Matthew, looks up from his table in the customs house the Gospels tell the story when Jesus signals him.
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When it served as the Customs House, the author Herman Melville worked there.
Their goal: to steal a fabulous royal sceptre from France which has been impounded by the Montreal customs house.
If a little transcendence had been applied to the window and the customs house, why not to the piano as well?
The IRA's capture of Dublin's Customs House in 1921 and the burning of towns and villages in the conflict are also featured.
Pinault is also hoping to win the bidding on a larger venue, the 34, 000-square-foot Punta della Dogana, site of the 17th-century Venice customs house.
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And, though the hotel was once a bank, and contains a vault so big that it's now used as a meeting room, the building retains reminders of a meaner existence: the cells used by the Customs House for prisoners are still in the basement.
Equipped with kitchens and chefs, the trucks will pop up at 13 designated spots around the city in the coming weeks, with possible locations including Belmore Park near Central Station, the Customs House Forecourt at Circular Quay, and nearby inner city suburbs like Pyrmont and Annandale.
Fe ofynnodd AC Gorllewin De Cymru Suzy Davies a Bethan Jenkins, AC Plaid Cymru, gwestiynau am y Customs House, Port Talbot, ac wrth gydnabod cymaint oedd hyn yn ei olygu yn lleol, fe ddywedodd Mr Lewis ei fod yn credu bod y prosesau cywir wedi'u dilyn a bod hyn yn fater i Gyngor Nedd Port Talbot.
Moreover, she and her daughter Eliza changed White House customs to create the formal atmosphere of European courts.
By then, however, the class had lost much of its early momentum and begun to adjust to the customs and priorities of the House.
The figures follow data from HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) which showed that the number of UK house sales in February was 10% higher than the same month a year earlier.
In one case, says an executive at a Japanese trading house, tuna that arrived in America was set aside by customs, rotting before it was inspected.
"You can walk to my house from here, " Mahameed said, pointing to the nearby customs terminal leading to Syria.
But there is no doubt that the situation along the border is very sensitive politically, and although the White House may wonder privately whether there is some corruption among some American customs, immigration and police officials, it is unlikely to admit it publicly.
But there was also the undocumented version, consisting of fables, family customs, and hearsay passed along by my grandmother Bari Bauwa and the other women of the house.
As the President and First Lady look forward to hosting the traditional Hanukkah celebration at the White House tonight, we remember that Hanukkah is not only a time to celebrate the faith and customs of the Jewish people, but for people of all faiths to celebrate the common aspirations we share and to give thanks for the blessings we enjoy.
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