A monitoring system according to the present invention includes a detecting unit, a tracking unit, a place judging unit and a reporting unit. Capacitor electrodes C1 and C2 are disposed adjacent to each other on the layer’s surface, gate electrodes G1 and G2 are disposed on opposite sides of C1 and C2, and source and sink electrodes are disposed on opposite sides of G1 and G2. An inner body member defines a first media transport passageway with the second body member define, a second media transport passageway with the third body member, and a third media transport passageway with the first body member. Furthermore, in one embodiment, the resultant gel materials exhibit a certain pore size minimum while simultaneously exhibiting a degree of softness heretofore unavailable. A reflective light shelf system and method are also included.