A vertical Hall effect apparatus, including methods thereof. Such a composite web is particularly useful for preparing reinforced polymeric foam composites that contain a fiber reinforced polymeric foam having a thickness of greater than two inches and fibers substantially distributed therein. The bottom end of the member is removably attached to a wall of the shower and the rubber hose is looped around a retainer housing to provide vertical height adjustment. Using embodiments of the interconnect network allows high bandwidth communication between processing modules and IO modules.