STAR question and SDK Question

I have two things I have been wondering about...1) How are people flying STARS in real-life and in FS? I understand it is normal for ATC to vector you off a STAR before you reach the end, but how soon? I had completed just one leg of a STAR (I just entered the waypionts in my flight plan) before being vectored off it (about 80 miles out). How are people flying this in the sim? Ignore ATC until you are where you think you should be vectored to final like in 2002?2) What is the deal with SDK's? Do they not release one for each part of the sim? I thought I heard they were releasing the atc SDK so can we look forward to improvments here or even some alternate voices with accents & such? I can cross my fingers for that one anyway.. I appreciate any thoughts on the matter..