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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                AMENDMENT NO. 13
                                       TO
                                  SCHEDULE 13D

                    Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                               Westwood One, Inc.
                               ------------------
                                (Name of Issuer)

                     Common Stock, Par Value $.01 Per Share
                     --------------------------------------
                         (Title of Class of Securities)

                                   961815 10 7
                                   -----------
                                 (CUSIP Number)

                               Charles Baker, Esq.
                      Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP
                               75 East 55th Street
                            New York, New York 10022
                                 (212) 318-6000
                                 --------------
            (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized
                     to Receive Notices and Communications)

     October 15, 2002, October 17, 2002, October 22, 2002, October 23, 2002,
     October 24, 2002, October 25, 2002, October 28, 2002, October 29, 2002,
                      October 30, 2002 and November 8, 2002
                         (Date of Events which Requires
                            Filing of this Statement)

      If the filing person has  previously  filed a statement on Schedule 13G to
report the  acquisition  that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing
this schedule because of Rule 13d-1(e), (f) or (g), check the following box |_|





                                  SCHEDULE 13D
---------------------------
CUSIP No. 961815 10 7
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---------------------------


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1      NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
       I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON (entities only)

       David I. Saperstein
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2      CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See Instructions)
       (a)_____
       (b)  X
          -----
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3      SEC USE ONLY

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4      SOURCE OF FUNDS (See Instructions)

       N/A

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5      CHECK IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT
       TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)

       / /
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6      CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

       U.S.A.
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                                7    SOLE VOTING POWER
                                     5,698,973
NUMBER OF                       -----------------------------------------------
SHARES                          8    SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY                         None
OWNED BY EACH                   -----------------------------------------------
REPORTING                       9    SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
PERSON WITH                          5,698,973
                                -----------------------------------------------
                                10   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
                                     None
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11     AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
              5,698,973
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12     CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
       (See Instructions)

       /X/
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13     PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

              5.29%
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14     TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)

       IN
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                                AMENDMENT NO. 13
                                       TO
                                  SCHEDULE 13D

      This  Amendment No. 13 to the Schedule 13D  ("Amendment  No. 13") is being
filed by David I. Saperstein (the "Reporting  Person") pursuant to Rule 13d-2 of
the General Rules and Regulations under the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, with respect to the common stock, par value $.01 per share (the "Issuer
Common Stock") of Westwood One,  Inc., a Delaware  corporation  (the  "Issuer").
This Amendment No. 13 supplements,  amends and restates information contained in
the Schedule 13D  originally  filed by the  Reporting  Person on October 5, 1999
(the "Schedule  13D"), as amended by Amendment No. 2 to Schedule 13D ("Amendment
No. 2"), as further  amended by Amendment No. 3 to Schedule 13D  ("Amendment No.
3"), as further  amended by Amendment No. 4 to Schedule 13D ("Amendment No. 4"),
as further  amended by Amendment No. 5 to Schedule 13D  ("Amendment  No. 5"), as
further  amended by  Amendment  No. 6 to Schedule  13D  ("Amendment  No. 6"), as
further  amended by  Amendment  No. 7 to Schedule  13D  ("Amendment  No. 7"), as
further  amended by  Amendment  No. 8 to Schedule  13D  ("Amendment  No. 8"), as
further  amended by  Amendment  No. 9 to Schedule  13D  ("Amendment  No. 9"), as
further  amended by Amendment  No. 10 to Schedule 13D  ("Amendment  No. 10"), as
further amended by Amendment No. 11 to Schedule 13D ("Amendment No. 11"), and as
further  amended by  Amendment  No. 12 to Schedule  13D  ("Amendment  No.  12").
Capitalized  terms used in this Amendment No. 13 but not otherwise  defined have
the  meaning  ascribed  to  them  in  the  Schedule  13D.  The  Schedule  13D is
supplemented, amended and restated as follows:

Item 4.  Purpose of Transaction.
--------------------------------

      Item 4 is amended and restated in its  entirety to report the  disposition
of 2,208,557 shares of Issuer Common Stock, by the Reporting Person as follows:

      The Reporting  Person  acquired the shares of Issuer Common Stock reported
herein solely for investment purposes.

      (a), (e) Pursuant to the Merger  Agreement,  the Reporting Person received
7,649,250  shares of Issuer  Preferred Stock in exchange for 5,099,500 shares of
Metro  Preferred  Stock. By its terms,  each share of Issuer  Preferred Stock is
convertible  with no premium into one share of Issuer Common Stock at the option
of the  holder.  However,  under the Metro  Loan  Agreement  and the  Assignment
Agreement,  the Reporting Person may not convert the Issuer Preferred Stock into
Issuer Common Stock prior to repaying the Metro Stock Loan. The Metro Stock Loan
may be repaid only by delivering to the Issuer either the Issuer Preferred Stock
or 7,649,250 shares of Issuer Common Stock. See Items 3 and 5.

      On October 19, 1999, the Reporting  Person sold 3,120,000 shares of Issuer
Common   Stock   pursuant  to  a   "brokerage   transaction"   (the   "Brokerage
Transaction"),  as such term is defined in Rule 144 under the  Securities Act of
1933,  as  amended.  Goldman,  Sachs & Co.  ("Goldman")  sold these  shares (the
"Brokerage  Shares") in its capacity as a broker for the Reporting  Person.  The
Brokerage  Shares were sold by the Reporting  Person for an aggregate  amount of
$58,500,000, representing an amount equal to $18.75 per Brokerage Share.

      Also on October 19,  1999,  the  Reporting  Person  entered  into a letter
agreement  (the  "Letter  Agreement")  with the  Issuer,  pursuant  to which the
Reporting Person sold 1,066,660 shares of Issuer Common Stock to the Issuer (the
"Stock  Repurchase")  pursuant to the  Issuer's  stock  repurchase  program (the
"Stock Repurchase Program").  Such shares (the "Repurchase Shares") were sold by
the Reporting  Person pursuant to the Issuer's Stock  Repurchase  Program for an
aggregate amount of  $19,999,875.00,





representing  an  amount  equal  to  $18.75  per  Repurchase  Share.  The  Stock
Repurchase was consummated on October 26, 1999.

      On December 27, 1999, the Reporting Person transferred 7,649,250 shares of
Issuer  Common Stock to the Issuer in  connection  with the  Reporting  Person's
obligations under the Metro Loan Agreement, as assigned,  assumed and amended by
the Assignment Agreement.

      Also on December 27, 1999,  the  Reporting  Person  transferred  3,150,750
shares of Issuer  Common Stock to the Trusts  pursuant to the terms of the Trust
Loan Agreements.

      On December 28, 1999, the Reporting Person acquired  beneficial  ownership
of 7,649,250 shares of Issuer Common Stock, upon the conversion of the Reporting
Person's Issuer  Preferred  Stock into an equivalent  number of shares of Issuer
Preferred Stock.

      On January 24, 2000, the Reporting  Person disposed of 1,956,000 shares of
Issuer Common Stock in an open market transaction.

      On April 26, 2000,  the  Reporting  Person  disposed of 632,900  shares of
Issuer Common Stock in an open market transaction.

      On December 11, 2000, the Reporting  Person gifted an aggregate of 993,647
shares  of  Issuer  Common  Stock to  certain  charitable  trusts  of which  the
Reporting Person is the Trustee.

      On December 22, 2000, the Reporting  Person gifted an aggregate of 306,353
shares of Issuer Common Stock to another  charitable  trust  (together  with the
charitable  trusts  referenced  in  the  preceding  paragraph,  the  "Charitable
Trusts") of which the Reporting Person is a Trustee.

      On January 4, 2001,  the  Charitable  Trusts  disposed of an  aggregate of
170,000 shares of Issuer Common Stock in open market transactions.

      On January 12, 2001,  the  Charitable  Trusts  disposed of an aggregate of
10,000 shares of Issuer Common Stock in open market transactions.

      On April 12, 2001, the Charitable Trusts disposed of an aggregate of 9,000
shares of Issuer Common Stock in open market transactions.

      On April 16, 2001, one of the Charitable  Trusts  disposed of 2,500 shares
of Issuer Common Stock in an open market transaction.

      On April 17, 2001,  the  Reporting  Person  disposed of 186,500  shares of
Issuer Common Stock in an open market transaction.

      On April 18, 2001,  the  Reporting  Person  disposed of 941,000  shares of
Issuer Common Stock in an open market transaction.

      On May 16, 2001, the Charitable  Trusts disposed of an aggregate of 15,000
shares of Issuer Common Stock in open market transactions.

      On May 21, 2001, the Reporting Person disposed of 270,000 shares of Issuer
Common Stock in an open market transaction.





      On May 22, 2001, the Reporting Person disposed of 336,000 shares of Issuer
Common Stock in an open market transaction.

      On May 23, 2001, the Reporting  Person disposed of 15,100 shares of Issuer
Common Stock in an open market transaction.

      On July 19,  2001,  the  Reporting  Person  disposed of 303,200  shares of
Issuer Common Stock in an open market transaction.

      On August 13, 2001,  the Reporting  Person  disposed of 280,000  shares of
Issuer Common Stock in open market transactions.

      On August 14, 2001,  the Reporting  Person  disposed of 201,700  shares of
Issuer Common Stock in open market transactions.

      On August 15, 2001,  the  Reporting  Person  disposed of 69,300  shares of
Issuer Common Stock in an open market transaction.

      On August 16, 2001,  the  Reporting  Person  disposed of 12,600  shares of
Issuer Common Stock in an open market transaction.

      On August 22,  2001,  the  Reporting  Person  sold 6,200  shares of Issuer
Common Stock in an open market transaction.

      On August 23, 2001,  the  Reporting  Person sold 139,900  shares of Issuer
Common Stock in open market transactions.

      On August 24, 2001,  the  Reporting  Person sold 239,900  shares of Issuer
Common Stock in open market transactions.

      On August 27, 2001,  the  Reporting  Person sold 178,000  shares of Issuer
Common Stock in open market transactions.

      On August 28,  2001,  the  Reporting  Person sold 55,000  shares of Issuer
Common Stock in an open market transaction.

      On August 30,  2001,  the  Reporting  Person sold 10,000  shares of Issuer
Common Stock in an open market transaction.

      On August 31, 2001,  the  Reporting  Person sold 133,900  shares of Issuer
Common Stock in an open market transaction.

      On September 4, 2001,  the Reporting  Person sold 343,625 shares of Issuer
Common Stock in open market transactions.

      On December 6, 2001, the Reporting Person contributed  1,500,000 shares of
Issuer Common Stock to a partnership  (the  "Partnership")  affiliated  with the
reporting person.

      On December 10, 2001, the Partnership disposed of 213,800 shares of Issuer
Common Stock in open market transactions.





      On December 11, 2001, the Partnership  disposed of 18,600 shares of Issuer
Common Stock in open market transactions.

      On December 12, 2001, the Partnership  disposed of 86,500 shares of Issuer
Common Stock in open market transactions.

      On December 13, 2001, the Partnership  disposed of 79,700 shares of Issuer
Common Stock in open market transactions.

      On December 14, 2001, the Partnership disposed of 105,300 shares of Issuer
Common Stock in open market transactions.

      On December 17, 2001, the Partnership disposed of 132,200 shares of Issuer
Common Stock in open market transactions.

      On December 18, 2001, the Partnership disposed of 167,500 shares of Issuer
Common Stock in open market transactions.

      On December 19, 2001, the Partnership disposed of 125,000 shares of Issuer
Common Stock in open market transactions.

      On December 20, 2001, the Partnership  disposed of 21,900 shares of Issuer
Common Stock in open market transactions.

      On December 24, 2001, the Partnership  disposed of 20,900 shares of Issuer
Common Stock in open market transactions.

      On December 26, 2001, the Partnership  disposed of 53,900 shares of Issuer
Common Stock in open market transactions.

      On December 27, 2001, the Partnership disposed of 216,500 shares of Issuer
Common Stock in open market transactions.

      On December 28, 2001, the Charitable  Trusts disposed of 107,000 shares of
Issuer Common Stock in open market transactions.

      On December 31, 2001, the Charitable  Trusts  disposed of 32,000 shares of
Issuer Common Stock in open market transactions.

      On December 31, 2001, the Partnership disposed of 163,400 shares of Issuer
Common Stock in open market transactions.

      On January 4, 2002,  the  Partnership  disposed of 50,000 shares of Issuer
Common Stock in open market transactions.

      On January 9, 2002,  the  Partnership  disposed of 44,800 shares of Issuer
Common Stock in open market transactions.

      On January 11, 2002,  the  Charitable  Trusts  disposed of 2,400 shares of
Issuer Common Stock in open market transactions.





      On January 17, 2002,  the Reporting  Person gifted 17,900 shares of Issuer
Common Stock to a school.

      On January 18, 2002,  the  Reporting  Person  disposed of 58,475 shares of
Issuer Common Stock in open market transactions.

      On April 15, 2002,  two trusts for the benefit of the  Reporting  Person's
two adult  children  contributed an aggregate of 503,070 shares of Issuer Common
Stock to two  partnerships in which the 1% general partner is an entity in which
the Reporting Person has a 55% interest. On April 18, 2002, the Reporting Person
contributed  2,540 shares of Issuer  Common Stock into each of the  partnerships
referred to above,  in exchange  for a 1% limited  partnership  interest in each
such partnership.  On April 19, 2002, the partnerships disposed of all shares of
Issuer Common Stock owned by them in open market transactions.

      On April 17, 2002, the Reporting Person exchanged 263,852 shares of Issuer
Common  Stock  for  limited  partnership   interests  in  a  private  investment
partnership.

      On April 18,  2002 the  Reporting  Person  disposed  of 280,469  shares of
Issuer  Common  Stock in an open  market  transaction;  and a trust of which the
Reporting  Person is a trustee  disposed of 66,288 shares of Issuer Common Stock
in an open market transaction.

      On April 19,  2002,  the  Charitable  Trusts  disposed of an  aggregate of
27,573 shares of Issuer Common Stock in open market transactions.

      On May 9, 2002,  the Reporting  Person sold 23,434 shares of Issuer Common
Stock in an open market  transaction;  the Reporting Person exercised options to
purchase 600,000 shares of Issuer Common Stock and sold all of such shares in an
open market transaction;  and the Charitable Trusts sold an aggregate of 534,166
shares of Issuer Common Stock in open market transactions.

      On June 5,  2002,  three  trusts for the  benefit  of which the  Reporting
Person's  minor  children  contributed  an aggregate of 754,605 shares of Issuer
Common Stock to three limited partnerships in which the 1% general partner is an
entity in which the Reporting  Person has a 55% interest.  On June 5, 2002,  the
Reporting  Person  contributed  2,540 shares of Issuer Common Stock into each of
the  partnerships  referred to above,  in exchange for a 1% limited  partnership
interest in each such  partnership.  The Reporting Person  disclaims  beneficial
ownership of all of the shares held by the partnerships.

      On August 19,  2002,  the  Reporting  Person  sold 8,000  shares of Issuer
Common Stock in an open market transaction.

      On September 5, 2002, the Reporting  Person gifted an aggregate of 179,100
shares of Issuer Common Stock to a charitable trust.

      On October 23, 2002,  the  Reporting  Person sold 48,100  shares of Issuer
Common Stock in an open market transaction.

      On October 24,  2002,  the  Reporting  Person sold 9,500  shares of Issuer
Common Stock in an open market transaction.

      On October 28, 2002,  the  Reporting  Person sold 24,800  shares of Issuer
Common Stock in an open market transaction.





      On October 30, 2002,  the  Reporting  Person sold 15,000  shares of Issuer
Common Stock in an open market transaction.

      (d)  Pursuant  to the  Merger  Agreement,  the  Issuer  agreed  to add the
Reporting Person and one additional person designated by the Reporting Person to
its Board of Directors.  In  connection  therewith,  on September 22, 1999,  the
Reporting Person and Infinity Broadcasting Corporation ("Infinity") entered into
a voting agreement (the "Voting  Agreement").  Pursuant to the Voting Agreement,
(1)  Infinity  agreed to vote all  shares of capital  stock of the Issuer  which
Infinity  owns or controls and which is entitled to vote thereon in favor of the
election  of the  Reporting  Person and a designee  appointed  by the  Reporting
Person to the Board of Directors  of the Issuer,  and (2) the  Reporting  Person
agreed to vote all shares of capital  stock of the  Issuer  which the  Reporting
Person  owns or controls  and which is entitled to vote  thereon in favor of the
election of the person or persons selected by Infinity for election to the Board
of Directors of the Issuer.  The Voting  Agreement  will terminate no later than
the fourth anniversary of the date thereof.

      (b), (c), (f), (g), (h), (i) and (j)

      Not applicable.

Item 5.  Interest in Securities of the Issuer.
----------------------------------------------

      Item 5 is amended and restated in its entirety as follows:

      (a) The  Reporting  Person  beneficially  owns an  aggregate  of 5,698,973
shares of Issuer Common Stock, constituting 5.29% of the total class.

      The shares of Issuer Common Stock reported herein as beneficially owned by
the  Reporting  Person do not include an aggregate  of 569,461  shares of Issuer
Common Stock held by the  Charitable  Trusts.  The  Reporting  Person  disclaims
beneficial ownership of such shares.

      (b) Except as specified in the Voting Agreement,  the Reporting Person has
sole voting and dispositive power as to 5,698,973 shares of Issuer Common Stock.

      (c) Other than as provided  herein,  no  transactions in the Issuer Common
Stock were effected by the Reporting Person since the filing of the Schedule 13D
Statement.

      (d) Not applicable.

      (e) Not applicable.

Item 6. Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships With Respect to
Securities of the Issuer.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

      The Reporting Person has written exchange traded call options on September
26, 2002, September 27, 2002 and October 2, 2002 for an aggregate of 130,000
shares of the Issuer, pursuant to which, if exercised, the Reporting Person
would be obligated to sell such shares at a price of $40.00 per share until such
options expire on April 19, 2003.

      The Reporting Person has written exchange traded call options on October
15, 2002, October 17, 2002, October 22, 2002, October 23, 2002, October 24,
2002, October 25, 2002 and November 8, 2002 for an aggregate of 960,000 shares
of the Issuer, pursuant to which, if exercised, the Reporting Person





would be obligated to sell such shares at a price of $40.00 per share until such
options expire on April 19, 2003. The Reporting Person has also written exchange
traded call options on October 29, 2002 for 60,000 shares of the Issuer,
pursuant to which, if exercised, the Reporting Person would be obligated to sell
such shares at a price of $45.00 per share until such options expire on April
19, 2003.

      On October 22, 2002, the Reporting  Person  purchased a European style put
option  on one  million  covered  shares  with a  strike  price of  $34.37  with
expiration  dates  ranging from January 16, 2004 to January 26, 2004 and wrote a
European style call option on one million  covered shares with a strike price of
$41.51 with  expiration  dates ranging from January 16, 2004 through January 26,
2004.

Item 7.  Material to be Filed as Exhibits.
------------------------------------------

      (i)   Stock  Loan and Pledge  Agreement,  dated as of  October  16,  1996,
            between Metro Networks, Inc. and David I. Saperstein.

      (ii)  Assignment, Assumption and Amendment Agreement dated as of September
            22, 1999, among Westwood One, Inc.,  Metro Networks,  Inc. and David
            I. Saperstein.

      (iii) Stock  Loan and Pledge  Agreement,  dated as of  October  16,  1996,
            between  Michelle Joy Coppola 1994 Trust and David I.  Saperstein (a
            "Trust Loan Agreement").1

      (iv)  Merger  Agreement,  dated  as of June 1,  1999,  as  amended,  among
            Westwood One, Inc.,  Copter  Acquisition  Corp. and Metro  Networks,
            Inc.  Incorporated  by  reference  to  Exhibit  2.1 to the  Issuer's
            Registration  Statement on Form S-4 (Registration  Number 333-85609)
            filed on August 20, 1999.

      (v)   Voting Agreement,  dated as of September 22, 1999,  between David I.
            Saperstein and Infinity Broadcasting Corporation.

      (vi)  Letter  Agreement,  dated as of October 19, 1999,  between  David I.
            Saperstein and Westwood One, Inc.

      After  reasonable  inquiry and to the best of my knowledge  and belief,  I
certify that the information  set forth in this statement is true,  complete and
correct.

Dated: November 13, 2002

                             /s/ David I. Saperstein
                             -----------------------
                             David I. Saperstein


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1  Except for the names of the parties, the four other Trust Loan Agreements are
   identical to the Trust Loan Agreement  filed herewith and accordingly are not
   being filed.





                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

      (i)   Stock  Loan and Pledge  Agreement,  dated as of  October  16,  1996,
            between Metro Networks,  Inc. and David I. Saperstein  (incorporated
            by  reference to Exhibit  99.(I) to Metro's  Schedule 13D filed with
            the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 29, 1996).

      (ii)  Assignment, Assumption and Amendment Agreement dated as of September
            22, 1999, among Westwood One, Inc.,  Metro Networks,  Inc. and David
            I.  Saperstein  (incorporated  by  reference  to Exhibit  99.(II) to
            Westwood's Schedule 13D filed on October 5, 1999).

      (iii) Stock  Loan and Pledge  Agreement,  dated as of  October  16,  1996,
            between  Michelle  Joy  Coppola  1994 Trust and David I.  Saperstein
            (incorporated  by reference to Exhibit  99.(II) to Metro's  Schedule
            13D filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 29,
            1996).

      (iv)  Merger  Agreement,  dated  as of June 1,  1999,  as  amended,  among
            Westwood One, Inc.,  Copter  Acquisition  Corp. and Metro  Networks,
            Inc.  (incorporated  by  reference  to  Exhibit2.1  to the  Issuer's
            Registration  Statement  on Form S-4 filed with the  Securities  and
            Exchange commission on August 20, 1999).

      (v)   Voting Agreement,  dated as of September 22, 1999,  between David I.
            Saperstein and Infinity  Broadcasting  Corporation  (incorporated by
            reference  to Exhibit  99.(V) to  Westwood's  Schedule  13D filed on
            October 5, 1999).

      (vi)  Letter  Agreement,  dated as of October 19, 1999,  between  David I.
            Saperstein  and Westwood  One,  Inc.  (incorporated  by reference to
            Exhibit 99.VI to Amendment No. 1 to Westwood's Schedule 13D filed on
            November 9, 1999).