An information system for use in information management for musical and theatrical entertainment comprising an electronically-accessible data record. The solution described herein provides techniques in the areas of proxy caching, protocol acceleration, domain name resolution acceleration as well as compression improvements. Each cone assembly has a cone section and a truncated cone section. The performing of the automated analysis further comprises creating first data and second data. Also provided are synthetic intermediates useful for implementing the inventive methods. The reach out lock further includes a mechanism which prevents actuation of the locking mechanism if the locking mechanism is out of alignment with the keeper.