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HTML

<div class="star">
    <img src="http://i.stack.imgur.com/6g41U.png" />
    <span class="a">a</span>
    <span class="b">b</span>
    <span class="c">c</span>
    <span class="d">d</span>
    <span class="e">e</span>
    <span class="f">f</span>
    <span class="g">g</span>
    <span class="h">h</span>
</div>

CSS

.star {
    border: solid 1px grey;
    border-radius: 50%;
    -moz-border-radius: 50%;
    -webkit-border-radius: 50%;
    -khtml-border-radius: 50%;
    height: 400px;
    line-height: 400px;
    margin: 50px 50px;
    position: relative;
    text-align: center;
    width: 400px;
}

.star > * {
    position: absolute;
}

.star > img {
    top:0;
    left: 0;
    height: 100%;
    width: 100%;
}

.star > span {
    color: red;
    font-size: 30px;
    font-style: bold;
}

.a { top: -50%; }

.b { top: -35%; left: 85%; }

.c { left: 100%; }

.d { bottom: -35%; left: 85%; }


.e { bottom: -50%; }

.f { bottom: -35%; right: 85%; }

.g { right: 100%; }

.h { top: -35%; right: 85%; }