the minimal prime decomposition for semiprime ideals is defined and studied on z-ideals of c(x). the necessary and sufficient condition for existence of the minimal prime decomposition of a z-ideal / is given, when / satisfies one of the following conditions: (i) / is an intersection of maximal ideals. (ii) i is an intersection of o , s, when x is basically disconnected. (iii) i=o , when x x ha...

Assuming the Continuum Hypothesis, there is a compact first countable connected space of weight א1 with no totally disconnected perfect subsets. Each such space, however, may be destroyed by some proper forcing order which does not add reals.

It is shown that every Radon measure on a first-countable Hausdorff space is separable provided ω1 is a precaliber of every measurable algebra. As the latter is implied by MA(ω1), the result answers a problem due to D. H. Fremlin. Answering the problem posed by D. H. Fremlin ([4], 32R(c)), we show in this note that, assuming (∗) ω1 is a precaliber of every measurable Boolean algebra, every Rado...