los angeles , california -lrb- cnn -rrb- -- michael jackson 's three children did something recently they 've never before done : signing their autographs on something to be sold . blanket , paris and prince jackson put their names on a designer belt produced as a tribute to their late father and to raise money for the jackson family museum planned for gary , indiana . the merchandising deal for the crystal-encrusted belt is also a first -- the trustees of the michael jackson estate authorizing the jackson family to produce and sell memorabilia in the pop star 's name . katherine jackson dropped her challenge for control of her son 's estate last october , but her husband still has a legal objection pending in probate court . `` this is a truly one-of-a-kind opportunity , '' said jerry olivarez , the jackson family friend who brought the deal together . `` i know of no other item that has ever been made available to the public that has been signed by both the parents and children of michael jackson . '' supermarket customers in france can add airline tickets to their shopping lists thanks to a unique promotion by a budget airline . for a limited time transavia france is offering cheap flights with packets of crisps , gummy bears and cereal bars at participating shops . the youngest , who was born in 2002 , signed his name in true `` john hancock '' style , taking up the most room with large block letters spelling `` blanket . '' prince , 13 , helped his younger brother by adding `` jackson '' below his first name . paris , 12 , showed flair with her signature , using a heart to dot her `` i '' and giving her `` r '' a long , flowing branch . grandparents katherine and joe jackson sat next to each other on a sofa in the jackson 's encino , california , home to add their autographs to the `` artist proof '' of the belt . the leather belt was designed by simon tavassoli and a limited run of 7,000 are being handmade at his newport beach , california , studio . each unsigned belt will retail for $ 1,500 , he said . goggles that could help the blind see have come a step closer to reality . the technology is based on a technique known as ` neuromodulation ' in which electricity from a chip stimulates the nervous system to restore sight . the revolutionary system is being commercialised by french company pixium vision , with clinical trials scheduled for 2016 . the only belt signed by the three children goes on auction thursday night , tavassoli said . scroll down for video . goggles that could help the blind see have come a step closer to reality . the technology is based on a technique known as ` neuromodulation ' in which electricity stimulates the nervous system to restore sight . a surgeon first implants a small silicon chip with 150 electrodes on the retina . when the patient puts on the system 's dark glasses , an integrated video camera sends images to a portable computer . a connected ` pocket processor ' converts that recording into an infrared image , which the goggles will then beam into the eye . pulses activate electrodes in the implant , and the optic nerve carries images to the brain . customers who buy one of the products before the #snackholidays promotion ends on april 21 will find a voucher code that can be redeemed online for a discounted flight to one of three destinations within europe . scroll down for video . transavia france is selling cheap flights with packets of crisps , bags of gummy bears and cereal bars . each package contains a voucher that can be redeemed for a discounted flight to one of three destinations . retinal implants that restore some sight when in the blind are already available , but their quality is n't good enough to work in many real-world conditions . pixium vision 's solution , however , claims it has been able to restore the sight of rats to a level equivalent to 20/250 . this would allow the wearer to see the largest line of letters in an opticians test . the company claims it may be able to get its final product to restore vision to 20/120 , which would be a huge leap forward in vision quality . second sight , the company that got fda approval for the first visual prosthesis two years ago , currently offers patients about 20/1300 vision . to use the gadget a surgeon must first implant a small silicon chip with 150 electrodes on the retina . when the patient puts on the system 's dark glasses , an integrated video camera sends images to a portable computer . a surgeon first implants a small silicon chip with 150 electrodes on the retina . when the patient puts on the system 's dark glasses , an integrated video camera sends images to a portable computer . a connected ` pocket processor ' convert that recording into an infrared image , which the goggles will then beam into the eye . a connected ` pocket processor ' converts that recording into an infrared image , which the goggles will then beam into the eye . billed as ` the first snacks with airline tickets ' promotion , the products are being sold at participating carrefour city shops , in selecta vending machines at two paris metro stations , and at an mk2 cinema in paris . once customers enter a code on snackholidays.com they can book one-way flights to barcelona -lrb- $ 35 -rrb- , dublin -lrb- $ 40 -rrb- or lisbon -lrb- $ 40 -rrb- with guaranteed prices , for travel between june 1 and october 24 . customers who purchase the products will find vouchers for cheap flights to barcelona , lisbon or dublin . passengers can already fly to dublin from paris orly airport from $ 40 , even without a voucher code . according to the fine print , passengers must pay a booking fee on top of the airfare cost , and fees for any checked baggage . a quick scan of transavia 's website found that the savings with a voucher code from one of the packages would mostly be minimal , depending on the day of the flight . passengers can already fly from paris orly airport to barcelona from $ 35 to $ 65 , to dublin from $ 40 to $ 60 , and to lisbon for $ 40 to $ 120 on most days of the week between june 1 and october 24 . the snacks are being sold at participating carrefour city shops , in vending machines and at a cinema . the campaign was supposed to launch last month but was delayed due to the crash of germanwings flight 4u9525 in the alps , french media reported . this is not the first time transavia france has launched a marketing stunt like this . they previously offered discounted airline tickets in exchange for unwanted christmas gifts . based at paris orly airport , transavia france launched in 2007 and is a low-cost subsidiary of air france-klm . pulses activate the electrodes in the implant , and the optic nerve carries the images back to the brain . following surgery , patients have to train their brains to interpret the new images , which are seen in variations of back , white and grey . a small pilot program to test the system is already underway , with promising results . ` we do n't give them back their sight , but another way of seeing , ' yannick le mer , the surgeon who implanted the system in three of pixium 's test subjects told forbes . a new trial of the system is due to begin next year by australia 's bionic vision . the cost for the system is expected to be around 100,000 euros -lrb- # 72,000 or $ 111,200 -rrb- , plus surgery . a new trial of the system is due to begin next year by australia 's bionic vision . the cost for the system is expected to be around 100,000 euros -lrb- # 72,000 or $ 111,200 -rrb- , plus surgery .
michael jackson 's kids autograph a tribute belt . the crystal-encrusted belt will go on auction . 7,000 belts will be sold at $ 1,500 each . the belt sale is to raise cash for jackson museum .
los angeles , california -lrb- cnn -rrb- -- michael jackson 's three children did something recently they 've never before done : signing their autographs on something to be sold . blanket , paris and prince jackson put their names on a designer belt produced as a tribute to their late father and to raise money for the jackson family museum planned for gary , indiana . the merchandising deal for the crystal-encrusted belt is also a first -- the trustees of the michael jackson estate authorizing the jackson family to produce and sell memorabilia in the pop star 's name . katherine jackson dropped her challenge for control of her son 's estate last october , but her husband still has a legal objection pending in probate court . `` this is a truly one-of-a-kind opportunity , '' said jerry olivarez , the jackson family friend who brought the deal together . `` i know of no other item that has ever been made available to the public that has been signed by both the parents and children of michael jackson . '' supermarket customers in france can add airline tickets to their shopping lists thanks to a unique promotion by a budget airline . for a limited time transavia france is offering cheap flights with packets of crisps , gummy bears and cereal bars at participating shops . the youngest , who was born in 2002 , signed his name in true `` john hancock '' style , taking up the most room with large block letters spelling `` blanket . '' prince , 13 , helped his younger brother by adding `` jackson '' below his first name . paris , 12 , showed flair with her signature , using a heart to dot her `` i '' and giving her `` r '' a long , flowing branch . grandparents katherine and joe jackson sat next to each other on a sofa in the jackson 's encino , california , home to add their autographs to the `` artist proof '' of the belt . the leather belt was designed by simon tavassoli and a limited run of 7,000 are being handmade at his newport beach , california , studio . each unsigned belt will retail for $ 1,500 , he said . goggles that could help the blind see have come a step closer to reality . the technology is based on a technique known as ` neuromodulation ' in which electricity from a chip stimulates the nervous system to restore sight . the revolutionary system is being commercialised by french company pixium vision , with clinical trials scheduled for 2016 . the only belt signed by the three children goes on auction thursday night , tavassoli said . scroll down for video . goggles that could help the blind see have come a step closer to reality . the technology is based on a technique known as ` neuromodulation ' in which electricity stimulates the nervous system to restore sight . a surgeon first implants a small silicon chip with 150 electrodes on the retina . when the patient puts on the system 's dark glasses , an integrated video camera sends images to a portable computer . a connected ` pocket processor ' converts that recording into an infrared image , which the goggles will then beam into the eye . pulses activate electrodes in the implant , and the optic nerve carries images to the brain . customers who buy one of the products before the #snackholidays promotion ends on april 21 will find a voucher code that can be redeemed online for a discounted flight to one of three destinations within europe . scroll down for video . transavia france is selling cheap flights with packets of crisps , bags of gummy bears and cereal bars . each package contains a voucher that can be redeemed for a discounted flight to one of three destinations . retinal implants that restore some sight when in the blind are already available , but their quality is n't good enough to work in many real-world conditions . pixium vision 's solution , however , claims it has been able to restore the sight of rats to a level equivalent to 20/250 . this would allow the wearer to see the largest line of letters in an opticians test . the company claims it may be able to get its final product to restore vision to 20/120 , which would be a huge leap forward in vision quality . second sight , the company that got fda approval for the first visual prosthesis two years ago , currently offers patients about 20/1300 vision . to use the gadget a surgeon must first implant a small silicon chip with 150 electrodes on the retina . when the patient puts on the system 's dark glasses , an integrated video camera sends images to a portable computer . a surgeon first implants a small silicon chip with 150 electrodes on the retina . when the patient puts on the system 's dark glasses , an integrated video camera sends images to a portable computer . a connected ` pocket processor ' convert that recording into an infrared image , which the goggles will then beam into the eye . a connected ` pocket processor ' converts that recording into an infrared image , which the goggles will then beam into the eye . billed as ` the first snacks with airline tickets ' promotion , the products are being sold at participating carrefour city shops , in selecta vending machines at two paris metro stations , and at an mk2 cinema in paris . once customers enter a code on snackholidays.com they can book one-way flights to barcelona -lrb- $ 35 -rrb- , dublin -lrb- $ 40 -rrb- or lisbon -lrb- $ 40 -rrb- with guaranteed prices , for travel between june 1 and october 24 . customers who purchase the products will find vouchers for cheap flights to barcelona , lisbon or dublin . passengers can already fly to dublin
court . `` this is a truly one-of-a-kind opportunity , '' said jerry olivarez , the jackson family friend who brought the deal together . `` i know of no other item that has ever been made available to the public that has been signed by both the parents and children of michael jackson . '' supermarket customers in france can add airline tickets to their shopping lists thanks to a unique promotion by a budget airline . for a limited time transavia france is offering cheap flights with packets of crisps , gummy bears and cereal bars at participating shops . the youngest , who was born in 2002 , signed his name in true `` john hancock '' style , taking up the most room with large block letters spelling `` blanket . '' prince , 13 , helped his younger brother by adding `` jackson '' below his first name . paris , 12 , showed flair with her signature , using a heart to dot her `` i '' and giving her `` r '' a long , flowing branch . grandparents katherine and joe jackson sat next to each other on a sofa in the jackson 's encino , california , home to add their autographs to the `` artist proof '' of the belt . the leather belt was designed by simon tavassoli and a limited run of 7,000 are being handmade at his newport beach , california , studio . each unsigned belt will retail for $ 1,500 , he said . goggles that could help the blind see have come a step closer to reality . the technology is based on a technique known as ` neuromodulation ' in which electricity from a chip stimulates the nervous system to restore sight . the revolutionary system is being commercialised by french company pixium vision , with clinical trials scheduled for 2016 . the only belt signed by the three children goes on auction thursday night , tavassoli said . scroll down for video . goggles that could help the blind see have come a step closer to reality . the technology is based on a technique known as ` neuromodulation ' in which electricity stimulates the nervous system to restore sight . a surgeon first implants a small silicon chip with 150 electrodes on the retina . when the patient puts on the system 's dark glasses , an integrated video camera sends images to a portable computer . a connected ` pocket processor ' converts that recording into an infrared image , which the goggles will then beam into the eye . pulses activate electrodes in the implant , and the optic nerve carries images to the brain . customers who buy one of the products before the #snackholidays promotion ends on april 21 will find a voucher code that can be redeemed online for a discounted flight to one of three destinations within europe . scroll down for video . transavia france is selling cheap flights with packets of crisps , bags of gummy bears and cereal bars . each package contains a voucher that can be redeemed for a discounted flight to one of three destinations . retinal implants that restore some sight when in the blind are already available , but their quality is n't good enough to work in many real-world conditions . pixium vision 's solution , however , claims it has been able to restore the sight of rats to a level equivalent to 20/250 . this would allow the wearer to see the largest line of letters in an opticians test . the company claims it may be able to get its final product to restore vision to 20/120 , which would be a huge leap forward in vision quality . second sight , the processor ' converts that recording into an infrared image , which the goggles will then beam into the eye . billed as ` the first snacks with airline tickets ' promotion , the products are being sold at participating carrefour city shops , in selecta vending machines at two paris metro stations , and at an mk2 cinema in paris . once customers enter a code on snackholidays.com they can book one-way flights to barcelona -lrb- $ 35 -rrb- , dublin -lrb- $ 40 -rrb- or lisbon -lrb- $ 40 -rrb- with guaranteed prices , for travel between june 1 and october 24 . customers who purchase the products will find vouchers for cheap flights to barcelona , lisbon or dublin . passengers can already fly to dublin carrefour city shops , in vending machines and at a cinema . the campaign was supposed to launch last month but was delayed due to the crash of germanwings flight 4u9525 in the alps , french media reported . this is not the first time transavia france has launched a marketing stunt like this . they previously offered discounted airline tickets in exchange for unwanted christmas gifts . based at paris orly airport , transavia france launched in 2007 and is a low-cost subsidiary of air france-klm . pulses activate the electrodes in the implant , and the optic nerve carries the images back to the brain . following surgery , patients have to train their brains to interpret the new images , which are seen in variations around 100,000 euros -lrb- # 72,000 or $ 111,200 -rrb- , plus surgery .
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los angeles , california -lrb- cnn -rrb- -- michael jackson 's three children did something recently they 've never before done : signing their autographs on something to be sold . blanket , paris and prince jackson put their names on a designer belt produced as a tribute to their late father and to raise money for the jackson family museum planned for gary , indiana . the merchandising deal for the crystal-encrusted belt is also a first -- the trustees of the michael jackson estate authorizing the jackson family to produce and sell memorabilia in the pop star 's name . katherine jackson dropped her challenge for control of her son 's estate last october , but her husband still has a legal objection pending in probate court . `` this is a truly one-of-a-kind opportunity , '' said jerry olivarez , the jackson family friend who brought the deal together . `` i know of no other item that has ever been made available to the public that has been signed by both the parents and children of michael jackson . '' supermarket customers in france can add airline tickets to their shopping lists thanks to a unique promotion by a budget airline . for a limited time transavia france is offering cheap flights with packets of crisps , gummy bears and cereal bars at participating shops . the youngest , who was born in 2002 , signed his name in true `` john hancock '' style , taking up the most room with large block letters spelling `` blanket . '' prince , 13 , helped his younger brother by adding `` jackson '' below his first name . paris , 12 , showed flair with her signature , using a heart to dot her `` i '' and giving her `` r '' a long , flowing branch . grandparents katherine and joe jackson sat next to each other on a sofa in the jackson 's encino , california , home to add their autographs to the `` artist proof '' of the belt . the leather belt was designed by simon tavassoli and a limited run of 7,000 are being handmade at his newport beach , california , studio . each unsigned belt will retail for $ 1,500 , he said . goggles that could help the blind see have come a step closer to reality . the technology is based on a technique known as ` neuromodulation ' in which electricity from a chip stimulates the nervous system to restore sight . the revolutionary system is being commercialised by french company pixium vision , with clinical trials scheduled for 2016 . the only belt signed by the three children goes on auction thursday night , tavassoli said . scroll down for video . goggles that could help the blind see have come a step closer to reality . the technology is based on a technique known as ` neuromodulation ' in which electricity stimulates the nervous system to restore sight . a surgeon first implants a company that got fda approval for the first visual prosthesis two years ago , currently offers patients about 20/1300 vision . to use the gadget a surgeon must first implant a small silicon chip with 150 electrodes on the retina . when the patient puts on the system 's dark glasses , an integrated video camera sends images to a portable computer . a surgeon first implants a small silicon chip with 150 electrodes on the retina . when the patient puts on the system 's dark glasses , an integrated video camera sends images to a portable computer . a connected ` pocket processor ' convert that recording into an infrared image , which the goggles will then beam into the eye . a connected ` pocket processor ' converts that recording into an infrared image , which the goggles will then beam into the eye . billed as ` the first snacks with airline tickets ' promotion , the products are being sold at participating carrefour city shops , in selecta vending machines at two paris metro stations , and at an mk2 cinema in paris . once customers enter a code on snackholidays.com they can book one-way flights to barcelona -lrb- $ 35 -rrb- , dublin -lrb- $ 40 -rrb- or lisbon -lrb- $ 40 -rrb- with guaranteed prices , for travel between june 1 and october 24 . customers who purchase the products will find vouchers for cheap flights to barcelona , lisbon or dublin . passengers can already fly to dublin
 The text appears to be about Michael Jackson's family, including his children and parents. It mentions that Michael Jackson signed autographs for fans, and that his family is involved in various business ventures, such as a museum and a clothing line. Additionally, it seems to discuss some sort of technology or innovation related to vision or sight, possibly involving a chip or implant.