BBC Sport looks at some of the international athletes who will be hoping to make an impact at the 2016 Rio Paralympics.

US Army Sergeant Elizabeth Marks knows she is lucky to be alive, let alone taking part in her first Paralympic Games in Rio.
The 25-year-old was injured in Iraq in 2010 while serving as a medic, suffering serious hip injuries, but recovered to become a successful Para-swimmer, bidding for the chance for Paralympic success.
Just when she thought the worst was over, she travelled to represent her country at the 2014 Invictus Games in Britain but suffered a respiratory illness which left her on life support for two weeks.
She recovered and after winning gold at the Invictus Games in the United States earlier this year, presented Prince Harry with her medal to give to the medical staff at Papworth Hospital who had saved her life.
She goes into the 100m breaststroke in the SB7 category as the world leader and favourite for gold.
With 10 Paralympic gold medals already, the Brazilian crowds will be cheering on Daniel Dias to more success in his home Games.
Inspired by the achievements of compatriot Clodoaldo Silva at the Athens Paralympics in 2004, he made his international debut two years later, starting a run of success.
Born with a congenital limb deficiency, he won four golds on his Paralympic debut at Beijing 2008 at the age of 20 went two better in London, dominating all of his events in the S5 category and setting four world records in the process.
He was the swimmer of the meeting at last year's World Championships in Glasgow, winning seven golds.
There is seemingly little that his rivals, including Britain's Andrew Mullen, can do to stop him adding to his successes.
The man known as Blade Jumper will not take part in his main event until the final day of the athletics programme on Saturday, 17 September - but it should be worth the wait.
The 28-year-old jumped 8.40m to win gold at the IPC Athletics World Championships in Doha last year - a distance which would have beaten Briton Greg Rutherford's winning jump at the 2012 London Olympics by 9cm.
He had hoped to compete at the Rio Olympics but failed to prove his prosthetic leg did not give him an unfair advantage. However, Rehm still hopes to compete against his able-bodied rivals at next year's World Championships in London.
But on the Paralympic front the German is streets ahead of his rivals, having jumped 46cm further than his nearest challenger, Ronald Hertog of the Netherlands, this year with a best of 8.03m.
He will also attempt to guide Germany to a medal in the 4x100m relay for amputee athletes - an event where they beat USA to gold at the Worlds.
Tapper created history earlier this year when she became the first Australian to qualify for both the Rio Olympics and Paralympics.
The 26-year-old from Victoria lost in the preliminary round of the singles, while Australia were beaten by North Korea in the first round of the team competition - but that experience should have prepared Tapper well.
Ranked fourth in the world in her Class 10 event, Tapper, who was born with nerve damage to her right shoulder, will be hoping to claim her first Paralympic medal.
She failed to win a medal on her Paralympic debut in London four years ago, but claimed team bronze at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.
Northern Irishman Smyth goes to Rio as the fastest Paralympian in the world and aiming for a third consecutive win over 100m in his T13 category.
The 29-year-old, who is visually impaired, has led Ireland's medal charge along with middle-distance runner Michael McKillop - and the pair will want to add to their tally in Rio.
Smyth made his debut in the 2006 World Championships and since then has claimed titles at European, World and Paralympic level, and also represented Northern Ireland against sighted rivals at the 2014 Commonwealth Games.
Before the London Games, he trained alongside disgraced sprinter Tyson Gay in Florida, but he is now based between London and his Northern Ireland after his wife Elise gave birth to their daughter Evie last October.
While Smyth won double gold in the 100m and 200m in London, his 200m is no longer part of the Paralympic schedule, meaning he has just one chance to win his fifth Paralympic title.
The star of female amputee sprinting, Van Rhijn was born without the lower part of her legs and after starting her sporting career as a swimmer, switched to athletics.
She won silver in the T43/44 100m behind France's Marie-Amelie Le Fur at London 2012, but was victorious in the 200m for her first Paralympic title.
Since then she has been unstoppable, beating the world record in her T43 category on numerous occasions and winning double gold at the past two World Championships.
Known as 'Blade Babe', Van Rhijn will be favourite for gold once again in the 100m and 200m, a feat that would cement her place as one of her country's leading sporting stars.
Boki's five golds on his Games debut in London saw him become his country's most successful Paralympian and he looks on course to continue that in Rio.
The 22-year-old has a visual impairment and competes in the S13 category, but some of his times are not far off those of elite sighted swimmers.
He won the 100m and 400m freestyle four years ago, along with the 100m butterfly, 100m backstroke and 200m medley.
However, since then the Minsk-born star has gone from strength to strength and at last year's IPC World Championships in Glasgow came away with six golds and four world records.
He goes in seven events in Rio.
While other 74-year-olds are thinking about an easier life, Kosmala is competing at her 12th Paralympics in Rio.
Kosmala, who made her Paralympic debut in 1972 in Heidelberg as a swimmer, won her first gold medal in shooting in Toronto four years later and has gone on to win another eight.
She vowed to retire after missing out on a medal at London 2012 but the grandmother from Adelaide, whose husband Stan has also competed for Australia at the Paralympics, found it too tough to put away her rifle and will be the oldest competitor in Rio.
As well as personal glory, a medal for Kosmala in Brazil would be a fitting tribute to her former team-mate Ashley Adams, a five-time Paralympian who died from injuries sustained in a quad bike accident in 2015.
Retaining her Paralympic title would be a memorable end to a history-making summer for Iranian archer Nemati.
The 31-year-old from Tehran took up the sport in 2007 after a car crash left her paralysed and ended her taekwondo dreams.
At the London Paralympics, she became the first woman from her country to win an Olympic or Paralympic gold when she triumphed in the Individual Recurve W1/W2 event and also took bronze in the women's Team Recurve.
Her performances at the 2015 Asian Archery Championships in Thailand saw her secure qualification slots for her nation at both the Rio Olympics and Paralympics and, as well as competing at both Games, Nemati was chosen to carry her nation's flag at the opening ceremony for the Olympics.
She lost to Russia's Inna Stepanova in the opening round of the Olympic event but will hope to be nearer to another Paralympic gold medal.
McFadden's journey from Russian orphan to USA's Paralympic wheelchair racing champion is a truly remarkable story.
The 27-year-old was born with spina bifida and spent the early part of her life in an orphanage in St Petersburg, learning to walk using her hands before being adopted at the age of six by American Deborah McFadden.
Since then, sport has been a key part of her life and McFadden has become a force both on the track - winning three golds in London and multiple world titles - and on the road.
In 2014, she also found time to take up cross-country skiing, winning silver in the 1km sprint event at the Sochi Winter Games, watched by her adoptive mother and her Russian birth mother.
McFadden, whose sister Hannah is also on the team, goes in seven events in Rio - and it would be a foolish person who would bet against her winning gold in each.


The Scottish government has been accused of kicking education reform "into the long grass" after a delay to its Education Bill.

Nicola Sturgeon defended "right and proper" plans to put back legislation with a large number of consultation responses to consider.
Education was raised by all opposition parties during the weekly session of first minister's questions.
There were angry exchanges as the government was accused of "stalling".
The proposed legislation was originally meant to be published early in 2017, but Education Secretary John Swinney has now said it will be published "sometime during 2017" so he has time to "chew over" some 1,100 responses to a school governance review.
During first minister's questions, Scottish Conservative leader Ruth Davidson said education reform had been left on a "slow train".
She said: "A year and a half ago, the first minister staked her reputation on reforming Scotland's schools and what have we seen since then?
"We've seen literacy standards slipping, we've seen numeracy standards sliding, we've seen Curriculum for Excellence failing, and now we've seen her education secretary stalling.
"She keeps putting their referendum on the front foot but she's putting everyone else's child's education on the back burner. Hasn't her government got their priorities all wrong on this?"
Ms Sturgeon replied: "Every time Ruth Davidson stands up in this chamber all she manages to do is shoot herself in the foot. I want to talk about education and she just continually tries to shoe-horn in the mentions of independence and a referendum.
"We have had the consultation on governance reform. We have received over 1,000 responses to that consultation and it's right and proper that the education secretary considers all of those responses and then comes forward to parliament with our proposals on the way forward."
Scottish Labour leader Kezia Dugdale followed up the Tory leader's questions, prompting the first minister to refer to her as a "pound shop Ruth Davidson".
Ms Dugdale said: "It has been 10 months since the election, yet parents and teachers still remain in the dark about the SNP's plans for our schools. As we've just heard, the education secretary has kicked the consultation on how schools are run into the long grass.
"The first minister said that's just one part of her education reforms, and she's right. There's also the Education Bill, the very symbol of this government's apparent number one priority - it has been kicked into the long grass too.
"The SNP's power grab to centralise every school budget in the country, kicked into the long grass as well. And the roll out of national testing, which she also mentioned, has been delayed as well."
The first minister replied: "We're giving Â£120 million direct to head teachers in almost every single one of our schools across the country. Giving resources and the power to use those resources direct to head teachers.
"Only in the world of Scottish Labour could that be described as centralising education budgets. It is the exact opposition of centralising education budgets."
Green co-convener Patrick Harvie raised the case of a school support worker who was told to watch sitcom The Big Bang Theory as training for how to deal with a pupil with Asperger Syndrome.
He said Holyrood's education committee had heard "shocking" evidence of provisions for pupils with additional support needs.
Ms Sturgeon said the Big Bang Theory case was "completely unacceptable", adding: "Something like 95% of all children with additional support needs are taught in mainstream schools.
"We must not see the support that they need as just being support that they get from additional support teachers. Every single teacher working in our schools has a responsibility to provide the support that those young people need."
Scottish Lib Dem leader Willie Rennie asked Ms Sturgeon to "think again" about "national testing" and school league tables.
Ms Sturgeon said she did not support national testing or league tables, but "standardised testing" and the publication of data on a school by school basis.
Both she and Mr Rennie accused each other of being "100% wrong" about the subject, with the first minister accusing the Lib Dem leader of "trying to mislead people about standardised testing".
This drew a point of order from Lib Dem MSP Mike Rumbles, who accused Ms Sturgeon of using unparliamentarily language.
Presiding Officer Ken Macintosh said he did not consider the "misleading" jibe unparliamentarily, but reminded members to treat each other with respect.


A tipper truck driver who drove the wrong way down a road heading for his ex-wife's house has been jailed.

Patrick Denman, 36, quit his job and drove off from his depot in the truck.
Denman, of Ashington, Northumberland, almost hit his boss then headed the wrong way down a dual carriageway at rush hour, swerving towards a police car and driving through a red light.
The works vehicle stopped on a grass verge near Cramlington about 50 minutes after setting off.
At Newcastle Crown Court, Denman admitted aggravated vehicle taking, dangerous driving and having no insurance in the incident in March and was jailed for six months.
The court heard he was on his way to his ex-partner's home to intimidate her.
Judge Amanda Rippon accepted Denman's personal expression of remorse and was told he had been having a nervous breakdown.
He was given a five-year restraining order and banned from driving for 15 months.
The court was told Denman, of North Seaton Road, stole the 32-tonne lorry from the Owen Pugh depot in Dudley, North Tyneside.
He had started work as normal at 07:00 GMT on 16 March but was called back to the depot an hour later.
Following a row with his boss over his timesheets, Denman, who had missed out on two promotions, headed to his vehicle.
Two colleagues tried to jump into the cab to force him to stop and they either fell or jumped as it continued through the depot gates. No-one was injured.
Denman drove for about 12 miles without incident until he was on the A1172, where he was spotted by officers in patrol cars and the force helicopter.
After crossing the central reservation, he performed a U-turn and headed back on the wrong side of the dual carriageway towards two stationary patrol cars sent to the incident.
He swerved towards one of them, went left through a red light into a housing estate, then immediately on to some grass where his truck got stuck.
Denman denied he was driving towards his ex-partner's home and said he had driven on to the grass to try to evade police.
Judge Rippon said: "Mr Denman, there really is only one appropriate sentence for someone who takes an HGV vehicle and drives it on public roads in rush-hour traffic against the traffic towards oncoming vehicles in the way you did."
He told the judge: "I am truly sorry for the inconvenience I have caused and I didn't mean to hurt anybody."


Israel is to open its first diplomatic mission in the UAE, Israel says, despite the absence of diplomatic relations between the two countries.

Israel's foreign ministry says its office will be part of an international energy organisation based in Abu Dhabi.
Israel has opened trade and other offices in some Gulf states before, but there are no official ties.
The UAE, like most other Arab states, has not recognised Israel since the Arab-Israeli conflict began in 1948.
Israeli foreign ministry spokesman Emmanuel Nahshon confirmed a report in Haaretz newspaper and said the mission will be accredited to the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), of which Israel is a member.
According to Haaretz, the foreign ministry's director general Dore Gold visited Abu Dhabi on Tuesday to finalise the plans.
It is not known when the mission will open.
The UAE, a federation of seven emirates, has not commented on the reports.
The Gulf state generally bars Israeli passport holders from visiting the country, although Israeli sportspeople have participated in international events there.
Israel has previously operated trade offices in the Gulf countries of Oman and Qatar, opened in 1996 during visits by then-Prime Minister Shimon Peres.
Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin also visited Oman in 1994.
However, Oman closed the Israeli mission in 2000 in the wake of the second Palestinian intifada (uprising) and Qatar ordered the office to shut in protest at Israel's 2008-09 war in Gaza.
Israel and the Sunni Gulf States have recently found a convergence of interests over Shia Iran, which both sides see as a growing threat.


Canadian health officials have confirmed the first known fatal case of the H5N1 avian influenza strain in North America.

Canadian Health Minister Rona Ambrose said the deceased person was an Alberta resident who had recently travelled to Beijing.
Calling the death an "isolated case", Ms Ambrose said the risk to the general population was low.
Ten people have died in Alberta this season from swine flu, or H1N1.
H5N1 infects the lower respiratory tract deep in the lung, where it can cause deadly pneumonia.
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The World Health Organisation (WHO) says it is difficult to transmit the virus from person to person but when people do become infected, the mortality rate is about 60%.
In the latest incident, the infected person first showed symptoms of the flu on an Air Canada flight from Beijing to Vancouver on 27 December, officials said.
The passenger continued on to Edmonton and on 1 January was admitted to hospital where they died two days later.
Dr Gregory Taylor, deputy chief public health officer for Canada told CBC News Network that the patient was relatively young, with no underlying health conditions.
People usually most susceptible to H5N1 are older with underlying health problems which make them weaker and less able to deal with the virus.
Ms Ambrose said Canadian officials were working with Chinese authorities on the case. But she stressed: "The risk of getting H5N1 is very low. This is not the regular seasonal flu. This is an isolated case."
Canadian authorities have followed up with all close contacts of the infected person and offered Tamiflu as a precaution. None of them have symptoms.
They said the infected person had not been to a poultry farm or had much contact with birds whilst they were in Beijing, so it is unclear how they caught the virus - which is usually contracted through very close contact between infected bird and humans.
According to the WHO, between 2003 and December 2013 there were 648 confirmed human cases of H5N1 infection in 15 countries, leading to 384 deaths.
Experts say that if the H5N1 virus were to mutate and become easily transmissible between humans, the consequences for public health could be very serious.
Timothy O'Leary, a WHO spokesperson, said the organization would not be changing its risk assessments on H5N1 in view on this development.
He said: "It usually takes two to eight days for symptoms of H5N1 to show up. So if anyone else were infected then we'd probably know about it by now.
"There is reason to be concerned but this appears to be an isolated case. It was imported from outside of northern  America. We would be surprised if there were any cases related to this one from China. It's hard for people to get it."
Prof Nick Phin, a flu expert fro Public Health England, said: "H5N1 has been circulating in poultry over the last decade and occasionally humans are infected.
"Infection of humans causes severe illness with a high death rate, but the virus does not transmit readily from person-to-person."


Huddersfield Town could include forward Izzy Brown in their squad after he joined on loan from Chelsea on Friday.

Town winger Sean Scannell (ankle) is out, along with midfielder Jonathan Hogg.
Port Vale will be without striker Alex Jones after Birmingham City recalled the loanee and sold him to Bradford City.
The absence of Jones means that veteran winger Jerome Thomas could be used as a striker.


An appeal to raise money for a man with leukaemia who was mugged after withdrawing holiday cash has reached its target.

John Jukes, 70, from Cheltenham, suffered six fractures to his eye socket and lost 3,000 euros (Â£2,190) during the attack on 31 March.
A campaign to replace the stolen money, led by the Gloucestershire Echo, has now raised more than Â£2,500.
A 30-year-old man has been charged with grievous bodily harm and robbery.
He is due to appear at Gloucester Crown Court on 7 May.


Gareth Southgate says he has shown he can cope with the intensity of leading England in high-pressure matches.

Southgate, 46, is the favourite to replace Sam Allardyce after ending his four-match interim reign unbeaten with a 2-2 draw against Spain.
"Until this run, under this spotlight, and in matches under intense pressure, you're never sure how it is going to be," said the former England defender.
"I've proved that I can handle big occasions."
Southgate stepped up from his role as England Under-21s manager following Allardyce's departure after just one game and 67 days in charge.
The ex-Middlesbrough boss oversaw a comfortable World Cup qualifying win against minnows Malta, before his team laboured to a goalless draw in Slovenia.
He took a significant step towards being appointed full-time manager with a 3-0 win against old rivals Scotland last week, before his team squandered a 2-0 lead against Spain at Wembley on Tuesday.
"I'm pleased and I think the remit we were given has been fulfilled," added Southgate.
Southgate, who is due to return to his previous role as Under-21 manager, says he does not know when the Football Association will make a decision about his future.
If he is not given the senior team job, he will instead focus on leading the Young Lions into next summer's European Under-21 Championships in Poland.
"I've no idea what happens now," he said. "I've got a few days at home and a load of meetings in the diary for next week.
"We've got an Under-21 tournament next summer and the draw is being made next month.
"I've no idea which office I need to go in or which space I'm going to park my car in."
The FA is expected to clarify its position regarding Southgate within the next 24 hours.
However, there will be a formal recruitment process and former England defender Graeme Le Saux will join the selection panel.
Former senior FA executive Adrian Bevington appointed Southgate as England's Under-21 manager and says the time is "100%" right for him to take the senior job.
"I think he is suited to the ebb and flow, the rhythm of international football," Bevington told BBC Radio 4's Today programme.
"He has worked with these players. That was a very good performance [against Spain]. There was a tactical evolution with the ball-playing of the team.
"The players want to play for him and he is suited to that job and deserves the opportunity."
FA chairman Greg Clarke used his notes in the matchday programme for the Spain game to express his "full gratitude" to Southgate and his staff for their efforts since taking over from Allardyce.
But his words did not please ex-England defender Danny Mills, who believes they suggested his former Middlesbrough team-mate will not be given the full-time job.
"I think it is an absolute joke. Those comments from the chairman in the programme to me say you are not getting the job," former Leeds defender Mills said on BBC Radio 5 live sport.
"Those are the comments you pick up on. Gareth has no idea what will happen next.
"He has been fantastic with the press, very open and honest, but the FA clearly have not given him an indication what happens next. I cannot believe that.
"The programme comments sound like an obituary. Gareth has clearly had no indication that he has a really good chance of getting this job."
BBC Sport chief football writer Phil McNulty at Wembley
A win against Spain, albeit a much-changed Spain, would have been a nice final piece of decoration on Southgate's CV but in reality this friendly was never going to amount to much in the FA's calculations, barring a catastrophic loss.
Southgate has relished the role, looked comfortable in it and appears to be carrying the players with him. He is also steeped in the FA's ways from his time at St George's Park and in charge of England's Under-21s.
He has carried himself with maturity, says himself he has lived comfortably with the pressure, and proved he will make the big calls by dropping Wayne Rooney in Slovenia.
Yes, he is helped by a lack of serious, compelling alternatives who would catch the FA's eye but from the organisation's point of view what's not to like about Gareth Southgate in the current climate?
Southgate may have some work to do to win unanimous public backing but he has approached a tough job with a measured, mature approach that has impressed the FA.
The job of England manager was never going to be easy after the humiliation of Euro 2016 and that last-16 exit to Iceland. It was even more arduous after the brave new world under Allardyce collapsed in 67 days.
Southgate has shown enough to suggest he can handle the job - and his appointment must now surely be a formality.


Plans are under way to mark the 950th anniversary of the Battle of Hastings on 14 October 2016.

A committee led by Peter Field, the Lord Lieutenant of East Sussex, has been set up to organise a series of events in Battle, near Hastings.
It is hoped a senior member of the royal family will help mark the anniversary of the battle which led to the conquest of England by the Normans.
A memorial service for the Saxon and Normans who were killed will be held.
The day's event will end with a military band and marching display through the town centre of Battle and a flag lowering ceremony at dusk.


It is 100 years since the birth of Gwyn Thomas, the novelist and playwright from Cymmer in the Rhondda whose dark humour attracted a loyal readership in Britain and the United States.

His quick wit transferred neatly from the page to the airwaves, his fiction delighting radio and television audiences as much as his personal appearances on The Brains Trust and chat shows like Parkinson and Kane on Friday.
The glamour of the TV studios was a world away from his formative years on High Street in Cymmer.
The last of 12 children, his father looked after pit ponies at a time when the Rhondda was embedded in coal production.
He later recalled: "I'm the youngest of 12 children, which is quite a load to bear, humanly speaking.
"Because I don't know how it is in other parts of the country or the world, but in Wales if you are the youngest of a very large family, you are the chopping block for the lot."
Despite the grim reality of his early life, including the death of his mother, Gwyn Thomas excelled at school.
At 18 he won a scholarship to Oxford, the boy from Cymmer surrounded by the sons of the English aristocracy.
"The effect of Oxford on me, the son of an unemployed miner? I mean there were thousands of people at Oxford whose fathers were unemployed, but I was the only one whose father was officially unemployed," he told Michael Parkinson in one of his many chat show appearances.
From Oxford he returned to south Wales to teach, where he became known as "Killer" Thomas in the classroom for his habit of dressing like a B-movie gangster.
His pupils loved him and he continued teaching while his writing blossomed.
His publishers soon realised that Thomas's scripted humour was an enormous attraction for readers and audiences.
Katie Gramich, professor of English at Cardiff University, said Gwyn Thomas's dark humour helped to draw a loyal following.
"That's one of the great advantages of Gwyn Thomas's writing for a reader. He's very, very funny - he's laugh-out-loud funny. But at the same time he's not just a slapstick performer, he's actually very sophisticated," she said.
"He uses language in a very playful, over-the-top and outrageous way."
It was a radio play, Gazooka, broadcast in the early 1950s that helped Gwyn Thomas achieve popular success.
Despite the draw of London - the parties, the people, the panel shows - Thomas kept south Wales as his home.
In "A Few Selected Exits", the book he later referred to as "an autobiography of sorts," Thomas said of Wales: "It was and is the land of my emotions."
He later put his deep attachment to Wales down to the early death of his mother.
"My mother died when I was very, very young. But I've never lost the sense of belonging to her, this magnetic woman who I never truly knew.
"And it's manifested itself of course in this geographical context: I am never happy unless I am in this county of Glamorgan," he said.
Prof Gramich said Thomas remained unknown to many and hoped his centenary would encourage more to pick up his work.
"I think he's still not very well-known, unfortunately, and I do think that he deserves more attention from the literary establishment - not only in Wales but in America as well," she said.
"If I were to compare him with his peers in the English novel, I would compare him with Kingsley Amis or Evelyn Waugh, who were more or less his contemporaries. And those three write in a similar vein of satirical humour."
Gwyn Thomas died in 1981. His centenary this year is sandwiched between events to mark 100 years since the birth of RS Thomas and next year's commemorations for Dylan Thomas.
And while Thomas's fame and notoriety sits sometimes in the shadow of the other tempestuous Thomases, his dark humour still casts a ripple of enjoyment through the Rhondda and the minds of his readers.


Swansea City's 2017-18 Premier League season starts at Southampton on Saturday, 12 August.

Their first home game is against Manchester United a week later with a trip to Crystal Palace to follow.
Manager Paul Clement guided Swans to survival last season with three wins in their final four games.
He will hope they are not involved in a similar battle in a 2017-18 run-in that involves games against Man Utd, Everton, Manchester City and Chelsea.
Swans' season ends with home game against Stoke City and on Boxing Day they travel to Liverpool.
Clement was Swansea's third manager of 2016-17, succeeding American Bob Bradley, who had taken over after the departure of Italian Francesco Guidolin.


At least three of 10 people on death row in Indonesia for drug smuggling have been given formal notice of their imminent execution.

Two Australians, Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran, and a Philippines woman, Mary Jane Veloso were notified by Indonesian officials on Saturday.
Under Indonesian law, convicts must be given 72 hours' notice of execution, but no formal date has yet been set.
The appeals process for a French national is still under way.
The group is being held on the prison island of Nusakambangan.
"Indonesian authorities today [Saturday] advised Australian consular officials that the executions of Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran will be scheduled imminently at Nusa Kambangan prison in central Java," Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop said in a statement.
She said she would continue to press for clemency. However, Indonesia's government has rejected all appeals so far.
Veloso's parents, two sons and sister travelled to the island on Saturday to see her.
Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran were the leaders of the "Bali Nine" group arrested in 2005 while attempting to smuggle heroin to Australia.
A court ruled that they had organised a nine-member smuggling operation and they were sentenced to death in 2006.
Indonesian President Joko Widodo, who took office last year, has taken a tough stance on drug crime.
In January he authorised the executions of six people, including five foreigners, convicted of drug offences.
The group of 10 awaiting execution also includes Brazilian and Nigerian nationals.
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Kirk Kerkorian, the son of Armenian immigrants who became a billionaire Las Vegas mogul, has died at the age of 98.

The veteran US businessman was the largest shareholder in MGM Resorts International, which owns the MGM Grand and Bellagio hotels in Las Vegas.
He was well known for buying and then selling the MGM film studio three times, making a profit each time.
Kerkorian was reported to have died on Monday night in Los Angeles but no cause of death has been given.
"Mr Kerkorian was a quiet but powerful force behind the transformation of the Las Vegas Strip into one of the world's most popular tourist destinations," MGM Resorts said in a statement.
A school dropout at 16, Kerkorian became a boxer and later flew dangerous missions delivering warplanes from Canada to Britain during World War Two.
He carried on flying after the war and opened a charter flight business ferrying gamblers who wanted to get from Los Angeles to Las Vegas more quickly than by driving.
He began buying property in Las Vegas in 1962 after selling his charter airline, which he later re-purchased.
"When you're a self-made man you start very early in life," he once told the Las Vegas Review-Journal. "You get a drive that's a little different, maybe a little stronger, than somebody who inherited."
He was also a player in the automobile industry, losing a battle for control of Chrysler in the 1990s before taking stakes in General Motors and Ford in the 2000s.
In May this year, Forbes magazine estimated Kerkorian's wealth at $4.2bn (Â£2.7bn) after taking a hit on his investments during the financial crisis in 2008, when the magazine said he was worth $16bn.
"MGM Resorts and our family of 62,000 employees are honouring the memory of a great man, a great business leader, a great community leader, an innovator, and one of our country's greatest generation," MGM chief executive Jim Murren said in a statement.


Three osprey chicks at a Highlands wildlife reserve face starvation after their father's failure to return to the nest with fish.

Odin has been absent for the past few days leaving his mate EJ alone with their newly hatched chicks.
RSPB Scotland says it would be wrong to intervene in the situation at Loch Garten near Grantown on Spey.
It says the birds, which migrate to Scotland to breed, are in their natural habitat.
EJ and Odin are the RSPB reserves most successful breeding pair.
Their latest clutch of three eggs hatched over the past few days.
However, staff and volunteers at the reserve suspect a young male osprey may have frightened off Odin.
EJ's instinct is to remain with her young at the nest, which has come under attack from two ospreys.
The RSPB has set out an explanation to why it will not intervene and feed the chicks in its Loch Garten blog.
It said: "We actually believe our non-intervention decision affords the birds the respect and dignity they deserve to face the world on their own terms.
"Sometimes nature is hard to watch and it doesn't always work out.
"This can be difficult to witness and accept. We share in everyone else's disappointment and sadness when that happens, we really do, but we feel that human intervention in a natural process is not the correct course of action, morally or scientifically.
EJ, who is 20 years old this year, has been visiting Loch Garten for 15 years and has reared 25 chicks over that time with mate Odin and other males.
The first chick hatched on Tuesday evening and the others followed over the course of the week, with last one emerging from its egg on Thursday.
The nest is in a tree on an RSPB Scotland reserve near Grantown on Spey.
EJ and her mate Odin are the most successful breeding pair at the Loch Garten site.
Over previous seasons, 17 of their chicks have fledged.
Ospreys migrate from west Africa to Scotland to breed and can be seen hunting for fish from rivers and lochs.


A memorial vigil will be held for a cow that was shot dead by police marksmen.

The cow, nicknamed Bessie, was one of three that escaped from Rising Sun Country Park in North Tyneside on Sunday.
A helicopter and six police marksmen tracked the trio - two were recaptured but Bessie was shot "in the interests of public safety".
The vigil is to take place at 18:00 BST on Friday, at a field in Chicken Lane, Wallsend.
Thousands of people have liked a Facebook page set up in her memory.
Those attending the vigil are asked to wear a cow onesie and bring a candle.
Dave Turner, who set up the R.I.P. Wallsend Cow Facebook page, said: "It's not every day you get a cow getting shot in a field nearby. I think we need to mark this occasion with a serious send-off for Bessie.
"It wasn't doing anything, it was just eating a bit of grass - it probably got sick of the grass it was eating elsewhere, it heard about a nice new patch, went down and started grazing, and the next thing is police turn up and start firing at it.
"We are going to light candles and say a little prayer for her."
Photographer John Millard witnessed the cow being shot dead, and described the scene to BBC Radio 5 live.
He said there was a "massive police presence" with more than 15 police vehicles, a helicopter hovering overhead, and three or four officers in sniper gear.
He originally thought it could have been terrorist-related, rather than, as he then realised, a "docile little cow standing in a field".
A Northumbria Police spokesman said Bessie was destroyed after becoming "increasingly distressed" and "causing dangerous and severe obstructions" on a major road.


NatWest bank has announced it will shut nine branches across north Wales from May next year.

Three will close on Anglesey, two in both Gwynedd and Denbighshire, one in Flintshire, while the closure in Conwy will leave it without a bank.
AMs and MPs have criticised the move, with Plaid Cymru's Dwyfor Meirionnydd MP Liz Saville Roberts saying she is "dismayed" by the decision.
NatWest said the rise in online banking had seen branch visit numbers drop.
In September 2015, the high street bank closed 11 branches across north Wales.
Ms Roberts said when she recently met NatWest officials, there was no mention of their intention to close the Porthmadog branch.
She added Natwest's online banking strategy failed to take into account the poor broadband service experienced in many parts of north Wales.
Plaid Cymru's Anglesey AM Rhun ap Iorwerth said: "Banks have been ripped out of our towns at an astounding rate, which shows no regard for the people who have helped banks make huge profits."
Labour's Anglesey MP Albert Owen said it was an "appalling situation" and a "phased and planned process by NatWest of withdrawing from the local communities".
Politicians also expressed concern about the future of the vacated branches.
Conservative Clwyd West AM Darren Millar warned the closure could put the future of Ruthin's 615-year-old Old Court House building, in which the bank is based, at risk.
While, Tory Aberconwy MP Guto Bebb said he had arranged a meeting on Friday with NatWest senior executives "to express my dismay and the anger felt by local residents and businesses in Conwy".
A NatWest spokesman said: "The way people choose to bank with us has changed radically over the last few years.
"As a result of this change, we have seen the number of transactions in these branches decline since 2011."
It claimed the number of customers using online and mobile banking in Conwy had increased by 45%, and in Porthmadog by 48%.
Meanwhile, the number of transactions at Conwy and Porthmadog branches have reduced by 16%, in Caernarfon by 23%, and in Holyhead by 18%.
All NatWest customers will be able to use the Post Office to check balances, withdraw and pay in money and get coins, and staff will train people how to use digital banking.


A £250m dispute over who pays for nurses delivering social care in residential homes in Wales has been heard by the Supreme Court.

The NHS pays for 24-hour healthcare, while general care needs are funded privately or by the council.
But health boards and Welsh councils cannot agree who should pay when a person needs certain healthcare - but not around the clock.
Care home companies claim the row has left them waiting to be paid.
It prompted a group of care home owners to secure a judicial review which ruled in their favour.
But the health boards won an appeal - and that has now gone before the Supreme Court for a final ruling.
Richard Gordon QC, on behalf of Ceredigion council which is leading the councils' case, told law lords that Wednesday's hearing was "not just a technical dispute between two public bodies".
He said it "very much affects service users" in care homes in Wales.
The lawyer argued that whether a registered nurse was carrying out non-nursing duties, or doing nothing, for some of that time they were on duty and on call to carry out nursing tasks when needed.
In those circumstances, all funding should be provided by the health boards, he said.
Fenella Morris, QC for Cardiff and Vale University Health Board and the six other Welsh trusts, argued that if a nurse carried out a social care task, it did not make it an NHS obligation but work for a local authority.
"We say the NHS is entitled to decide that where a local authority is required to provide social care and a nurse is present to provide social care, it is not necessary for the NHS to pay the cost of that social care."
Clive Sheldon, the QC representing the secretary of state for health, added: "Local authorities can be required to arrange for and pay for services carried out by a registered nurse that do not need to be carried out by a registered nurse."
He added councils are arguing that an on-site qualified nurse was needed, whatever they did, and they should be paid for by the health service.
"We say that is an absurd consequence," said Mr Sheldon.
Judgement has now been reserved and the final decision by the five law lords hearing the case will be made later this year.
The case is already said to have run up a highly criticised legal costs bill of about £1m.


The first Christmas baby in Scotland is believed to have been born at the Royal Alexandra Hospital in Paisley.

The little girl, who has yet to be given a name, was born at 00:14.
She weighed in at 7lb 13oz. Both she and her mother, Kerry Docherty from Paisley, are reported to be doing well.
Elsewhere in Scotland, a boy was born at Forth Valley Royal Hospital at 03:30. Stacey and Jamie Pryde from Tillicoultry's son Flynn arrived weighing 7lb 9oz.


Martin McGuinness has said he does not accept Northern Ireland cannot maintain any kind of special status within the EU after the UK withdraws from it.

Earlier, Secretary of State Theresa Villiers said EU rules do not permit part of a country remaining within the European Union.
In Northern Ireland, the majority of voters (56%) voted for the UK to stay in the EU in last week's referendum.
But overall, the UK voted to give up its EU membership by 52% to 48%.
"I believe that the mandate that we got during the course of the referendum to remain puts us in a very special place," Mr McGuinness, the deputy first minister, said after meeting Irish Foreign Affairs Minister Charlie Flanagan .
"It's quite clear that Scotland will make that same case.
"Theresa (Villiers) has to understand, as far as we in Sinn FÃ©in are concerned, this is not a done deal, there is still a lot to be played for in the time ahead and we will be asserting the rights of those people who voted to remain in Europe."
Earlier, speaking ahead of a British-Irish meeting to discuss the political way ahead after the referendum result, Ms Villiers said: "The EU rules are very clear - membership is at member state level, it's a national question."
She added: "This decision has been made - the people of the UK have voted to leave the EU.
Ms Villiers hosted Mr Flanagan to discuss the fallout from the EU referendum result.
Mr Flanagan said the meeting was a welcome opportunity to discuss the referendum result.
"I reiterated the government's commitment to the stability and prosperity of Northern Ireland and how we will seek to highlight the need for the EU to take account of the Northern Ireland dimension in upcoming negotiations in order to minimise any negative impact that may arise as a result," he said.
Northern Ireland Executive ministers were also meeting to consider the implications of Brexit and the potential impact on their government departments.
The politicians meeting at Stormont are deeply divided about the issue.
Both Sinn FÃ©in and the SDLP have said they do not want to be "dragged out of the EU" on the basis of English votes.
But First Minister Arlene Foster and and her Democratic Unionist Party campaigned for a Leave vote
She said: "The campaign is over, the decision has been taken, and now it is our job to go ahead and to represent the people of Northern Ireland in terms of the negotiations that are going to take place now.
"That's certainly my focus, to get the best deal for Northern Ireland in terms of the Brexit from the European Union," she said.
Scotland First Minister Nicola Sturgeon travelled to Brussels on Wednesday to seek to protect her region's relationship with the EU.
Gibraltar, which, like Scotland and Northern Ireland, voted to remain in the EU, has signalled it wishes to explore its options..


The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned again of a weakening global economic recovery despite government efforts to stimulate growth.

The global economy is likely to grow at a slower rate than previously forecast over the next two years, the organisation said in its latest report.
It said it now expected the eurozone to remain in recession in 2013, having previously predicted growth.
The UK's growth forecasts have also been revised down.
The IMF said continued problems in the eurozone were weighing on the global economy.
"The euro area continues to pose a large downside risk to the global outlook," the IMF report said.
"In particular, risks of prolonged stagnation in the euro area as a whole will rise if the momentum for reform is not maintained."
The eurozone's economy is now forecast to shrink by 0.1% this year. Just three months ago the IMF had forecast 0.2% growth.
By Stephanie FlandersEconomics editor
Earlier there were signs that some confidence had returned to European markets, with Portugal returning to the bond market to borrow money from investors for the first time since seeking a eurozone bailout in 2011.
Its offering of 2bn euros of five-year bonds was four times oversubscribed by investors.
But overall, the IMF now forecasts that the world economy to grow by 3.5% this year and 4.1% in 2014, 0.1 percentage points lower than stated in October's forecasts.
Most of that growth is predicted to come from developing economies, rather than the developed countries still emerging from recession.
Earlier this month, the World Bank also cut its global growth forecasts blaming the slow recovery of developed nations.
The prospects for the UK's economy have also worsened in the last three months, the IMF forecasts suggest.
Previously it forecast growth of 1.1% this year and 2.2% next year. That has now been revised down to 1% and 1.9% growth respectively.
The IMF said the challenges facing developed economies remained the same.
"Most advanced economies face two challenges. First, they need steady and sustained fiscal consolidation. Second, financial sector reform must continue to decrease risks in the financial system," the report said.
"Addressing these challenges will support recovery and reduce downside risks."


An overwhelming majority of HSBC shareholders have approved a new pay policy for executive directors.

The move will cut the maximum amount directors can earn by 7%, but the executives' pay awards for 2015 were backed by 96% of investors.
They include a total package worth £7.34m for chief executive Stuart Gulliver.
A shareholder advisory group had asked shareholders to reject the 2015 remuneration report.
Earlier this week, Pensions and Investment Research Consultants (Pirc) said HSBC's executive pay awards for 2015 were "excessive".
HSBC held its annual general meeting on Friday.
It outlined its proposals to cut the amount of cash given to directors in lieu of a pension from 50% to 30% of base salary and make them wait three years before they receive long-term bonuses.
Europe's biggest bank told shareholders in its AGM statement that the new proposals took into account regulatory changes but also "address your feedback".
The chairman of HSBC's remuneration committee, Sam Laidlaw, said in his statement the committee believed there should be rewards for delivering results and penalties when they are not delivered in the right way.
Last year's bonus pool had been cut by $431m (£300m) to "reflect fines, penalties and the cost of customer redress".
According to the annual report, Mr Gulliver received a total of £7.34m last year, down from £7.61m in 2014.
Mr Laidlaw asked shareholders to vote in favour of both last year's remuneration report and the new three year policy.
Investors in other big companies have been grappling with the issue of directors' pay recently.
Earlier this month, BP shareholders rejected a pay package of almost £14m for chief executive Bob Dudley at the oil company's annual general meeting.
Just over 59% of investors voted against Mr Dudley's 20% increase, one of the largest rejections to date of a corporate pay deal in the UK.
On Thursday, 42% of shareholders in Anglo-American voted against the £3.4m remuneration package of chief executive Mark Cutifani.
The UK-listed mining giant saw the value of its shares fall by 75% last year, the worst performance of any of the companies listed on the FTSE 100 and the fifth year in a row that the share price has fallen.
Also on Thursday, a report said the present method of calculating executive pay is "not fit for purpose" and needs reform.
The Executive Remuneration Working Group, which was established by the Investment Association, said there was "widespread scepticism and loss of public confidence" over executive pay.


Fiddling distractedly with her headscarf and in words little louder than a whisper, Amar Al-Sadi tells me Malta has saved her from a life of bombs, rubble and deadly disease.

Her family escaped war-torn Yemen on a United Nations evacuation flight two years ago.
"I don't think anyone in the world would want to live that way," she said. "We were asleep one day and we heard a really big bomb nearby. It was really scary.
"I still have friends in Yemen. They tell me people are dying of cholera. Some of them do try to leave, but they can't because no-one will accept their passports now."
Amar is neither in Malta as a refugee, nor an economic migrant. The 21-year-old, her parents and four siblings are now all Maltese citizens.
They weren't born in Malta, and they didn't have any Maltese family. So how do they have Maltese passports?
They bought them, as have several thousand others in Malta since the country started selling passports in 2014.
Unlike residency programmes or investor visas, which many countries (including the UK) offer to foreigners, Malta's Individual Investor Programme grants full citizenship to successful applicants.
It costs a minimum of 880,000 euros (Â£800,000; $1m), rising for each additional family member.
Three quarters of that is a non-refundable contribution to Malta's National Development and Social Fund, which finances education, health and job creation projects. The rest is split between investments in government bonds and owning or renting a home for at least five years.
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The Caribbean island of St Kitts and Nevis has been selling citizenship since 1984, but since 2011 Austria, Bulgaria, Hungary and Cyprus have all launched their own schemes.
"It's the insurance policy of the 21st Century," according to Christian Kaelin, the head of residency and citizenship planning firm, Henley and Partners.
He says there's been a "rapid expansion" in this area, partly fuelled by governments looking for new revenue sources, but also because of geopolitical unrest, for example in the Middle East.
Wealthy people can use such schemes as a way of escaping trouble or dramatic political change. But aside from security concerns, many simply want to offer opportunities to their children or make it easier to run a business.
"It's about mobility and personal flexibility, with access to other countries. We have a client who is an American but he has two important investments in Italy and the Netherlands," Mr Kaelin says.
"He needs a work permit in both. If he acquires citizenship in Malta, we don't need to deal with any work permit or other issues," says Mr Kaelin.
That's because Malta is in the European Union and part of its Schengen Area - enabling passport-free movement across most of EU. This is one of the scheme's strongest selling points.
Enquiries from the UK rose slightly after the Brexit vote, but no-one has yet signed up. "It's clear the UK will find some sort of arrangement with the EU," says Mr Kaelin.
"If a Brit comes to me and asks if they should buy a Maltese passport I'd say no forget it, just relax."
Malta's citizenship scheme is also popular because it's relatively cheap and quick. Applicants usually receive their passports within 12 to 18 months.
The programme requires applicants to either buy a property worth at least 350,000 euros, or rent one for at least 16,000 euros a year for five years.
More than 80% of applicants for passports take the rental option. However, there is increasing concern that many properties remain, leading some people in Malta to question applicants' intentions.
"These billionaires aren't interested in living in Malta, they just want access to the EU" says Maltese journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia. "They probably have no intention of ever setting foot here. If they were really interested in staying they would buy a home."
Malta's central bank has said the Individual Investor Programme is one of the factors pushing up house prices in Malta by some 7% each year, and rents by about 10%.
Jonathan Cardona, chief executive of Identity Malta, which runs the programme, agrees EU access is a key selling point for a Maltese passport but argues that the island is an attractive investment in its own right.
"I know one who has invested about 70m euros in Malta. Another one is in the process of opening a factory in the pharmaceutical industry, and I know of another who has opened an IT company.
"Some of them might not have invested seriously yet, but you can never tell what might happen in a few years' time."
Mr Cardona is keen to point out the financial significance of the donations applicants have made. These now total more than 220m euros and are worth about 2.5% of Malta's GDP.
"Because of their wealth and what they have done to achieve their status, they have quite a large footprint so we are able to do a lot of due diligence on them," he says.
"Other economic migrants, especially when they come without any documentation - we don't even know where they are coming from or the language they speak."
But for some, citizenship is about more than just numbers.
"A passport is something which should not be for sale, it's something you belong to, part of your DNA," says Helga Ellul, who was born in Germany but has lived in Malta for more than 40 years.
She moved to the island to run German toymaker Playmobil's operations there, employing more than 1,000 workers. She married, had two children and now has three grandchildren, and 15 years ago she applied for and was granted Maltese citizenship, without handing over hundreds of thousands of euros.
"It wasn't an easy decision for me to give up my German passport," she adds.
"When I took the decision it was because I really felt I belong to this country, that I would remain here. I have so many more friends here, I'm so recognised here, and part of this whole society, and I think if you would ask people in Malta I think they would all say I earned it."
But what right can any of us really claim to citizenship? After all, most of us acquire it through our parents, by chance.
Javier Hidalgo, a political theorist at the University of Richmond in Virginia, believes citizenship is always unearned and that there's often an inherent hypocrisy in a moral aversion to treating it as a commodity.
"If you're a sceptic about immigration restrictions, like me, then you'll be sceptical about selling citizenship, because you might think we're obligated to give people access to the country for free.
"But most countries and most people are quite happy to restrict immigration. If you think that's OK, then what's the problem with selling it?
"You're already in favour of excluding a lot of people. Why not make some money off of admitting some of them who you would otherwise be entitled to exclude?"
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Amar Al-Sadi and her family have bought and live in their Maltese home, and she is studying in the country along with her siblings.
She says they've immersed themselves in Maltese life and have been welcomed by their new neighbours, making plenty of friends.
"But I don't think everyone is as fortunate as we were, and that's really sad."


Police in the state of Bahia in north-eastern Brazil say they have voted to end a two-day strike over pay after accepting an improved government offer.

They said they accepted salary increases ranging from 25% to 60%, according to Brazil's G1 news portal.
On Wednesday, elite police units and armed soldiers were deployed to the state to restore order amid a hike in the number of murders and other crimes.
Shops were also looted in the capital, Salvador, following the walkout.
Brazil's third-largest city is due to host six matches during the football World Cup, which begins in June.
Following their vote to end the walkout, the protesting officers were seen on local TV celebrating what they said was a "victory".
Their decision came a day after a federal judge ruled the dispute illegal and ordered the striking officers to return to work or their union would face fines.
State officials said 39 people have been killed in and around Salvador since the strike was announced, a much higher figure than normal.
The labour dispute also prompted car robberies and looters to pillage supermarkets, electronics stores and other shops, as police stayed away in defiance of the court order.
Many shops, schools and universities remained closed, and fewer buses circulated in Salvador after drivers refused to go to work for fear of being attacked.
The troop deployment to the state had been authorised by President Dilma Rousseff to "guarantee peace in Bahia".
"It is unacceptable that the security of Bahia's population be at risk," she said on Twitter.
It was not the first strike by police in Salvador.
In 2012, troops were also sent on to the streets during a police walkout that lasted 12 days and led to a spike in murders and other violent crimes.
Back then, more than 130 people were killed and 12 officers were arrested, including the leader of the latest labour dispute, Marco Prisco.
Some three million people live in Salvador, making Bahia one of the most populous states in Brazil.
The costal city also has one of the highest murder rates in the country.


Bournemouth have signed Middlesbrough forward Lee Tomlin for £3m on a three-year deal.

The 26-year-old joined Boro for £1.5m in January 2014 after four years at Peterborough.
He scored 10 goals in 50 appearances last season as Boro lost to Norwich in the Championship play-off final.
"Lee is a player who we are excited about and will get fans off their seats," said Bournemouth chief executive Neill Blake.
Premier League newcomers Bournemouth signed former Leeds United winger Max Gradel from St Etienne on Tuesday.
Blake added: "We are very pleased with the business we have done this week, and on the whole this summer, and feel it is a marker of our ambitions this season."
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A 14-year-old girl is helping the families of fallen US police officers by handcrafting personalised teddy bears from the officer's own uniforms.

Florida resident Megan O'Grady, herself the daughter of a police officer, set up "Blue Line Bears" to create lasting mementoes for the children and family of those who die in the line of duty.
Each is made from uniforms provided by police departments - and personalised with the officer's badge and stripes.
The first were delivered this week.
"Out of all the gifts I have received, this is one of the best," Johnny Brinson, holding the first Blue Line Bear, said.
His mother, Lt Debra Clayton, was killed in the line of duty in Orlando on 9 January, when she confronted a dangerous wanted man. He shot her several times.
"I always hugged her in her uniform - even before she went to work, while she was on duty. Because we were that close - we talked every day, every hour," Johnny said.
"Seeing this patch, feeling it again â€¦ I'm very thankful for it, to make it - it's amazing. I love it. I really do."
The unusual idea came to Megan late last year, when she was assigned an essay at school - to write about something she believes in. She wrote about her father, and her belief that law enforcement officers are not appreciated for the risks they take.
Megan seems acutely aware that her father risks his life every time he goes on duty - and decided she wanted to do something for other families who suffered that loss.
"Because of my dad, I felt really bad for the children - I could relate," she said. "I thought there has to be some way I can help."
"And then I just thought of an idea that would reach out to them personally, and give them something that was a piece of their parent ... so they can hold that every single night and think of them."
On paper, Megan's parents run Blue Line Bears - because she is only 14. They handle the finance and administration - but it is up to Megan and her grandmother to hand-stitch and personalise every bear. That process takes about four days per bear.
On the front, each bear has a personalised, embroidered badge with the officer's name. On the back, their department's patch from the uniform is sewn on, and the uniform's buttons are used for eyes.
The charity suggests that shirts have collars and one patch removed before being sent, so they can never be used to impersonate an officer, and it works with victim's advocates to make contact with families.
The finishing touch on every bear is a medal of Saint Michael - the patron saint of police officers, and a nod to Megan's religious faith.
The idea has taken off, and uniforms have started to arrive from Orange County, New York, Las Vegas and more. Some died of medical issues, or in traffic accidents - but others were shot on duty.
Megan is very aware of where the material comes from.
"It was really hard for me to handle all the shirts that were coming in at once," she said - but she tries to look on it as "a sign that we can help."
But the delivery of the second set of bears, to the parents of Deputy Norman Lewis, "was extremely emotional for me," Megan said, despite her attempts to prepare herself.
Local news footage showed both Megan and Norman's mother embracing in tears.
"She was such a sweet lady," Megan said, "and it was worth every moment that I spent in the car driving up there in order to meet her."
Her actions have won the over law enforcement officers, too.
Orlando's Chief of Police John Mina said he was "overcome with joy" when he learned that another officer's daughter was doing this for Lt Clayton's family.
"When I found out that they were going to actually be made out of Debra's uniform, it was hard not to get emotional. It just means the world to us," he said.
Megan and her grandmother only started production of the first Blue Line Bears after the first deaths of officers in 2017.
Right now, they have 10 to make - a substantial workload for a 14-year-old who is still at school. She hopes not to have to make too many this year.
But in recent years, between 100 and 150 police officers have died each year in the line of duty.
Megan hopes to bring more people on board to help - and will have to ship some of them - rather than skip school to deliver them personally.
And her father - who was her inspiration for the project - is drawing his own inspiration from Megan.
Writing on the Blue Line Bears Facebook page, he said: "The compassion, empathy and sympathy that is needed and shown by Mega ... is breathtaking"
"With all the craziness and unrest, it is good to know that there is still someone I can look up to and call my hero.
"Who knew that it would be my daughter?"


Cancer is a shocking diagnosis for anyone to receive, perhaps ever more so for young people.

That is the situation that faced Ethan McLaughlin earlier this year when he was told he had testicular cancer.
The 21-year-old has been through surgery and chemotherapy, yet in spite of everything he has managed to finish his degree with first class honours.
Ethan, who is from Birmingham, came to Belfast to study international politics at Queen's University.
He said he became aware of troubling physical symptoms in March.
"It was very clear for me that I needed to go and get checked out," he said.
"My testicle had started to expand to a size where I thought something was terribly wrong.
"I also had some of the additional symptoms that I had seen when I had done research - my nipples had become erect and I had lower abdominal pain.
"When I put it all together in my head I thought: 'This is something I should prepare myself for.'"
After treatment and surgery, Ethan and his girlfriend Alicia Brittain had to confront issues they both thought would be some way off in the future.
Chemotherapy leaves men at risk of being infertile, so Ethan chose to have his sperm frozen, an experience he describes as "strange".
"Thinking long term, I made provision for that possibility," he said.
"It was an odd conversation, not a difficult one, about having kids, having to think about our lives into our 30s and 40s."
Alicia, who is in her third year of a philosophy degree at Queen's University, said the experience has been difficult.
"Ethan was always so healthy - I thought it wouldn't happen to him but it did," she said.
"It was hard seeing him being treated with chemotherapy because there is nothing you can do.
"The hardest part is not being able to help at all, you just have to wait it out."
Testicular cancer is relatively rare and it occurs mainly in young men.
Prof Joe O'Sullivan is the clinical director of oncology at the Belfast Health and Social Care Trust.
"In Northern Ireland we might expect between 60 and 80 cases per year, with about 2,000 cases per year in the UK," he said.
"It's unusual because it is a cancer affecting younger men, between their late teens and early 30s."
Prof O'Sullivan said the primary thing for men to look out for is a lump or swelling on the testes, adding the vast majority of patients with testicular cancer get cured.
"It is thankfully one of the best results we have with cancer therapy.
"The testicle can be removed by surgery and some patients don't need any treatment at all after that.
"Sometimes they will need radiotherapy or chemotherapy."
Ethan says the specialist nurses from Macmillian Cancer Support who helped him were a great support.
Heather Monteverde from the charity said a cancer diagnosis can be particularly challenging for young people.
"They can feel like a fish out of water in the hospital, most people there are old enough to be their grandparents and they can really struggle with that," she said.
"They have fairly strenuous treatment at a time when their friends are out socialising and having gap years, as well as all the studying and career choices.
"So it is difficult and Macmillan nurses help with that."
Ethan is now looking forward to a graduation ceremony, celebrating his first class degree at the end of the year.
"Since coming back to Belfast from getting treatment in Birmingham I have tried to - not to be clichÃ©d - make the most of things," he said.
"I want to try to tick off as many experiences as I possibly can while I have the opportunity."


The 2022 World Cup in Qatar should take place in November and December, a Fifa taskforce has recommended.

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Key football officials met in Doha to discuss a number of options following fears a summer event would endanger the health of players and fans.
Summer temperatures in Qatar can exceed 40C while those in November and December drop to around 25C.
Tuesday's recommendation is expected to be ratified by Fifa's executive committee in Zurich on 19 and 20 March.
Taskforce chief Sheikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al-Khalifa also recommended that the 2022 tournament should be shortened by a few days.
There has already been speculation that the tournament could start on 26 November and end on 23 December.
However, Fifa has already said there are no plans to reduce the size of the tournament from 32 teams or 64 matches.
The other dates under consideration were May and January-February.
Fifa said a number of options had been discussed but felt that November-December was the best one because:
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Fifa general secretary Jerome Valcke said there were "pros and cons" for all options but said the "one solution" was November and December.
Sheikh Salman added: "We are very pleased that, after careful consideration of the various opinions and detailed discussions with all stakeholders, we have identified what we believe to be the best solution for the 2018-2024 international match calendar and football in general."
Fifa vice-president Jim Boyce said moving the World Cup to the winter was "common sense" but that a final on 23 December would be too close to Christmas and Britain's traditional festive matches.
"That's the only reservation I would have and I would like it a week earlier," said Boyce. "But I want to wait until the Fifa executive committee meeting to hear all the details about the dates."
Football Association chairman Greg Dyke said he would do all it could to protect the traditional festive period for club matches.
That stance was echoed by Richard Scudamore, chief executive of the English Premier League. "We've got to make sure we keep the Christmas and New year programme intact," he said.
Not so much a shock, more "the day many in football had feared", according to BBC sports editor Dan Roan.
"Despite rampant opposition, Fifa says this unprecedented break with tradition is in the interests of players and fans," he said. "But the ramifications are considerable, causing havoc for fixture calendars in an estimated 50 countries.
"Here in Qatar, this feels like the moment when the build-up towards 2022 can really begin and many will welcome Fifa asserting their power over the top clubs in the interests of a first World Cup in the Middle East.
"It also compounds the controversy that surrounded a host nation dogged by allegations of corruption and the abuse of migrant workers. The rifts that already divide the sport today feel wider than ever."
BBC Radio 5 live's sports news correspondent Richard Conway said Europe's leading leagues and clubs would be disappointed after losing "this argument" but indicated the row over dates would rumble on.
Richard Scudamore, chief executive of the English Premier League, indicated the matter was far from settled.
"Clearly there is still time within the process to consider our position further, but first we will consult with our clubs, other stakeholders in English football and other leagues before deciding on what, if any, further action might be appropriate or worthwhile," he said.
Dan Roan added: "The debate surrounding the timing of the 2022 World Cup set the world's richest leagues on a collision course with Fifa. Europe's clubs will now seek compensation for the disruption caused."
Fifa vice-president Jim Boyce said a tournament in November and December would "cause a lot of disruption" but added: "It is eight years away and people should have enough time to make it work."
However, Peter Coates, chairman of English Premier League side Stoke City, described the situation as a "disaster".
He told BBC Radio 5 live: "The only saving grace is that we don't have to think about it for a long time. It couldn't be more disruptive."
Greg Dyke said the best option would be to move the World Cup from Qatar but that November-December was "the best of the bad options".
English football's Premier League strongly opposed a winter tournament given the disruption it would cause to the title run-in and the hole it would create in the schedules of its broadcast partners.
A World Cup in November and December also affects the Football League, the FA Cup and League Cup.
League and cup competitions in Scotland may also face disruption, regardless of whether the national team qualifies for the tournament with players being called up for other international teams.
Domestic leagues in Wales and Northern Ireland are less likely to be affected with the vast majority of players non-internationals.
Many of Europe's top leagues wanted an April-May solution to minimise disruption to their domestic programmes, not to mention the impact on the Champions League and Europa League.
According to English Premier League chief executive Richard Scudamore, European leagues and clubs will "suffer the most".
Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, chairman of the European Club Association, added that European clubs and leagues cannot be expected to bear the costs for any rescheduling.
"We expect the clubs to be compensated for the damage that a final decision would cause," said the German.
And Frederic Thiriez, president of the French football league and the European Professional Football Leagues, described it as "probably the most terrible decision" for domestic competitions.
Asked about a potential boycott from European leagues, Thiriez said: "I don't want to threaten or say we will do this or that. Let's wait for the final decision on 19 March. Then we will see what we'll do. Everybody's trying to find a solution. I'm trying to defend the interests of the leagues in Europe.
"It is the national leagues in Europe who guarantee the life of football in Europe. It's not the World Cup, neither the Champions League. It is the domestic championships. This is the heart of football."
However, Savo Milosevic, vice-president of the Serbian Football Association, said his country could benefit.
"Switching it to November and December is a good decision in my opinion and one that would also play into Serbia's hands if we qualify because it would practically coincide with our winter break," he said.
European governing body Uefa also backed the taskforce, insisting it "sees no major issues in rescheduling its competitions".
African officials agree with the taskforce, even though they will almost certainly have to move the 2023 African Cup of Nations from its January-February slot.
Confederation of African Football's director of communications Junior Binyam said it was backing the proposal "100%".
Concacaf, the confederation responsible for football in North America, Central America and the Caribbean said it "fully supports" the recommendations. The US Major League Soccer season will be unaffected given it runs from March until October.
It's likely to be a similar tale with the Asian Football Confederation, given Sheikh Salman is president of that particular body.
The Football Supporters' Federation questioned Sheikh Salman's claim to have had "detailed discussions with all stakeholders", saying the process would "bring renewed focus on to Fifa's governance and decision-making".
It said: "Once again this is a top-down decision from Fifa that has alienated both fans and clubs.
"The FSF is affiliated to Football Supporters Europe and they weren't consulted, despite representing millions of fans across the continent."
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Average temperatures in November are around 29C, dropping to around 25C by mid-December, slightly cooler than the 35C averages in May.
In June and July, those numbers increase significantly, regularly exceeding 40C.
BBC Weather's Nick Miller said it is not just the heat that is a concern but the humidity, too: "Together, they put a lot of pressure on the body, particularly with any physical activity,"
Organisers planned to use air-cooling technology they claim lowers temperatures within grounds to about 23C.


Parents have been told by a school head teacher to warn their children against urinating in the playground.

Kay Church, of Hannah More Infants' School in Nailsea, north Somerset, wrote to parents addressing the matter of "toilet etiquette" in a newsletter.
Mrs Church told the Bristol Post the "unacceptable behaviour" was "not at all representative" of the school.
However, she confirmed there had only been one such incident reported to her.
In the newsletter, Mrs Church wrote: "Sadly, it has been brought to my attention that at the end of the school day a small number of pupils are allowed by parents to urinate in the school playground.
"Clearly this is totally unacceptable behaviour particularly as all pupils and families know where the toilets are in school."
Chair of governors Ann Tonkin said there are "plenty" of toilets in the school building for children to use, and staff would be happy for pupils to return after lessons to use the facilities.
"If an adult were to behave in the same way in a public place there would be consequences," she explained.
"Parents need to ensure that they teach their children that it is not acceptable to urinate in a public place."
In the school's last Ofsted report, inspectors said the pupils "good attitudes make a significant contribution to their learning".
Inspectors said pupil behaviour was "good", and praised the schools' "broad and balanced curriculum" for playing "a significant role in pupils' social, moral, spiritual and cultural development."
North Somerset Council said it was an issue which parents have been made aware of through the school newsletter, and did not wish to comment further.


Will pee-proof paint prevent people from peeing on walls?

San Francisco's public works agency says it is testing a new urine-repellent paint in areas popular with people looking to relieve themselves.
Anyone choosing to use the treated walls as a toilet will see their urine "bounce back", according to a spokeswoman for the agency.
We have been finding out what you think of the idea and asking for your alternative solutions.
@Chrisbolton tweets: There is only one sane answer to this. More public toilets.
@NothappyMatt poses the question: What happens when they don't use the walls? It was a kind of courtesy.
While @MikayalaAmbrose raises an interesting point: You realise this paint won't work with women right?
@Mr_MuddyPuddle came up with another solution "A real life RoboCop".
@Jawhara333 had more ideas: big fines, strict rules, public teaching boards & more public toilets.
Jan van de Hoeven agreed with the idea via email: 'This is a good thing for sure, but at the same time a lot more public toilets should be placed throughout cities around the world.  I'm an older man and my bladder doesn't have the holding power it used to have.'
@Jay_Worrell tweeted: I'd create "Parenting Skills" - I know it's pretty out there.
The idea could also be popular elsewhere in the world with @FreshtaKarim tweeting: We should also start similar campaign in Kabul where many men urinate on streets.  While @Tamana_nainani adds: Haha - this should be introduced in India!
And @ShadesofIndia tweets: If this happens in Pakistan lots of men will be seen walking around in wall-repelled-pee-filled clothes.
And finally, @rosemleeds wants to address a different form of anti social behaviour: Concrete pavements that chewing gum won't stick to.
Thank you for all of your suggestions. We've had great fun reading them. You can see more via the replies to our tweet.


The woman who led the campaign for the creation of Family Allowance has been celebrated with a new public artwork.

Lulu Quinn's work, marking the 70th anniversary of Liverpool-born MP Eleanor Rathbone, can be found in the walled garden at Greenbank Park, the Rathbone family's former estate.
Ms Rathbone waged a 25-year battle for cash to be paid directly to mothers.
Her perseverance resulted in the 1945 Family Allowance Act - which originally saw weekly payouts of five shillings.
Among those attending the unveiling of the artwork were Liverpool's Deputy Mayor Ann O'Byrne, Louise Ellman MP, and Lesley Urbach of the Remembering Eleanor Rathbone campaign.
Ms Rathbone represented the Combined Universities seat (which covered all English universities except for Cambridge, London and Oxford) in the House of Commons from 1929 until shortly before her death.
The artwork features three quotations taken from her writings about women's suffrage, the Family Allowance Act and her campaigns for refugee rights.
It is created out of Corten steel sheets which are used in shipbuilding - a nod to her family's business.
"I wanted to use Eleanor Rathbone's words to animate the garden," said Ms Quinn. "In the current political climate her words are the voice of reason and rationality."
Jenny Rathbone, who represents Cardiff Central for Labour in the Welsh Assembly, said it was "fantastic" that her great aunt's achievements were being recognised and that she would have been "very pleased to see her words commemorated" rather than her personally.
Born in 1872, Eleanor Florence Rathbone has been described as one of the 20th Century's greatest humanitarian activists.
She also became known as the "MP for refugees" for her campaigning on behalf of people fleeing Nazi persecution.
The future MP attended Oxford University but, as a woman, was not allowed to graduate.
She was the first woman to be elected to Liverpool City Council, representing Granby Ward from 1909 to 1934.
She was later elected as an independent MP for the Combined Universities constituency.


Ex-Manchester United chief executive David Gill has said he will help Fifa reform its finances, if asked by new president Gianni Infantino.

The Swiss succeeded Sepp Blatter on Friday, the same day reforms were passed as the governing body aims to recover from a corruption crisis.
Blatter quit last year and was later suspended for six years from football.
Gill, 58, who is also on the Uefa executive committee, said: "Fifa has got to rebuild."
He added: "I sit on Uefa's finance committee and had that role at the Premier League so I would be prepared to do it at Fifa."
The organisation's executive committee is to be expanded to a 36-seat council following the passing of the reforms. Fifa's finance committee must have an independent chairman, while any executive committee member who also sits on the finance committee is required to have a financial qualification.
"I am happy to get involved," said Gill, who is a qualified chartered accountant.
Gill had worked with Infantino at Europe's governing body since 2013.
"What  Infantino can do - and what he has done at Uefa - is build a good team around him," Gill added.
"It's not just one person doing it. Yes, he's president and he'll set the tone. But, at the same time, he will understand he's got to do it with a team.
"He's got a great understanding of what it takes to run Uefa. He can use those skills and translate those on to the world stage now."


A man who had over 1,000 images of child sex abuse has avoided jail so he does not come under the influence of more dangerous sex offenders.

A judge told Daniel George Clarke three years of intense probation supervision and work would ultimately best serve and safeguard both him and society.
Clarke, 23, from Coronation Road in Carrickfergus, admitted 23 charges of downloading the images.
He also pleaded guilty to one of distributing some of them.
Clarke was put on the Sex Offenders' Register and made subject to a five-year Sex Offenders Prevention Order.
Belfast Crown Court heard that following a police search of his home in November 2013, Clarke admitted looking for the images and sharing them with others on an internet chat site.
A defence lawyer said while a remorseful Clarke knew it was both wrong and illegal, he went looking for more images after they were "burnt into his brain" after he initially "stumbled" upon them on the internet.
The judge said that downloading images of child sex abuse was not a victimless crime, and while the children were unknown to Clarke and police, they were individuals subjected to the most appalling abuse and lives of physical degradation.
"These are not just pictures, they are actual people," he added.
Judge McFarland said it was accepted Clarke's guilty pleas were based on genuine remorse and that there were many positive aspects to his life, notwithstanding his serious offending.
The Crown Court judge added, while on one view the custody threshold had been passed, he had to consider the impact of such a sentence, as in Clarke's case it would be a minimal jail term of between two to three months.
Judge McFarland said this would be served in the prison's sex offenders secure unit where Clarke would be exposed to the more dangerous elements of sex offending.
He said spending even two months in their presence and under their "malevolent and manipulative influence" would not result in a positive outcome either for Clarke or ultimately society.
The judge added that he preferred the suggested alternative contained in the pre-sentence report, advocating an intense period of supervision by probation during which time Clarke would undertake any course work they deemed necessary.


The family of a seven-year-old boy whose condition could cause brain damage have won a High Court challenge over an NHS decision not to fund a life-changing drug.

The child, "S", has a rare condition that means he cannot break down an amino acid, and he is autistic, which makes controlling his diet difficult.
A judge quashed the funding decision and sent it for reconsideration.
NHS England said it will reconsider but the ruling will not affect other cases.
The parents of the boy, who has phenylketonuria or PKU, want a drug called Kuvan to help him metabolise phenylalanine, an amino acid found in some proteins, which would cost about Â£100 a day.
If the boy ate normally, protein would accumulate in his blood in dangerous concentrations.
But Mrs Justice Andrews said: "Whilst this judgment is bound to give rise to a degree of optimism, I must caution against raising hopes too high.
"The fact that this claim for judicial review has succeeded does not mean that there will necessarily be a favourable outcome to this IFR (individual funding request) application."
The boy's father said: "We are very pleased that the court has ordered that NHS England reconsider their decision not to fund Kuvan for our son.
"It's been a very difficult two years for our whole family and we are hoping that the funding will be granted soon, so that our son's quality of life can be improved significantly."
An NHS consultant who was treating S, at Birmingham Children's Hospital, first applied to NHS England by an IFR for funding for Kuvan on the grounds the boy's case was "exceptional".
The boy's father told the court that the management of his condition had become more difficult over time because he had grown more interested in normal foods since going to school and seeing other children eat.
He would be able to get a proportion of vitamins and minerals from ordinary food if he was prescribed the drug.
S's father said the NHS's decision was "extremely frustrating, unfair and inhumane".
"No family should have to fight with the NHS for over 18 months to ensure that their child is given proper treatment," he said.
"It is clear to me they do not want to fund this life-changing drug."
The family's counsel, Ian Wise QC, told the court that differing reasons had been given by NHS England for repeatedly refusing the funding for the drug.
He said this left S at risk of the consequences of poorly-controlled PKU.
Jenni Richards QC, for NHS England, told the court that the main part of PKU treatment was dietary control, even with Kuvan.
She said S's consultant acknowledged that the boy's overall development in terms of neurological impairment would mostly be affected by the severity of his autism rather than his PKU.
By Michelle Roberts, BBC News
PKU can be managed by following a strict diet that limits foods containing phenylalanine - the amino acid these patients have difficulty with.
Child S also has autism, and his parents say controlling his condition through diet alone, avoiding or limiting foods like eggs, meat, fish and cheese, is too challenging.
The drug Kuvan is a treatment that provides the body with a substance that helps break down phenylalanine, but it only helps some people with PKU. Even if the medication does help, patients still need to control their diet.
The drug is also expensive - costing about Â£100 a day.
NHS England, which take into account a drug's cost versus benefit when making prescribing decisions, has so far refused to fund Kuvan for child S.
In her ruling, the judge said if the term "clinical effectiveness" was properly interpreted, the evidence that the drug was clinically effective was "overwhelming".
"Given that the supposed absence of evidence of clinical effectiveness was the specific reason given... for turning down the application, that is such a material error that it suffices in and of itself to warrant quashing the decision and sending it back for reconsideration," she said.
The judge said the funding panel "could still lawfully decide to refuse funding".
"It is their decision, and their decision alone; and provided it is taken on the basis of the correct interpretation of the IFR policy, and a proper understanding of the case put before the panel and the supporting evidence, it will not be open to challenge," she said.
The lawyer for the boy's family, Peter Todd, of Hodge Jones and Allen solicitors, said: "Although no mandatory order for funding was made, it would be wholly extraordinary if the IFR panel was to, once again, find reason to not fund this life-changing drug for a child.
"My clients have felt increasingly disillusioned with NHS England, and frustrated by their constantly changing reasons to not fund the treatment.
"We hope that the panel will now take prompt action and secure the funding to ensure that [the boy's] long-term health is no longer endangered."
An NHS England spokesman said: "We note that the judge accepted that NHS England had met its statutory duties under the Children Act and rejected the assertion that NHS England was acting in breach of the Human Rights Act.
"While the outcome of this case is limited to the particular circumstances of this funding request and does not have any wider implications for how NHS England makes decisions regarding the funding of treatments, we will of course take a further look at the IFR in question in the light of any further information provided to us."


A group of designers have turned the interiors of 30 taxis in Mumbai, in India, into works of art.

It's called the Taxi Fabric Project and the idea is to give new designers and artists to an opportunity to show off their work.
Taxis are a popular mode of transport in India so it's hoped lots of people will see them.
They feature all sorts of images from historic freedom fighters to life under the sea.


A rare Chinese cup from the Ming dynasty valued at £2m was dismissed as one of many "dusty old pots" kept in an unlocked university cabinet.

The cup, thought to have been made for an emperor in 1425, was among a collection of antiques discovered by chance at Staffordshire University.
The collection of more than 270 pieces was donated to the university during World War Two and then forgotten.
The cup will be auctioned in Hong Kong on Tuesday.
Little is known about the collector of the rare Chinese artefacts other than his name was Ernest Thornhill and he was a chemist in London.
He donated his collection to protect it from being bombed during the war.
Prof Flavia Swann said the antiques were rediscovered last year after a chance conversation with the head of the Ceramic Technology Department.
It was after they said: "I've got some dusty old pots cluttering up my corridor, would you like to have a look?"
She said: "They were just in unlocked cabinets - sliding doors that when you slide them back they literally fell out to the floor.
"Nothing broke fortunately," she added.
The cup is being auctioned in Hong Kong and is billed to fetch at least £2m. The proceeds will be used to fund a new national ceramics centre based in Staffordshire.
The remaining collection is stored at a secret location in Wolverhampton.


A man has been treated in hospital after a chemical spill at a factory in Flintshire.

Natural Resources Wales (NRW) is investigating what happened at the Albany Molecular Research Inc site in Greenfield.
Lara Cubley, regulatory officer at NRW, said the spill was contained within a building.
She added action would be taken if the site's environmental permit had been breached.
The man taken to hospital at Ysbyty Glan Clwyd was kept in overnight as a precaution.
It is not known what chemical was involved.


Bragdy cwrw Brains yng nghanol Caerdydd yw'r mwyaf o'i fath yng Nghymru.

Yn gorwedd ar lan yr Afon Taf mae'r bragdy'n cynhyrchu cwrw sydd yn cael ei anfon i bob cwr o'r byd.
Ond mae cynlluniau i ddymchwel yr adeiladau a symud i gyrion y ddinas yn y blynyddoedd nesaf.
Aeth Cymru Fyw i weld y safle hanesyddol i ddeall mwy am yr hyn sy'n digwydd yno.
Brains Brewery in the centre of Cardiff is the biggest of its kind in Wales.
Resting on the River Taff it brews beer that is exported across the globe.
But there are plans to redevelop the site and move the brewing to the outskirts of Cardiff.
Cymru Fyw went to the historical site to see what goes on at the brewery.
Mae cwrw Brains yn parhau dan berchnogaeth disgynyddion y ddau a sefydlodd y cwmni; Samuel Arthur Brain a Joseph Benjamin Brain.
Brains is still owned by the descendants of the company's founders, Samuel Arthur Brain and Joseph Benjamin Brain.
Mae Samuel Arthur Brain yn hen, hen daid i'r cadeirydd presennol, John Rhys, ac mae Joseph Benjamin Brain yn hen, hen daid i'r ysgrifennydd/cyfarwyddwr, Charles Brain.
John Rhys, the current Brains chairman, is the great, great grandson of Samuel Arthur Brain and company secretary/non-executive director Charles Brain is the great, great grandson of Joseph Benjamin Brain.
Mae Brains yn cynhyrchu wyth 'clasur', gan gynnwys SA, SA Gold, Dark a cwrw chwerw. Mae'r cwrw Reverend James ymysg y mwyaf poblogaidd gan Brains yng Nghymru a gweddill Prydain, ac mae eu craft beers hefyd yn tyfu mewn poblogrwydd.
Brains have eight 'classic' beers currently available including the ever-popular SA, SA Gold, Dark and Bitter. The Reverend James ales sell very well both in Wales and across the UK and the popularity of the craft beers is growing all the time.
Mae 15 math gwahanol o gwrw Brains ar gael bob mis ond mae dros 100 math wedi eu bragu ganddyn nhw dros y blynyddoedd.
Brains has 15 different beers available each month and there have been more than 100 different beers brewed over the years.
Mae'r broses fragu yn cymryd tua pythefnos, gyda'r holl broses o gynhyrchu cwrw yn cymryd tair wythnos o'r dechrau i'r diwedd.
The fermenting process takes around two weeks, with the whole process of brewing taking around three weeks.
Mae tua 30 o bobl yn rhan o'r broses fragu ar y safle a 150 yn gweithio yn y brif swyddfa yn yr adeilad drws nesaf.
There are around 30 people working on brewing the beer and 150 working in the head office, which is in the building next door.
Fe wnaeth Brains ddechrau bragu ar y safle presennol yn 1999. Hancock oedd yn bragu yno yn flaenorol ond fe brynodd Brains y safle gan gwmni Bass.
Production moved to the current site in 1999 following the acquisition of the former Hancock's brewery in Cardiff, which was bought from Bass.
Mae'r adeilad yn dechrau dangos ei oed ac felly mae Brains wedi penderfynu symud i safle newydd yn y blynyddoedd nesaf er mwyn ceisio gwella effeithlonrwydd.
The current site has been showing its age recently and Brains believe a move to another site would improve facilities and productivity.
Yn yr ystafell flasu mae samplau yn cael eu dewis er mwyn gweld os yw'r cwrw'n cyrraedd y safon.
The tasting room where samples are tested to ensure the required standards are met.
Mae'r Prif Weithredwr Scott Waddington wedi cyhoeddi bod nifer o safleoedd ar gyrion Caerdydd yn cael eu hystyried fel cartref newydd i fragu cwrw Brains, ac mae disgwyl y bydd cyhoeddiad yn hwyrach yn y flwyddyn.
Chief Executive Scott Waddington had indicated a number of potential sites in the Cardiff area have been earmarked as Brains' new home. An announcement regarding the favoured site is expected later this year.
Mae disgwyl i'r symud o un safle i'r llall gymryd hyd at ddwy flynedd i'w gwblhau.
It's expected to take up to two years to complete the move to the new site.
Mae Brains am ddechrau menter gyda cwmni Rightacres i ailddatblygu y safle presennol fel rhan o'r prosiectiau adfywio mwyaf erioed yng Nghymru.
Ar y safle 3 miliwn troedfedd sgwar bydd bwytai, tafarndai, siopau, swyddfeydd a fflatiau yn cael eu hadeiladu.
Brains has entered into a joint-venture with Rightacres to redevelop the site in one of the biggest regeneration projects ever seen in Wales.
The Central Quay waterfront scheme would see 3 million sq ft of new restaurants, bars, shops, offices and apartments.
Un o bigau Stadiwm y Principality i'w weld yn y cefndir, sy'n briodol gan mai Brains yw cwrw swyddogol Undeb Rygbi Cymru.
One of the spike of the top of the Principality Stadium in view, which is appropriate as Brains is the official beer of the Welsh Rugby Union.
Y tŵr eiconig sydd i'w weld o lan yr afon Taf. Fydd y tŵr ddim yn cael ei ddymchwel pan fydd y safle yn cael ei ail ddatblygu yn y blynyddoedd nesaf.
The iconic tower which can be seen in the surrounding area. It will not be demolished as part of the regeneration of the site.
Mae gan Brains 130 o dafarndai a 78 o siopau Coffee#1. Mae 1,894 o weithwyr ganddyn nhw yn eu tafarndai a gwestai a 566 arall yn y siopau coffi.
Brains has 130 pubs and 78 Coffee#1 stores. There are 1,894 workers in their pubs and hotels, with a further 566 in the Coffee#1 shops.