Quick sand Li

<ul class="ourHolder">

<?php
                     $args = array(
                                    'posts_per_page' => '-1',
                                    'post_type' => 'post',
                                    'post_status' => 'publish',
                                    'category__in' => $quicksand_categories
                                    );

                    $query = new WP_Query( $args );

                    foreach ($query->posts as $item) {

                        $categories = wp_get_post_categories($item->ID);
 ?>
                        <li id="item" class="item" data-id="id-<?php echo $item->ID ?>" data-type="<?php foreach ($categories as $c) { echo $c . ' ';}?>" >
                        <div class="item1">
                        <?php  if (get_option('featured') == 'yes') { ?>
                           <a href="<?php echo get_permalink($item->ID); ?>">
                        <?php  echo get_the_post_thumbnail($item->ID,array(152,205));  ?></a>
                        <?php } ?>
                           <br />
                        <?php if(get_option('titles') == 'yes') { ?>
                            <a href="<?php echo get_permalink($item->ID); ?>">
                        <?php echo get_the_title($item->ID); ?>
                            </a>
                            <?php } ?></div>

                        <div class="item2">
                             <?php echo get_the_title($item->ID); ?> <br />
                             <?php echo get_the_excerpt($item->ID); ?>
                             <a class="more" href="<?php echo get_permalink($item->ID); ?>">See How</a>
                        </div>
                        </li>
                    <?php  }  ?>
             </ul><?php echo get_option('quicksand_category9'); ?>