diff --git a/examples/css3/config.rb b/examples/css3/config.rb
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+++ b/examples/css3/config.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+# Require any additional compass plugins here.
+project_type = :stand_alone
+css_dir = "stylesheets"
+sass_dir = "src"
+images_dir = "images"
+relative_assets = true
diff --git a/examples/css3/src/gradient.sass b/examples/css3/src/gradient.sass
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+++ b/examples/css3/src/gradient.sass
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+@import compass/css3/gradient.sass
+
+div
+  width: 200px
+  height: 100px
+  border: 1px solid #777
+.linear
+  +v-gradient(#fff, #aaa, color_stop(50%, #ccc, 50%, #bbb))
+.radial
+  +radial-gradient("45 45, 10, 52 50, 30", Cyan, DodgerBlue)
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diff --git a/lib/compass/frameworks/compass/stylesheets/compass/_css3.sass b/lib/compass/frameworks/compass/stylesheets/compass/_css3.sass
index 9e39e053..fca2c261 100644
--- a/lib/compass/frameworks/compass/stylesheets/compass/_css3.sass
+++ b/lib/compass/frameworks/compass/stylesheets/compass/_css3.sass
@@ -4,3 +4,5 @@
 @import css3/box_shadow.sass
 @import css3/columns.sass
 @import css3/box_sizing.sass
+@import css3/box_shadow.sass
+@import css3/text_shadow.sass
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diff --git a/lib/compass/frameworks/compass/stylesheets/compass/css3/_box_shadow.sass b/lib/compass/frameworks/compass/stylesheets/compass/css3/_box_shadow.sass
index 91e476d0..7b9242a9 100644
--- a/lib/compass/frameworks/compass/stylesheets/compass/css3/_box_shadow.sass
+++ b/lib/compass/frameworks/compass/stylesheets/compass/css3/_box_shadow.sass
@@ -1,12 +1,20 @@
 //**
-  Provides cross-browser css box shadows 
-    for Webkit and the future
-  arguments are horizontal offset, vertical offset, blur and color
+  Provides cross-browser css box shadows for Webkit, Gecko, and CSS3 standard
+  arguments are color, horizontal offset, vertical offset, and blur
 
-=box-shadow(!ho, !vo, !b, !c )
-  /* Webkit (Safari, Chrome)
-  -webkit-box-shadow= !ho !vo !b !c
-  /* Mozilla (Firefox, Camino)
-  -moz-box-shadow= !ho !vo !b !c
-  /* CSS3
-  box-shadow= !ho !vo !b !c
+//**
+  These defaults make the arguments optional for this mixin
+  If you like, set different defaults in your project
+  
+!default_box_shadow_color     ||= #333
+!default_box_shadow_h_offset  ||= 1px
+!default_box_shadow_v_offset  ||= 1px
+!default_box_shadow_blur      ||= 5px
+
+=box-shadow(!color = !default_box_shadow_color, !hoff = !default_box_shadow_h_offset, !voff = !default_box_shadow_v_offset, !blur = !default_box_shadow_blur)
+  /* Webkit (Safari, Chrome) */
+  -webkit-box-shadow= !color !hoff !voff !blur
+  /* Gecko (Firefox, Camino) */
+  -moz-box-shadow= !color !hoff !voff !blur
+  /* CSS3 */
+  box-shadow= !color !hoff !voff !blur
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diff --git a/lib/compass/frameworks/compass/stylesheets/compass/css3/_gradient.sass b/lib/compass/frameworks/compass/stylesheets/compass/css3/_gradient.sass
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index 00000000..d67d863a
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+++ b/lib/compass/frameworks/compass/stylesheets/compass/css3/_gradient.sass
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+=gradient(!type, !coords, !color_start, !color_end, !color_stop = false)
+  !gradient= "#{!coords}, from(#{!color_start}), to(#{!color_end})"
+  @if !color_stop
+    !gradient= !gradient + ", " + !color_stop
+  background: -webkit-gradient(#{!type}, #{!gradient})
+  background: -moz-#{!type}-gradient(#{!gradient})
+
+//*
+  // This will yeild a radial gradient with an apparent specular highlight
+  +radial-gradient("45 45, 10, 52 50, 30", Cyan, DodgerBlue)
+    
+=radial-gradient(!coords, !color1, !color2, !color_stop = false)
+  +gradient("radial", !coords, !color1, !color2, !color_stop)
+
+//* 
+  // This yields a linear gradient spanning from !start to !end coordinates
+  +linear-gradient("left top", "left bottom", #fff, #ddd)
+
+=linear-gradient(!start, !end, !color1, !color2, !color_stop = false)
+  !coords = !start + ", " + !end
+  +gradient("linear", !coords, !color1, !color2, !color_stop)
+
+//*
+  // This yields a gradient starting at the top with #fff, ending in #aaa
+  +v-gradient(#fff, #aaa)
+  // Same as above but with a #ccc at the halfway point
+  +v-gradient(#fff, #aaa, color_stop(50%, #ccc))
+  // Same as the first example but with #ccc at the 30% from the top, and #bbb at 70% from the top
+  +v-gradient(#fff, #aaa, color_stop(30%, #ccc, 70%, #bbb))
+
+=v-gradient(!color1, !color2, !color_stop = false)
+  +linear-gradient("left top", "left bottom", !color1, !color2, !color_stop)
+
+//* 
+  // This yields a horizontal linear gradient spanning from left to right
+  // It can be used just like v-gradient above
+  h-gradient(#fff, #ddd)
+  
+=h-gradient(!color1, !color2, !color_stop = false)
+  +linear-gradient("left top", "right top", !color1, !color2, !color_stop)
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diff --git a/lib/compass/frameworks/compass/stylesheets/compass/css3/_text_shadow.sass b/lib/compass/frameworks/compass/stylesheets/compass/css3/_text_shadow.sass
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+++ b/lib/compass/frameworks/compass/stylesheets/compass/css3/_text_shadow.sass
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+//**
+  Provides css text shadows
+  arguments are color, horizontal offset, vertical offset, and blur
+
+//**
+  These defaults make the arguments optional for this mixin
+  If you like, set different defaults in your project
+  
+!default_text_shadow_color     ||= #aaa
+!default_text_shadow_h_offset  ||= 1px
+!default_text_shadow_v_offset  ||= 1px
+!default_text_shadow_blur      ||= 1px
+
+=text-shadow(!color = !default_text_shadow_color, !hoff = !default_text_shadow_h_offset, !voff = !default_text_shadow_v_offset, !blur = !default_text_shadow_blur)
+  text-shadow= !color !hoff !voff !blur
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