My macbook pro freeze up have to shut down

My macbook freezes up then i have to shut down when it starts i get a blinking file. Then i restart it it comes up i cleared cache i ran disc utility finds nothing wrong with it
can some on help me i updated purchased lion my garageband effect bar disappeared and garageband crashes
disappeared

Until a more knowledgeable user who can read kernel panic reports comes along, try the solutions mentioned in the following:
OS X: About kernel panics
User Tip: Kernel Panics? Don't panic too!
How to troubleshoot a kernel panic

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Disk Information:
    Hitachi HTS545025B9SA02 disk0 : (250.06 GB)
        EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB
        Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / [Startup]: 249.2 GB (9.7 GB free) (Low!)
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    Apple Inc. Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad
    Apple Computer, Inc. IR Receiver
    Apple Inc. BRCM2046 Hub
        Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
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    [not loaded]    com.IKMultimedia.driver.StompIO1 (1.0.0) Support
    [not loaded]    com.ikmultimedia.driver.StealthPedal (1.0.0) Support
    [not loaded]    com.maudio.usb.mobilepre.boot.driver (1.8.1) Support
    [not loaded]    com.maudio.usb.mobilepre.driver (1.8.1) Support
    [not loaded]    com.mice.driver.Wireless360Controller (1.0.0d10) Support
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    AirPlay: Version: 2.0 - SDK 10.9
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    iSightAudio: Version: 7.7.3 - SDK 10.9
iTunes Plug-ins:
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3rd Party Preference Panes:
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    Perian Support
Time Machine:
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         2%    WindowServer
         1%    SGProtocolService
         1%    fontd
         0%    SystemUIServer
         0%    VMware Fusion Helper
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    168 MB    Finder
    156 MB    com.apple.IconServicesAgent
    74 MB    Dropbox
    61 MB    Console
    45 MB    mds_stores
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