diff --git a/IceHUD.toc b/IceHUD.toc
index 93f6514..22d91ad 100644
--- a/IceHUD.toc
+++ b/IceHUD.toc
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ modules\SunderCount.lua
 modules\GlobalCoolDown.lua
 modules\SliceAndDice.lua
 modules\TargetCC.lua
+# - make sure FocusCC loads after TargetCC since it inherits
 modules\FocusCC.lua
 modules\FocusHealth.lua
 modules\FocusMana.lua
diff --git a/modules/FocusCC.lua b/modules/FocusCC.lua
index 3c9731a..ef189ff 100644
--- a/modules/FocusCC.lua
+++ b/modules/FocusCC.lua
@@ -1,179 +1,27 @@
 local AceOO = AceLibrary("AceOO-2.0")
 
-local FocusCC = AceOO.Class(IceUnitBar)
+-- changed to inherit from the TargetCC bar since the only difference is the unit and the default placement
+-- helps keep changes in one place and we don't have to duplicate the CC spell tables and they don't have to be globals
+local FocusCC = AceOO.Class(TargetCC)
 
 -- Constructor --
 function FocusCC.prototype:init()
-    FocusCC.super.prototype.init(self, "FocusCC", "focus")
-
-    self.unit = "focus"
-
-    self.moduleSettings = {}
-    self.moduleSettings.desiredLerpTime = 0
---    self.moduleSettings.shouldAnimate = false
-
-    self:SetDefaultColor("CC:Stun", 0.85, 0.55, 0.2)
-    self:SetDefaultColor("CC:Incapacitate", 0.90, 0.6, 0.2)
-    self:SetDefaultColor("CC:Fear", 0.85, 0.2, 0.65)
-    
-    self.debuffList = {}
-    self.debuffList["Kidney Shot"] = "Stun"
-    self.debuffList["Cheap Shot"] = "Stun"
-    self.debuffList["Mace Stun Effect"] = "Stun"
-    self.debuffList["Shadowfury"] = "Stun"
-    self.debuffList["Hammer of Justice"] = "Stun"
-    self.debuffList["Impact"] = "Stun"
-    self.debuffList["Blackout"] = "Stun"
-    self.debuffList["Intimidation"] = "Stun"
-    self.debuffList["Charge Stun"] = "Stun"
-    self.debuffList["Intercept Stun"] = "Stun"
-    self.debuffList["Revenge Stun"] = "Stun"
-    self.debuffList["Concussion Blow"] = "Stun"
-    self.debuffList["Bash"] = "Stun"
-    self.debuffList["Pounce"] = "Stun"
-    self.debuffList["Improved Concussive Shot"] = "Stun"
-    self.debuffList["Starfire Stun"] = "Stun"
-    self.debuffList["War Stomp"] = "Stun"
-    
-    self.debuffList["Repentance"] = "Incapacitate"
-    self.debuffList["Sap"] = "Incapacitate"
-    self.debuffList["Gouge"] = "Incapacitate"
-    self.debuffList["Blind"] = "Incapacitate"
-    self.debuffList["Wyvern Sting"] = "Incapacitate"
-    self.debuffList["Scatter Shot"] = "Incapacitate"
-    self.debuffList["Sleep"] = "Incapacitate"
-    self.debuffList["Polymorph"] = "Incapacitate"
-    self.debuffList["Polymorph: Pig"] = "Incapacitate"
-    self.debuffList["Polymorph: Turtle"] = "Incapacitate"
-    self.debuffList["Hibernate"] = "Incapacitate"
-    self.debuffList["Freezing Trap Effect"] = "Incapacitate"
-    self.debuffList["Chastize"] = "Incapacitate"
-    self.debuffList["Maim"] = "Incapacitate"
-    self.debuffList["Banish"] = "Incapacitate"
-    self.debuffList["Shackle"] = "Incapacitate"
-    self.debuffList["Shackle Undead"] = "Incapacitate"
-
-    self.debuffList["Psychic Scream"] = "Fear"
-    self.debuffList["Fear"] = "Fear"
-    self.debuffList["Howl of Terror"] = "Fear"
-    
-    self.previousDebuff = nil
-    self.previousDebuffTarget = nil
-    self.previousDebuffTime = nil
+	FocusCC.super.prototype.init(self, "FocusCC", "focus")
 end
 
 -- 'Public' methods -----------------------------------------------------------
 
--- OVERRIDE
-function FocusCC.prototype:Enable(core)
-	FocusCC.super.prototype.Enable(self, core)
-	
-	self:RegisterEvent("UNIT_AURA", "UpdateFocusDebuffs")
-
-	self:ScheduleRepeatingEvent(self.elementName, self.UpdateFocusDebuffs, 0.1, self)
-
-	self:Show(false)
-end
-
 -- OVERRIDE
 function FocusCC.prototype:GetDefaultSettings()
 	local settings = FocusCC.super.prototype.GetDefaultSettings(self)
 
-    settings["enabled"] = false
-    settings["shouldAnimate"] = false
-    settings["desiredLerpTime"] = nil
-    settings["lowThreshold"] = 0
 	settings["side"] = IceCore.Side.Left
 	settings["offset"] = 4
-	settings["usesDogTagStrings"] = false
     
 	return settings
 end
 
-function FocusCC.prototype:Disable(core)
-	FocusCC.super.prototype.Disable(self, core)
-
-	self:CancelScheduledEvent(self.elementName)
-end
-
--- OVERRIDE
-function FocusCC.prototype:GetOptions()
-    local opts = FocusCC.super.prototype.GetOptions(self)
-
-    opts["shouldAnimate"] = nil
-    opts["desiredLerpTime"] = nil
-    opts["lowThreshold"] = nil
-    opts["textSettings"].args["upperTextString"] = nil
-    opts["textSettings"].args["lowerTextString"] = nil
-
-    return opts    
-end
-    
 -- 'Protected' methods --------------------------------------------------------
 
-function _GetMaxDebuffDuration(unitName, debuffNames)
-    local i = 1
-    local debuff, rank, texture, count, debuffType, duration, remaining = UnitDebuff(unitName, i)
-    local result = {nil, nil, nil}
-
-    while debuff do
-        if debuffNames[debuff] then
-            if result[0] then
-                if result[2] < remaining then
-                    result = {debuff, duration, remaining}
-                end
-            else
-                result = {debuff, duration, remaining}
-            end
-        end
-
-        i = i + 1;
-
-        debuff, rank, texture, count, debuffType, duration, remaining = UnitDebuff(unitName, i)
-    end
-
-    return unpack(result)
-end
-
-function FocusCC.prototype:UpdateFocusDebuffs()
-    local name, duration, remaining = _GetMaxDebuffDuration(self.unit, self.debuffList)
-    local focusName = UnitName(self.unit)
-
-    if (name ~= nil) and (self.previousDebuff == nil) and (duration ~= nil) and (remaining ~= nil) then
-        self.previousDebuff = name
-        self.previousDebuffTarget = focusName
-        self.previousDebuffTime = GetTime() + duration
-
-	-- Parnic: Force the CurrScale to 1 so that the lerping doesn't make it animate up and back down
-	self.CurrScale = 1.0
-    elseif (self.previousDebuff ~= nil) then
-        if (focusName ~= self.previousDebuffTarget) then
-            self.previousDebuff = nil
-            self.previousDebuffTarget = nil
-            self.previousDebuffTime = nil
-        elseif (GetTime() > self.previousDebuffTime) then
-            self.previousDebuff = nil
-            self.previousDebuffTarget = nil
-            self.previousDebuffTime = nil
-        end
-    end
-    
-    if (name ~= nil) then
-        self:Show(true)
-
-        if (duration ~= nil) then
-            self:UpdateBar(remaining / duration, "CC:" .. self.debuffList[name])
-            self:SetBottomText2(floor(remaining * 10) / 10)
-        else
-            self:UpdateBar(0, "CC:" .. self.debuffList[name])
-            self:SetBottomText2("")
-        end
-
-        self:SetBottomText1(name)
-    elseif not IceHUD.IceCore:IsInConfigMode() then
-        self:Show(false)
-    end
-end
-
 -- Load us up
 IceHUD.FocusCC = FocusCC:new()
diff --git a/modules/TargetCC.lua b/modules/TargetCC.lua
index 873c557..0cdee88 100644
--- a/modules/TargetCC.lua
+++ b/modules/TargetCC.lua
@@ -1,78 +1,141 @@
 local AceOO = AceLibrary("AceOO-2.0")
 
-local TargetCC = AceOO.Class(IceUnitBar)
+-- needs to not be local so that we can inherit from it
+TargetCC = AceOO.Class(IceUnitBar)
+
+-- list of spell ID's for each CC type so we can avoid localization issues
+local StunCCList = {
+	-- kidney shot
+	408,
+	-- cheap shot
+	1833,
+	-- mace stun effect
+	5530,
+	-- shadowfury
+	30283,
+	-- hammer of justice
+	853,
+	-- impact
+	12355,
+	-- blackout
+	15268,
+	-- intimidation
+	19577,
+	-- charge stun
+	7922,
+	-- intercept stun
+	30153,
+	-- revenge stun
+	12798,
+	-- concussion blow
+	12809,
+	-- bash
+	5211,
+	-- pounce
+	9005,
+	-- improved concussive shot
+	19407,
+	-- starfire stun
+	16922,
+	-- war stomp
+	20549
+}
+
+local IncapacitateCCList = {
+	-- Repentance
+	20066,
+	-- sap
+	6770,
+	-- gouge
+	1776,
+	-- blind
+	2094,
+	-- Wyvern Sting
+	19386,
+	-- Scatter Shot
+	19503,
+	-- Sleep
+	700,
+	-- Polymorph
+	118,
+	-- Polymorph: Pig
+	28272,
+	-- Polymorph: Turtle
+	28271,
+	-- Hibernate
+	2637,
+	-- Freezing Trap Effect
+	3355,
+	-- Chastise
+	44041,
+	-- Maim
+	22570,
+	-- Banish
+	710,
+	-- Shackle Undead
+	9484
+}
+
+local FearCCList = {
+	-- Psychic Scream
+	8122,
+	-- Fear
+	5782,
+	-- Howl of Terror
+	5484
+}
 
 -- Constructor --
-function TargetCC.prototype:init()
-    TargetCC.super.prototype.init(self, "TargetCC", "target")
+function TargetCC.prototype:init(moduleName, unit)
+	-- not sure if this is necessary...i think it is...this way, we can instantiate this bar on its own or as a parent class
+	if moduleName == nil or unit == nil then
+		TargetCC.super.prototype.init(self, "TargetCC", "target")
+	else
+		TargetCC.super.prototype.init(self, moduleName, unit)
+	end
 
-    self.unit = "target"
+	self.moduleSettings = {}
+	self.moduleSettings.desiredLerpTime = 0
+--	self.moduleSettings.shouldAnimate = false
 
-    self.moduleSettings = {}
-    self.moduleSettings.desiredLerpTime = 0
---    self.moduleSettings.shouldAnimate = false
+	self:SetDefaultColor("CC:Stun", 0.85, 0.55, 0.2)
+	self:SetDefaultColor("CC:Incapacitate", 0.90, 0.6, 0.2)
+	self:SetDefaultColor("CC:Fear", 0.85, 0.2, 0.65)
 
-    self:SetDefaultColor("CC:Stun", 0.85, 0.55, 0.2)
-    self:SetDefaultColor("CC:Incapacitate", 0.90, 0.6, 0.2)
-    self:SetDefaultColor("CC:Fear", 0.85, 0.2, 0.65)
+	self.debuffList = {}
+	self:PopulateSpellList(self.debuffList, StunCCList, "Stun")
+	self:PopulateSpellList(self.debuffList, IncapacitateCCList, "Incapacitate")
+	self:PopulateSpellList(self.debuffList, FearCCList, "Fear")
 
-    self.debuffList = {}
-    self.debuffList["Kidney Shot"] = "Stun"
-    self.debuffList["Cheap Shot"] = "Stun"
-    self.debuffList["Mace Stun Effect"] = "Stun"
-    self.debuffList["Shadowfury"] = "Stun"
-    self.debuffList["Hammer of Justice"] = "Stun"
-    self.debuffList["Impact"] = "Stun"
-    self.debuffList["Blackout"] = "Stun"
-    self.debuffList["Intimidation"] = "Stun"
-    self.debuffList["Charge Stun"] = "Stun"
-    self.debuffList["Intercept Stun"] = "Stun"
-    self.debuffList["Revenge Stun"] = "Stun"
-    self.debuffList["Concussion Blow"] = "Stun"
-    self.debuffList["Bash"] = "Stun"
-    self.debuffList["Pounce"] = "Stun"
-    self.debuffList["Improved Concussive Shot"] = "Stun"
-    self.debuffList["Starfire Stun"] = "Stun"
-    self.debuffList["War Stomp"] = "Stun"
+	self.previousDebuff = nil
+	self.previousDebuffTarget = nil
+	self.previousDebuffTime = nil
+end
 
-    self.debuffList["Repentance"] = "Incapacitate"
-    self.debuffList["Sap"] = "Incapacitate"
-    self.debuffList["Gouge"] = "Incapacitate"
-    self.debuffList["Blind"] = "Incapacitate"
-    self.debuffList["Wyvern Sting"] = "Incapacitate"
-    self.debuffList["Scatter Shot"] = "Incapacitate"
-    self.debuffList["Sleep"] = "Incapacitate"
-    self.debuffList["Polymorph"] = "Incapacitate"
-    self.debuffList["Polymorph: Pig"] = "Incapacitate"
-    self.debuffList["Polymorph: Turtle"] = "Incapacitate"
-    self.debuffList["Hibernate"] = "Incapacitate"
-    self.debuffList["Freezing Trap Effect"] = "Incapacitate"
-    self.debuffList["Chastize"] = "Incapacitate"
-    self.debuffList["Maim"] = "Incapacitate"
-    self.debuffList["Banish"] = "Incapacitate"
-    self.debuffList["Shackle"] = "Incapacitate"
-    self.debuffList["Shackle Undead"] = "Incapacitate"
+-- grabs the list of CC's and pulls the localized spell name using the wow api
+function TargetCC.prototype:PopulateSpellList(debuffListVar, ccList, ccName)
+	local spellName
 
-    self.debuffList["Psychic Scream"] = "Fear"
-    self.debuffList["Fear"] = "Fear"
-    self.debuffList["Howl of Terror"] = "Fear"
+	for i=1,#ccList do
+		spellName = GetSpellInfo(ccList[i])
 
-    self.previousDebuff = nil
-    self.previousDebuffTarget = nil
-    self.previousDebuffTime = nil
+		if spellName and spellName ~= "" then
+			debuffListVar[spellName] = ccName
+		end
+	end
 end
 
 -- 'Public' methods -----------------------------------------------------------
 
 -- OVERRIDE
 function TargetCC.prototype:Enable(core)
-    TargetCC.super.prototype.Enable(self, core)
+	TargetCC.super.prototype.Enable(self, core)
 
-    self:RegisterEvent("UNIT_AURA", "UpdateTargetDebuffs")
+	self:RegisterEvent("UNIT_AURA", "UpdateTargetDebuffs")
 
-    self:ScheduleRepeatingEvent(self.elementName, self.UpdateTargetDebuffs, 0.1, self)
+	self:ScheduleRepeatingEvent(self.elementName, self.UpdateTargetDebuffs, 0.1, self)
 
-    self:Show(false)
+	self:Show(false)
 end
 
 function TargetCC.prototype:Disable(core)
@@ -83,17 +146,17 @@ end
 
 -- OVERRIDE
 function TargetCC.prototype:GetDefaultSettings()
-    local settings = TargetCC.super.prototype.GetDefaultSettings(self)
+	local settings = TargetCC.super.prototype.GetDefaultSettings(self)
 
-    settings["enabled"] = false
-    settings["shouldAnimate"] = false
-    settings["desiredLerpTime"] = nil
-    settings["lowThreshold"] = 0
+	settings["enabled"] = false
+	settings["shouldAnimate"] = false
+	settings["desiredLerpTime"] = nil
+	settings["lowThreshold"] = 0
 	settings["side"] = IceCore.Side.Left
 	settings["offset"] = 3
 	settings["usesDogTagStrings"] = false
 
-    return settings
+	return settings
 end
 
 -- OVERRIDE
@@ -121,76 +184,76 @@ function TargetCC.prototype:GetOptions()
 		end,
 	}
 
-	return opts    
+	return opts	
 end
-    
+	
 -- 'Protected' methods --------------------------------------------------------
 
 function _GetMaxDebuffDuration(unitName, debuffNames)
-    local i = 1
-    local debuff, rank, texture, count, debuffType, duration, remaining = UnitDebuff(unitName, i)
-    local result = {nil, nil, nil}
+	local i = 1
+	local debuff, rank, texture, count, debuffType, duration, remaining = UnitDebuff(unitName, i)
+	local result = {nil, nil, nil}
 
-    while debuff do
-        if debuffNames[debuff] then
-            if result[0] then
-                if result[2] < remaining then
-                    result = {debuff, duration, remaining}
-                end
-            else
-                result = {debuff, duration, remaining}
-            end
-        end
+	while debuff do
+		if debuffNames[debuff] then
+			if result[0] then
+				if result[2] < remaining then
+					result = {debuff, duration, remaining}
+				end
+			else
+				result = {debuff, duration, remaining}
+			end
+		end
 
-        i = i + 1;
+		i = i + 1;
 
-        debuff, rank, texture, count, debuffType, duration, remaining = UnitDebuff(unitName, i)
-    end
+		debuff, rank, texture, count, debuffType, duration, remaining = UnitDebuff(unitName, i)
+	end
 
-    return unpack(result)
+	return unpack(result)
 end
 
 function TargetCC.prototype:UpdateTargetDebuffs()
-    local name, duration, remaining = _GetMaxDebuffDuration(self.unit, self.debuffList)
-    local targetName = UnitName(self.unit)
+	local name, duration, remaining = _GetMaxDebuffDuration(self.unit, self.debuffList)
+	local targetName = UnitName(self.unit)
 
-    if (name ~= nil) and (self.previousDebuff == nil) and (duration ~= nil) and (remaining ~= nil) then
-        if (duration > 1) and (self.moduleSettings.alertParty) and ((GetNumPartyMembers() >= 1) or (GetNumRaidMembers() >= 1)) then
-            SendChatMessage(targetName .. ": " .. name .. " (" .. tostring(floor(remaining * 10) / 10) .. "/" .. tostring(duration) .. "s)", "PARTY")
-        end
+	if (name ~= nil) and (self.previousDebuff == nil) and (duration ~= nil) and (remaining ~= nil) then
+		if (duration > 1) and (self.moduleSettings.alertParty) and ((GetNumPartyMembers() >= 1) or (GetNumRaidMembers() >= 1)) then
+			SendChatMessage(targetName .. ": " .. name .. " (" .. tostring(floor(remaining * 10) / 10) .. "/" .. tostring(duration) .. "s)", "PARTY")
+		end
 
-        self.previousDebuff = name
-        self.previousDebuffTarget = targetName
-        self.previousDebuffTime = GetTime() + duration
+		self.previousDebuff = name
+		self.previousDebuffTarget = targetName
+		self.previousDebuffTime = GetTime() + duration
 	-- Parnic: Force the CurrScale to 1 so that the lerping doesn't make it animate up and back down
 	self.CurrScale = 1.0
-    elseif (self.previousDebuff ~= nil) then
-        if (targetName ~= self.previousDebuffTarget) then
-            self.previousDebuff = nil
-            self.previousDebuffTarget = nil
-            self.previousDebuffTime = nil
-        elseif (GetTime() > self.previousDebuffTime) then
-            self.previousDebuff = nil
-            self.previousDebuffTarget = nil
-            self.previousDebuffTime = nil
-        end
-    end
+	elseif (self.previousDebuff ~= nil) then
+		if (targetName ~= self.previousDebuffTarget) then
+			self.previousDebuff = nil
+			self.previousDebuffTarget = nil
+			self.previousDebuffTime = nil
+		elseif (GetTime() > self.previousDebuffTime) then
+			self.previousDebuff = nil
+			self.previousDebuffTarget = nil
+			self.previousDebuffTime = nil
+		end
+	end
 
-    if (name ~= nil) then
-        self:Show(true)
+	if (name ~= nil) then
+		self:Show(true)
 
-        if (duration ~= nil) then
-            self:UpdateBar(remaining / duration, "CC:" .. self.debuffList[name])
-            self:SetBottomText2(floor(remaining * 10) / 10)
-        else
-            self:UpdateBar(0, "CC:" .. self.debuffList[name])
-            self:SetBottomText2("")
-        end
+		if (duration ~= nil) then
+			self:UpdateBar(remaining / duration, "CC:" .. self.debuffList[name])
+			self:SetBottomText2(floor(remaining * 10) / 10)
+		else
+			self:UpdateBar(0, "CC:" .. self.debuffList[name])
+			self:SetBottomText2("")
+		end
 
-        self:SetBottomText1(name)
-    else
-        self:Show(false)
-    end
+		self:SetBottomText1(name)
+	else
+		self:Show(false)
+	end
 end
 
 -- Load us up