moved Timer to core::

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+/*
+   core/timer.h
+   This file is part of the Osirion project and is distributed under 
+   the terms and conditions of the GNU General Public License version 2 
+*/
+
+#ifndef __INCLUDED_CORE_TIMER_H__
+#define __INCLUDED_CORE_TIMER_H__
+
+#include <sys/time.h>
+
+namespace core {
+
+/// a timer measures intervals in seconds
+/*! A timer class measures the time elapsed
+* between the last two calls to its mark() function.
+*/
+class Timer {
+public:
+	/// Constructor
+	Timer();
+	/// Destructor
+	~Timer();
+
+	/// mark the current time as zero
+	/*! Reset the timer, all subsequent calls too elapsed() will
+	 * use the current timestamp as reference
+ 	 */
+	void mark();
+
+	/*! return the time elapsed since the last mark
+	 * @see mark()
+	 */
+	float elapsed();
+
+private:
+	float 				timer_elapsed;
+	struct timezone 		timer_tz;
+	struct timeval 			timer_tick;
+}; // class Timer
+
+} // namespace core
+
+#endif // __INCLUDED_CORE_TIMER_H__
+