Our compartment had a window, a fold-down table and simple berths for four.

WSJ: Riding the Trans-Mongolian Railway through Russia, China and Mongolia

There are hooks on one wall to hang a sleeping bag and a spot on the opposite wall for a fold-down table and foot restraints so astronauts can use a laptop computer.

BBC: A space of one's own

Each will have its own fold-out work table and closet, a mini-bar--even personal mood lighting.

FORBES: Magazine Article

Diffrient was a frustrated industrial designer with pioneering achievements, including the first chair whose height could be adjusted via a gas piston and spring, and a fold-up office table that replaced screws and plates with simple interlocking hinges.

FORBES: The Chair Men

For the Wiesenmaier family, sitting around a long, fold-down picnic table, drinking wine from plastic cups and preparing for a clambake of lobster tails and slow-roasted potatoes cooked by two chefs on an enormous outdoor grill, this pristine corner of the US eastern seaboard has tonight been transformed into America's most exclusive restaurant.

BBC: Escape from New York

But its function is two-fold: planning tool and beautifully photographed coffee-table book.

FORBES: 36 Hours In 150 Places, from Taschen and the New York Times

She said the number of vocational qualifications had increased "40 fold" in recent years and that some of these courses are "unquestionably about schools chasing league table points".

BBC: Are vocational qualifications valuable?