so, appearantly the mayor of New York was Knighted by the Queen for his handling of the crisis.. top5 did a list on how things are different now that the mayor is a knight, and while I thought most of it was funny, I liked the number one change the best:
and the Number 1 Change in New York Since Mayor Giuliani Was Knighted...
Instead of merely sidestepping criticism, he can now move two spaces in any direction and one space over away from criticism.