MINYANVILLE ORIGINAL The 18th Communist Party Congress is days away and to ensure everything goes smoothly in this once-in-a-decade leadership transition China is clamping down on… just about everything reports the New York Times.   In recent days kitchen knives have been removed from store shelves Internet access has mysteriously slowed to the speed of molasses and international news channels like CNN and the BBC have disappeared from television sets in upscale health clubs. At the Bookworm a popular English-language bookstore the section previously devoted to Chinese politics and history has been stuffed with Stephen King thrillers child-rearing guides and ...