The appointments are the latest in what has been an almost frantic round of hirings at agencies searching for top creative talent.

Domestic security and law-enforcement officials began receiving word about the new information early Friday, and it set off a frantic round of meetings.

During a frantic third round of the Players Championship today, a host of players had impressive moments.

A frantic round of applause came from the back of the theatre.

White Diamonds is only one of several significant product introductions in what looks like the $5 billion fragrance industry's most frantic round of marketing activity ever.

She was halfway around Carousel New Copenhagen, engaged in a frantic round of business meetings.

Racing to squeeze in medical appointments and a frantic round of lunches, she was besieged by job seekers, entrepreneurs and assorted opportunists.

The champion took more punishment, but was able to respond in a frantic ninth round.

Moussa's statement followed a frantic round of phone calls from several US officials.

And despite another Vornado withdrawal on Thursday morning, the company was back at the negotiating table yesterday, when another frantic round of talks began.