ISO Paper Sizes Standard Overview & Rationale. The ISO paper size A standard is based on each size being half of the size of the previous one, when folded parallel to the shorter lengths.
Whatever the origin of the term, barbeque, barbecue, or BBQ in the United States has come to mean anything from slow cooking with heat and smoke (the traditional way), to grilling over an open fire, to the gathering itself where grilled or smoked meat is served.he Oxford English Dictionary states that the word barbeque was derived from the Spanish word barbacoa which itself was taken from a Haitian word barbacoa, meaning a framework of sticks set upon posts..
the late Mr Fred Mayes of Orewa, New Zealand claimed to have designed the first BBQtable in early 1960's made from 4x2 timber planks - 4 at 5'6 long for the top and 2 each side for the seats with 2 crosspieces for seat support to which were bolted the angled legs,2 braces from the seat support member to the table top centre provided bracing.