inStream = getResources().getAssets().open("channels/locals.xml");
 SAXParserFactory factory = SAXParserFactory.newInstance();
 SAXParser parser = factory.newSAXParser();
 XMLReader reader = parser.getXMLReader();
                 MySaxHandler saxHandler=new MySaxHandler();
 reader.setContentHandler(saxHandler);
 reader.parse(new InputSource(input));
                 List<Local> localList = saxHandler.getLocalList();