function startWelcome()
{
  setTimeout("document.getElementById('welcomeText').style.color='#000000';",2000);
  setTimeout("document.getElementById('welcomeText').style.color='#111111';",2100);
  setTimeout("document.getElementById('welcomeText').style.color='#222222';",2200);
  setTimeout("document.getElementById('welcomeText').style.color='#333333';",2300);
  setTimeout("document.getElementById('welcomeText').style.color='#444444';",2400);
  setTimeout("document.getElementById('welcomeText').style.color='#555555';",2500);
  setTimeout("document.getElementById('welcomeText').style.color='#666666';",2600);
  setTimeout("document.getElementById('welcomeText').style.color='#777777';",2700);
  setTimeout("document.getElementById('welcomeText').style.color='#888888';",2800);
  setTimeout("document.getElementById('welcomeText').style.color='#999999';",2900);
  setTimeout("document.getElementById('welcomeText').style.color='#aaaaaa';",3000);
  setTimeout("document.getElementById('welcomeText').style.color='#bbbbbb';",3100);
  setTimeout("document.getElementById('welcomeText').style.color='#cccccc';",3200);
  setTimeout("document.getElementById('welcomeText').style.color='#dddddd';",3300);
  setTimeout("document.getElementById('welcomeText').style.color='#eeeeee';",3400);
  setTimeout("document.getElementById('welcomeText').style.color='#ffffff';",3500);
}