Finder window changed

Hi
I started my macbook today and found out that finder's window changed its look i don't know why.
Please check the image to see how it look now
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/5217556/finder.png
The sidebar disappeared !!!!
But when i click on the Applications shortcut in the dock and scrool down and click "Open in Finder" it opens normally with the sidebar at the left.
How can i get back the sidebar?

Hi,
click the button in the top right corner of the Finder window (Show/Hide toolbar)
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2470?viewlocale=en_US
Anakonda

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