Facebook , when pinned to the task bar , displayed a red asterisk when I had new notifications , messages , or friend requests waiting for me .
如果facebook被锁定到任务栏,当收到新的通知、短消息或好友请求时,图标就会显示出红色星号。
As lord ashdown , a former leader , reminded activists , in 1989 his party 's poll rating was briefly an asterisk , meaning too small to measure with confidence .
No matter what , the fact that the opposition leader , yulia tymoshenko , and her ally , yuriy lutsenko , are imprisoned and were barred from the ballot means " there will be an asterisk " after the election , says a western diplomat .