@Override
	public Map<String, String> obtainUserRecord(String username) {
		Map<String, String> userRecord = new HashMap<String, String>();
		// Find an user record in the entity bean User, passing a primary key of
		// username.
		User user = emgr.find(entity.User.class, username);

		// Determine whether the user exists
		if (user != null) {
			// Obtain the user record
			String email = user.getEmail();
			String firstName = user.getFirstName();
			String lastName = user.getLastName();

			userRecord.put("EMAIL", email);
			userRecord.put("FIRST_NAME", firstName);
			userRecord.put("LAST_NAME", lastName);
		}
		return userRecord;
	}