diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Controller.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Controller.php
index 9be752a1..4eb37d58 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Controller.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Controller.php
@@ -5,8 +5,9 @@
 use Illuminate\Foundation\Bus\DispatchesJobs;
 use Illuminate\Routing\Controller as BaseController;
 use Illuminate\Foundation\Validation\ValidatesRequests;
+use Illuminate\Foundation\Auth\Access\AuthorizesRequests;
 
 abstract class Controller extends BaseController
 {
-    use DispatchesJobs, ValidatesRequests;
+    use AuthorizesRequests, DispatchesJobs, ValidatesRequests;
 }
diff --git a/app/Jobs/Job.php b/app/Jobs/Job.php
index d99ae7e8..55ece29a 100644
--- a/app/Jobs/Job.php
+++ b/app/Jobs/Job.php
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ abstract class Job
     |
     | This job base class provides a central location to place any logic that
     | is shared across all of your jobs. The trait included with the class
-    | provides access to the "queueOn" and "delay" queue helper methods.
+    | provides access to the "onQueue" and "delay" queue helper methods.
     |
     */
 
diff --git a/app/Policies/.gitkeep b/app/Policies/.gitkeep
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b
diff --git a/app/Providers/AuthServiceProvider.php b/app/Providers/AuthServiceProvider.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9b358300
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Providers/AuthServiceProvider.php
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Providers;
+
+use Illuminate\Contracts\Auth\Access\Gate as GateContract;
+use Illuminate\Foundation\Support\Providers\AuthServiceProvider as ServiceProvider;
+
+class AuthServiceProvider extends ServiceProvider
+{
+    /**
+     * The policy mappings for the application.
+     *
+     * @var array
+     */
+    protected $policies = [
+        'App\Model' => 'App\Policies\ModelPolicy',
+    ];
+
+    /**
+     * Register any application authentication / authorization services.
+     *
+     * @param  \Illuminate\Contracts\Auth\Access\Gate  $gate
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function boot(GateContract $gate)
+    {
+        parent::registerPolicies($gate);
+
+        //
+    }
+}
diff --git a/app/User.php b/app/User.php
index 86eabed1..9f1e7481 100644
--- a/app/User.php
+++ b/app/User.php
@@ -5,12 +5,16 @@
 use Illuminate\Auth\Authenticatable;
 use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;
 use Illuminate\Auth\Passwords\CanResetPassword;
+use Illuminate\Foundation\Auth\Access\Authorizable;
 use Illuminate\Contracts\Auth\Authenticatable as AuthenticatableContract;
+use Illuminate\Contracts\Auth\Access\Authorizable as AuthorizableContract;
 use Illuminate\Contracts\Auth\CanResetPassword as CanResetPasswordContract;
 
-class User extends Model implements AuthenticatableContract, CanResetPasswordContract
+class User extends Model implements AuthenticatableContract,
+                                    AuthorizableContract,
+                                    CanResetPasswordContract
 {
-    use Authenticatable, CanResetPassword;
+    use Authenticatable, Authorizable, CanResetPassword;
 
     /**
      * The database table used by the model.
diff --git a/config/app.php b/config/app.php
index 15c75aa5..656f4bb0 100644
--- a/config/app.php
+++ b/config/app.php
@@ -141,6 +141,7 @@
          * Application Service Providers...
          */
         App\Providers\AppServiceProvider::class,
+        App\Providers\AuthServiceProvider::class,
         App\Providers\EventServiceProvider::class,
         App\Providers\RouteServiceProvider::class,
 
@@ -172,6 +173,7 @@
         'Eloquent'  => Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model::class,
         'Event'     => Illuminate\Support\Facades\Event::class,
         'File'      => Illuminate\Support\Facades\File::class,
+        'Gate'      => Illuminate\Support\Facades\Gate::class,
         'Hash'      => Illuminate\Support\Facades\Hash::class,
         'Input'     => Illuminate\Support\Facades\Input::class,
         'Inspiring' => Illuminate\Foundation\Inspiring::class,
diff --git a/resources/lang/en/validation.php b/resources/lang/en/validation.php
index a48ac724..c7a1ecf0 100644
--- a/resources/lang/en/validation.php
+++ b/resources/lang/en/validation.php
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
     'in'                   => 'The selected :attribute is invalid.',
     'integer'              => 'The :attribute must be an integer.',
     'ip'                   => 'The :attribute must be a valid IP address.',
+    'json'                 => 'The :attribute must be a valid JSON string.',
     'max'                  => [
         'numeric' => 'The :attribute may not be greater than :max.',
         'file'    => 'The :attribute may not be greater than :max kilobytes.',
diff --git a/resources/views/errors/503.blade.php b/resources/views/errors/503.blade.php
index 0380666a..4a415059 100644
--- a/resources/views/errors/503.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/errors/503.blade.php
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     <head>
         <title>Be right back.</title>
 
-        <link href="//fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Lato:100" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css">
+        <link href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Lato:100" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css">
 
         <style>
             html, body {
diff --git a/resources/views/welcome.blade.php b/resources/views/welcome.blade.php
index cb5d3530..87710ace 100644
--- a/resources/views/welcome.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/welcome.blade.php
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     <head>
         <title>Laravel</title>
 
-        <link href="//fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Lato:100" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css">
+        <link href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Lato:100" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css">
 
         <style>
             html, body {