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TITLE PAGE

1.INTRODUCTION

2.DEAD QUASAR ENGINES IN NEARBY GALAXIES

3.STELLAR DYNAMICAL SEARCHES FOR CENTRAL DARK OBJECTS

3.1.Stellar Dynamical Mass Measurement

3.2.NGC 3115: M_* 10^{9.0 ± 0.3} M

3.3.M 31: M_* 3 x 10⁷ M

3.4.Our Galaxy: M_* (2.9 ± 0.4) x 10⁶ M

4.BH DEMOGRAPHICS

5.ARE THEY REALLY BLACK HOLES?

6.SUGGESTIONS FOR FURTHER READING