He's still on active duty, working in the local armory while he waits for the Army to decide what to do with him.

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And to make those and other cop duties that much more real for the series' stars, he's arranged a series of ride-alongs with officers on duty.

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"The lesson I've learned is to keep my phone off when the 1950's gym teacher is on duty, " he wrote.

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My dad ran the two miles from Southgate station where he was on duty, having been told 'Hood Avenue's copped it'.

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He said there would be about 1, 200 police on duty for Thursday's match.

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"You have people knocking on your door, so you have the feeling that it's your family duty to have it on tour, " he says.

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Ferdinand missed last week's home draw with a groin injury suffered on international duty with England and United hope he will be fit enough to partner Nemanja Vidic in central defence.

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Liverpool will be compensated financially for the loss of their skipper as the FA's insurance policy will cover his wages for the weeks he misses because of an injury picked up on international duty.

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On starting his course three years ago, his ambition was to work on a big blockbuster title like Call of Duty or Grand Theft Auto - but now he's more interested in becoming an indie games producer and join the the "bedroom developer" revolution.

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The apparatus which recycles human waste and turns "yesterday's coffee into into tomorrow's coffee needs frequent maintenance and would likely not survive years of continuous duty on Mars", he says.

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