MBP 13-inch 2010 overheats and fan spins continuously under Lion

Hi,
I have a MBP 13-inch 2010 laptop, recently updated with Lion 10.7.1.
I noticed tonight, under normal condition with Safari (with two tabs running, no Flash) and iTunes running, the laptop overheats and the fan spins continuously. This is a video that I tool that demonstrate the problem: http://db.tt/37Gicoi

If the computer isn't shutting itself down for its own protection, it isn't overheating. It will run quite hot if it's working hard, which can happen without your being aware of it except through the symptoms you mention.
Check to make sure nothing is chewing up a high percentage of processor cycles in the background, running your battery down, generating lots of heat, and speeding the fans up:
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1473

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