diff --git a/application/core/Admin_Controller.php b/application/core/Admin_Controller.php
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+<?php defined('BASEPATH') || exit('No direct script access allowed');
+/*
+* Copyright (c) 2011 Eike Foken <kontakt@eikefoken.de>
+*
+* Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+* of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+* in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+* to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+* copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+* furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+*
+* The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
+* all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+*
+* THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+* IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+* FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+* AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+* LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+* OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
+* THE SOFTWARE.
+*/
+
+/**
+ * Simple controller for admin pages.
+ *
+ * @author Eike Foken <kontakt@eikefoken.de>
+ */
+class Admin_Controller extends CI_Controller {
+
+	/**
+	 * Calls the parent constructor.
+	 */
+	public function __construct() {
+		parent::__construct();
+
+		if (!$this->access->isAdmin()) {
+			show_error(_('Shove off, this is for admins.'));
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+/* End of file Admin_Controller.php */
+/* Location: ./application/core/Admin_Controller.php */
diff --git a/application/core/MY_Controller.php b/application/core/MY_Controller.php
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-<?php defined('BASEPATH') || exit("No direct script access allowed");
-
-/**
-* Extends CI's controller class.
-*
-* @author Eike Foken <kontakt@eikefoken.de>
-*/
-class MY_Controller extends CI_Controller {
-
-	/**
-	 * Calls the parent constructor and loads the relevant language file.
-	 */
-	public function __construct() {
-		parent::__construct();
-
-		// load relevant language file
-		$this->lang->load(strtolower($this->router->class));
-	}
-
-}
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