Mistral (wind) prehistoric site called Terra Amata, at the foot of Mount Boron in Nice, showed that in about 40,000 B.C. the inhabitants had built a low wall of rocks and beach stones to the northwest of their fireplace to protect their fire from the power of the mistral. The "mas" (farmhouse) traditionally faces south, with its back to the mistral. The bell towers of villages in Provence are often open iron frameworks, which allow the wind to pass through. The traditional Provençal Nativity scene usually includes a figure of a shepherd holding his hat, with his cloak blowing in the mistral.
USS Zephyr USS Zephyr USS "Zephyr" (PC-8) is a "Cyclone" class patrol coastal ship in the United States Navy. "Zephyr" is the eighth ship of thirteen in the "Cyclone"-class. All ships in this class are named after weather elements. "Zephyr" is the first Navy vessel to bear the name. She was laid down 6 March 1993, by Bollinger Shipyards, Lockport, Louisiana and launched 3 December 1993. She was commissioned on 14 October 1994 and decommissioned 1 October 2004 and transferred to the United States Coast Guard as USCGC "Zephyr" (WPC-8). The CGC "Zephyr" was the first cutter deployed to respond to the