diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/welcome.js.coffee b/app/assets/javascripts/welcome.js.coffee
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index 0000000..24f83d1
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+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/welcome.js.coffee
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+# Place all the behaviors and hooks related to the matching controller here.
+# All this logic will automatically be available in application.js.
+# You can use CoffeeScript in this file: http://coffeescript.org/
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/welcome.css.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/welcome.css.scss
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..77ce11a
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+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/welcome.css.scss
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+// Place all the styles related to the welcome controller here.
+// They will automatically be included in application.css.
+// You can use Sass (SCSS) here: http://sass-lang.com/
diff --git a/app/controllers/welcome_controller.rb b/app/controllers/welcome_controller.rb
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index 0000000..d8c85ab
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+++ b/app/controllers/welcome_controller.rb
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+class WelcomeController < ApplicationController
+end
diff --git a/app/helpers/welcome_helper.rb b/app/helpers/welcome_helper.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..eeead45
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+++ b/app/helpers/welcome_helper.rb
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+module WelcomeHelper
+end
diff --git a/app/views/welcome/index.html.erb b/app/views/welcome/index.html.erb
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+++ b/app/views/welcome/index.html.erb
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+<h2>Hello World</h2>
+<p>
+  The time is now: <%= Time.now %>
+</p>
diff --git a/config/routes.rb b/config/routes.rb
index 79b622b..db90613 100644
--- a/config/routes.rb
+++ b/config/routes.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 RubyRailsSample::Application.routes.draw do
+  root 'welcome#index'
   # The priority is based upon order of creation: first created -> highest priority.
   # See how all your routes lay out with "rake routes".