But even as the Big Apple and the Second City highlight each other's flaws, the bickering between Delta and American may help open the door to another well-connected contender: United Parcel Service.
The Wyze Cam has long been a strong contender for the best deal in connected home security.
The companies selected are among the most politically connected in the country and include the Bechtel Group, which has emerged as one of the top two contenders, the Louis Berger Group, Fluor and the Parsons Corporation.
Move over Lockitron, there's a new smart lock contender aiming to connect your door handles to the Internet so that you can lock and unlock remotely, send digital keys to friends and tradespeople (via the companion app), keep tabs on comings and goings, and get into your home without the faff of taking your keys out of your pocket.
The threads that connect each of the remaining contenders — the Yankees, the Angels and the defending champion Phillies — are resilience, tenacity and toughness.
Lookup is one such contender in India,which uses chat to connect users with merchants in their local area.
Tapestry, the latest contender in this space, is aiming to connect a shopper's digital identity with the physical products in the store they're in via (free) Android and iOS smartphone apps.
Some comments by Mr. Romney suggesting that he lacks the common touch have evoked memories of the 2004 Democratic contender John Kerry – another wealthy Massachusetts politician who had difficulty connecting with average voters.
He is the first real presidential contender from Kentucky since Harry Truman's Vice President Alben Barkley and connects with voters in a way that Washington insiders have a hard time understanding.
To the extent that health inequalities underscore preventable risk-factors, efforts towards reducing the prevalence of arthritis would gain from the study of further pathways connecting SES across life stages and arthritis etiology, with smoking, inadequate physical activity and musculoskeletal injuries being plausible contenders.
