\begin{table}%t6
\caption{The Distance Modulus of LMC independent of the P-L relation
  of Cepheids.}
\label{tab:LMC:distance}
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\begin{tabular}{lll}
\hline
\hline
 \multicolumn{1}{c}{Authors} &
 \multicolumn{1}{c}{$\mu^0$} &
 \multicolumn{1}{c}{Method}   \\
\hline
Van~Leeuwen et~al. (\cite{vanLeeuwen:etal:97})     & $18.54\pm0.18$   & HIPPARCOS parallaxes of Miras \\
Panagia (\cite{Panagia:99})             & $18.58\pm0.05$   & Ring around SN~1987A \\
Walker (\cite{Walker:99})              & $18.54\pm0.08$   & Eclipsing binary, SN~1987A
                                                    ring, Miras, RR~Lyr \\
Sandage et~al. (\cite{Sandage:etal:99})        & $18.56\pm0.10$   & RR~Lyr \\
Kov{\'a}cs (\cite{Kovacs:00})              & $18.52(\pm0.10)$ & Double mode RR Lyr \\
Sakai et~al. (\cite{Sakai:etal:00})          & $18.59\pm0.09$   & Tip of RGB \\
Cioni et~al. (\cite{Cioni:etal:00})          & $18.55\pm0.04$   & Tip of RGB \\
Romaniello et~al. (\cite{Romaniello:etal:00})     & $18.59\pm0.09$   & Tip of RGB \\
Whitelock \& Feast (\cite{Whitelock:Feast:00})     & $18.64\pm0.14$   & HIPPARCOS parallaxes of Miras \\
Groenewegen \& Salaris (\cite{Groenewegen:Salaris:01}) & $18.42\pm0.07$   & Eclipsing binary \\
Girardi \& Salaris (\cite{Girardi:Salaris:01})     & $18.55\pm0.05$   & Red-clump stars \\
Pietrzynski \& Gieren (\cite{Pietrzynski:Gieren:02})  & $18.47(\pm0.10)$ & Tip of RGB \\
Keller \& Wood (\cite{Keller:Wood:02})         & $18.55(\pm0.02)$ & Models of bump Cepheids \\
\hline
Adopted & $18.54\pm0.02$ & (statistical) \\
\hline
\end{tabular}
\end{table}