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coming this week

The following are events scheduled this week and stories you can catch in The Journal Gazette. Please note that many events, especially court appearances, are subject to change at the last minute.

Monday

President Obama awards National Medal of Arts and National Humanities Medal

Jobs hotspot

In Business: Looking for work? A new study says there’s plenty of recruitment for work in areas related to apps and games for smartphones, computer tablets and Facebook.

Tuesday

Vice President Biden meets with China’s vice president, Xi Jinping.

Kiss and tell

In Living: For Valentine’s Day, readers share details of their first kiss.

Wednesday

Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner testifies before House Ways and Means Committee about president’s budget proposal

Best calories ever

In Living: Local restaurants provide yummy ways to fatten up for Fat Tuesday. Dining Out critic Ryan DuVall offers up ideas.

Thursday

House Foreign Affairs Committee holds hearing on Egypt

Survivor speaks

In Living: Elizabeth Smart, whose kidnapping, captivity and eventual return made national news, will speak in Fort Wayne about her abduction and forgiveness.

Friday

Busy schedule

In Sports: A look at the challenges facing the Komets as they get set to play three games in three nights. That will cap a stretch of eight games in 12 days.

Sunday

Danica’s debut

In Sports: Danica Patrick will make her Sprint Cup debut in the season-opening Daytona 500 on Feb. 26, the first of 10 races in NASCAR’s highest division. Columnist Ben Smith looks at her transition from IndyCar.