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+# md-card
+
+`md-card` is a content container component that conforms to the spec of a Material Design card.
+
+See plunker example [here](http://plnkr.co/edit/pkUNGMXPcf8RXKapXNXQ?p=preview).
+
+## Usage
+
+Simply add your content between `md-card` tags to consume basic card styles like box-shadow and default padding.
+
+```html
+<md-card>
+   Basic card.
+</md-card>
+```
+
+Output:
+
+<img src="https://material.angularjs.org/material2_assets/cards/basic-card-min.png">
+
+### Preset sections 
+
+We also provide a number of preset sections that you can mix and match within the `md-card` tags. 
+
+  * `<md-card-title>`: adds styles for a title
+  * `<md-card-subtitle>`: adds styles for a subtitle
+  * `<md-card-content>`: main content section, intended for blocks of text
+  * `<img md-card-image>`: stretches image to container width
+  * `<md-card-actions>`: wraps and styles buttons
+  * `<md-card-footer>`: anchors section to bottom of card
+
+Example markup for a card with section presets:
+
+```html
+<md-card>
+   <md-card-subtitle>Subtitle first</md-card-subtitle>
+   <md-card-title>Card with title</md-card-title>   
+   <md-card-content>
+        <p>This is supporting text.</p>
+        <p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do 
+        tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad</p>
+   </md-card-content>
+   <md-card-actions>
+        <button md-button>LIKE</button>
+        <button md-button>SHARE</button>
+   </md-card-actions>
+</md-card>
+```
+
+Output:
+
+<img src="https://material.angularjs.org/material2_assets/cards/sections-card-min.png">
+
+### Preset layouts
+
+You can also leverage preset layouts that format some of the sections together.
+
+#### `<md-card-header>`
+
+Formats the following sections into a header:
+
+  * `<md-card-title>`: title to format within header
+  * `<md-card-subtitle>`: subtitle to format within header
+  * `<img md-card-avatar>`: image to use for avatar
+    
+Example markup for a card with a header:
+
+```html
+<md-card>
+   <md-card-header>
+      <img md-card-avatar src="path/to/img.png">
+      <md-card-title>Header title</md-card-title>
+      <md-card-subtitle>Header subtitle</md-card-subtitle>
+   </md-card-header>
+   <img md-card-image src="path/to/img.png">
+   <md-card-content>
+      <p>Here is some more content</p>
+   </md-card-content>
+</md-card>
+```
+
+Output:
+
+<img src="https://material.angularjs.org/material2_assets/cards/header-card-min.png">    
+    
+#### `<md-card-title-group>`
+
+Groups the following sections together:
+
+  * `<md-card-title>`: title to format within group
+  * `<md-card-subtitle>`: subtitle to format within group
+  * One of the following image sizes:
+    * `<img md-card-sm-image>`
+    * `<img md-card-md-image>`
+    * `<img md-card-lg-image>`
+
+Example markup for a card with title-group layout:
+
+```html
+<md-card>
+   <md-card-title-group>
+      <img md-card-sm-image src="path/to/img.png">
+      <md-card-title>Card with title</md-card-title>
+      <md-card-subtitle>Subtitle</md-card-subtitle>
+   </md-card-title-group>
+</md-card>
+```
+
+Output:
+
+<img src="https://material.angularjs.org/material2_assets/cards/title-group-card-min.png">
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