diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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index 7c842a9..18b42b4
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
 /Source Audio/
 /venv/
+/src/audio/
 /src/video/
+.idea/
+**/__pycache__/
diff --git a/MercuryController/MercuryController.ino b/MercuryController/MercuryController.ino
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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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diff --git a/src/MercuryController.py b/src/MercuryController.py
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diff --git a/src/SimController.py b/src/SimController.py
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index 65884c4..be86c51
--- a/src/SimController.py
+++ b/src/SimController.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#! /usr/bin/env python
+
 import datetime
 import math
 import sys
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import time
 import subprocess
 import random
 import csv
-import serial
 import json
 # import keyboard
 import logging
@@ -16,6 +15,9 @@ from threading import Thread
 from distutils.spawn import find_executable
 from MercuryController import *
 
+SECONDS_PER_MINUTE = 60
+SECONDS_PER_HOUR = 3600
+
 
 class MercurySim:
     def __init__(self):
@@ -170,9 +172,7 @@ class MercurySim:
 
     def run_scene(self, scene_number):
 
-        logging.info('')
-
-        logging.info('{:-^40}'.format(' Starting Scene #{} '.format(scene_number)))
+        logging.info('\n{:-^40}'.format(' Starting Scene #{} '.format(scene_number)))
 
         scene = self.scenes[scene_number]
         play_video(scene['video'], loop=True, random_orientation=True)
@@ -430,8 +430,6 @@ def t_time_to_seconds(t_time_val):
 
 def time_to_seconds(hours=0, minutes=0, seconds=0):
     # Define the constants
-    SECONDS_PER_MINUTE = 60
-    SECONDS_PER_HOUR = 3600
     total_seconds = int(hours) * SECONDS_PER_HOUR
     total_seconds = total_seconds + (int(minutes) * SECONDS_PER_MINUTE)
     total_seconds = total_seconds + int(seconds)
@@ -455,11 +453,12 @@ def formatted_time(time_val):
     return "%02d:%02d:%02d" % (hour, minutes, seconds)
 
 
-def t_time(time):
-    prefix = "T-" if time < 0 else "T+"
-    t_time = prefix + formatted_time(time)
+def t_time(time_val):
+    prefix = "T-" if time_val < 0 else "T+"
+    t_time = prefix + formatted_time(time_val)
     return t_time
 
+
 def interpolated_value(start_time, start_val, end_time, end_val, current_time, rate):
 
     multiplier = math.pow(current_time-start_time, rate) / math.pow(end_time-start_time, rate)
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diff --git a/src/events.csv b/src/events.csv
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diff --git a/src/events_launch.csv b/src/events_launch.csv
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diff --git a/src/events_reentry.csv b/src/events_reentry.csv
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diff --git a/src/led_mapping.csv b/src/led_mapping.csv
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diff --git a/src/scenes.csv b/src/scenes.csv
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diff --git a/src/servo_mapping.csv b/src/servo_mapping.csv
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diff --git a/src/stars.jpg b/src/stars.jpg
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