Slide show: Ace Convention highlights

Las Vegas -- The 2015 Ace Hardware Spring Convention & Exhibits had an emphasis on LED lighting, plumbing resets and international statesmanship -- that last being the result of a keynote address from former Secreatry of State Condaleezza Rice.

But those elements were, of course, just a tiny fraction of the goings-on in and around the Las Vegas Convention Center during the three-day event. The acts ranged from Shark Tank performers to Forearm Forklift demonstrators. Some 1,200 exhibitors took part.