CANEJO VALLEY Thousand Oaks Tweets: BTO Sports has started a Twitter page to keep customers updated on new products, promotions and special offers. The “tweets” from the retailer of street bike and dirt bike parts, mix information, links to fun pictures and video and plain random musings for fans of the company. The messages will show the fun side of BTO, a company representative said. “We work hard bringing the best deals to BTOSports.com, but we play hard too, and want our customers to get the total BTO Sports experience,” the representative said. SAN FERNANDO VALLEY Studio City Shows: Tix Corp. opened its eighth discount ticket outlet in Las Vegas. The Tix4Tonight location is in the Town Square Shopping Center, a mall located a mile south of Mandalay Bay near the Las Vegas McCarran Airport. Tix4Tonight offers same-day tickets to more than 70 Las Vegas shows and attractions at discounts of up to half off the box office price. “Our presence at this lively and attractive new mall will allow Las Vegas residents greater access to our discount show tickets, discount dinner and golf reservations,” said Tix Corp. Chairman and CEO Mitch Francis. “We are excited about the opportunity to provide locals with a first class discount ticket-buying experience to high-quality, affordable entertainment at a location they are probably already frequenting.” Arleta Biting: MastersFX has cornered much of the special effects work for Hollywood’s fascination with vampires. The studio provided makeup effects, prosthetics, character effects and animatronics for the feature film “Twilight: New Moon” from Summit Entertainment; for the television series “True Blood” on HBO and “The Vampire Diaries” on The CW; and for the upcoming film sequel “30 Days of Night 2.” MastersFX was founded by Todd Masters, an Emmy winner, and has also done special effects work on feature films “Marley and Me,” and “The Day the Earth Stood Still;” and television series “Sanctuary,” and “Dexter.” [W/PIC] Woodland Hills Fitness: Children visiting the Westfield Topanga shopping center can take the Activator Challenge featuring an obstacle course promoting an active lifestyle. The Activator Challenge is made possible by a partnership between My Gym Enterprises Inc. and Westfield Shopping Centers. The challenge makes the My Gym fitness program available to more families and encourages ongoing participation at a local My Gym location, said COO Michael Chalovich. “With over 25 million young people currently overweight in the U.S., including 10% of all preschoolers, and public schools continuing to cut physical education programs, we are delighted to team with Westfield Shopping Centers in launching this exciting initiative,” Chalovich said. The My Gym Activator Challenge is also available at the Westfield Valencia Town Center in Valencia. SIMI VALLEY Simi Valley Presidential: The Ronald Reagan Presidential Library is offering a free application for iPhone and iPod Touch users. The app provides images and descriptions of the Reagan library, photos, quotes and full-length speeches from the former president. The Reagan Library is the first presidential library to offer such an app. Innovative: Technocel, a manufacturer and distributor of wireless accessories, has received a Best of CES Innovations 2010 Design and Engineering Award for PowerPak, a combination portable battery and home charger. The charger can be used on all UBS devices at home, in the car, at an airport or elsewhere. In Innovations Design and Engineering Award recognizes innovating consumer electronic products. Technocel won in the Portable Power product category. ANTELOPE VALLEY Palmdale Visit: A delegation of Chinese business people came to Palmdale on Nov. 30 to meet with city officials to hear about potential investment and business opportunities. The delegation was from Shenyang in the Liaoning Province of China, an important industrial base with a thriving automotive industry. City Manager Steve Williams and Assistant Executive Director of the Community Redevelopment Agency Danny Roberts greeted the delegation on behalf of the City and gave an overview of the available business opportunities in Palmdale. Palmdale resident Wendy Ning Tacia, Director of the China Fushun Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation Bureau, served as translator.