#vertical {
height:50%;
width:1px;
margin-bottom:-150px; /* half the wrappers height */
float:left;
}
#wrapper {
margin:0 auto; /* use if centering horizontally */
text-align:left; /* set text back to default if centering horizontally */
position:relative;
height:300px;
width:80%;
clear:left;
background-color: #00afdc;
padding-left:10px;
}