diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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+#Binary and Image
+*.exe
+*.png
+*.jpg
+*.gif
+*.bmp
+*.pdf
+*.ps
+*.jpeg
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+
+#condor log files
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+#Root
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+
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+.nfs*
+
+##Github EMACS Ignore
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+\#*\#
+/.emacs.desktop
+/.emacs.desktop.lock
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+auto-save-list
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+*.un~
+Session.vim
+.netrwhist
+*~
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+
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+# Thumbnails
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+
+# Files that might appear on external disk
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+##Github Archives Ignore
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+*.zip
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+
+#packing-only formats
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diff --git a/TopTagger.cfg b/TopTagger.cfg
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+//Comment
+/*another comment*/
+#a third comment
+#The config language currently understands float, int, bool, and string types
+#in both single value and array format
+#variables defined outside a context (i.e. {} brackets) are not allowed
+
+#The TopTagger section holds configuration properties for the top tagger object
+TopTagger
+{
+    #The module variable defines which modules will be run
+    #and in which order
+    #If a module is included more than once the context variable sets
+    #the name to use below for its option set
+
+    #Cluster constituents into candidates
+    module[0] = "TTMBasicClusterAlgo"
+
+    #Add initial candidates to top list
+    module[1] = "TTMOpenCVMVA"
+    module[2] = "TTMHEPRequirements"
+    module[3] = "TTMAK8TopFilter"
+
+    #Clean out tops with overlapping candiates 
+    module[4] = "TTMOverlapResolution"
+    context[4] = "TTMOverlapResolution_monojet"
+
+    module[5] = "TTMOverlapResolution"
+    context[5] = "TTMOverlapResolution_dijet"
+
+    module[6] = "TTMOverlapResolution"
+    context[6] = "TTMOverlapResolution_Resolved"
+
+    #Find the remaining system
+    module[7] = "TTMRemainingSystem"
+
+    #do the final sort of the top list
+    module[8] = "TTMFinalSort"
+}
+#The Common section holds config info or constants which may be needed
+#in multiple modules
+Common
+{
+    #basic constants 
+    mW = 80.385
+    mt = 173.5
+
+    #eta cut applied to all final tops
+    maxTopEta = 2.0
+    #matching criterion between AK8 subjets and AK4 jets
+    dRMatch = 0.4
+}
+#Below we have a section for each module specified above to define
+#the module specific options
+TTMBasicClusterAlgo
+{
+    #Resolved tagger Variables 
+    doTrijet = true
+    minTopCandMass = 100
+    maxTopCandMass = 250
+    minAK4ResolvedPt = 30
+    dRMaxTrijet = 1.5
+
+    #Boosted W tagger parameters 
+    doDijet = true
+    minAK8WMass = 65
+    maxAK8WMass = 100
+    maxWTau21 = 0.60
+    minAK8WPt = 200
+    minAK4WPt = 60
+    dRMaxDijet = 1.0
+
+    #Boosted top tagger parameters
+    doMonojet = true
+    minAK8TopMass = 105
+    maxAK8TopMass = 210
+    maxTopTau32 = 0.65
+    minAK8TopPt = 400
+}
+TTMHEPRequirements
+{
+    #Parameters used for tri & dijets
+    Rmin = 0.85
+    Rmax = 1.25    
+
+    #b-counting parameters used only for trijets
+    csvThreshold = 0.800
+    bEtaCut = 2.4
+    maxNbInTop = 1
+
+    doMonojet = false
+    doDijet = true
+    doTrijet = false
+}
+TTMOpenCVMVA
+{
+    discCut = 0.65
+    modelFile = "TrainingOutput.model"
+}
+#TTMAK8TopFilter
+#{
+#    #I'm lonely, give me options!
+#}
+TTMOverlapResolution_Resolved
+{
+    NConstituents = 3
+    sortMethod = "mvaDiscWithb"
+}
+TTMOverlapResolution_dijet
+{
+    NConstituents = 2
+    sortMethod = "topMass"
+}
+TTMOverlapResolution_monojet
+{
+    NConstituents = 1
+    sortMethod = "none"
+}
+TTMRemainingSystem
+{
+    lowRsysMass = 50
+    highRsysMass = 220
+    dRMaxRsys = -1.0
+    useSecondJet = true
+}
+TTMFinalSort
+{
+    sortMethod = "topPt"
+}
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