1. Introduction

2. Astrophysical implications of calibration errors

3. Temperature calibration

4. Metallicity calibration

5. Absolute magnitude/distance calibration

6. Interstellar reddening

7. Stellar ages
7.1. Review of stellar models
7.2. Consistency checks with wide binaries
7.3. New ages vs. the GCS ages

8. Results and sample characteristics
8.1. Simulating the sample selection effects

9. The metallicity distribution function

10. The age-metallicity diagram
10.1. AMR slope vs. a radial metallicity gradient

11. Age-velocity relation and disk heating

12. Thick disk vs. thin disk

13. Conclusions