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A humble request to ask someone not to park in a spot reserved for Ohio woman with a prosthetic leg drew a surprising reply.

Ashley Brady, 26, of Miamisburg, lost her right leg in an accident last year, reported CBS Columbus affiliate WBNS-TV.

They further told that Ashley has now learned to walk again with the prosthetic limb, but she was facing some trouble negotiating her apartment complex's parking lot in winter conditions.

Therefore, she asked the complex to get her a spot near her unit. Few days later, Brady found someone else parking in the spot allotted to her.

National Poison Prevention Week will be observed till Saturday. During this week, the Kentucky Regional Poison Control Center of Kosair Children's Hospital has unveiled about seven poisons of which people should be aware of.

Seven surprising poisons found by the center are-

1. Magnets and batteries.
2. Medications
3. Cleaning products
4. Malfunctioning furnaces and fireplaces
5. Caffeine
6. Tobacco and nicotine
7. Natural or homemade products

Webb affirmed that if a person has been exposed to a poison then immediately call the poison control center at (800) 222-1222. She has advised to save the number into mobile phone.

As per a data, parents call about 1,500 times a day in Poison Control centers in the country.

A study has found that breastfed babies could have higher intelligence score in adulthood. The study published on Monday in The Lancet medical journal examined the development of about 3,500 newborns over three decades.

As per the study, the socioeconomic status of mothers also has impact on the results of breastfeeding. Bernardo Lessa Horta, a researcher from the Federal University of Pelotas in Brazil and lead author of the study, said in a statement that the breastfeeding effect on the development of brain and child intelligence is well established.

Howard Schultz, chairman and CEO of Starbucks, has defended the coffee chain’s new campaign ‘Race Together’. Schultz asked Starbucks employees to write the name of the campaign on the side of customers’ cups to start a dialogue with the customers.

Earlier, the campaign was criticized by many people. Now, it has taken on arguably the most polarizing political debate in the United States. But, Schultz has decided to defend the campaign.

The American global coffee company has also announced a new plan to begin publishing “conversation guides” for the coffee tables in retail outlets. According to the company, it wants customers to make sure that color of coffee that they have chosen remains at the forefront of their mind.

A Wednesday report from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) has revealed that digital music sales have reached an all-time high of $4.51 billion.

In particular, streaming services overall earned $1.87 billion in 2014, an increase in value of one-third from 2013. The leaders in the streaming segment were Rhapsody, Spotify, Pandora and SiriusXM and total of $7.7 million was earned in paid subscriptions last year.

RIAA reported a retail revenue value of $6.97 billion in 2014. The industry's revenue mix last year was more balanced between physical, digital and streaming sources than ever before.

Permanent downloads remained the largest source of revenue at 37%. Downloads and audio-streaming services together accounted for 64% of the total market value.

According to reports, Yahoo is closing its office in China and this will lead to reduction of 200 to 300 jobs. Search and content major Yahoo, headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, has been merging offices and reducing staff around the world. There were approximately 12,500 workers of the company worldwide at the end of 2014. The company didn’t reveal how many employees will be affected in China, but according to sources, Yahoo employed 200 to 300 people there.

According to Yahoo, “We are constantly making changes to align resources, and to foster better collaboration and innovation across our business. We currently do not offer local product experiences in Beijing but the office has served as a research and development centre”.