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Thanks for the catch. I just built the code around a working line of code and forgot to replace it in my haste. It always helps to have another set of eyes take a look! Thanks again for your through assistance.

Shane, you rock! Your suggestion worked perfectly. Below is the working code…just in case somebody else searches for this or a very similar issue. Again, thank you for explaining this and pointing me toward the relevant resources, Shane.

<?php
$bpProfileField = bp_get_profile_field_data( 'field=What makes me tick...&user_id=' . get_the_author_meta( 'ID' ) );
if ( empty ( $bpProfileField) ):
?>
<p>Apparently <?php echo get_the_author() ?> does not feel like sharing anything. Isn't this sad?</p>
<?php else: ?>
<p><?php echo bp_profile_field_data( 'field=What makes me tick...&user_id=' . get_the_author_meta( 'ID' ) ) ?></p>
<?php endif; ?>

i want to say that when a new user create an account there is no activation link on mail-id.when new user login into wordpress this message comes:”Your account has not been activated. Check your email for the activation link.” but there is no activation link given on mail-id .please guide me .i am using wordpress 3.5.2 and buddypress plugin 1.7.3.
I hope that you has understood my problem.

Still happening for me here.
Intermittent and inconsistent – glad it’s not my bug assignment.

Still waiting on an answer.

@espellcaste
do you have some news?
I have been able to take the notifications like this :

// notifications
function my_bp_adminbar_notifications_menu() {
	global $bp;

	if ( !is_user_logged_in() )
		return false;

	echo '<li id="menu-item-9991" class="menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-9991 parent">';
//	_e( 'Alerts', 'buddypress' );

	if ( $notifications = bp_core_get_notifications_for_user( $bp->loggedin_user->id ) ) { ?>
		<a href="#"><span id="notifs_top"><?php echo count( $notifications ) ?></span></a>
	<?php
	}

	echo '</a>';
	echo '<ul class="sub-menu">';

	if ( $notifications ) {
		$counter = 0;
		for ( $i = 0; $i < count($notifications); $i++ ) {
			$alt = ( 0 == $counter % 2 ) ? ' class="alt"' : ''; ?>

			<li<?php echo $alt ?>><?php echo $notifications[$i] ?></li>

			<?php $counter++;
		}
	} else { ?>

		<li><a href="<?php echo $bp->loggedin_user->domain ?>"><?php _e( 'You have no new alerts.', 'buddypress' ); ?></a></li>

	<?php
	}

	echo '</ul>';
	echo '</li>';
}

Thanks modemlooper that was a great help…

However i still get all this loaded into the head?

<link rel='stylesheet' id='bp-legacy-css-css'  href='http://tempwp/wp-content/plugins/buddypress/bp-templates/bp-legacy/css/buddypress.css?ver=1.7.3' type='text/css' media='screen' />

	<script type="text/javascript">var ajaxurl = 'http://tempwp/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php';</script>

	<link rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml" title="Template WP | Site Wide Activity RSS Feed" href="http://tempwp/activity/feed/" />

		<script type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8">
			/* <![CDATA[ */
			var ajaxurl = 'http://tempwp/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php';
			/* ]]> */
		</script>

	<link rel='canonical' href='http://tempwp/members/' />

	<script type="text/javascript">
		jQuery( document ).ready( function() {
			jQuery( 'a.confirm').click( function() {
				if ( confirm( 'Are you sure?' ) )
					return true; else return false;
			});
		});
	</script>

Just posting back with the solution in case it helps anyone else. This function will do it:
xprofile_get_field_data('Profile',$u_id);

In my case it’ll be:

<?php if ( xprofile_get_field_data( 'Profile', $user_ID ) ) : ?>
     <?php echo xprofile_get_field_data( 'Profile', $user_ID ); ?>
<?php endif; ?>

Thanks to chifliiiii on WordPress Answers and to @shanebp.