The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision hereof shall in no way affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision.  Wherever possible, each provision of this Agreement shall be interpreted in such a manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision hereof shall be prohibited by or be invalid under such law, that provision shall be ineffective only to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity without invalidating or nullifying the remainder of that provision or any other provision of this Agreement.  The language of all the parts of this Agreement and Release shall be construed as a whole, according to its fair meaning, and not strictly for or against either party.