Location Map of West Coast Division.

West Coast Division is an administrative division of Sabah, east Malaysia, on the island of Borneo. It occupies the northwest portion of Sabah. With an area of 7,588 square kilometres, it occupies 10.3% of Sabah's territory. It also has approximately 30% of Sabah's total population.

The division is divided into the districts of Ranau, Kota Belud, Tuaran, Penampang, Putatan, Papar, and the state capital Kota Kinabalu. The main towns are as in the names of the districts, plus other towns including Putatan, Inanam, Telipok, Tamparuli, and Kinarut.

v t e Sabah Divisions Interior Division Kudat Division Sandakan Division Tawau Division West Coast Division Cities Kota Kinabalu (capital) Sandakan Tawau Main Towns Beaufort Beluran Keningau Kinabatangan Kota Belud Kota Marudu Kuala Penyu Kudat Kunak Lahad Datu Nabawan Papar Pitas Penampang Ranau Semporna Sipitang Tambunan Tenom Tongod Tuaran Other Towns Bingkor Bongawan Donggongon Inanam Kalabakan Kimanis Kinarut Kundasang Membakut Menggatal Pensiangan Putatan Sapulut Sepanggar Sindumin Sook Tamparuli Telipok Telupid Weston Islands Bai Island Bait Island Bakungan Island Balambangan Island Bancawan Island Banggi Island Batik Kulambu Island Berhala Island Big Maliangin Island Bilang Bilangan Island Bodgaya Island Bohayan Island Boheydulang Island Bum Bum Island Creagh Reef Dinawan Island Gaya Island Jambongan Island Kahamkamman Island Kaniogan Island Kapalai Island Lankayan Island Larapan Island Libaran Island Ligitan Island Mabul Island Maganting Island Malawali Island Mamutik Island Mantanani Island Manukan Island Mataking Island Mata Pahi Island Menampilek Island Mengalum Island Montokud Island Musa Island Nunuyan Land Island Nunuyan Sea Island Omadal Island Pagassan Island Palak Island Pandanan Island Pasalat Reef Pom Pom Island Puru Puru Island Roach Reef Saddle Island Sakar Island Sand Island Sapi Island Sebatik Island Selingan Island Sepanggar Island Sikarindingan Island Sipadan Island Si Amil Island Silumpat Island Small Maliangin Island Sulug Island Tabawan Island Tambisan Island Tetabuan Island Tiga Island Tigabu Island Timbang Island Timbun Mata Island Spratly Islands dispute Ardasier Reef Dallas Reef Erica Reef Investigator Shoal Layang Layang Island Louisa Reef Mariveles Reef

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Coordinates: 6°05′N 116°30′E / 6.083°N 116.5°E / 6.083; 116.5

West Coast most often refers to coastline which is on the western side of a particular area. Many other terms refer to this initial meaning. Some of these things include:

Geography[link]

Australia[link]

• West coast of Australia as a synonym for the state of Western Australia
• West Coast, Tasmania in Australia

Canada[link]

• In Canada, "West Coast" is a reference to the British Columbia Coast and also to the culture and lifestyle of Vancouver, Victoria and area. Within British Columbia itself, the term may mean either the outer coast of Vancouver Island or the common geographic identity and culture historically shared with the US states of Washington, Oregon and California, i.e. referring to the West Coast of North America, not just that of Canada.

Malaysia[link]

• West Coast of Peninsular Malaysia

New Zealand[link]

• West Coast Region, South Island
• "West Coast" is also used as a collective term for a group of beaches close to Auckland, including Piha and Muriwai Beach

Singapore[link]

• West Coast, Singapore

South Africa[link]

• West Coast District Municipality, South Africa
• West Coast, Western Cape, South Africa

United States[link]

• West Coast of the United States, sometimes West Coast of North America

Transport[link]

• West Coast Air, a scheduled and charter airline based in Vancouver
• West Coast Choppers, a company selling chopper-style motorcycles
• West Coast Customs, a car remodeling company
• West Coast Express, a commuter railway in British Columbia, Canada.
• West Coast Main Line, a railway route in the United Kingdom
• West Coast Railway Company, a railway spot-hire company and charter train operator based at Carnforth in the United Kingdom
• Florida West Coast Railroad, a railroad running west from Newberry to Trenton

Other[link]

• 1934 West Coast waterfront strike, industrial action in the United States
• West Coast hip hop, a form of hip hop music in the United States that developed and originated in Los Angeles
• West Coaster a person that lives on the West Coast of the United States
• West Coast Avengers, a Marvel Comics superhero team
• West Coast Amusements, a Canadian travelling amusement park company based in Langley, British Columbia
• West Coast Baptist College in Lancaster, California
• West Coast Computer Faire, a former computer industry conference
• West Coast Eagles, an Australian rules football club based in Perth
• West Coast Hotel Co. v. Parrish, a United States Supreme Court ruling upholding minimum wage legislation
• West Coast liberal a pejorative stereotype encountered in American political culture.
• Wellington West Coast and Taranaki Regiment, a Territorial Force unit of the New Zealand Army
• West Coast (TV series), a Canadian variety show television series which debuted on the CTV television network in 1961
• West Coast University, a health-care oriented university in California and Ontario
• West Coast University - Panama, no relation to the Californian institution
• "West Coast," a song by the indie rock band Coconut Records
• "West Coast," an album by Swedish electronic band Studio

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Ben Morris is an American musician. He is also known as Stripes.

Nick Name and The Normals[link]

In 2000, Kent James began performing as "Nick Name", an out, proud, and sometimes confrontational punk rock singer with his back-up band "The Normals".^[1] "The Normals" were Ben ("Stripes"), Ralf Balzer ("Demon"), and Ralf's sister Sandra Balzer ("Demon Sister"). In 2001, Nick Name and The Normals recorded with music producer Michael Vail Blum and released the "Nick Name" album.^[2] All of the songs were written by Ben & Kent. The band performed their original songs "Head Rush" and "I Fucked Your Boyfriend"^[3] on the "Tolerance" episode of "Flipped" on MTV. In 2002, Sandra was replaced with Ben's long-time live-together girlfriend Rachel Rattner ("Sunshine") and Tony Jardine ("Clean"). The "POW!" album^[4] was released and the band toured the U.S. West Coast. In 2003, Willamette Week proclaimed "If Kurt Cobain had stayed around long enough to come out of the closet, he would have sounded just like Nick Name and The Normals".^[5] The band performed at the Sunset Junction Street Fair. In 2004, a documentary film titled "Nick Name and The Normals" premiered in London, England.^[6] The film also screened in New York City, Portugal, Brazil, Spain, Dallas, and Providence, Rhode Island. In 2005, the band's final performance was on the Q Television Network.

Ben resides in Los Angeles, California.

Discography[link]

Albums and EPs

• 2001: Nick Name
• 2002: Nick Name: POW!

Compilations

• "I Fucked Your Boyfriend" on "The Freak Show: Year One" (2001)
• "Nick Name and The Normals" ("Nick Name" & "Nick Name: POW!" re-mastered and combined) (2003)
• "Porno Di Giorno" and "Who's Your Daddy?" on the "Hellbent" movie soundtrack (2004)
• "Decade of Dirt (1997-2007)" (2007)

References[link]

1. ^ Angry Young Queer, CinemaQueer.com, http://www.cinemaqueer.com/review%20pages%202/nickname.html, retrieved 2009-06-25 
2. ^ Nick Name CD, stonewallsociety.com, http://www.stonewallsociety.com/GLBTArtists/nicknamecdrev.htm, retrieved 2011-12-29 
3. ^ Listen Up Punk! Is This the New Gay Anthem?, CarnalNation.com, http://sf.carnalnation.com/content/12677/4/listen-punk-it-new-gay-anthem, retrieved 2009-07-19 
4. ^ Nick Name: POW! CD, stonewallsociety, http://www.stonewallsociety.com/GLBTArtists/nicknamepowcdrev.htm, retrieved 2011-12-29 
5. ^ "Heavy-Metal Homos", Willamette Week, 2003-04-09, http://www.wweek.com/editorial/2923/3810/, retrieved 2009-06-25 .
6. ^ Nick Name & The Normals, imdb.com, http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0401684/, retrieved 2009-06-25 .

External links[link]

• Nick Name & The Normals at the Internet Movie Database