The Week Ahead by latimes.com

Today

* 2 p.m.: If you’re one of those parents who pressure their kids to excel in sports, you’ll want to chat with “positive parenting” specialist Darrell J. Burnett.

https://my.webmd.com/splash/article/1705.51822

* 3:30 p.m.: “Waiting: The True Confessions of a Waitress” is part memoir, part social commentary and part guide on how to act when dining out. Chat with the book’s author, Debra Ginsberg.

https://chat.yahoo.com/c/events/info/2000/08/10/081000ginsberg.html

Friday

* 2 p.m.: Now you can play charades online. SideTalk.com will have you surfing to three sites that contain clues to help you come up with the answers.

https://www.sidetalk.com/calendar/pacific.html

* 3 p.m.: Let’s hear it for Kirsten Dunst, Eliza Dushku, Gabrielle Union and Jesse Bradford, stars of the upcoming cheerleading movie, “Bring It On.”

https://www.alloy.com/a2k/connect/chatseries

Saturday

* 10:45 a.m.: HOB.com’s “Live Drive 2000” tour heads to San Jose, Calif., for the city’s jazz festival.

https://www.hob.com/live/events/livedrive2000/000812sanjosejazzfestival/ pre.asp

* 3 p.m.: The Smothers Brothers’ Dick Smothers is the guest on “Practically Joking With Cary Silberman.”

https://www.comedyaudio.com/PracticallyJoking/practicallyjoking.html

Sunday

* 11 a.m.: Tune in to a live audio broadcast of the Miller Lite 200 in Lexington, Ohio, the latest stop for the CART FedEx Championship Series.

https://www.broadcast.com/sports/motorsports/autoracing/fanscan/cart

Monday

* 7 p.m.: Are great white sharks really bloodthirsty killers like the ones in the movies? Shark experts Barry Bruce and George Burgess discuss shark facts and myths.

https://www.discovery.com/stories/nature/sharkweek2000/webcast.html

* 7 p.m.: Get the “Keys to Weight Loss Success” from Anne Fletcher, registered dietitian and author of “Thin for Life.”

https://cyberdiet.com/chat/liveevents.html

Tuesday

* 10 a.m.: Tony Hendra, who has compiled the “Gigawit Dictionary of the English Language,” talks about the origins of these humorous and satirical Internet terms.

https://www.cnn.com/chat

* 4 p.m.: Chat with Faye Kellerman, whose book, “Stalker,” is the latest in her series of thrillers featuring an LAPD detective and his wife.

https://www.bn.com/community/calendar/authorbio/fkellermany3.asp?userid= 3L8RZOE072

Wednesday

* 11:30 a.m.: Join Mike Weintraub of the Million Dollar Round Table for “Look Into My 401(k) Mirror Plan.”

https://www.digevent.com/geninterest/finance/moneylunch/info.shtml

* 5 p.m.: Chef Hubert Keller will attempt to meet the challenge posed by Dr. Dean Ornish to create a delicious, nutritious meal within the doctor’s low-fat guidelines.

https://my.webmd.com/splash/article/1705.50681

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