How long do you think that it will take for the existance of the Higgs Boson to be confirmed?

Question: How long do you think that it will take for the existance of the Higgs Boson to be confirmed?
- Keywords:
  higgs boson,
  subatomic
Asked by sam2208 to Emma, Jimmy, Janet, Niall, Simon on 15 Mar 2013.
- Niall Crawford answered on 15 Mar 2013:
  
  In the very near future I’d think – scientist have recently said they are “very confident” that it is, though that’s no guarantee.

Question: How long do you think that it will take for the existance of the Higgs Boson to be confirmed?