I disagree, these actions (shutdown, restart, etc) *should* be available in the dash. This is something I've been waiting for since 11.04, ten months ago.
Why? Because winkey+"sh"+enter is an order of magnitude faster for me, compared to reaching for the mouse, clicking an icon, selecting a menu option and clicking a dialog button (all in different locations of the screen). I expect most heavy keyboard users will feel the same. If you don't like typing "shutdown", feel free to not type "shutdown" and use the cog instead. That cog option is always there - there's absolutely no reason to remove the alternative dash option.
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