Erythrina variegata (syn. E. indica Lam., E. variegata var. orientalis (L.) Merr.; Tiger's Claw, Indian Coral Tree and Sunshine Tree; Pāli: pāricchattaka; Sanskrit: pārijāta, पारिजात) is a species of Erythrina native to the tropical and subtropical regions of eastern Africa, the Indian Subcontinent, northern Australia, and the islands of the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean east to Fiji.

It is known as the Roluos Tree in Cambodia, deigo on Okinawa, drala on Fiji, madar in Bangladesh, Modar in Assam, man da ra ba in Tibet, as thong lang in Thailand and as vông nem in Vietnam.

It is a thorny deciduous tree growing to 27 m (89 ft) tall. The leaves are pinnate with a 20 cm petiole and three leaflets, each leaflet up to 20 cm long and broad. It has dense clusters of scarlet or crimson flowers and black seeds.

It is valued as an ornamental tree. Several cultivars have been selected, including 'Alba' with white flowers.

It was designated the official flower of Okinawa Prefecture in 1967. The deigo flower features in the popular song "Shima Uta" by The Boom, one of the most well-known songs associated with Okinawa. In addition, the use of the wood of the deigo tree is one of the unique characteristics of Ryukyuan lacquerware.

June Mansfield Miller (January 28, 1901 – February 1979 ) was the much-written-about and discussed second wife of Henry Miller.

She was born in Bukovina, Austria-Hungary (of Romanian Gypsy origin as mentioned in Sexus) as either Juliet Smerth or Juliet Smerdt, the daughter of Wilhelm and Frances Budd Smerth. She emigrated with her family to the United States and arrived there on July 10, 1907, aged five.

She would reside in New York City for much of the rest of her life, excepting a tour of Europe and stints in Paris.

She attended public school in New York. In Sexus, Henry Miller writes that June claimed she graduated from Wellesley College, but in Nexus, he writes that she never finished high school. Kenneth Dick, after interviewing June, quotes her as saying "My formal education amounted to about three and a half years of High School. I was working on a scholarship to Hunter College." Somewhere around 1917–1919, she went to work as a taxi dancer at Wilson's Dancing Academy (later, in 1931, renamed the Orpheum Dance Palace) in Times Square.

The Killing Tree (sometimes abbreviated as TKT) was a metalcore band from Chicago, Illinois. They were another band of Tim McIlrath (Rise Against's lead singer), and also contain a former guitarist from Rise Against, Todd Mohney.

The Killing Tree were formed before McIlrath's other band, Rise Against, with a "female roommate [named Laura Cahill] at the time singing for [them] for awhile", McIlrath on guitar, Reu on bass, and Remis on drums. In an interview, McIlrath told the interviewer "I used to play in a band called Baxter with Geoff Reu and Remis, and we always had an itch to do heavier music."McIlrath was concerned that Rise Against's record label, Fat Wreck Chords would not want him recording with a different band, so all members of The Killing Tree used false identities when performing and recording. The Killing Tree has not had any album or EP releases since 2003.

The Killing Tree's musical style is less conventional than Rise Against. The songs are generally longer and have more metalcore influences, such double bass pedals and aggressive breakdowns. The vocals are primarily screamed, although many tracks alternate between screaming and clean vocals. The lyrics tend to be darker and have some violent themes. These qualities make the band less appealing to mainstream audiences than Rise Against.