The recently smitten include: Errol (obviously), Lauren at No. 20, the Meals on Wheels lady, and several council workmen whom Magda battered with one of the stock of road cones she keeps in the front yard.

NEWYORKER: Magda Mandela

Even as India gallops toward First World status--with its booming economy, roaring stock market and rapid progress in autos and steel--it is still a giant back-yard sweatshop to the world, staffed by underage boys and girls.

FORBES: Magazine Article

The U.S. and Asian stock markets sputtered in the wake of the Philly Fed report, while European stock markets tried to stabilize following recent selling pressure related to the EU debt crisis in their own back yard.

FORBES: By Jim Wyckoff Of Kitco News