The medical executive doesn't own a bicycle because it's a hassle to haul one downstairs, find a place to lock it up on the street and worry about it, he said.

WSJ: NYC launches bike share program, largest in nation

It becomes very hard to reverse this process and lock the metals up again, although it can be done.

FORBES: Fracking With Bad Water

Keep it closed and the environmentalists will lock up everything.

NPR: ANWR Community Split on Oil Exploration

And it was so hard to sell that folks kept on telling Charles that it was pointless even to lock up the plant at night, because nobody wanted the stuff.

WHITEHOUSE: The Critical Role of Manufacturing

The stakes lock up a company's capital and it is hard to claim they spread risk.

ECONOMIST: Japanese business

Wrap the log securely in foil and keep it in a zipper-lock bag in the refrigerator for up to 2 months.

NPR: Recipe: 'Good Day for a Picnic'

"Once the first big brick-and-mortar companies do it, they're all going to lock up deals to compete, " says Charles Katz, the CEO of 1stUp, whose 70 free-web clients include Seventeen magazine, the Rocky Mountain News and the Fox network's dysfunctional family, The Simpsons.

FORBES: Free For All

"Once the first big brick-and-mortar companies do it, they're all going to lock up deals to compete, " says Charles Katz, chief executive of San Francisco-based 1stUp, whose 70 free-Web clients include Seventeen magazine, The Rocky Mountain News and the Fox network's dysfunctional family, The Simpsons.

FORBES: Free For All

We know, there was an absolute flood of news from Mobile World Congress today, but day one in Spain has finally come to a close, and it looks like Microsoft is flexing all its muscle to try and lock up partners and rejoin the fight for mobile dominance.

ENGADGET: MWC day one: the Empire strikes back

Maybe it was the fact that every year we renewed our vows since you decided to lock up and freeze.

FORBES: Bye Bye Blackberry