final fixes and updates for alpha3

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diff --git a/doc/examples/class_FixedBlock.cpp b/doc/examples/class_FixedBlock.cpp
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+#include <Eigen/Core>
+USING_PART_OF_NAMESPACE_EIGEN
+using namespace std;
+
+template<typename Scalar, typename Derived>
+Eigen::FixedBlock<Derived, 2, 2>
+topLeft2x2Corner(MatrixBase<Scalar, Derived>& m)
+{
+  return Eigen::FixedBlock<Derived, 2, 2>(m.ref(), 0, 0);
+}
+
+template<typename Scalar, typename Derived>
+const Eigen::FixedBlock<Derived, 2, 2>
+topLeft2x2Corner(const MatrixBase<Scalar, Derived>& m)
+{
+  return Eigen::FixedBlock<Derived, 2, 2>(m.ref(), 0, 0);
+}
+
+int main(int, char**)
+{
+  Matrix3d m = Matrix3d::identity();
+  cout << topLeft2x2Corner(4*m) << endl; // calls the const version
+  topLeft2x2Corner(m) *= 2;              // calls the non-const version
+  cout << "Now the matrix m is:" << endl << m << endl;
+  return 0;
+}