-- 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