Q:

Zend Framework: Implement Zend_Acl_Resources

how should i implement Zend_Acl_Resources?  do i have something like: 
$acl->isAllowed()
in controller actions?  i somehow think there maybe a better way ... but cant think of it.  

A:

You can set this in preDispatch in plugin or in preDispatch of Controller base class.  There you have your request and you can check sth like this:
if($acl->isAllowed('resource'.$request->getControllerName().$request->getActionName())){
    return;
} else {
   //redirect to 403
} 

You can also extend resourceControllerAction from resourceController to ensure the rights are always inherited.  And that way you can simplify the ACL rules generation...

