Illustrator crashes when applying effects.

Im getting really frustrated that such simple requests in illustrator are so problematic. 
My first instinct is to update to the latest version, but Adobe say im up to date (this us 16.0.4, but I think there is 17 now?)
Any thoughts? Help?
Date/Time:       2013-06-27 09:40:39 -0700
OS Version:      10.8.4 (Build 12E55)
Architecture:    x86_64
Report Version:  11
Command:         Illustrator
Path:            /Applications/Adobe-CS6/*/Adobe Illustrator.app/Contents/MacOS/Adobe Illustrator
Version:         691 (16.0.4)
Parent:          launchd [169]
PID:             10669
Event:           hang
Duration:        1.80s
Steps:           18 (100ms sampling interval)
Hardware model:  MacBookPro9,2
Active cpus:     4
Free pages:      15634 pages (-1324)
Pageins:         6 pages
Pageouts:        0 pages
Process:         Adobe Illustrator [10669]
Path:            /Applications/Adobe-CS6/*/Adobe Illustrator.app/Contents/MacOS/Adobe Illustrator
Architecture:    x86_64
Parent:          launchd [169]
UID:             501
Task size:       207806 pages
CPU Time:        0.004s
  Thread 0x15532a   DispatchQueue 1          priority 47       
  18 ??? (Adobe Illustrator + 1455400) [0x100163528]
    18 ??? (Adobe Illustrator + 7294212) [0x1006f4d04]
      18 ??? (Adobe Illustrator + 7359381) [0x100704b95]
        18 ??? (Adobe Illustrator + 7756744) [0x100765bc8]
          18 exo::app::OS_AppBase::RunEventLoop() + 55 (exo) [0x108e6b767]
            18 -[NSApplication run] + 517 (AppKit) [0x7fff838a91a3]
              18 -[NSApplication nextEventMatchingMask:untilDate:inMode:dequeue:] + 128 (AppKit) [0x7fff838b1df2]
                18 _DPSNextEvent + 2073 (AppKit) [0x7fff838b2a9f]
                  18 _NSHandleCarbonMenuEvent + 245 (AppKit) [0x7fff839908c6]
                    18 _HandleMenuSelection2 + 565 (HIToolbox) [0x7fff8464eec8]
                      18 MenuSelectCore(MenuData*, Point, double, unsigned int, OpaqueMenuRef**, unsigned short*) + 605 (HIToolbox) [0x7fff8464f8bb]
                        18 FinishMenuSelection(SelectionData*, MenuResult*, MenuResult*) + 94 (HIToolbox) [0x7fff8467385f]
                          18 SendMenuItemSelectedEvent + 254 (HIToolbox) [0x7fff846739d3]
                            18 SendMenuCommandWithContextAndModifiers + 59 (HIToolbox) [0x7fff84673a21]
                              18 SendHICommandEvent(unsigned int, HICommand const*, unsigned int, unsigned int, unsigned char, void const*, OpaqueEventTargetRef*, OpaqueEventTargetRef*, OpaqueEventRef**) + 443 (HIToolbox) [0x7fff846ceca9]
                                18 SendEventToEventTarget + 40 (HIToolbox) [0x7fff84697fc9]
                                  18 SendEventToEventTargetInternal(OpaqueEventRef*, OpaqueEventTargetRef*, HandlerCallRec*) + 410 (HIToolbox) [0x7fff846821e9]
                                    18 DispatchEventToHandlers(EventTargetRec*, OpaqueEventRef*, HandlerCallRec*) + 1206 (HIToolbox) [0x7fff84682d1a]
                                      18 NSSLMMenuEventHandler + 342 (AppKit) [0x7fff83ad1165]
                                        18 -[NSCarbonMenuImpl _carbonCommandProcessEvent:handlerCallRef:] + 135 (AppKit) [0x7fff837c5097]
                                          18 -[NSMenu _internalPerformActionForItemAtIndex:] + 36 (AppKit) [0x7fff837c520f]
                                            18 -[DVAMacMenu performActionForItemAtIndex:] + 61 (dvaui) [0x10861d9ad]
                                              18 -[NSCarbonMenuImpl performActionWithHighlightingForItemAtIndex:] + 133 (AppKit) [0x7fff83ad805a]
                                                18 -[NSMenuItem _corePerformAction] + 406 (AppKit) [0x7fff83ad836c]
                                                  18 -[NSApplication sendAction:to:from:] + 342 (AppKit) [0x7fff839a2959]
                                                    18 -[ExoMacApplication handleMenuCommand:] + 187 (exo) [0x108e6debb]
                                                      18 void dvacore::config::ExecuteTopLevelFunction<void>(boost::function0<void>, bool*) + 93 (dvacore) [0x107eef9bd]
                                                        18 void dvacore::config::ErrorManager::ExecuteFunctionWithTopLevelExceptionHandler<void>(boost::f unction0<void>, bool*) + 250 (dvacore) [0x107eebeda]
                                                          18 ??? (Adobe Illustrator + 7765195) [0x100767ccb]
                                                            18 int dvacore::config::ErrorManager::ExecuteFunction<void>(boost::function0<void>*, void*) + 123 (dvacore) [0x107eece4b]
                                                              18 exo::app::OS_AppBase::DispatchMenuCommand(int) + 119 (exo) [0x108e6c437]
                                                                18 exo::uisupport::CommandHandlerBase::CallCommandChain(int) + 62 (exo) [0x108ee201e]
                                                                  18 exo::uisupport::CommandHandler::DoCallMyCommandChain(int) + 36 (exo) [0x108ee2614]
                                                                    18 exo::uisupport::CommandHandler::HandleCommand(int) + 259 (exo) [0x108ee25c3]
                                                                      18 ??? (Adobe Illustrator + 7757956) [0x100766084]
                                                                        18 ??? (Adobe Illustrator + 4766995) [0x10048bd13]
                                                                          18 ??? (Adobe Illustrator + 11835349) [0x100b497d5]
                                                                            18 ??? (Adobe Illustrator + 9841522) [0x100962b72]
                                                                              18 std::_Rb_tree<SPSUAS, std::pair<SPSUAS const, int>, std::_Select1st<std::pair<SPSUAS const, int> >, std::less<SPSUAS>, std::allocator<std::pair<SPSUAS const, int> > >::erase(SPSUAS const&) + 13900 (Adobe Illustrator) [0x100c8eedc]
                                                                                18 std::_Rb_tree<SPSUAS, std::pair<SPSUAS const, int>, std::_Select1st<std::pair<SPSUAS const, int> >, std::less<SPSUAS>, std::allocator<std::pair<SPSUAS const, int> > >::erase(SPSUAS const&) + 1228 (Adobe Illustrator) [0x100c8bd5c]
                                                                                  18 std::_Rb_tree<SPSUAS, std::pair<SPSUAS const, int>, std::_Select1st<std::pair<SPSUAS const, int> >, std::less<SPSUAS>, std::allocator<std::pair<SPSUAS const, int> > >::erase(SPSUAS const&) + 24282 (Adobe Illustrator) [0x100c9176a]
                                                                                    18 ??? (Adobe Illustrator + 11709692) [0x100b2acfc]
                                                                                      18 ??? (Adobe Illustrator + 11706362) [0x100b29ffa]
                                                                                        18 ??? (Adobe Illustrator + 11695395) [0x100b27523]
                                                                                          18 ??? (Adobe Illustrator + 9841522) [0x100962b72]
                                                                                             18 std::_Rb_tree<SPSUAS, std::pair<SPSUAS const, int>, std::_Select1st<std::pair<SPSUAS const, int> >, std::less<SPSUAS>, std::allocator<std::pair<SPSUAS const, int> > >::erase(SPSUAS const&) + 13900 (Adobe Illustrator) [0x100c8eedc]
                                                                                               18 std::_Rb_tree<SPSUAS, std::pair<SPSUAS const, int>, std::_Select1st<std::pair<SPSUAS const, int> >, std::less<SPSUAS>, std::allocator<std::pair<SPSUAS const, int> > >::erase(SPSUAS const&) + 1228 (Adobe Illustrator) [0x100c8bd5c]
                                                                                                 18 std::_Rb_tree<SPSUAS, std::pair<SPSUAS const, int>, std::_Select1st<std::pair<SPSUAS const, int> >, std::less<SPSUAS>, std::allocator<std::pair<SPSUAS const, int> > >::erase(SPSUAS const&) + 24282 (Adobe Illustrator) [0x100c9176a]
                                                                                                   18 ??? (Adobe Illustrator + 9918219) [0x10097570b]
                                                                                                     18 ??? (Adobe Illustrator + 10174048) [0x1009b3e60]
                                                                                                       18 ??? (Adobe Illustrator + 10160741) [0x1009b0a65]
                                                                                                         18 std::_Rb_tree<SPSUAS, std::pair<SPSUAS const, int>, std::_Select1st<std::pair<SPSUAS const, int> >, std::less<SPSUAS>, std::allocator<std::pair<SPSUAS const, int> > >::erase(SPSUAS const&) + 13900 (Adobe Illustrator) [0x100c8eedc]
                                                                                                           18 std::_Rb_tree<SPSUAS, std::pair<SPSUAS const, int>, std::_Select1st<std::pair<SPSUAS const, int> >, std::less<SPSUAS>, std::allocator<std::pair<SPSUAS const, int> > >::erase(SPSUAS const&) + 1190 (Adobe Illustrator) [0x100c8bd36]
                                                                                                             18 std::_Rb_tree<SPSUAS, std::pair<SPSUAS const, int>, std::_Select1st<std::pair<SPSUAS const, int> >, std::less<SPSUAS>, std::allocator<std::pair<SPSUAS const, int> > >::erase(SPSUAS const&) + 13900 (Adobe Illustrator) [0x100c8eedc]
                                                                                                               18 std::_Rb_tree<SPSUAS, std::pair<SPSUAS const, int>, std::_Select1st<std::pair<SPSUAS const, int> >, std::less<SPSUAS>, std::allocator<std::pair<SPSUAS const, int> > >::erase(SPSUAS const&) + 1228 (Adobe Illustrator) [0x100c8bd5c]
                                                                                                                 18 std::_Rb_tree<SPSUAS, std::pair<SPSUAS const, int>, std::_Select1st<std::pair<SPSUAS const, int> >, std::less<SPSUAS>, std::allocator<std::pair<SPSUAS const, int> > >::erase(SPSUAS const&) + 24282 (Adobe Illustrator) [0x100c9176a]
                                                                                                                   18 PluginMain + 31 (PhotoshopAdapter) [0x11035967f]
                                                                                                                     18 ??? (PhotoshopAdapter + 14526) [0x1103588be]
                                                                                                                       18 ??? (PhotoshopAdapter + 14020) [0x1103586c4]
                                                                                                                         18 PluginMain + 91017 (PhotoshopAdapter) [0x11036f9e9]
                                                                                                                           18 PluginMain + 97971 (PhotoshopAdapter) [0x110371513]
                                                                                                                             18 ??? (Adobe Illustrator + 11694784) [0x100b272c0]
                                                                                                                               18 ??? (Adobe Illustrator + 10013646) [0x10098cbce]
                                                                                                                                 18 ??? (Adobe Illustrator + 9839720) [0x100962468]
                                                                                                                                   18 ??? (Adobe Illustrator + 4142472) [0x1003f3588]
                                                                                                                                     18 ??? (Adobe Illustrator + 4137933) [0x1003f23cd]
                                                                                                                                       18 ??? (Adobe Illustrator + 5396804) [0x100525944]
                                                                                                                                         18 ??? (Adobe Illustrator + 5396624) [0x100525890]
                                                                                                                                           18 ??? (Adobe Illustrator + 5394043) [0x100524e7b]
                                                                                                                                             18 ??? (Adobe Illustrator + 5392457) [0x100524849]
                                                                                                                                               18 ??? (Adobe Illustrator + 5374837) [0x100520375]
                                                                                                                                                 18 ??? (Adobe Illustrator + 5534397) [0x1005472bd]
                                                                                                                                                   18 ??? (Adobe Illustrator + 5530035) [0x1005461b3]
                                                                                                                                                     18 ??? (Adobe Illustrator + 5527588) [0x100545824]
                                                                                                                                                       18 ??? (Adobe Illustrator + 5618891) [0x10055bccb]
                                                                                                                                                         18 ??? (Adobe Illustrator + 5555500) [0x10054c52c]
                                                                                                                                                           18 ??? (Adobe Illustrator + 5548895) [0x10054ab5f]
                                                                                                                                                             18 ??? (Adobe Illustrator + 5618891) [0x10055bccb]
                                                                                                                                                               18 ??? (Adobe Illustrator + 11717935) [0x100b2cd2f]
                                                                                                                                                                 18 ??? (Adobe Illustrator + 9841522) [0x100962b72]
                                                                                                                                                                   18 std::_Rb_tree<SPSUAS, std::pair<SPSUAS const, int>, std::_Select1st<std::pair<SPSUAS const, int> >, std::less<SPSUAS>, std::allocator<std::pair<SPSUAS const, int> > >::erase(SPSUAS const&) + 13900 (Adobe Illustrator) [0x100c8eedc]
                                                                                                                                                                     18 std::_Rb_tree<SPSUAS, std::pair<SPSUAS const, int>, std::_Select1st<std::pair<SPSUAS const, int> >, std::less<SPSUAS>, std::allocator<std::pair<SPSUAS const, int> > >::erase(SPSUAS const&) + 1228 (Adobe Illustrator) [0x100c8bd5c]
                                                                                                                                                                       18 std::_Rb_tree<SPSUAS, std::pair<SPSUAS const, int>, std::_Select1st<std::pair<SPSUAS const, int> >, std::less<SPSUAS>, std::allocator<std::pair<SPSUAS const, int> > >::erase(SPSUAS const&) + 24282 (Adobe Illustrator) [0x100c9176a]
                                                                                                                                                                         18 ??? (Rasterize + 18582) [0x110783896]
                                                                                                                                                                           18 PluginMain + 26658 (Rasterize) [0x11078a612]
                                                                                                                                                                             18 PluginMain + 15450 (Rasterize) [0x110787a4a]
                                                                                                                                                                               18 ??? (Adobe Illustrator + 10361813) [0x1009e1bd5]
                                                                                                                                                                                 18 ??? (Adobe Illustrator + 10477908) [0x1009fe154]
                                                                                                                                                                                   18 ??? (Adobe Illustrator + 8686037) [0x1008489d5]
                                                                                                                                                                                     18 ??? (Adobe Illustrator + 10486043) [0x100a0011b]
                                                                                                                                                                                        18 ??? (Adobe Illustrator + 10481620) [0x1009fefd4]
                                                                                                                                                                                          18 ??? (Adobe Illustrator + 10261741) [0x1009c94ed]
                                                                                                                                                                                            18 ??? (Adobe Illustrator + 11081589) [0x100a91775]
                                                                                                                                                                                              18 std::_Rb_tree<SPSUAS, std::pair<SPSUAS const, int>, std::_Select1st<std::pair<SPSUAS const, int> >, std::less<SPSUAS>, std::allocator<std::pair<SPSUAS const, int> > >::erase(SPSUAS const&) + 15393 (Adobe Illustrator) [0x100c8f4b1]
                                                                                                                                                                                                18 std::_Rb_tree<SPSUAS, std::pair<SPSUAS const, int>, std::_Select1st<std::pair<SPSUAS const, int> >, std::less<SPSUAS>, std::allocator<std::pair<SPSUAS const, int> > >::erase(SPSUAS const&) + 13900 (Adobe Illustrator) [0x100c8eedc]
                                                                                                                                                                                                  18 std::_Rb_tree<SPSUAS, std::pair<SPSUAS const, int>, std::_Select1st<std::pair<SPSUAS const, int> >, std::less<SPSUAS>, std::allocator<std::pair<SPSUAS const, int> > >::erase(SPSUAS const&) + 1228 (Adobe Illustrator) [0x100c8bd5c]
                                                                                                                                                                                                    18 std::_Rb_tree<SPSUAS, std::pair<SPSUAS const, int>, std::_Select1st<std::pair<SPSUAS const, int> >, std::less<SPSUAS>, std::allocator<std::pair<SPSUAS const, int> > >::erase(SPSUAS const&) + 24282 (Adobe Illustrator) [0x100c9176a]
                                                                                                                                                                                                      18 PluginMain + 280 (BNPlugin) [0x10974b7e8]
                                                                                                                                                                                                        18 PluginMain + 29301 (BNPlugin) [0x109752945]
                                                                                                                                                                                                          18 PluginMain + 9949 (BNPlugin) [0x10974ddad]
                                                                                                                                                                                                            18 PluginMain + 36051 (BNPlugin) [0x1097543a3]
                                                                                                                                                                                                              18 PSLShutdown + 388 (AdobePSL) [0x1042c08f4]
                                                                                                                                                                                                                18 PSLGetPreferences + 11343 (AdobePSL) [0x1042c040f]
                                                                                                                                                                                                                  18 PSLCreateStringUTF8 + 460233 (AdobePSL) [0x104343ce9]
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    18 PSLCreateStringUTF8 + 464882 (AdobePSL) [0x104344f12]
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      18 PSLSetImageGuides + 1436569 (AdobePSL) [0x1044ab959]
                                                                                                                                                                                                                        18 PSSLO::ConstAutoResource<PSSLO::StyleSheet>::ConstAutoResource() + 3318833 (AdobePSL) [0x104031ae1]
                                                                                                                                                                                                                          18 PSSLO::ConstAutoResource<PSSLO::StyleSheet>::ConstAutoResource() + 3354840 (AdobePSL) [0x10403a788]
                                                                                                                                                                                                                            18 PSSLO::ConstAutoResource<PSSLO::StyleSheet>::ConstAutoResource() + 3353884 (AdobePSL) [0x10403a3cc]
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              18 PSSLO::ConstAutoResource<PSSLO::StyleSheet>::ConstAutoResource() + 3353361 (AdobePSL) [0x10403a1c1]
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                18 PSSLO::ConstAutoResource<PSSLO::StyleSheet>::ConstAutoResource() + 3346950 (AdobePSL) [0x1040388b6]
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  18 PSSLO::ConstAutoResource<PSSLO::StyleSheet>::ConstAutoResource() + 3342002 (AdobePSL) [0x104037562]
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    18 PSSLO::ConstAutoResource<PSSLO::StyleSheet>::ConstAutoResource() + 5349535 (AdobePSL) [0x10422174f]
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      18 PSSLO::ConstAutoResource<PSSLO::StyleSheet>::ConstAutoResource() + 5347308 (AdobePSL) [0x104220e9c]
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        18 PSSLO::ConstAutoResource<PSSLO::StyleSheet>::ConstAutoResource() + 5349248 (AdobePSL) [0x104221630]
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          18 PSSLO::ConstAutoResource<PSSLO::StyleSheet>::ConstAutoResource() + 5349000 (AdobePSL) [0x104221538]
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            18 PSSLO::ConstAutoResource<PSSLO::StyleSheet>::ConstAutoResource() + 5348873 (AdobePSL) [0x1042214b9]
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              18 PSSLO::ConstAutoResource<PSSLO::StyleSheet>::ConstAutoResource() + 5514742 (AdobePSL) [0x104249ca6]
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                18 PSSLO::ConstAutoResource<PSSLO::StyleSheet>::ConstAutoResource() + 5514524 (AdobePSL) [0x104249bcc]
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  18 ??? (AdobePSL + 118211) [0x103cf1dc3]
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    18 ??? (AdobePSL + 117947) [0x103cf1cbb]
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      18 ??? (AdobePSL + 117606) [0x103cf1b66]
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        18 PSSLO::ConstAutoResource<PSSLO::StyleSheet>::ConstAutoResource() + 569177 (AdobePSL) [0x103d92609]
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          18 PSSLO::ConstAutoResource<PSSLO::StyleSheet>::ConstAutoResource() + 580792 (AdobePSL) [0x103d95368]
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            18 PSSLO::ConstAutoResource<PSSLO::StyleSheet>::ConstAutoResource() + 5501139 (AdobePSL) [0x104246783]
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              18 PSSLO::ConstAutoResource<PSSLO::StyleSheet>::ConstAutoResource() + 579476 (AdobePSL) [0x103d94e44]
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                18 PSSLO::ConstAutoResource<PSSLO::StyleSheet>::ConstAutoResource() + 585837 (AdobePSL) [0x103d9671d]
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  18 __psynch_mutexwait + 10 (libsystem_kernel.dylib) [0x7fff8725b122]
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   *18 psynch_mtxcontinue + 0 (mach_kernel) [0xffffff80005b4550]
  Thread 0x155360   DispatchQueue 2          priority 49       
  18 _dispatch_mgr_thread + 54 (libdispatch.dylib) [0x7fff8a8b39ee]

It seems that AI goes into non-responding state and after that when you force quit it you are getting the crash which you have posted here. Can you provide the snapshot of the artwork along with the drop shadow parameters which you are applying ?
~Lakshya

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