a bit of a problem:using select and blocking

Hello list,
I've got a quick question.
I've attached a copy of the code that I'm using, just so the full thing is 
there.
I'm writing a mud skeleton, and was wonddering if anyone could spot the 
problem; I'm trying to get select to run and block for 50 ms, then keep going. 
I think it's set to 5 ms right now, which is fine too.
It is not doing that though, which is causing a bit of trouble because my 
scheduler needs to run too.
I probably will have other classes that run at a later date, but right now it's 
just the server and the scheduler class that get pulses.
Any ideas would be great.
Comments on the code are welcome, too.
I've come a long way from wondering why anyone would want to ever use a 
makefile, but I'm by no means the best at what I'm attempting. :)

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