Migrating to MacBook Pro with Retina Display

I have a MacBook Pro running OS Lion. I have a new one with Retina Display arriving in several weeks. My present machine is fully backed up in Time Machine. 
I want to migrate all my "stuff" to the new machine and not not lose anything on the new machine.  In addition I want to retain all the unique features of Lion for the Retina Display.
How to accomplish?

Please carefully read Lion Setup Assistant tips for step by step instructions. Just ensure you have a Firewire 800 or USB cable ready when you turn on the new MBP for the first time so you can do the migration correctly. You can migrate from either your TM backup or directly from the old Mac. If your TM drive is a USB drive the migration will be slower, if you use the old Mac and it has FW800 the migration will go quicker. It's very straightforward if you follow Pondini's instructions.

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