Is it possible to lock clips in the timeline?

I would like to lock some of the clips that I am using so that they won't change when i add another clip to the timeline.
I do this in audio programs such as Pro Tools and if I am doing something that will change the timeline the program asks for permission to continue if it will affect other clips.

digibud: We could argue all day about "who" is a "pro," or "what" makes one tool more "professional" than the next. (I won't change your mind, and you won't change mine. And I'm supposedly a "professional" who's worked 20-plus years in broadcasting.)
But, I will say this: Recently, I toured through an Internet company in Silicon Valley. I paused next to an unkempt 20-something kid editing a sophomoric ("gross-out") video for a YouTube channel. He was cutting on FCPX. And, I was sure, in his lifetime, he has probably never seen a single frame of video through "Avid" or "Premiere" (not to mention the clunky CMX I used on years ago.)
I chuckled. But, my host (the kid's boss) sensed my haughty disdain and said, "Go ahead and laugh. That 'kid' gets several hundred thousand views every week. Last year he made about $200,000 dollars in subscription fees and advertising revenue." (which, I was told, was only a "cut" of what the Internet company made off those same videos.)
I suddenly realized that "kid" is every bit a  "professional."
It made me think how Apple has realized there is a whole new generation who will edit video for new platforms--for media delivery systems that don't even exist yet. It made me think how "professional" is a relative term. Are "professionals" those few tens of thousands of people who edit feature films, television shows, commercials, news programs and corporate videos, using expensive post-production gear and software? Sure. But could "professional" ALSO be those millions of people all over the world who will make a living (as a "profession") delivering content to HUNDREDS of millions of viewers / consumers? So...  Perhaps Apple realized this when they developed a low-cost, user-friendly, versatile application called "Final Cut Pro X." But, I could be wrong.

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    Personally I think you would find the experience unpleasant running on that laptop, but the best thing to do is to install it and see (your licence allows you to install on two machines providing both are not in use at the same time).
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    Date: Mon, 7 Sep 2009 14:29:37 -0600
    From: [email protected]
    To: [email protected]
    Subject: How do you move a sound clip in the timeline?
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