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{\centering THE INTERPLAY AMONG BLACK HOLES, STARS AND ISM \\ IN GALACTIC NUCLEI\par}

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{\centering IAU SYMPOSIUM No. 222\par}

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\noindent{\itshape COVER ILLUSTRATION:}\quad BANDERAS DEL COSMOS

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\noindent This is a reproduction of one of the `Banderas del Cosmos' (Cosmic Flags), a series of
paintings made by the famous Lanzarotean painter and architect C\'{e}sar Manrique (1919--1992),
to celebrate the inauguration of the Observatories of the Canary Islands, on June
29th, 1985.
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\noindent ``Looking towards the future, new flags spring from the imagination of the Canarian artist
C\'{e}sar Manrique, who, in a gigantic leap into the unknown, offers us the identity of new
worlds swimming into the ken of human perception."

\noindent {\it Jer\'{o}nimo Saavedra Acevedo, President of the Government of the Canary Islands}
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\noindent``As we enter the Space Age, flags should no longer be inward looking, should not provoke
differences, or warlike competition. With the Cosmic Flags, as symbols of our knowledge
of far away places, we could start a more beautiful and poetic lifestyle, avoiding gratuitous
irrational hatred, or basic racist pride. Human beings are the same species over the face
of planet Earth.

\noindent As artists, we have the moral and ethical responsibility of applying our talents to live, filling
our living environment with harmony and beauty, educating and heightening awareness,
to prevent the brutal and systematic destruction of our planet. Doing this, we could enjoy
a life worth the living."

\noindent {\it C\'{e}sar Manrique}
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\noindent In 1994 Lanzarote was declared a Reserve of the Biosphere by UNESCO. The Organisation
cited Manrique's work as being one of the major factors in the award of this status to the
island.
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\noindent The painting is reproduced with the permission of the Fundaci\'{o}n C\'{e}sar Manrique.}

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