(Paris Hilton, boning up for a round of job interviews)

In this special edition of FIRF, we look at last-minute attempts to get in those New Year's stories likely to run this weekend and on Monday:

CareerBuilder expects slower but steady hiring

CheapTickets.com lists ten possible cities to visit for New Year's eve, and 10 alternative 'hoods in each to save money on hotels

Free e-book promises to show you how to keep your resolutions

The Times Square ball drop is a 100 year-old tradition, powered this year by Philips LED lights:

And in shameless keywording news, a company called Shimmering Resumes offers to write Paris Hilton's resume, for free! In case you missed it, Barron Hilton pledged to give his billion-dollar fortune to charity, and grandgurl Paris still stole the headlines.