Birthday Display in iCal

The birthdays I have in Address Book are not being displayed on my iCal calendar. The iCal preference is set to display birthdays. Also the birthday calendar is checked to be displayed in the select calendars to show tab (work, home birthdays) on the calendar home display page.
When I enter birthday in the iCal search a list shows up at the bottom of the iCal window displaying the birthday, type and title (the individuals). Shouldn't these birthdays show up as an event on the home calendar page on the birthday day? Seems silly to have to go to iCal search to see what birthdays are upcoming.
If this is true, can reminders be set to notify X days prior?
Thanks.
Dave

Found the answer myself!
Refresh the iCal plist file:
The com.apple.iCal.plist file is in your Macintosh HD/Users/yourusername/Library/Preferences Folder.
To get to the Library folder use Finder > Go (while depressing the "Option" key) > and select LIbrary.
Quit iCal.
Drag the iCal.plist file to your Desktop.
Then log out/in or restart iCal.
Now go back to iCal preferences and they have been refreshed - the birthday check box is now available.

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