diff --git a/args.py b/args.py
index 20a29d7..2bf6527 100644
--- a/args.py
+++ b/args.py
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ def argument_parser():
                         help='split index (note: 0-based)')
     parser.add_argument('--train-sampler', type=str, default='RandomSampler',
                         help='sampler for trainloader')
+    parser.add_argument('--augdata-re', action='store_true',
+                        help='use random erasing for data augmentation')
 
     # ************************************************************
     # Video datasets
@@ -96,6 +98,13 @@ def argument_parser():
     parser.add_argument('--open-layers', type=str, nargs='+', default=['classifier'],
                         help='open specified layers for training while keeping others frozen')
 
+    parser.add_argument('--staged-lr', action='store_true',
+                        help='set different lr to different layers')
+    parser.add_argument('--new-layers', type=str, nargs='+', default=['classifier'],
+                        help='newly added layers with default lr')
+    parser.add_argument('--base-lr-mult', type=float, default=0.1,
+                        help='learning rate multiplier for base layers')
+
     # ************************************************************
     # Cross entropy loss-specific setting
     # ************************************************************
@@ -175,7 +184,8 @@ def image_dataset_kwargs(parsed_args):
         'num_instances': parsed_args.num_instances,
         'cuhk03_labeled': parsed_args.cuhk03_labeled,
         'cuhk03_classic_split': parsed_args.cuhk03_classic_split,
-        'market1501_500k': parsed_args.market1501_500k
+        'market1501_500k': parsed_args.market1501_500k,
+        'augdata_re': parsed_args.augdata_re,
     }
 
 
@@ -197,7 +207,8 @@ def video_dataset_kwargs(parsed_args):
         'train_sampler': parsed_args.train_sampler,
         'num_instances': parsed_args.num_instances,
         'seq_len': parsed_args.seq_len,
-        'sample_method': parsed_args.sample_method
+        'sample_method': parsed_args.sample_method,
+        'augdata_re': parsed_args.augdata_re,
     }
 
 
@@ -215,5 +226,8 @@ def optimizer_kwargs(parsed_args):
         'sgd_nesterov': parsed_args.sgd_nesterov,
         'rmsprop_alpha': parsed_args.rmsprop_alpha,
         'adam_beta1': parsed_args.adam_beta1,
-        'adam_beta2': parsed_args.adam_beta2
+        'adam_beta2': parsed_args.adam_beta2,
+        'staged_lr': parsed_args.staged_lr,
+        'new_layers': parsed_args.new_layers,
+        'base_lr_mult': parsed_args.base_lr_mult,
     }