--- loncom/interface/lonwhatsnew.pm	2009/05/04 21:44:54	1.92
+++ loncom/interface/lonwhatsnew.pm	2009/05/06 19:25:56	1.93
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# $Id: lonwhatsnew.pm,v 1.92 2009/05/04 21:44:54 lueken Exp $
+# $Id: lonwhatsnew.pm,v 1.93 2009/05/06 19:25:56 droeschl Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -1153,8 +1153,6 @@ sub getnormalmail {
 # Check for unread mail in course
     my $msgcount = 0;
 
-    my $datetime;
-
     my @messages = sort(&Apache::lonnet::getkeys('nohist_email'));
     foreach my $message (@messages) {
 	my $msgid=&escape($message);
@@ -1164,7 +1162,7 @@ sub getnormalmail {
             if (defined($sendtime) && $sendtime!~/error/) {
                 my $numsendtime = $sendtime;
                 if ($status eq 'new') {
-                $sendtime = &Apache::lonlocal::locallocaltime($sendtime,'',\$datetime);
+                $sendtime = &Apache::lonlocal::locallocaltime($sendtime);
 		    $msgcount ++;
                     if ($shortsubj eq '') {
                         $shortsubj = &mt('No subject');
@@ -1188,7 +1186,6 @@ sub getcritmail {
 # Check for critical messages in course
     my %what=&Apache::lonnet::dump('critical');
     my $result = '';
-    my $datetime;
     my $critmsgcount = 0;
     foreach my $msgid (sort(keys(%what))) {
         my ($sendtime,$shortsubj,$fromname,$fromdom,$status,$fromcid)=
@@ -1196,7 +1193,7 @@ sub getcritmail {
         if (($fromcid) && ($fromcid eq  $env{'request.course.id'})) {
             if (defined($sendtime) && $sendtime!~/error/) {
                 my $numsendtime = $sendtime;
-                $sendtime = &Apache::lonlocal::locallocaltime($sendtime,'',\$datetime);
+                $sendtime = &Apache::lonlocal::locallocaltime($sendtime);
                 $critmsgcount ++;
                 if ($shortsubj eq '') {
                     $shortsubj = &mt('No subject');
@@ -1617,7 +1614,6 @@ sub display_versionchanges {
 sub display_rolechanges {
     my ($r,$chgcount,$changed,$interval,$crstype) = @_;
     my $now = time();
-    my $datetime;
     my %lt = &Apache::lonlocal::texthash(
         'user'  => 'User',
         'tich'  => 'Time of change',
@@ -1655,7 +1651,7 @@ sub display_rolechanges {
                             my $link = 
                                 &Apache::loncommon::aboutmewrapper(&Apache::loncommon::plainname($uname,$udom),$uname,$udom);
                             $r->print('<tr'.$css_class.'>'.
-                                      '<td>'.&Apache::lonlocal::locallocaltime($item,'',\$datetime).'</td>'.
+                                      '<td>'.&Apache::lonlocal::locallocaltime($item).'</td>'.
                                       '<td>'.$link.'</td>'.
                                       '<td>'.$role.'</td>'.
                                       '<td>'.$section.'</td>'.