How do I restore my missing Macintosh HD icon in finder after Lion upgrade?

After I updated to Lion my Macintosh HD icon disappeard from the Devices section of finder. I don't have the icon on my desktop and used that to access the root drive. How do I get that back under Devices in finder?

When I go to Finder/Preferences/Sidebar/Devices, I still do not have a Macintosh HD icon on the desk top.  I have icons for Snow Leopard 1, Lion 2 and Network. At first I thouight that the Macintosh HD icon was hidden llike the  ~/Library.

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