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HTML

<!doctype html>
<html>
    <head>
        <title>filtereffectstest</title>
    </head>
<body>
    <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" version="1.1" width=520 height=330 color-interpolation-filters="sRGB">
        <image x="0" y="0" width="520px" height="330px" 
            xlink:href="http://a0.twimg.com/a/1329497727/t1/img/front_page/cricket.jpg"
            filter="url(#fuzzyeyes)" 
            />
    </svg>
    <svg height="0">
    <filter id="fuzzyeyes">
        <feGaussianBlur stdDeviation="4" />
    </filter> 
    </svg>
</body>