loren
Will anyone be killed by a shark in US waters before September 2008?
No reports indicate that there is conclusive evidence of anyone being killed by sharks in US waters.
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Suspend date: Mon 1st Sep 2008 12:59am PDT Settlement date: Mon 1st Sep 2008 2:58pm PDTPrediction cut-off: Predictions on this question after Mon 1st Sep 2008 12:59am PDT have been voided because they were made after the question could be settled
Initial likelihoods: Yes: 5%
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loren 
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: Winning prediction = "No".
No other death by shark in US waters, other than the one listed in the market background, that I found.
<http://blogs.courant.com/roger_catlin_tv_eye/2008/08/shark-fans-bit.html>
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: No reports indicate that there is conclusive evidence of anyone being killed by sharks in US waters.
Suspend date: Mon 1st Sep 2008 12:59am PDT Settlement date: Mon 1st Sep 2008 2:58pm PDTPrediction cut-off: Predictions on this question after Mon 1st Sep 2008 12:59am PDT have been voided because they were made after the question could be settled
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http://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/08/27/keys.bodies/index.html
Lots of open questions -- were they killed by the sharks? Were they in US waters at the time? Could we be closing in on a "yes"?
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/volusia/orl-shark-bite-082808,0,4063408.story?track=rss
They seem to be biting in Florida -- and a big holiday weekend is approaching!
Forget the sharks: WATCH THE ANTS!!
http://www.upi.com/Top_News/2008/08/28/Florida_man_fatally_bitten_by_fire_ants/UPI-76061219977649/
And in the great cosmic scheme of things, this'll probably end up with ME being the one getting eaten.
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