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+-- a real "round" instead of ceil or floor 
+function round(input, places)
+  if not places then places = 0 end
+  if type(input) == "number" and type(places) == "number" then
+    local pow = 1
+    for i = 1, places do pow = pow * 10 end
+    return floor(input * pow + 0.5) / pow
+  end
+end