def start_parallel_region():
    """Starts a parallel region
    
    This is a clean solution without having to explicitely invoke Manager
    and DistributedConfiguration class
    
    """
    from .managers import Manager
    dc = Manager().get_DistributedConfiguration()
    if dc.rank != 0:
        Manager().log_conf.verbosity -= 2
        Manager().log_conf.fverbosity -= 2
