/* Hide the pagination numbers */
.flex-control-nav.flex-control-paging { display:none !important; }

/* Make slider a positioning context */
.metaslider .flexslider { position: relative !important; }

/* Force the nav overlay to sit on top of the slider */
.metaslider .flex-direction-nav{
  position:absolute !important;
  top:50% !important;
  left:0 !important;
  right:0 !important;
  height:0 !important;
  z-index:9999 !important;
  display:block !important;
}

/* Force the arrow links to be visible and positionable */
.metaslider .flex-direction-nav a{
  position:absolute !important;
  top:0 !important;
  transform: translateY(-50%) !important;
  display:block !important;
  opacity:1 !important;
  visibility:visible !important;
  background: rgba(0,0,0,0.35) !important;
  color:#fff !important;
  padding:10px 14px !important;
}

/* Put them inside the slider edges */
.metaslider .flex-direction-nav .flex-prev{ left:10px !important; }
.metaslider .flex-direction-nav .flex-next{ right:10px !important; }
/* DEBUG: make the nav area impossible to miss */
.metaslider .flex-direction-nav {
  display: block !important;
  position: absolute !important;
  top: 0 !important;
  left: 0 !important;
  right: 0 !important;
  height: 80px !important;
  background: rgba(255,0,0,0.35) !important;
  z-index: 999999 !important;
}