diff --git a/app/helpers/application_helper.rb b/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
index 9465ac4..67d802a 100644
--- a/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
@@ -35,6 +35,13 @@ module ApplicationHelper
     locale.split('-').last.mb_chars.upcase.to_s
   end

+  def us_only
+    return false unless locale_country(I18n.locale).eql?('US')
+    returning true do
+      yield if block_given?
+    end
+  end
+
   def locale_languages(locale)
     COUNTRY_LOCALES[locale_country(locale)].collect do |lang, loc|
       [lang.t, loc]
@@ -195,4 +202,6 @@ module ApplicationHelper
   def yes_or_no(answer)
     (answer =~ /^[y1t]$/i) ? 'content.question.answer_yes'.t : 'content.question.answer_no'.t
   end
+
+
 end
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diff --git a/app/views/layouts/_checkin.html.erb b/app/views/layouts/_checkin.html.erb
index 6847adc..6dd0831 100644
--- a/app/views/layouts/_checkin.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/layouts/_checkin.html.erb
@@ -26,5 +26,7 @@
 </div>

 <div id="sidebar" class="column span-6 last">
-  <%= render :partial => site_specific('sidebar') %>
+	<% us_only do %>
+  	<%= render :partial => site_specific('sidebar') %>
+	<% end %>
 </div>
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diff --git a/spec/helpers/application_helper_spec.rb b/spec/helpers/application_helper_spec.rb
index b6ba3ba..1ef0ec1 100644
--- a/spec/helpers/application_helper_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/helpers/application_helper_spec.rb
@@ -269,4 +269,28 @@ describe ApplicationHelper do
       end
     end
   end
+
+  describe "when passed a block that should work for the us only" do
+    describe "and the country is US" do
+      it "should evalutate the block" do
+        lambda {
+          I18n.should_receive(:locale).and_return('en-US')
+          helper.us_only do
+            raise RuntimeError.new(BlockEvaluated)
+          end
+        }.should raise_error(RuntimeError, BlockEvaluated)
+      end
+    end
+
+    describe "and the country is not the US" do
+      it "should not evalutate the block" do
+        lambda {
+          I18n.should_receive(:locale).and_return('en-UK')
+          helper.us_only do
+            raise RuntimeError.new(BlockEvaluated)
+          end
+        }.should_not raise_error(RuntimeError, BlockEvaluated)
+      end
+    end
+  end
 end
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