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     like in the screenshot below,
     and prints log messages as we work in [JupyterLab](https://jupyterlab.readthedocs.io/en/stable/).
 
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+## About the Author
+
+Alexander Hess is a PhD student
+    at the Chair of Logistics Management at [WHU - Otto Beisheim School of Management](https://www.whu.edu)
+    where he conducts research on urban delivery platforms
+    and teaches coding courses based on Python in the BSc and MBA programs.
+Connect him on [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/webartifex).
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