[Nirth]

import flash.filters.*;
function applyBlur(target:MovieClip,x:Number,y:Number):Void
{
    target.filters = [ new BlurFilter(x,y)];
}
function drawCircle(rad:Number):MovieClip 
{
    var result:MovieClip = createEmptyMovieClip("someMC",getNextHighestDepth());
    result.lineStyle(rad*2,0xFF6600);
    result.moveTo(0,0);
    result.lineTo(0.5,0);
    return result;
}
applyBlur(drawCircle(50),15,15);