11.   And never has the law of low expectations been more evident than in this misbegotten season.

12.   And nowhere is that more evident than just inside the front door of the aquarium.

13.   And nowhere are these two realities more evident than on the television dial.

14.   And nowhere are they more evident than in broadcastland.

15.   And nowhere is it more evident than in our attitude toward the beloved Olde Towne Team.

16.   And nowhere is the rush-rush-rush of New York life more evident than in the street, in the crush of holiday traffic.

17.   And nowhere is this more evident than at Netscape, the hot Internet software provider that is preparing to go public amid a blaze of publicity.

18.   And nowhere was that more evident than inside.

19.   And nowhere was that trend more evident than at Chelsea, where hundreds of exhibits featured water elements that spewed, gushed, gurgled, trickled or dripped.

20.   And, of course, where there are tourists there will be rampant commercialism, never more evident than this summer.