html, body { height: 100%; }
body
{
	padding: 0;
	margin: 0;
	background-color: #000;
}
#distance
{
	width: 1px;
	height: 50%;
	/* half of container's height */
	margin-bottom: -50px;
	float: left;
}

#container
{
	margin: 0 auto;
	/* puts container in front of distance */
	position: relative;
	width: 540px;
	height: 100px;
	clear: left;
}