289
com.apple.iokit.IOStorageFamily 1.6.2
com.apple.driver.AppleACPIPlatform 1.3.5
com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily 2.6
com.apple.iokit.IOACPIFamily 1.3.0
Model: MacBook7,1, BootROM MB71.0039.B0B, 2 processors, Intel Core 2 Duo, 2.4 GHz, 2 GB, SMC 1.60f5
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 320M, NVIDIA GeForce 320M, PCI, 256 MB
Memory Module: global_name
AirPort: spairportwireless_card_type_airportextreme (0x14E4, 0x93), Broadcom BCM43xx 1.0 (5.10.131.36.1)
Bluetooth: Version 2.3.8f7, 2 service, 12 devices, 1 incoming serial ports
Network Service: AirPort, AirPort, en1
Serial ATA Device: TOSHIBA MK2555GSXF, 232.89 GB
Serial ATA Device: MATSHITADVD-R UJ-898
USB Device: Built-in iSight, 0x05ac (Apple Inc.), 0x8507, 0x24600000
USB Device: BRCM2070 Hub, 0x0a5c (Broadcom Corp.), 0x4500, 0x06600000
USB Device: Bluetooth USB Host Controller, 0x05ac (Apple Inc.), 0x8218, 0x06630000
USB Device: Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad, 0x05ac (Apple Inc.), 0x0236, 0x06300000

I doubt it's software. You can do an Archive and Install of the system software:
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1710
If you have a good backup, you can even do an Erase and Install and start from scratch. That would test the "it's software" theory.
I suppose the nearest Apple Store to you is an airplane ride or more away? Check here for someone who might be nearer:
http://www.apple.com/buy/locator/service/

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