A flexible connecting rod arrangement for engines, hermetic compressors, and any application that requires a connection between a piston and a crankcase or any application that requires a connection between a linear slider and a crankcase. The graphite contains less than 10 mass-% of fibers and the carbon-fiber-reinforced carbon contains more than 20 mass-% of carbon fibers. Further embodiments may include a decision engine having a write traffic signature mechanism wherein the decision engine selects a wear leveling engine and wear leveling policy based upon receiving a write traffic signature of the memory from the write traffic signature mechanism and receiving status data from the memory. This divided pole is mounted on a pivot so the Magnus Rotor will be faced to the oncoming fluid by a weathervane.