They say the Sun is becoming less active.  Let’s check the record of days without Sunspots from 2009:
Spotless Days
Current Stretch: 0 days
2012 total: 0 days (0%)
2011 total: 2 days (<1%)
2010 total: 51 days (14%)
2009 total: 260 days (71%)

(Hmm)

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