Featured #1, Featured #2 - still not working

[graphicsgeek]

I would have posted in the old post, but it was locked.

I've updated the tabber to show 6 unique categories.
http://www.valleybugler.com/

Only the sixth tab "Ha Ha seems to work"
Here is part of my tabber.php

What am I missing?
Thanks for your help

<div class="tabbertab">



<h2>Arts and Entertainment</h2>
<?php $recent = new WP_Query("cat=24&showposts=1&offset=1"); while($recent->have_posts()) : $recent->the_post();?>
<?php if( get_post_meta($post->ID, "homepage", true) ): ?>
[img]<?php echo get_post_meta($post->ID, [/img]" alt="<?php the_title(); ?>" />
<?php else: ?>
[img]<?php bloginfo('template_url'); ?>/images/tabber.jpg[/img]" />
<?php endif; ?>
<h1><?php the_title(); ?></h1>
<?php the_content_limit(275, "[Read more...]"); ?>
<?php endwhile; ?>

</div>

<div class="tabbertab">



<h2>Did you Know?</h2>
<?php $recent = new WP_Query("cat=16&showposts=1&offset=2"); while($recent->have_posts()) : $recent->the_post();?>
<?php if( get_post_meta($post->ID, "homepage", true) ): ?>
[img]<?php echo get_post_meta($post->ID, [/img]" alt="<?php the_title(); ?>" />
<?php else: ?>
[img]<?php bloginfo('template_url'); ?>/images/tabber.jpg[/img]" />
<?php endif; ?>
<h1><?php the_title(); ?></h1>
<?php the_content_limit(275, "[Read more...]"); ?>
<?php endwhile; ?>

</div>

<div class="tabbertab">



<h2>Geek Speak</h2>
<?php $recent = new WP_Query("cat=10&showposts=1&offset=3"); while($recent->have_posts()) : $recent->the_post();?>
<?php if( get_post_meta($post->ID, "homepage", true) ): ?>
[img]<?php echo get_post_meta($post->ID, [/img]" alt="<?php the_title(); ?>" />
<?php else: ?>
[img]<?php bloginfo('template_url'); ?>/images/tabber.jpg[/img]" />
<?php endif; ?>
<h1><?php the_title(); ?></h1>
<?php the_content_limit(275, "[Read more...]"); ?>
<?php endwhile; ?>

</div>

<div class="tabbertab">



<h2>? of the Month</h2>
<?php $recent = new WP_Query("cat=1&showposts=1&offset=4"); while($recent->have_posts()) : $recent->the_post();?>
<?php if( get_post_meta($post->ID, "homepage", true) ): ?>
[img]<?php echo get_post_meta($post->ID, [/img]" alt="<?php the_title(); ?>" />
<?php else: ?>
[img]<?php bloginfo('template_url'); ?>/images/tabber.jpg[/img]" />
<?php endif; ?>
<h1><?php the_title(); ?></h1>
<?php the_content_limit(275, "[Read more...]"); ?>
<?php endwhile; ?>

</div>

<div class="tabbertab">



<h2>Ha! Ha!</h2>
<?php $recent = new WP_Query("cat=7&showposts=1&offset=5"); while($recent->have_posts()) : $recent->the_post();?>
<?php if( get_post_meta($post->ID, "homepage", true) ): ?>
[img]<?php echo get_post_meta($post->ID, [/img]" alt="<?php the_title(); ?>" />
<?php else: ?>
[img]<?php bloginfo('template_url'); ?>/images/tabber.jpg[/img]" />
<?php endif; ?>
<h1><?php the_title(); ?></h1>
<?php the_content_limit(275, "[Read more...]"); ?>
<?php endwhile; ?>

</div>

</div>