$valar = 'Fri_Jan_29_14:30:22_v09.11-e024_1 Mon_Nov_30_09:20:08_v09.11-e006_1 +Tue_Dec_22_14:30:07_v09.11-e015_1 Tue_Nov_24_18:45:00_v08.13-s001_1 Mon_Dec_07_14:30:09_v09.11-e013_1 Thu_Dec_03_14:30:10_v09.11-e010_1 Tue_Feb_02_1 +4:30:06_v09.11-e026_1 Wed_Dec_02_09:20:09_v09.11-e008_1 Mon_Jan_04_14:30:06_v09.11-e017_1 Thu_Dec_10_ +14:30:11_v09.11-e014_1 Tue_Feb_09_13:47:51_v09.11-e029_1 Wed_Jan_06_14:30:08_ +v09.11-e020_1 Mon_Jan_11_14:30:06_v09.11-e021_1 Thu_Feb_04_09:20:06_v09.11-e027_1 Tue_Nov_24_ +09:13:22_v09.10-b072_1 Wed_Jan_27_14:30:11_v09.11-e022_1 Mon_Mar_08_14:30:04_v09.11-s008_1 Thu_Jan_28_14:30:13_v09.11-e023_1 Tue_Nov_24 +_15:54:18_v09.11-e005_1 Wed_Mar_03_16:35:18_v09.11-s005_1 Mon_Nov_23_12:36:58_v09.11-e004_1 Tue_Dec_01_14:30:08_v09.10-p002_1 Tue_Nov_24 +_17:31:07_v09.10-p001_1 Wed_Nov_25_10:27:43_v09.11-e002_1 '; @valar1 = split(/[\s+\n]/, $valar);