diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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+*.aux
+*.log
+*.swp
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
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+TEX = pdflatex
+BIBTEX = bibtex
+PROJ = main
+TEXFILE = main.tex
+PYTHON = python
+
+all: pdf
+
+# pdf: $(TEXFILE)
+# 	$(TEX) -shell-escape $<
+# 	$(BIBTEX) $(PROJ)
+# 	$(TEX) -shell-escape $<
+pdf: $(TEXFILE)
+	$(PYTHON) figures/plots.py
+	$(TEX) -shell-escape $<
+	$(TEX) -shell-escape $<
+
+clean:
+	rm -f \
+	$(TEXFILE:.tex=.pdf) \
+	$(TEXFILE:.tex=.aux) \
+	$(TEXFILE:.tex=.log) \
+	$(TEXFILE:.tex=.toc) \
+	texput.log \
+	main.pyg
+	rm -rf \
+	_minted-$(PROJ)
diff --git a/cem17_template.pdf b/cem17_template.pdf
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diff --git a/figures/plots.py b/figures/plots.py
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+import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
+plt.rcdefaults()
+import numpy as np
+import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
+plt.rcdefaults()
+
+fig, ax = plt.subplots()
+systems = ('BW', "Minsky")
+performance = (10, 100)
+x_pos = np.arange(len(systems))
+ax.bar(x_pos, performance, align='center', color='gray', ecolor='black')
+ax.set_xticks(x_pos)
+ax.set_xticklabels(systems)
+ax.set_ylabel("MLFMM Time (ms)")
+# ax.set_title('How fast do you want to go today?')
+plt.savefig('figures/test.pdf')
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diff --git a/cem17_template.tex b/main.tex
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rename from cem17_template.tex
rename to main.tex