diff --git a/PhysicsAnalysis/EventTag/EventSelection/CMakeLists.txt b/PhysicsAnalysis/EventTag/EventSelection/CMakeLists.txt
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-################################################################################
-# Package: EventSelection
-################################################################################
-
-# Declare the package name:
-atlas_subdir( EventSelection )
-
-# Install files from the package:
-atlas_install_joboptions( share/*.py )
-
diff --git a/PhysicsAnalysis/EventTag/EventSelection/doc/packagedoc.h b/PhysicsAnalysis/EventTag/EventSelection/doc/packagedoc.h
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-/*
-  Copyright (C) 2002-2017 CERN for the benefit of the ATLAS collaboration
-*/
-
-/**
-@page EventSelection_page EventSelection
-
-@section EventSelection_introductionEventSelection Introduction
-This package contains some jobOs for TAG building.
-
-@section EventSelection_packagecontentEventSelection Package Contents
-EventSelection contains the following jobOs
-
-- AODtoTAG_topOptions.py : produce TAG from AOD
-- EventSplitTest_topOptions.py : produce TAG collections together with AOD streams
-
-
-
-@section EventSelection_How to use MakeSimpleCollection.py, MakeEventTagCollection.py and EventTagCollectionDeepCopy.py
-
-Details are found at the following link:
-
-https://uimon.cern.ch/twiki/bin/view/Atlas/CollectionCreationHowTo
-
-*/
diff --git a/PhysicsAnalysis/EventTag/EventSelection/share/DiElectronTagSelection_jobOptions.py b/PhysicsAnalysis/EventTag/EventSelection/share/DiElectronTagSelection_jobOptions.py
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-include.block ( "EventSelection/DiElectronTagSelection_jobOptions.py" )
-
-DiElectron = "NLooseElectron>1 && abs(LooseElectronPt1)>7000 && abs(LooseElectronPt2)>7000"
-
diff --git a/PhysicsAnalysis/EventTag/EventSelection/share/DiJetTagSelection_jobOptions.py b/PhysicsAnalysis/EventTag/EventSelection/share/DiJetTagSelection_jobOptions.py
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-include.block ( "EventSelection/DiJetTagSelection_jobOptions.py" )
-
-DiJet = "NJet>1 && JetPt1>20000 && JetPt2>15000"
-
diff --git a/PhysicsAnalysis/EventTag/EventSelection/share/DiMuonTagSelection_jobOptions.py b/PhysicsAnalysis/EventTag/EventSelection/share/DiMuonTagSelection_jobOptions.py
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-include.block ( "EventSelection/DiMuonTagSelection_jobOptions.py" )
-
-DiMuon = "NLooseMuon>1 && abs(LooseMuonPt1)>7000 && abs(LooseMuonPt2)>7000"
-
diff --git a/PhysicsAnalysis/EventTag/EventSelection/share/FourJetTagSelection_jobOptions.py b/PhysicsAnalysis/EventTag/EventSelection/share/FourJetTagSelection_jobOptions.py
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--- a/PhysicsAnalysis/EventTag/EventSelection/share/FourJetTagSelection_jobOptions.py
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-include.block ( "EventSelection/DiMuonTagSelection_jobOptions.py" )
-
-FourJet = "NJet>3 && JetPt1>20000 && JetPt2>20000 && JetPt3>15000 && JetPt4>15000"
-
diff --git a/PhysicsAnalysis/EventTag/EventSelection/share/FullyHadronicTtbarTagSelection_jobOptions.py b/PhysicsAnalysis/EventTag/EventSelection/share/FullyHadronicTtbarTagSelection_jobOptions.py
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--- a/PhysicsAnalysis/EventTag/EventSelection/share/FullyHadronicTtbarTagSelection_jobOptions.py
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-include.block ( "EventSelection/FullyHadronicTtbarTagSelection_jobOptions.py" )
-
-include ( "EventSelection/FourJetTagSelection_jobOptions.py" )
-include ( "EventSelection/MissingEtTagSelection_jobOptions.py" )
-
-#define the 4-jet channel
-FourJetChannel = FourJet + "&&" + MissingET + "&&" + "NBJet>0"
-
-#fully-hadronic ttbar channel
-FullyHadronicTtbar = "("+FourJetChannel+")"
-
diff --git a/PhysicsAnalysis/EventTag/EventSelection/share/FullyLeptonicTtbarTagSelection_jobOptions.py b/PhysicsAnalysis/EventTag/EventSelection/share/FullyLeptonicTtbarTagSelection_jobOptions.py
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--- a/PhysicsAnalysis/EventTag/EventSelection/share/FullyLeptonicTtbarTagSelection_jobOptions.py
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@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
-include.block ( "EventSelection/FullyLeptonicTtbarTagSelection_jobOptions.py" )
-
-include ( "EventSelection/DiElectronTagSelection_jobOptions.py" )
-include ( "EventSelection/DiMuonTagSelection_jobOptions.py" )
-include ( "EventSelection/DiJetTagSelection_jobOptions.py" )
-include ( "EventSelection/MissingEtTagSelection_jobOptions.py" )
-
-#define the 2-electron/2-jet channel
-DiElectronChannel = DiElectron + "&&" + DiJet + "&&" + MissingET + "&&" + "NBJet>0"
-
-#define the 2-muon/2-jet channel
-DiMuonChannel = DiMuon + "&&" + DiJet + "&&" + MissingET + "&&" + "NBJet>0"
-
-#fully-leptonic ttbar channel
-FullyLeptonicTtbar = "("+DiElectronChannel+")" + "||" + "("+DiMuonChannel+")"
-
diff --git a/PhysicsAnalysis/EventTag/EventSelection/share/MissingEtTagSelection_jobOptions.py b/PhysicsAnalysis/EventTag/EventSelection/share/MissingEtTagSelection_jobOptions.py
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-include.block ( "EventSelection/MissingEtTagSelection_jobOptions.py" )
-
-MissingET = "MissingET>20000"
-
diff --git a/PhysicsAnalysis/EventTag/EventSelection/share/SemiLeptonicTtbarTagSelection_jobOptions.py b/PhysicsAnalysis/EventTag/EventSelection/share/SemiLeptonicTtbarTagSelection_jobOptions.py
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--- a/PhysicsAnalysis/EventTag/EventSelection/share/SemiLeptonicTtbarTagSelection_jobOptions.py
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-include.block ( "EventSelection/SemiLeptonicTtbarTagSelection_jobOptions.py" )
-
-include ( "EventSelection/SingleElectronTagSelection_jobOptions.py" )
-include ( "EventSelection/SingleMuonTagSelection_jobOptions.py" )
-include ( "EventSelection/ThreeJetTagSelection_jobOptions.py" )
-include ( "EventSelection/MissingEtTagSelection_jobOptions.py" )
-
-#define the 1-electron/3-jet channel
-ElectronChannel = SingleElectron + "&&" + ThreeJet + "&&" + MissingET + "&&" + "NBJet>0"
-
-#define the 1-muon/3-jet channel
-MuonChannel = SingleMuon + "&&" + ThreeJet + "&&" + MissingET + "&&" + "NBJet>0"
-
-#semi-leptonic ttbar channel
-SemiLeptonicTtbar = "("+ElectronChannel+")" + "||" + "("+MuonChannel+")"
-
diff --git a/PhysicsAnalysis/EventTag/EventSelection/share/SimpleTopSelection_jobOptions.py b/PhysicsAnalysis/EventTag/EventSelection/share/SimpleTopSelection_jobOptions.py
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-####################################################
-#Author - Ketevi A. Assamagan
-
-#DetDescrVersion="ATLAS-XXX-..."
-
-doHist = False
-doCBNT = False
-doWriteTAG = False
-doWriteESD = False
-doESD = False
-readAOD = True
-doAOD = False
-doWriteAOD = True
-# read the TAG as input to the job
-readTAG = True
-
-# Number of Events
-EvtMax = 500000
-
-# Use the TAG that you just produce to select the events
-# define also the selection criteria
-PoolTAGInput = ["TAG.pool.root"]
-
-#The pre-defined simple Bselections
-include ( "EventSelection/SemiLeptonicTtbarTagSelection_jobOptions.py" )
-include ( "EventSelection/FullyLeptonicTtbarTagSelection_jobOptions.py" )
-include ( "EventSelection/FullyHadronicTtbarTagSelection_jobOptions.py" )
-include ( "EventSelection/SingleTopTagSelection_jobOptions.py" )
-
-PoolInputQuery=SemiLeptonicTtbar + "||" + FullyLeptonicTtbar + "||" + FullyHadronicTtbar + "||" + SingleTop
-
-#Create a new RDO, ESD and AOD that contain only selected events
-PoolAODOutput = "AOD.TagSel.root"
-
-# main reconstruction job jobOptions
-include ("RecExCommon/RecExCommon_topOptions.py")
-#######################################################
-
diff --git a/PhysicsAnalysis/EventTag/EventSelection/share/SingleElectronTagSelection_jobOptions.py b/PhysicsAnalysis/EventTag/EventSelection/share/SingleElectronTagSelection_jobOptions.py
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-include.block ( "EventSelection/SingleElectronTagSelection_jobOptions.py" )
-
-SingleElectron = "NLooseElectron>0 && abs(LooseElectronPt1)>7000"
-
diff --git a/PhysicsAnalysis/EventTag/EventSelection/share/SingleJetTagSelection_jobOptions.py b/PhysicsAnalysis/EventTag/EventSelection/share/SingleJetTagSelection_jobOptions.py
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--- a/PhysicsAnalysis/EventTag/EventSelection/share/SingleJetTagSelection_jobOptions.py
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-include.block ( "EventSelection/SingleJetTagSelection_jobOptions.py" )
-
-SingleJet = "NJet>0 && JetPt1>15000"
-
diff --git a/PhysicsAnalysis/EventTag/EventSelection/share/SingleMuonTagSelection_jobOptions.py b/PhysicsAnalysis/EventTag/EventSelection/share/SingleMuonTagSelection_jobOptions.py
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--- a/PhysicsAnalysis/EventTag/EventSelection/share/SingleMuonTagSelection_jobOptions.py
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-include.block ( "EventSelection/SingleMuonTagSelection_jobOptions.py" )
-
-SingleMuon = "NLooseMuon>0 && abs(LooseMuonPt1)>6000"
-
diff --git a/PhysicsAnalysis/EventTag/EventSelection/share/SingleTopTagSelection_jobOptions.py b/PhysicsAnalysis/EventTag/EventSelection/share/SingleTopTagSelection_jobOptions.py
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--- a/PhysicsAnalysis/EventTag/EventSelection/share/SingleTopTagSelection_jobOptions.py
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-include.block ( "EventSelection/SingleTopTagSelection_jobOptions.py" )
-
-include ( "EventSelection/SingleElectronTagSelection_jobOptions.py" )
-include ( "EventSelection/SingleMuonTagSelection_jobOptions.py" )
-include ( "EventSelection/SingleJetTagSelection_jobOptions.py" )
-
-include ( "EventSelection/MissingEtTagSelection_jobOptions.py" )
-
-#define the 1-electron/3-jet channel
-ElectronJet = SingleElectron + "&&" + SingleJet + "&&" + MissingET + "&&" + "NBJet>0"
-
-#define the 1-muon/3-jet channel
-MuonJet = SingleMuon + "&&" + SingleJet + "&&" + MissingET + "&&" + "NBJet>0"
-
-SingleTop = "("+ElectronJet+")" + "||" + "("+MuonJet+")"
-
diff --git a/PhysicsAnalysis/EventTag/EventSelection/share/ThreeJetTagSelection_jobOptions.py b/PhysicsAnalysis/EventTag/EventSelection/share/ThreeJetTagSelection_jobOptions.py
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-include.block ( "EventSelection/ThreeJetTagSelection_jobOptions.py" )
-
-ThreeJet = "NJet>2 && JetPt1>20000 && JetPt2>15000 && JetPt3>15000"
-